"After reading your story, I thought I would reply with a "shortened" version of my own journey of being diagnosed with Celiac Disease.  I was diagnosed in April of 2008.  Through the years, I have been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, esophageal flux and reflux, migraines, sinus problems, chronic pain, tiredness, and when I was younger, dermatitis.  I always thought the migraines were hormonal related, but after having a complete hysterectomy in Feb., 2007, the migraines didn’t go away.  I felt there was something else going on and after discussing this with a friend, asked my doctor to test me for food allergies.  When the test results came back and my doctor called me at home at 7:00 p.m. at night, she advised me of what I had and was so apologetic that this was what I had.  I told her I was happy to at last find out what it was, knowing that I had the ability to try to control it now.  I immediately got on the internet and started my research.  I’ve been on a wheat free/gluten free diet since then and feel like a different person.  Before the diagnosis, I had already had my doctor increase the no. of prescription migraine pills I could get each month from 6 to 12 because of the no. of headaches I was getting each mo.  Since the diagnosis, I haven’t had to get my migraine medication refilled.  I continued to have stomach problems, and went through a battery of tests to find out my gallbladder was diseased.  I had that removed in May of 2008 and that’s helped tremendously.   

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I received this information from Julie by e-mail. Julie, thank you for sharing! Everyone who read this blog  has a story to story. Send me an e-mail at gfceliac@gmail.com (use the button in the middle column) or leave a comment at the end of this article.

Published 7/20/08