Muscle spasms in stomach and rib cage. PART 2

Julimch said... on 9/18/08

Hi,

Has anyone thought to get a gliadin test (a simple blood test to see if you are gluten intolerant or have celiac disease)?  After pregnancy of my 2nd daughter I found that I am gluten intolerant. My second child is celiac and cannot tolerate a single molecule of gluten. My first born child is gluten intolerant as well. My last child is still in need of testing but I am recognizing the same behavioural issues in her that I had with my 2nd child.  I have not been able to be a confirmed celiac, as it is a hard dx to get for some for some reason.  I did have (2) colonoscopys in the last 5 years and they said I have IBS and IBS is commonly mistaken for Celiac Disease.  Gluten is bad stuff! (Yes, it all tastes good). I believe that Gluten is the culprit in many people's health problems.  Our country should do all it can to make more people aware like they do in Europe. In Europe it is mandatory that all people be tested by six months. It would save the health care system an immense amount of money. I am afraid the FDA and the Agriculturists want to put the KABOSH on the message. My poor baby had no hair forever and projectile vomited since she was born. Thank God I continued to press on for a dx.  Unfortunately, if you have celiac disease and/or are gluten intolerant it will shorten your life span if you continue to eat it, as it can be responsible for LYMPHOMA, other cancers, GERD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, MS, and a host of other auto immune conditions. It not only affects and damages the small intestine so you are unable to absorb nutrients, but you can also get gluten ataxia, which means it can affect your nervous system, mood, fatigue, etc... I would twitch when I eat gluten and get horrible rib cage pain like a spasm of some sort if I overdosed on gluten.  I did the self gluten test. I would not eat it for 10-15 days and felt amazing. Like I did when I was a kid, a sort of self recognization. Then, when I eat it for a few days, (bread, soy sauce, fried chicken, etc..) I would be like a zomby the next day. Just exhausted & bloated And... twitching~!  My arm, my leg or my buttock or my eye.  Very weird ha?  It is true! I have done this self test repeatedly since I was in denial at age 38. I am 39 now.  At first I did not think I had the problem as I was unaware that it was genetic. My confirmed celiac daughter carried the DQ8 gene. There are two genes associated with celiac. The DQ2 and DQ8 gene.  They say if you have that gene, you should avoid gluten like the plague, because it can be silent and still do damage and it is responsible for GERD as well. The good news... there is a cure.... BE 100% GLUTEN FREE!  It can be done. It is hard at first, but does get much easier and you learn to cook very good and healthy, which we should all be doing anyways.... I hope this will help someone out there and solve their problem. I am sure someone who visits this site has a gluten problem and does not know it.  Take care Everyone!