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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared
Ooooh. There is a blood test for that. Celiac disease runs in our family. The definitive test is a biopsy of the small intestine. It is difficult to make a menu when you can use no gluten.
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They've done the blood test and we're waiting on results. They're also going to do endoscopy (camera down the throat to the stomach) on July 14.
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Originally Posted by kazbates
Neko, my mother-in-law thinks she's allergic to everything!  She told the doctor she thought she might have a gluten allergy and he told her that was something she would have had since birth, she wouldn't just "develop" it all of a sudden, and she would have had to deal with it long before her 82nd year! I don't know if that is the actual case or not, but it did get her to check that off her list. She can be a bit of an extremist!  |
It would be nice if this were hypochondria, but the doctors don't think it likely. His sister is allergic to gluten (and a long list of other things), and apparently sensitivities can increase over the years. He's been dealing with Irritable Bowel Syndrome for the past 14 years, and it's gotten significantly worse recently.
We were hoping it would be something simple, like gallbladder.
The Muffin Man does not eat muffins so much as bake them, but he does love fresh bread and pizza. We can make gluten-free alternatives (he already cooks with rice flour, rolled oats, cornmeal, etc.) but it wouldn't be quite the same.
On the other hand, if we could find out what's making him sick and stop it so he could feel better, that would be a Good Thing.