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- knitty kitty replied to CC90's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms5Coeliac or not coeliac
@CC90, Your Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor and has immunosuppressive effects!!!! This is why your endoscopy didn't show much damage to the intestinal lining!! The Lansolprazole is suppressing tTg IgA antibodies in the intestines, but those antibodies are getting into the blood stream and causing inflammation and damage in other organs... -
- knitty kitty replied to kevert93's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications4
Having issues with chips
Hi, @kevert93, Those Gluten Assist enzymes digest carbohydrates, not just gluten specifically. Eating a high carbohydrate meal can deplete Thiamine Vitamin B 1 causing digestive symptoms like you describe. You could also be having difficulty digesting the oils used in those chips. Thiamine in the form Benfotiamine can help. We need the eight... -
- CC90 replied to CC90's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms5Coeliac or not coeliac
Thank you for responding. I didn't intentionally reduce gluten prior to the endoscopy though I dont generally eat a lot of it due to the unpleasant symptoms. I was under the impression my TTG of 87.4 was very high, at least that's what my doctor said. -
- CC90 replied to CC90's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms5
Coeliac or not coeliac
Thank you. I think what's confused me is that I assumed the biopsies would show damage due to my TTG being so high. I have been looking into paying for the genetic testing. I think I will do this. If it shows I have the genes I will consider the repeat endoscopy. If I haven't got the genetic susceptibility at least I will know and not go through... -
- knitty kitty replied to CC90's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms5
Coeliac or not coeliac
@CC90, Welcome to the forum! Have you had a genetic test to look for Celiac genes? You must have Celiac genes in order to develop Celiac disease. If you don't have any Celiac genes, your doctors should look for another cause of your illness. Intestinal damage from Celiac disease can be microscopic and patchy, especially in people who haven't...
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