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Hi everyone... I’ve been dealing with stomach pains from almost everything I eat for a few months now. Lately, the bloating has become constant, and I'm running to the bathroom all day—either frequent stools or just straight-up diarrhea. It’s getting so bad that even milk or anything dairy-based is off-limits, and I can't even look at an apple without dealing with two days of diarrhea afterward. My gut is just... hurting. I can't process fiber or cellulose at all, I'm not absorbing fats, I've lost my period, and my eyes feel like they're burning. I was at the Mayo Clinic back in February where they suspected Celiac disease. Naturally, the earliest appointment I could get for bloodwork was April 20th, and now I'm just waiting on the final enzyme results... the antibodies came back positive. On top of all that, there's a lot of mucus, and my bone density scan showed osteopenia. My throat hurts too, and I have this pain right under my ribs. I'm only 28, and honestly, this whole thing has left me pretty shaken up. Since I'm already underweight, I can't even put on any mass because everything just goes straight through me. I feel okay when I cut out gluten, but fruit and veggies just bloat me since I lack the enzymes to break them down :-( I'm just stuck waiting for the full results and a biopsy before we can officially call it something!!!!!!! I don't know what to do in the meantime—I've been waiting since late February! Of course, you have to wait months just to get scheduled for basic tests. I'm struggling to wrap my head around the idea of having Celiac; part of me keeps hoping it's just a passing gluten allergy, especially since my immune system tanked after I lost so much weight—and now I'm losing even more. If anyone has advice on what to eat... like, what do you guys have for breakfast? Are there specific brands like Kellogg's or similar that are actually safe? Just trying anything at this point.