GF article from Long Island Press

[oboetheres]

This is an interesting article mostly about celiac disease, and people who need to go GF (gluten free) for medical reasons. I found it very interesting, and quite true, and its more articulate than me. Anyhow, I hope everyone who sees this will check out at least the first page.

Comments

[oxbastetxo]

Oddly enough, my Dr told me today that I've tested negative for celiac. I didnt' even know she was testing me for it, but I'm negative. :-)

[oboetheres]

That's good to hear. :-) I would caution you that with some of the tests for celiac disease/gluten intolerance, a negative means next to nothing.

That's the tricky thing about celiac... I got tested for an antibody that some celiacs have, and my test was negative. After, I went GF and my joint pain disappeared, so I don't even know what sort of gluten intolerance I have; I just know that eating GF helped me. (I also have a family history of similar issues)

Of course, there are more reliable tests, like colon biopsies, but celiac/gluten intolerance can be really tricky to diagnose. I've heard stories of people who were told they didn't have it, only to go to a different doctor/take a different test years later and find out that they did.