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1. 1 hour ago - trents replied to Celiacpartner's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut
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  Could this be a new intolerance
  
  Unfortunately, the development of celiac disease usually is not an end in and of itself. It usually brings along friends, given time. It is at heart an immune system dysfunction which often embraces other immune system dysfunctions as time goes on.
2. 1 hour ago - Celiacpartner replied to Celiacpartner's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut
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  Could this be a new intolerance
  
  Thanks so much for the responses. I will urge him to go for further investigation. To be 48yrs old and develop a new allergy.. ugh, As if celiac disease isn’t enough!
3. 1 hour ago - trents replied to Celiacpartner's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut
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  Could this be a new intolerance
  
  This does not seem to be an anaphylactic response but I agree it would be wise to seek allergy-food sensitivity testing. You might look into ALCAT food sensitivity testing.
4. 3 hours ago - Rogol72 replied to Celiacpartner's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut
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  @Celiacpartner, I agree with Scott. We have a food festival yearly in the town I live in, with artisan food stalls everywhere. I spoke to the owner of one of the artisan burger stalls, enquiring if the burgers were gluten-free when I said I was Coeliac ... he said he had a serious anaphylactic allergy to fish himself. He possibly carries an epi-pen or...
5. 3 hours ago - Scott Adams replied to Celiacpartner's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut
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  Could this be a new intolerance
  
  After years of stable management, developing new symptoms to historically safe foods like nuts and fish strongly suggests a secondary issue has developed. It is highly unlikely to be a new gluten issue if the foods themselves are certified gluten-free. The most probable explanations are a new, separate food intolerance (perhaps to a specific protein in certain...