Hi all,
Just looking for a bit of knowledge and/or confirmation from you experienced folks!
I've had a lifelong reaction to garlic, but didn't realise I was actually intolerant to garlic until I was mid teens. I then didn't realise that all of the onion family affect me very badly until I was 27! By this point my symptoms (extreme bloating, acid reflux, mouth ulcers, abdominal pain, IBS) were near constant, my reaction to the onion family had gotten worse and worse over time. I had also developed GERD so then had to exclude a whole array of other foods from my diet. (tomatoes, peppers, alcohol, citrus or anything acidic, etc)
I have a family history of gallbladder problems, IBS and Crohn's disease. Although neither of these things are strongly suspected in me.
I've had numerous blood tests for a variety of things, including calprotectin (negative) and the blood test for celiacs (also negative). I am not anaemic either. I was on Omaprazole for 12 months (worked a bit) and Ranitidine for 6 months (Not very good at all...)
After waiting 18 months!!! I finally had a gastroscopy yesterday...
Apparently after 17hrs fasting my stomach was sloshing full of acid. My oesophagus is normal, my stomach looked normal, my stomach biopsy showed me as negative for H. pylori.
The nurse then took a look at my duodenum before taking two biopsies, she immediately noted that it was smooth and afterwards gave me a gluten free diet sheet and told me that she thinks I am an asymptomatic celiac and my other intolerances would likely clear up over time if I go gluten free...
Soooo... sound familiar to anyone?
I felt immediately scared that I would have to struggle to eat even more than ever before. But a colleague said this morning that I'd be swapping a relatively rare digestive problem for one that is almost "mainstream" and catered for. Not sure how to feel basically. 
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