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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

marybourg

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11. It's good to have the workup,

Reply to auntAgonist (Reply #8)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 04:20 PM

Sep 2016

and you need to be actually consuming gluten until you get it, but a gluten-free trial afterwards may sometimes reveal that you're reacting to gluten. Has happened to several people in my family and out. Not all chose to actually go gluten free, but each did learn they do react to some extent.

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Is anyone using Cymbalta for Fibromyalgia? Marinol for appetite? [View all] auntAgonist Sep 2016 OP

Have you tried a gluten- and dairy-free marybourg Sep 2016 #1

Not a good idea for someone with malnutrition Warpy Sep 2016 #4

Thanks Warpy! Yes, I've had every test under the sun and then some :) auntAgonist Sep 2016 #6

12 hours is tolerable Warpy Sep 2016 #9

Edema is awful. I'm sorry you're having to suffer that, more than that I am sorry your kidneys are auntAgonist Sep 2016 #10

not exactly, but i love my cymbalta. mopinko Sep 2016 #2

I am hoping the cymbalta will help with the depression too! auntAgonist Sep 2016 #12

These aren't drugs that just stop working Warpy Sep 2016 #3

And mine. And I was malabsorbing marybourg Sep 2016 #5

I suspected Celiac, actually my husband suspected it and so we requested a work up. auntAgonist Sep 2016 #8

It's good to have the workup, marybourg Sep 2016 #11

I get my blood drawn every Monday as I'm currently on TPN auntAgonist Sep 2016 #7