This article is a "must-read"!!!! Please go to the website and read it in its entirety!!! - BFG
When I read the pages from www.celiac.com, my mouth fell open... this is me! It describes my symptoms perfectly." And it did. My chronic fatigue, irritable bowel, insomnia, heartburn, allergy symptoms, and even my fibromyalgia were described on those pages. I immediately committed to going off foods with gluten as well as launching a full-scale investigation into this elusive condition."
"When I asked her about her lunch menu, it became very clear to both of us where the problem originated. Her favorite lunch was pasta, and she said “I can hardly get half way through a serving without looking for a bed.” The other lunch fare was the usual sandwiches and fast food. Her favorite snack was cheese. What a classic situation. When she then described her irritable bowel, chronic fatigue, shoulder pain, difficulty with sleep, and possible fibromyalgia, I had her pegged."