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  1. icon Russ H reacted to a post in a topic: Fiber-Metabolizing Bacteria Could Boost Gut Health in Celiac Disease
  2. Russ H
    Interesting. I found a publication on this for Scotland. 8% of ware potatoes received treatment for sprout suppression. The most common treatments were ethylene gas 4% (harmless) and spearmint oil fog 3% (harmless). 1% was with 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, a plant growth regulator that occurs naturally in potato tubers. Also approved is orange oil. The fungicide...
  3. icon Russ H reacted to a comment: Why Iron Deficiency Is So Common in Celiac Disease—Even After Going Gluten-Free (+Video)
  4. icon Russ H reacted to an article: Why Iron Deficiency Is So Common in Celiac Disease—Even After Going Gluten-Free (+Video)
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    Barrett's oesophagus is caused by chronic damage to the lining of the oesophagus from acid reflux. Acid reflux is common in people with coeliac disease (studies showing up to 30% suffer from it at diagnosis). Is there a link between GERD and celiac disease?
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    Joint and tendon disorders are common with active coeliac disease, even if subclinical. Arthralgia and arthritis can occur directly due to coeliac disease without the involvement of rheumatoid arthritis. This can manifest at a single location or multiple locations around the body. The aetiology of coeliac disease involves the production of antibodies...
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    People with coeliac disease have an altered gut biome compared with those who do not, which may be associated with gut inflammation. Although the gut biome recovers on a gluten-free diet, there are still significant differences at 2 years. In a mouse model of coeliac disease, supplementation with the soluble dietary fibre, inulin, increased the number...
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  15. icon Russ H reacted to an article: Why Some People Develop Celiac Disease Instead of Type One Diabetes?
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    Shingles vaccination also provides some protection against dementia: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/major-study-finds-new-shingles-vaccine-could-lower-risk-dementia
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    This sounds like a GP who is ignorant regarding coeliac disease. The risk with consuming gluten for several days is that it triggers the coeliac immune response, leading to raised auto-antibodies and active disease for several months. People may not even be aware of symptoms during this process, but it is causing damage to the body. As trents has said, the...
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  21. icon knitty kitty reacted to a post in a topic: 9 y/o Son Diagnosed with Celiac Disease; Persistent Symptoms: Does this Sound Familiar?
  22. Russ H
    I used to react very badly to milk - much worse than to gluten and I was always worried about exposure. Any diary product would make me extremely ill and put me out of action for 5 days or so. I would have watery and bloody diarrhoea, bloating, malaise and be unable to eat. If I recall correctly, it was about a year after being diagnosed with coeliac disease...
  23. Russ H
    What you describe is seronegative villous atrophy (negative antibody tests but positive biopsy). It is uncommon in coeliac disease, and there are other causes, but the most common cause is coeliac disease. I would pursue this with your healthcare provider if possible. Based on clinical history, test results and possible genetic testing for susceptibility...
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    Hello Surinder, and welcome to the forum. Thank you for sharing your experience. Have you been diagnosed with coeliac disease? Although less common, there are reports of coeliac disease being associated with pulmonary conditions causing symptoms such as a chronic cough. Case Report: A case of cough, lymphocytic bronchoalveolitis...
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    Hi Charlie, You sound like you have been having a rough time of it. Coeliac disease can cause a multitude of skin, mouth and throat problems. Mouth ulcers and enamel defects are well known but other oral conditions are also more common in people with coeliac disease: burning tongue, inflamed and swollen tongue, difficulty swallowing, redness and crusting...
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    I thought this might be of interest regarding anti-EMA testing. Some labs use donated umbilical cord instead of monkey oesophagus. Some labs just provide a +ve/-ve test result but others provide a grade by testing progressively diluted blood sample. https://www.aesku.com/index.php/ifu-download/1367-ema-instruction-manual-en-1/file Fluorescence-labelled...
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    The anti-endomysial antibody test is an old test that is generally reported as positive or negative - a lab technician looks down a microscope to check for fluorescence of the sample. It is less sensitive but more specific for coeliac disease than IgA tTG2. Hence, it is not "barely positive" - it is positive. People diagnosed in childhood recover much...
  28. Russ H
    I hope you are on the mend soon. About 1 in 5 people who contracted chicken pox as a child go on to develop shingles in later life - it is not uncommon. There are 5 known members of the herpes virus family including chicken pox that commonly infect humans, and they all cause lifelong infections. The exact cause of viral reactivation as in the case of shingles...
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    BFree bread is fortified with vitamins and minerals as is ASDA own-brand gluten-free bread. All the M&S bread seems to be fortified also.
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    For people who can tolerate oats, Marks and Spencers sell a nice loaf: https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/made-without-wheat-gluten-free-oaty-loaf/p/fdp60140058
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