Paradise
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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Quad Cities, IL, United States |
| Introduction | After losing about 20 pounds that I couldn't afford to lose on my frame, I went to the doctor and found out my vitamin D level was very low. I was tested for celiac disease and it came back negative. I didn't like this doctor and was not sure he did the test correctly. After no improvement with weekly vitamin D dose of 50,000 I.U. for almost a year he said it was just lack of vitamin D. I began to get more symptoms: sore joints, shortness of breath, canker sores, headaches,hair loss, hand & feet tingling, depression, short temper, rashes on arm & hips,constipation, jumping in my sleep and more weight loss. I was so tired that they put me on Ritalin for Narcolepsy after a sleep study. Finally, I went back to my family doctor-who listens-and she said that it sounds like celiac. God give me confirmation with shows and newsletters in that same week. I decided to just go gluten free without the gold standard testing. My family doctor didn't test me because I didn't eat a lot of gluten already and I was wasting away. My husband and daughter were already gluten free. So after both removing gluten and then doing a trial with gluten my doctor said it is CD. |