Please Comment On These New Results.

[buzz]

Back in Nov 2006 I did an enterlab and recieved the following results:

Fecal Antitissue Transglutaminase IgA 11 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)

At my local doctor, I tested last week and got the following results:

Fecal Antitissue Transglutaminase IgA <3 Units (Normal Range <10 Units)

I have been on a strict gluten-free diet since the getting the first results.

Does this mean my level are good and I should be free of the Symptoms of Celiac?

I am still hungry all the time. I am never close to feeling full. I would eat a full thanksgiving type meal and still be hungry? I think I am absobing all my nutrients as my November test result was this:

Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score 107 Units (Normal Range <300 Units)

Any help?

[RiceGuy]

I've been hungry all the time too, and this has been ongoing for a long time. However, I'm finding certain things that do help. One is a magnesium supplement, as this mineral assists in the absorption of nutrients. Another has been in selecting the right foods, not just quantity. This includes the right kinds of fats. They are not all equal, not by a long shot! Coconut oil has worked wonders. The right kinds of proteins helped too. For me that was plant-based. Of course carbs as well, though I hadn't as much trouble obtaining those.

More recently, getting into gluten-free baking seems to suit my body quite well. I'm not sure why though. Only that I feel better, and not so famished all the time.

Sleep patterns have played a part too, and a sublingual methylcobalamin supplement (vitamin B12) has helped there. The magnesium does too.

I'm still working on it though, and am wondering about other nutrients, like iron for example.

[sillyactsue]

I don't know much about all of this but I found out about and tryed virgin coconut oil recently. I love this stuff. I am not only using it for cooking but to replace butter and to take as a supplement. I am breastfeeding my daughter and was told it was good for the babe. I've done a little research on line about it and while I am not up to snuff enough to speak intelligently on the subject I would recommend that you look on-line about it.

This deviates from the actual question so I'll hush now.

Gloria

[PatBrown]

I don't know much about all of this but I found out about and tryed virgin coconut oil recently. I love this stuff. I am not only using it for cooking but to replace butter and to take as a supplement. I am breastfeeding my daughter and was told it was good for the babe. I've done a little research on line about it and while I am not up to snuff enough to speak intelligently on the subject I would recommend that you look on-line about it.

This deviates from the actual question so I'll hush now.

Gloria

[PatBrown]

Sue, I cant remember where, but I read something about not giving babies in families with Celiacs disease gluten until they are eight months old. Hopefully this allows the body(if carrying the propensity) not to create a reaction to it. Does this make any sense? I have two sons and think one may have celiacs. He wont get tested but when he has children I will certainly nag him about not feeding them gluten. Fortunately his gluten-free is a nurse and will back me up on this(if she becomes his wife).

[CarlaB]

Have you felt any better eating gluten-free? Have you seen any changes?

Are you eating the right foods? For an exaggerated example, if you at nothing but junk food, your body would still be hungry since it received no nutrients. Maybe you're feeling hungry because you are missing something.

Maybe there's something else going on other than gluten intolerance. It appears that you are absorbing what you are eating.

Are you gaining weight? If not, maybe you just have a high metabolism. Has your thyroid been checked? Could it be overactive?

[buzz]

Can someone comment on the blood test done in Nov vs. now.....