Reading your post strikes a familiar note:
Firstly on your symptoms: up until recently i was experiencing quite a lot of hair loss and ive always had quite pale skin and i cant seem to get rid of the dark circles under my eyes (tho dont think uni lifestyle has really helped!) my acupunctuirst told me that the reason for this is cus my immune system is very low and in general my body is 'weak'.
like you, ive had every test done this year that can possibly be done (i think?!) thyroid, hormones etc all came back normal - and tho i was low on certain tests, i didnt fall into the dangerously low category for the gp to get worried.
when i started the IBS diet my symptoms got worse - i totally resorted to a diet based on soluble fibre - mostly white bread and pasta....finding out a month or so later that i was wheat intolerant obviously explained a lot - for me the IBS diet was the worst thing i could have followed - im sure its great for some people, but obviously if you have an undiagnosed wheat intolerance then its gonna screw up your system even more! by the sound of it, if white bread and oats aren't agreeing with you, then i would put my money on the fact you may be wheat/gluten intolerant, tho obviously that's not for me to say...
im not sure if tests can come back wrong for celiac...they can for other things so possibly? Most gps find other food tests unreliable..i was told by my gp back home not to waste time having food testing done...i listened to him and then spent the next two months not being able to get my symptoms under control...i then had food testing done and alto im still far from feeling great, my symptoms have much improved...the one thing i have noticed is levels of fatigue....i dont know if this is one of your symptoms, but for me, some days i could hardly get out of bed...since cutting out wheat, i feel i have much more energy.
I did the york tests - yes they are expensive but for me, they've been the best christmas present ive ever had...this has been the worst year by far for me in terms of my health and for £250 i dont think its a waste of money...if it makes me feel better and it has done already, then i see it as an investment. i dont think you can get food testing done on the nhs or free from gps?
sorry for such a long post, i hope that despite of my ramblings, its been of some help 
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