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What's Your Blood Type?

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FoxersArtist Contributor
FoxersArtist
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A Dr. recently told me that people with O type blood are more prone to wheat/gluten/casein allergies and conditions. Those with O blood types do better eating meats and vegetables. My whole family (hubby, kids, and myself) are all O+. I'm just curious to find out what blood type other celiacs are. If you are an O blood type, do you find it easier to process meats and veggies? I had a horrible time with meat before going gluten free. Now it seems to be the easiest thing on my tummy. I feel bloated and yucky when I eat too many grains/flours and do ok with dairy, though a lot of it upsets my tummy.

-Anna

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slmprofesseur Apprentice
slmprofesseur
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Nope, we're all A+.

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
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Daughter and I are both O+. So is my mom. We all have food allergies, but daughter is the only one allergic to wheat and gluten. My mom has arthritis though and finds that wheat and nightshades make her arthritis worse.

home-based-mom Contributor
home-based-mom
Posted

O negative. Mom was O negative, Dad was A Positive and then became A negative. :o Doctors still scratch their heads over that one, but he was a hot ticket item as a blood donor! :D

I believe my gluten intolerance comes from my mom's side of the family.

Ridgewalker Contributor
Ridgewalker
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Wow... I am O+, as are my mom and both of my sons. Interesting.

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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A+ for me. Supposedly the kind the mosquitoes like. (I can vouch for that.)

Katsby Apprentice
Katsby
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I'm O+.

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Jo.R Contributor
Jo.R
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A- (the blood banks love me).

kenlove Rising Star
kenlove
Posted

A+ for me -- my grades were not

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
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Doctors get funny ideas, and of course, think they are always right. Nope, we are all A+. My sister, dad, and I--all celiac, all A+.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

I am O+

crazymurdock Apprentice
crazymurdock
Posted

AB positive for me.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
Posted

All A+

wolfie Enthusiast
wolfie
Posted

O+ for me, I believe DS is as well. Not sure about DD or DH.

lizard00 Enthusiast
lizard00
Posted

I'm A+

I did peruse the "A" book for the Blood Type Diet which says that A's are supposed to eat very limited amounts of wheat, dairy and meat. So, I have Celiac, don't do well with dairy and most days don't care if I eat meat. But some of the vegetables it says not to eat I don't have a problem with, so I'm not sure you can absolutely label all A's, or any blood type, as being intolerant to something...

Very interesting thread. Thanks for starting it!

Tim-n-VA Contributor
Tim-n-VA
Posted

O neg for me.

"More prone to" would be a true statement if the percentage of type O with celiac is even slightly higher than the pecentage of any other type blood. Those psuedo-quantitative word cause problems.

mamaw Community Regular
mamaw
Posted

O- for three of us all celiacs.... Dad was a+ not sure what Mother is.

O is the oldest blood type & we are considered the meat eaters not grain eaters. We too never really cared for much meat but now we eat lots of meat & veggies & we all feel better !

I get less migraines when I eat meat. I think we need more protein than other blood type but that is just my thought......

mamaw

Jo.R Contributor
Jo.R
Posted

I also wonder if it's because 0+ is the most common blood type in America.

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
Posted

All A+ in my family.

fedora Enthusiast
fedora
Posted

ME= B positive- gluten and casein intolerant, problems with heavy meats like pork and beef, sugar issues

hubby= A negative (the blood bank loves him)- Casein intolerant, never liked eggs

kids unkown(would they be AB?), 2 of 3 may be gluten intolerant

Aleshia Contributor
Aleshia
Posted

husband and I are both O+ not sure what the kids are

Jo.R Contributor
Jo.R
Posted
husband and I are both O+ not sure what the kids are

Your kids would be O as well.

Generic Apprentice
Generic
Posted

I'm an A+. (My grades matched except in math :P) There seems to be allot of us here. Interesting. Maybe it is the European descent.

Ab-Normal Rookie
Ab-Normal
Posted

I'm O-.

Tangentially, my mom is going nuts trying to figure out who the heck I inherited this from. We usually blame gut problems on my dad's side of the family, as they aren't around to defend themselves. ;)

Norma

gluten free for (checks system clock) 45 minutes. :D

cruelshoes Enthusiast
cruelshoes
Posted

My son and I are both A-.

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