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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks. Op here. I don't suspect celiac. I have random inflammation that I'm hoping to manage. I'm working on acidic food now but not noticing a change. I'm giving that a few weeks and trying to figure out what to try next. [/quote]

Before giving up gluten, standard recommendation is to get tested for celiac; the symptoms can be unclear (any combo of ~200 symptoms or none at all, https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/symptoms-of-celiac-disease/), so even if you don't suspect it because you don't have obvious GI symptoms, it's worth asking about a blood screen first. The reason is that if you do go GF, and it makes you feel better, it will be difficult to later assess whether or not it's due to celiac bc all the tests require the person to be ingesting gluten at the time - which would mean going back to feeling bad or worse. [/quote]

This is a good idea. My daughter is lactose intolerant, gluten sensitive, and has IBS. After several very painful flare ups, she went gluten free and also eliminated all high FODMAP foods. It’s been 9 months since she went completely gluten free. She feels so much better and the flare ups are far and few between. Her skin is healthier as well. She used to suffer from painful acne and that is also a thing of the past. Testing for Celiac would require her to have gluten in her body for several weeks. She says there is absolutely no way she will consume gluten because she knows all too well the pain it will bring. If you can get tested now, do that so have a more definitive diagnosis. If it comes back negative, go ahead and start the elimination process and see how you feel.

You may also want to look into FODMAP friendly foods. [/quote]

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