30 minutes ago - Kirita posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
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Recovery from gluten challenge

I’m wondering if anyone has had any experience with the gluten challenge. My teenager completed a gluten challenge over the summer, it ended up being 10 weeks although she stopped being consistent eating gluten after 6. Her previous endoscopy was negative but this past August it was positive after the gluten challenge. If you have done the gluten challenge, ...
4 hours ago - annamarie6655 posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
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Airborne Gluten?

Hello everyone, I was on here a few months ago trying to figure out if I was reacting to something other than gluten, to which a very helpful response was that it could be xanthin or guar gum. Since then, I have eaten items with both of those ingredients in it and I have not reacted to it, so my mystery reaction to the Digiorno pizza remains...
6 hours ago - trents replied to Mell2's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
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Rectal pain

I was suffering from PF just previous to being dx with celiac disease about 25 yr. ago but have not been troubled with it since. Not sure what the connection between the two is of if there is one. But I do know it is a very painful condition that takes your breath away when it strikes.
7 hours ago - Celiac and Salty replied to Mell2's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
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Rectal pain

I have dealt with proctalgia fugax on and off for a year now. It feels almost paralyzing during an episode and they have started lasting longer and longer, sometimes 20+ minutes. I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease and wonder if the 2 are related. I did request a prescription for topical nitroglycerin for my PF episodes and that has helped tremendously...
17 hours ago - Rogol72 replied to Butch68's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
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Guinness, can you drink it?

Hey @Butch68, I also have dermatitis herpetiformis but don't suffer from it anymore. I used to drink Guinness too but I drink Cider now when out on social occasions. I assume you are in Ireland or the UK. If it's any good to you ... 9 White Deer based in Cork brew a range of gluten-free products including a gluten-free Stout. I'm not sure if they...