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Hi everyone, thank you for letting me join this group. Someone asked if I had

been formally diagnosed with Celiac, and the answer is no. I have another

auto-immune disease (Hashimotos (sp)). When I was diagnosed about 25 years ago

the allergist and PC both said that the chances of having another auto-immune

disease crop up were very good. I had an extended RNY about a year ago, and

have had a lot of trouble with awful smelling gas, diarrhea, and very painful

bloating. My surgeon said that sometimes when having an ERNY (extended RNY)

gluten becomes your enemy. I fought it for the past year, but when I started to

do some research I found that I have more of the symptoms of Celiac than I

realized. So I eliminated gluten about 4 days ago, and am just amazed at the

difference I see in just this short time. I know that someone mentioned that I

really should get a formal diagnosis, and they are probably right, but the idea

of going back to feeling so lousy at this point is very frightening. I am just

now starting to see light at the end of the tunnel and for once it is not a

train. Thank you for all of the advice you bring to me. I hope to learn more

and more about this disease and not let it get me down. I LOVE to cook from

scratch and being Italian I am looking forward to experimenting with all sorts

of gluten free pasta and bread recipes. Maybe that is why my whole childhood (

I was diagnosed with a spastic colon at the age of 9) was filled with many

gastric issues. This is a blessing to finally be able to say, my tummy feels

good. Nita

 

P.S. I was thinking of cross posting this to other Gluten free groups that I

have joined, so if this is a repeat, just delete it.