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    Is a problem. I found a dr. in Australia who prescribed (though not very happily) armor. But I only get to go there once a year.... not due to get there for a few more months. Haven't managed to find armor in any other country yet - go to HK and Malaysia often. Maybe I will post on the international threads and see if anyone from HK or Malaysia can give...
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    Hi Georgie, Don't have many options here. In Philippines the only thyroid med available is synthetic T4. There is no armor and there is no synthetic T3. Sally
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    Deb, I don't know what the lab ranges are so I don't know if anything other than the TSH is low. However, I do know that TSH should be 1 or less. TSH should be at the bottom of the range for those of us with Hypo. So your depression, brain fog, etc etc... could all definitely be affected. Maybe you should try increasing your meds to get your TSH down...
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    Hi Bri's Mum, If your daughter has celiac, she must have got the genes from either you or your husband. If you don't know which one of you, both of you should be tested, and your other children. People can have this with no symptoms... but that doesn't mean that damage is not occuring. Hope all works out well. Sally
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    My little sister was apparently diagnosed with celiac (through some blood test) years ago. The dr. told her that she was marginal and that maybe she could still have some gluten. Anyway, we all know that is wrong. When i suspected gluten problems for me (about 3 months ago) I talked to her (only at that time did I find out she had probably celiac). ...
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    Hi, My FT3 has only ever been low normal - before armor it was below normal. For now my doc is justing adding in levothyroxine (can't get armor here in Philippines) - just increased by 25 mcg - to see if it brings things up. Maybe will need to increase the dose. Am definitely having hypo symptoms now... brain fog, not thinking straight, getting even...
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    Hi, I still have swollen glands everywhere (am pretty new to this and still having problems). Most noticeable in my neck (not tonsils though), and groin etc. I can even palpate nodules in my lower abdomen. Have asked my endo about it and he did peripheral smear (to check for abnormal cells), but that was normal and then he lost interest. Haven...
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    Hi Georgie, Thanks for your reply. Very useful. Maybe that would explain! I am hypo due to unknown causes, diagnosed last 2000 after massive weight gain and every symptom in the book but normal TSH levels (my dr at that time was happy to treat just on the basis of symptoms), and it has been progressive (and TSH etc have all caught up). Still have...
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    Hi Ursa, Thanks for your email. Is two pm here (just a few hours behind Australia). Am hard at work at my desk. (or should be..) Go have a good sleep! Maybe Georgie will have some good advice for both of us by the time you wake up. Am waiting for DHL to come pick up my "special" package for enterolab. Hoping there is no problem with sending...
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    Hi, Just got my latest thryoid results back: TSH 0.573 (0.27-4.2), FT3 2.03 (2.8 - 7.1), FT4 10.58 (12 - 22). Calcium also marginal: 2.15 (2.15 - 2.55). This is worse than before I started this gluten free (well - mostly free - am still in learning phase) nearly three months now... previous tests last August were just below mid-range for FT3 &...
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    Hi, I have an identical twin sister. She seems not to have a problem with gluten. However, I have yet to be formally tested. I will be sending out to enterolab shortly. If I come back positive for the gene testing, she should probably also get tested. Maybe I got triggered and she has not. I also have thyroid failure, while she does not. Sally
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    Hi, I think the Weston Price site is really interesting. And it is well researched. After I first saw this site (a year or two ago) I completely changed my way of thinking about fat (I used to be scared of eating anything with fat in it). Check all the info about soy on Weston Price, you will also never think the same way about that again either...
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    Hi, On another train... I get really hungry depending on time of the month. Just before my period I will eating everything in sight. A real danger to sticking to my diet..... I have also found that it can be really difficult to distinguish mild stomach discomfort and thirst from real hunger. Try drinking a bit more.. see if it helps. Your...
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    Hmmm - Dito here. I get itchy down there. Front and back. But no discharge, no parasites, no nothing... just annoying itching... Also get itching on trunk, low back, feet... not always all places at the same time.. Cutting out gluten is helping, but am still having periods of itching and am trying to work out what causes it (it happens even when...
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    Hi Gals and Guys, Saw a new Dr. last night. She is young (about my age... 36 - that's still young ), good patient rapport, very knowlegable (and I 100% agree with everything she said), and very up-to-date. She is an allergologist and she knows all about celiac (when she was doing her training in US she was part of a team that dealt with people who...
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    Thanks Nancy and Everyone - this site and everyone's response is great! Nancy, I forwarded your link to my endo - it is very interesting. Great that the links are all official medical references so probably he will be interested. I somehow feel that everything is linked - and definitely there is autoimmune stuff going on. Sally But there is...
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    Hi Nancy, Thanks for your article. It does ring a few bells. Like the reflux not responding well to medication, difficulty swallowing from time to time / feeling food gets stuck.. particularly things like bread, rice, potato (sometimes, not always). Feeling like I have a rock in my chest (often). The gastro dr. said inflammation was visible during the...
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    Hi, Hope all are well. I have a chronic cough... I think it happens in particular when I eat... does anyone have this.. But some days it is all day.. My training buddy/coach blew up at me the other day about my coughing all the time and not finding out what is causing it (I had kind of got so used to it that I don't notice it any more).... ...
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    Hi, Am also newish here and on a learning curve. I also get really itchy.... sometimes when I eat stuff with gluten. Have also worked out that when I cheat (I am still at the stage of trying to convince myself I really have this - no testing available here - and am not always very compliant) I cough a lot... dry cough - even for the next day or two...
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    Hi, Best wishes and prayers to you and Megan. Another drug that increases milk supply is domperidone (motilium). This drug actually stimulates prolactin which has the impact on milk supply. I think it may be prescribed directly to increase milk supply. It is also used to help increase gastric motility (I think it is an earlier drug than reglan, and...
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    Hi, I am in Philippines. I have a sister in Brisbane who has been diagnosed with Celiac through blood tests (I am self diagnosed but not medically confirmed). I talked to her and she says she still can tolerate some gluten... so basically she is not following the diet... though she is gluten lite. Anyway... recently my other sisters have been worried...
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    Hi, Some people get C, some people get D. I recently met a lady here whose main symptom is C when she eats gluten. For me, I get C for several days and then it turns to D - and then repeat. Fun stuff. Seems to be improving off gluten (though Christmas season have not been strict and am paying for it now - at least I know for SURE that gluten...
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    Hi Stephanie, This is kinda off topic... but why can't you continue with your martial arts school while you are pregnant? As long as you are healthy and well.... Maybe you have to modify your techniques a little, and reduce the body contact stuff... From my readings women can mostly continue doing what they were doing before pregnancy during pregnancy...
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    Hi, Some ideas for gaining weight:- Try to eat nutritious high calorie foods:- - Nuts - Fruit juice - Dried fruits - Ice-cream (try to get the natural stuff) - Eat natural fats (like the skin on your chicken), oil on salads/veges etc. Be wary of processed fats/ deep fried stuff - though it has calories it is not healthy... - Don't eat anything...
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    Hi Electra! Since when did they have false positive - with blood tests?? I reckon a positive blood test means you have it. Your Dr. also not knowledgeable to insist on a biopsy. Why wait? Even if you have celiac the biopsy may be false negative and then where would you be? Don't wait just start the diet and start feeling better! Have a great Christmas...
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