Starting eating gluten-free a few days ago and feel a lot better already?

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I had a negative blood test for coeliac's disease last year, but after suffering with recurrent stomach issues I started keeping a food diary and realised that my symptoms tend to coincide with eating a lot of gluten. Even on a 'normal' day, my stomach never seemed happy and I had a lot of stomach cramps.

I decided to trial a gluten-free diet for a week or so to see if it had any impact. It's only been a few days and my stomach seems to have completely settled, and my bowel movements seem normal for the first time in ages. It might just be the placebo effect or a coincidence, so I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this kind of thing with their IBS?

It may be another coincidence but my eczema and TMJ has also calmed down. I also feel less foggy headed, which I had always attributed to anxiety.

Oh bum I hope that isn't the case. I really like bread.

Gluten-free bread isn't worth eating!

Bear in mind OP that if you want to push for a diagnosis you have to have gluten in your system for the tests to work. My DD had her coeliac confirmed recently having spent a year having blood tests and endoscopies. Blood tests show she has the genetic marker for it and her numbers were off the scale. Neither endoscopy confirmed it but the consultant has gone off the bloods plus all her symptoms and she's now GF. Only a week in but noticing a difference already.

Yup! 🙈