I began the gluten free diet on June 2, 2005. It worked well for me for about 6 months. At that time, I began to re-experience a lot of my old symptoms. I suspected other food intolerances, so I saw an allergist. He suggested an elimination diet. After a lot of experimenting, I discovered I was also intolerant to soy, corn, legumes and coconut. After eliminating these, as well as all other grains, I\'m feeling much better. I find that if I stick to whole, naturally gluten free foods like veggies, fruits, meats, almonds, potatoes and olive oil, I feel fine most of the time. I can not, however deviate from this or I begin to get symptoms.

I suspect very strongly that leaky gut is responsible for this. I went undiagnosed for a long time, and I\'m sure that my intestine was damaged by all the years of eating gluten.

I\'m hoping that this will begin to resolve, and that one day I\'ll be able to go back to a gluten free diet that includes at least some of these other foods.

I would be interested in opinions--including the doctors\'--on the leaky gut idea, and also if 2 years is a realistic healing time, given my age of diagnosis (49). Thanks!

My son had a miraclus turn around once he went GF. It took him litterly from the brink of death to happy , healthy and hyper!

My story is very similar to patti\'s. I had been dx with FM and IBS, but the diarrhea just got worse and worse and I realized on my own that grains were the cause and did some research and had testing. I had chronic diarrhea, never normal, constant sore throats, mouth sores, and a constant itchy rash. The rash and diarrhea disappeared within days, but then started having other food intolerances and after cutting out dairy and soy I feel better. Still not well completely, but am getting there slowly. Looking into possible Lyme.
Since going gluten free, even a little taste of gluten gives me a immediate sore throat and D, so I have to be very diligent about it or I lose days being sick from it. Dairy and soy cause similar problems too. If not Lyme, I suspect it is from such long-standing illness (I am 45) and need longer to heal. btw-staying gluten free is easier when you do have such severe symptoms--some people don\'t have such severe symptoms and are still getting damage and imho, that would be harder to stay gf and heal.

Just can\'t believe how similar Patti\'s and Robbin\'s and my stories are.
Patti\'s last question is mine also.
My chiro is convinced after treating me for 10 years and my changing intollerances to foods after being gf for 16 months and now soy, dairy and maybe tapioca (?) so she\'s putting me on a suppliment she\'s totally researched and gf this coming friday. will keep you posted. doing the blot test for lymes but she suspects since i\'ve had 4 bites with bulls eye and 4 rounds of doxy, that i now have the secondary illness\'s that go with lymes.
would like dr imput also if you have the time.
judyL

shoot should have previewed..before posting. the supplement is for leaky gut. We have been discussing for 3 months and she went to seminar on it and adrenal fatigue which she believes i have now also given the drain on my immune system during the celluitis/lymphedema over the summer and the years of un dx\'d celiac.
sorry about the double post.
judy

I guess my story is very similar, as well. I was sick for 10 years. Steadily getting worse. I was dignosed with IBS, ulcers, gastritis, and GERD. I had my gall bladder removed. I was on meds. for years. I couldn\'t gain any weight and steadily lost weight. It got pretty scary. My dear hubby found an article in the paper about Celiac and was shocked at how many symptoms I had (#1 and most scarey was anorexia). I went through the gammot of gastro testing. Upper endoscope, colonoscopy, and blood tests. All showed nothing so doc decided just IBS. He didn\'t do the correct blood tests for celiac. And refused to deal with me any further. After a particularly bad day and night, I decided to just try the GF diet. I had already given up eating pretty much any way, why not give up wheat. It worked amazingly well! I finally had normal BM\'s (most of the time, lol). I started getting back some of my energy. My hair stopped falling out. I no longer take any of the meds I had been on for all that time. I found over the past 10 months that I also don\'t really tolerate soy. But, other wise I am doing pretty good! If I accidently get gluten I can always pin point back to where I got it. I just hope that I continue to steadily get better. And best of all, I have hope I will heal...That\'s a major leap from where I was 10 months ago.

Lollie

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