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<channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information Since 1995 at Celiac.com - Comments for blog: It Takes A Villus]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.celiac.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>scott@celiac.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:24:38 PST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment2146</link><description><![CDATA[This is crazy...'a slice of monkey esophagus'. I had no idea they were killing monkeys for this. Also, I'm not willing to get on a gluten diet just to have some doctor tell me that I have celiac disease. That's just too risky for me. Although I do like the information about having a gluten test to see the levels of gluten getting into my diet that I am unaware of. Thank you for the information.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ginger at 12:14 pm, Thu 8th May 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ginger)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 May 2008 12:14:40 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment2146</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment2648</link><description><![CDATA[About two years ago I had a celiac's test. I was told at the time it was negative. Come to find out, now they're saying I was positive for one of the antibodies but not the other. They're redoing the test. If I get the same result, should I push for some other type of test?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jen at 8:17 am, Tue 5th Aug 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jen)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:17:42 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment2648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment3191</link><description><![CDATA[There's no better indicator for what we need than our bodies own reaction to foods. I came up negative for antibodies, although which ones I am not aware. But when I get gluten in my food by accident, I am acutely aware of it. The immediate reaction is terrible gut pain, bloating and gas and later on my face is mottled by acne and inflammation. Clearly, these tests, although a god send for many, are not always a clear indicator of what is best for our health (as evidenced by the lack of a celiac diagnosis in my case). Some who are experiencing these symptoms but do not come up with antibodies should either look into the biopsy or just try the diet and see what happens. My livelihood was too large a price to pay for the convenience of eating whatever I wish.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Maria at 9:02 am, Sun 7th Dec 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Maria)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:02:05 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment3191</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment3782</link><description><![CDATA[I agree with Maria.  It's not always so clear.  My blood test came back positive but when they did the endoscopy there wasn't any visible damage to my small intestines, just severe redness (stomach & small intestines are suppose to be a pale pink color).  The doc didn't even bother to take the biopsy.  The doctors say that I don't have celiac but just an intolerance to gluten along with gastritis and lactose intolerant.  If I eat anything with gluten/dairy I become so sick, you would think I have food poisoning.  The doctors don't know much more about the disease then we do by researching it ourselves.  They told me to be retested in a year or so, but clearly there won't be any signs because I am forced to eliminate gluten from my diet.  I hope that with all the research they are doing on celiac disease, they can develop a more precise way to diagnose.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Beth at 7:19 am, Fri 15th May 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Beth)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 May 2009 07:19:32 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment3782</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment4379</link><description><![CDATA[Very informative. I am going through a lot of G.I. problems right now and am having an upper G.I. done on Wednesday to try and find out what's going on. I cut gluten out of my diet about 3 weeks ago in an attempt to see if it would help. It HAS helped to some extent, but not totally. It DID eradicate my diarrhea issues, but not my pain and nausea (which could be cause by something else, I guess.) I am going to request that I be tested for Celiac Disease. I'm glad I read this though - I guess it means I need to eat a sandwich or some crackers or something the day before. Yuck. I DO miss the gluten foods - but have enjoyed being diarrhea-free. I accidentally ate something with gluten and sure enough, the trots came back. (sigh) Anyway - so I guess I'll eat a little gluten prior to the testing.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jan at 5:46 pm, Fri 11th Sep 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jan)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:46:38 PDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment4379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6 (Reply to Comment #5)]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment4918</link><description><![CDATA[If you're still having minor symptoms after eliminating wheat, try eliminating soy or soybean oil too.  This can be tedious (read labels on everything - jar spaghetti sauces, salad dressings, soups, butter spreads, chips, microwave popcorn, cereal, Worcestershire, etc.) but worth it!  An article my sister sent me four years ago saved me because I was still not 100% well until reading it.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Patricia at 7:57 am, Fri 13th Nov 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Patricia)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:57:41 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/0/1/It-Takes-A-Villus/Page1.html#Comment4918</guid></item></channel></rss>