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1/19/09 3:34 P

I was diagnosed with Celiac in 1994. When I first went gluten free I also at the time had severe reflux and also had lactose intolerance so I was told to not only maintain the gluten free diet but to avoid dairy, acidic foods: coffee, soda, tea, chocolate and tomatoes were the worst offenders. I now can eat most things (as long as they are gluten free) but coffee, milk, tomatoes and soda still really give me problems.

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1/18/09 8:36 P

I was tested but I had stopped eating wheat and so the test came back negative. You have to be eating wheat to be tested or the results will give you a neg results. But you still may test neg even if you have all the symptoms.. I have also found out that I can't eat corn too and that is a grain and not a vegetable.

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1/16/09 1:54 P

I haven't been diagnosed, it was just a suggestion from my chiropractor that perhaps my daily headaches were caused by a food sensitivity, like dairy or gluten. On Monday I started an elimination diet that I found online at womentowomen.com, they call it a 2 week quick cleanse, but basically I have been eating chicken breast, fish, ground turkey, fruit and vegetables. I have already lost 6 lbs. and am feeling better than I was the past few days. I still have been having headaches everyday, worse than usual, but I don't feel like I was hit by a truck today, so that is a plus. Withdrawals from all the processed foods probably. So far it hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be, but next week will really be a test, because we're taking my mom to dinner for her birthday, and then 2 days later is my boyfriend's birthday. I plan to start slowly adding foods back in on February 1st (I'm doing 3 weeks instead of 2), and seeing how I feel for the next couple of days, and going forward from there.

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1/16/09 8:51 A

Diagnosed Feb '08. Other food allergies are soy, nuts and some seafood. It has been and continues to be an adventure.

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1/16/09 8:18 A

When were you diagnosed? (Either Celiac or gluten intolerant)

Do you have any additional food restrictions?