Can You Share Your Experience/knowledge of Gluten Intolerance?

I was diagnosed a few years ago with Celiac. It took over 20 years to find out what was wrong so I understand where you are coming from. I pretty much figured this is how it is and I would just have to live with it. Since i have been gluten free I feel so much better I don't even think about cheating on my diet. For me it is worth it. I have so much more energy. I am not bloated all the time, I have lost weight because my body is able to absorb the right nutrients now. I am not randomly throwing up. I threw up so much it was kinda a joke around here. My hair is not thinning any more and my horrible itchy skin has cleared up. There are so many gluten free foods, websites, books etc..now it is not as hard as you may think. The hardest part is reading label after label after label but more food is being labeled gluten free so that will help. It may worth it for you to try it. Some people who have intolerence and not Celiac are able to tolerate some gluten. Good Luck. I hope you feel better.

I have a cousin who is gluten intolerant and it was really difficult to actually diagnose.

This type of problem really is up to you though- in the long run. There isn't going to be a magic pill that fixes all your symptoms. If this is what you have, you will have to stick to the diet to make yourself feel better.

Make yourself a list of everything you shouldn't eat and then just try it for a couple of weeks. Now is better than waiting until the baby is here. Make sure you are getting enough calories and be good to yourself!

You can be tested for food intolerances. I'm not sure how to find a doctor in your area who does it but I saw a nutritional MD who did it for me. I actually didn't go in thinking I had a food intolerance bc I never have digestive issues. I was just tired a lot and had headaches. Turned out I'm highly gluton intolerant as well as dairy. I went off and felt SO much better very quickly. It's not all that hard to cut out wheat short-term. Just substitute rice or potatoes. When you need a "fix" try chips and guac if you like that or french fries etc. And I still eat chocolate.

My s-i-l has celiac's. She had a negative blood test but went in for further testing with a differant dr and that dr diagnosed her as having celiacs. So im going to say its probably possible to have a negative blood test but to actually be sensitive to it. It has been 4 years since she was diagnosed. I know she really struggles with eating right sometimes but she gets thru it by reminding herself how junky she feels when she eats something she shouldnt. A lot of places now carry some variety of gluten free foods. Some taste pretty good, others not so much. my s-i-l is a big fan of the gluten free bisquick. there are also lots of good cake mixes out there, i think Pamelas is one that has a yummy choclate cake that tastes no differant than regular choclate cake.