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The naturally gluten-free pizzas are lower in calories, sugar, fat, and sodium and higher in protein, fiber, and vitamins than most traditional and ... line of frozen pizzas and plain crust that quickly became the fastest growing frozen pizza brand in the U.S. Inspired by her two sons with celiac disease, Gail ...

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On 3/28/2018 at 8:11 AM, Scott Adams said:

The naturally gluten-free pizzas are lower in calories, sugar, fat, and sodium and higher in protein, fiber, and vitamins than most traditional and ... line of frozen pizzas and plain crust that quickly became the fastest growing frozen pizza brand in the U.S. Inspired by her two sons with celiac disease, Gail ...

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I have recently been diagnosed with gluten sensitivity and I just purchased this pizza. Thank you for doing an article on this brand.  I am still learning what I can safely eat. I noticed you published something on gluten and neuropathy.  On September 1st. I had an episode where my lips and the fingers on my right hand were tingling. It lasedt about 30 minutes. I still get numbness now and then in my lips and tongue and a couple of my fingers on my right hand. Do you think this could be what I am dealing with? My doctor ordered an MRI and Cat scan. Both came back normal. I never thought to tell him about the gluten sensitivity. Thanks for all you do to monitor this site.

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1 hour ago, Pilgrimgirl said:

I have recently been diagnosed with gluten sensitivity and I just purchased this pizza. Thank you for doing an article on this brand.  I am still learning what I can safely eat. I noticed you published something on gluten and neuropathy.  On September 1st. I had an episode where my lips and the fingers on my right hand were tingling. It lasedt about 30 minutes. I still get numbness now and then in my lips and tongue and a couple of my fingers on my right hand. Do you think this could be what I am dealing with? My doctor ordered an MRI and Cat scan. Both came back normal. I never thought to tell him about the gluten sensitivity. Thanks for all you do to monitor this site.

But you do not have celiac disease, correct?

Pilgrimgirl Newbie
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7 hours ago, trents said:

But you do not have celiac disease, correct?

No, my nutritionist said I have gluten sensitivity.

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trents
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4 minutes ago, Pilgrimgirl said:

No, my nutritionist said I have gluten sensitivity.

How were you diagnosed with gluten sensitivity? Really, the only reliable way to arrive at that diagnosis is to first rule out celiac disease through testing designed to detect celiac disease. Many of the symptoms between the two are essentially the same. Testing for celiac disease can be done in one or two ways or both. The first way involves a blood draw looking for elevated antibodies that are produced from the damage celiac disease does to the small bowel lining. The other way is to have an endoscopy done with biopsy of the small bowel lining. The biopsy is sent to a lab for microscopic examination of the "villi" that line the small bowel. Celiac disease damages the villi whereas gluten sensitivity does not. I would not trust a nutritionist to make that call.

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On 10/26/2021 at 10:34 PM, trents said:

How were you diagnosed with gluten sensitivity? Really, the only reliable way to arrive at that diagnosis is to first rule out celiac disease through testing designed to detect celiac disease. Many of the symptoms between the two are essentially the same. Testing for celiac disease can be done in one or two ways or both. The first way involves a blood draw looking for elevated antibodies that are produced from the damage celiac disease does to the small bowel lining. The other way is to have an endoscopy done with biopsy of the small bowel lining. The biopsy is sent to a lab for microscopic examination of the "villi" that line the small bowel. Celiac disease damages the villi whereas gluten sensitivity does not. I would not trust a nutritionist to make that call.

I had an IGga test, which involved blood. It showed sensitivity to gluten, legumes, soy, yeast etc. I have always had a problem with dairy.  I also did a breath test for bacteria. I'm realizing I really have to do my detective work. Even though something says gluten free, it still can have yeast, soy and other ingredients that I am sensitive to. I had some Progresso gluten free soup and had a real problem with gas afterwards, then I read the other ingredients and knew why! I am 73 yrs. old and this has been a challenge for me. Is it common to discover these things later in life? I live in New England and we had power outages yesterday. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.

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IGga test? Do you mean IGG?

Pilgrimgirl,

You really need to get screened for celiac disease with tests that are specifically for celiac disease. You need to get several IGA tests run. Sounds like you got allergy/food sensitivity testing done but not celiac disease testing. Do you understand there is a difference between gluten sensitivity and celiac disease even though both involve a reaction to gluten?Here's a primer: https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/screening-and-diagnosis/screening/

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