Guest guest Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 I am 5 foot tall and 200 pounds. When I did not lose weight after regular exercise and 1200 calorie diet, I went to my doctor for more help. After hormones and blood panels, they also did upper GI scope and another colonoscopy. I also had a colonoscopy five years ago and was diagnosed with irritable bowel. IBS because of yo-yoing between diarrhea and constipation along with bloating and odd-smelling BMs. I have always been anemic and fainted a lot when I was in high school from lack of sleep/nutrition. After the barium tests and more blood antigen tests, the gastroenterologist thinks I should give this gluten-free thing a try. The small intestine and the wheat antigens were both borderline. I am retaining a lot of fluids (edema?) and suffering from large and small joint pain. My primary care physician says arthritis is a condition that we haven't proven, but I don't know what else it could be I have a strong genetic disposition for arthritis anyway. So, my question is – How can I be so fat and not be absorbing anything useful? Isn't one of the good side-effects of being a celiac supposed to be trying to keep on weight? I am unemployed and not really looking to pay out-of-pocket for medical advice yet. I started on the gluten-free diet, but feel no difference after a week. Normal, I know. However, I am worried that my weight is a bigger concern and specifically all this protein is not good for this heart-attack waiting to happen. Any free advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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