RebeccaMSL

I have had Celiac Disease my entire life and didn't know/wasn't diagnosed until I was 31. I had my son when I was 30, and conceived when I was underweight and anemic and suffering GI symptoms. All this to say, as ill as I was, I was still able to carry my son to term. He is healthy and now 18 years old. If I could offer some advice though, WAIT for your Villi...

I'm not sure I agree with 44% risk if Mom has Celiac. To be diagnosed with Celiac you genetically need HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8. Despite the fact that HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 are both linked to Celiac, having the mutation doesn't necessarily mean that you'll get the disease. In fact, as many as 40 percent of the U.S. population have these mutations, mostly in people...

I agree. I have a bunch of auto immune diseases, (including Celiac and Type 1 Diabetes and Hashimotos and Reynauds and Sjogrens and NLD...) and recently learned I also have a mast cell activation syndrome with gi presentation. The mast cell episodes are usually triggered by histamines. The histamines in red wine, tomatoes and aged/jarred foods like roasted...

Coffee is a known inflammatory agent, b/c of its acidic nature and the caffiene. I would try not to drink it on an empty stomach...I think there's a reason that coffee and donuts go together... BTW, kinnikinnick.com has YUMMY gluten-free donuts in case you want to order yourself some! If you want to tease out whether its the acid that is bothering you, take...