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- Safetypr replied to Julie Riordan's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease5
Any ideas for travelling
I was diagnosed with celiac 19 years ago and have traveled globally. For Portugal - carry a written, translated statement (in Portuguese) that advises you have celiac disease and cannot eat gluten. Carry French translation for France. No wheat, rye or barley. I would select grilled or baked meat - ask the grill to be cleaned. Steamed veggies- no sauce. No... -
- trents replied to Hannah2907's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms4
Allergy test results
Keep in mind, Hannah, that of you are on a gluten free diet and want to get tested for celiac disease, any testing would be invalid until you were back on generous amounts of gluten for weeks/months. -
- Hannah2907 replied to Hannah2907's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms4
Allergy test results
Hi, the test I did was an online one with list of positive feedback. I initially did the test as I thought I may be lactose intolerant but with the results showing high sensitivity to gluten as well as dairy I thought I’d just ask for foods that may benefit me and my symptoms as well as follow these results up with a blood test with my doctors. It doesn’t... -
- Scott Adams replied to Hannah2907's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms4
Allergy test results
Also, I've not heard of any legitimate allergy tests which use hair samples, certainly there is no test for celiac disease which uses a hair sample. Are you sure your tests are legitimate? -
- trents replied to Hannah2907's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms4
Allergy test results
Welcome to the forum community, @Hannah2907! I know this is going to be all very confusing, Hannah, but the first thing to realize is that celiac disease is not an allergy and it cannot be diagnosed by allergy testing. It is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an inflammatory reaction to the ingestion of the protein "gluten" which is found in wheat...
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