Hi. I may be, er, joining your ranks soon. I'm going to see a GI today to get tested. I have a couple of questions for you guys, though.
1) Before you went gluten free, did quantity matter as far as your symptoms were concerned? Or did certain foods set you off sometimes and not bother you at others? I find that I can eat certain things without consequence and then have to deal with the horrible bloated gas monster the next time I eat them.
2) I have a strange symptom that even my PCP couldn't explain. Whenever I get the horrible gas that won't dissipate, it is usually accompanied by a tenderness in my upper body and abdomen. It feels like I'm bruised, and it hurts my shoulders to wear a bra. Anyone experience that? If so, can you tell me what the heck it is?
1) Before you went gluten free, did quantity matter as far as your symptoms were concerned? Or did certain foods set you off sometimes and not bother you at others? I find that I can eat certain things without consequence and then have to deal with the horrible bloated gas monster the next time I eat them.
2) I have a strange symptom that even my PCP couldn't explain. Whenever I get the horrible gas that won't dissipate, it is usually accompanied by a tenderness in my upper body and abdomen. It feels like I'm bruised, and it hurts my shoulders to wear a bra. Anyone experience that? If so, can you tell me what the heck it is?
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Re: 'Ello.
Tue, January 15, 2008 - 1:09 PMHi Rebecca
Make sure you get a biopsy done in both your upper and lower parts of your small intestine. If you read the book by Dr. Peter Green (see the thread called essential books for celiacs), he tells you that some of the T cells attack you at the front of the small intestine and some at the back part of it, so if they take samples from different parts of your GI tract, then it will be a more complete test.
I also sometimes get the pain in my abdomen, and usually in the exact same spot everytime. All I can guess is that it's the site in my GI tract where my T cells attack the most after I've eaten gluten; so it must be the weakest and most sensitive spot. I will attach a diagram of a GI tract. look at the pic and try to let your doctor know exactly where it hurts so maybe he/she can try to get that part on the biopsy.
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Re: 'Ello.
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 11:45 PMwhen I get gas I ALWAYS get the pain in my upper stomach and shoulders. it feels bruised and very painful to the touch. often with the sensation of horrible fullness.
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