[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.

[jccgf]

Welcome to the forum!

U of M = Minnesota?

Have you been to the Gluten Free Bakery in Eagen then?
http://www.bittersweetgf.com/

Cara

[Nathan1097]

Originally Posted by jccglutenfree

Welcome to the forum!

U of M = Minnesota?

Have you been to the Gluten Free Bakery in Eagen then?
http://www.bittersweetgf.com/

Cara

Sorry. I should've clarified- University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (They were zero help on my belly issues at the gastro. clinic!)

[Curious]

welcome nathan

you will find lots of help and definitely yummy recipes!

[diamondheart]

WELCOME NATHAN!!

Someday, you might want to know if you were reacting to gluten, so you might want to have some testing done before you are gluten free for too long. I sure wish I had done it. Check out The Gluten File Diagnositic Testing page. If you've had it with doctors, you can order your own test at Enterolab. This is what I did, but I was gluten free for so long, I didn't show any antibodies to gluten. I did find out my genetics though, which was cool.

I hope to be posting more recipes soon, when I have time.

Claire

[jccgf]

Originally Posted by Nathan1097

Sorry. I should've clarified- University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (They were zero help on my belly issues at the gastro. clinic!)

That's why I asked! I figured there might be more than one U of "M".

Hope to catch up more with you later. Check out The Gluten File if you haven't yet~

Cara

[annelb]

Hi Nathan, Nice to meet you

You have found a great place for GF support and good people.

How long have you been GF? Glad that you are feeling better.

Anne

[Nathan1097]

Originally Posted by Curious

welcome nathan

you will find lots of help and definitely yummy recipes!

Thank you!

I saved your avatar. My 5-year-old loves Curious George and we've been to Starbucks many times. I'll show it to him when he's home from school.

[Nathan1097]

Originally Posted by annelb

Hi Nathan, Nice to meet you

You have found a great place for GF support and good people.

How long have you been GF? Glad that you are feeling better.

Anne

Hi, Anne. Its only been 3 weeks.

[Nathan1097]

Originally Posted by diamondheart

WELCOME NATHAN!!

Someday, you might want to know if you were reacting to gluten, so you might want to have some testing done before you are gluten free for too long. I sure wish I had done it. Check out The Gluten File Diagnositic Testing page. If you've had it with doctors, you can order your own test at Enterolab. This is what I did, but I was gluten free for so long, I didn't show any antibodies to gluten. I did find out my genetics though, which was cool.

I hope to be posting more recipes soon, when I have time.

Claire

Alright, thanks. I just saw my primary care doctor yesterday or maybe we could've ordered this test. I will look at the links to see how much it costs to do it myself, though I am not loaded with money.

I just read the links. I've been off gluten for three weeks now, so I doubt the test would work right. Seeing as I haven't had an attack since just before then AND I don't want to, I don't know that I'd go back to eating it just to take a test. At least right now.