[Nathan1097]

Long story short:

10 years+ of horrible stomach aches- shock, vommiting 6 hours +, ER visits, morphine, xrays, CT scans ... yet no answers.

Saw the head of gastroenterology at U of M and got nowhere. I got "Don't know. Surgery will fix this- 20% chance. Or it might just be worse." No diet suggestions- nothing. Just "This only gets worse with time."- referral.

So I start a gluten-free diet. Lower my red meat consumption, up my fish... eat a more vegetarian diet, down my coffee consumption, and so far, so good! I used to be heavy on the whole grains. I'm thinking that long-term my body just couldn't deal with the allergic reactions and the slightest bit would make a huge flare-up in my gut to the point where my body acted as if it was completely blocked.

Looking foward to more ideas how to eat gluten-free. Have had home-made gluten-free breads. Yum.