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  1. Russ H
    Other conditions such as arthritis and type 1 diabetes can raise anti-tTG, but it does sound like coeliac disease. Will they do a coeliac gene test for him?
  2. Russ H
    It's easy to make a mistake. I had a spoonful of a new brand of gazpacho soup (the previous one was gluten free). Fortunately I tasted the bread immediately and spat it out before swallowing it. Looks difficult to source in the UK, so would have to import from the US. I can't see a problem with customs beyond their exorbitant charges.
  3. Russ H
    I have been thinking that this product might be useful. In the UK, food is allowed to be labelled 'gluten free' if it contains less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten - it can still contain gluten. The idea is that on a diverse diet, total consumption will be less than 10 mg of gluten: low enough not to trigger an immune response. However, it is still...
  4. Russ H
    Remember you need to be eating gluten every day for 6 weeks prior to the blood test - at least 2 slices of bread or equivalent per day. Also, if your antibodies come up negative but you have HLA DQ2/DQ8, are symptomatic and have several first generation relatives with coeliac disease, that is a good argument to have an endoscopy (on the NHS, so you are not...
  5. Russ H
    The more I read about it, the more complex and less-understood coeliac disease seems to be. People with neurological symptoms often have antibodies to tTG6, and in the UK there is only one specialist centre that tests for that. Perhaps there are other auto-antibodies yet to be discovered
  6. Russ H
    I had steatorrhea - like foul-smelling, sticky porridge. Fat was going straight through me. I only used to go once a day but it was time consuming and unpleasant. Now I go 2 or 3 times but I have almost normal bowel movements. At the time, I was in Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic. They had this crazy anti-mask thing going on - staff in hospitals...
  7. Russ H
    Several other conditions are also associated with raised levels of anti-tTG2 antibodies including arthritis, IBS and type 1 diabetes, but the levels are not as high as often seen with coeliac disease. A high level is very specific for coeliac disease, but a low level could be coeliac or another condition and needs further investigation. Be persistent...
  8. Russ H
    The fact that your bowel movements have improved indicates that your gut is healing. I wish that I had taken the opportunity to have an endoscopy when I was offered one in Sweden.
  9. Russ H
    AN-PEP does seem to be active in the stomach and small intestine. In the study I saw, it cut by half the amount reaching the small intestine following a small dose of gluten. That is not enough for me to try using it - I think it is better to concentrate on avoiding gluten exposure. Here is brief nature article on it's gut activity: https://www.nature...
  10. Russ H
    Well done for getting her diagnosed and sorted out. Many of the extra-gastrointestinal symptoms are caused by auto-antibodies, particularly regarding arthritis.
  11. Russ H
    Originally the guidelines required an endoscopy for all adults, this was raised to those aged 55 and over. The purpose of the endoscopy in older people is to check for abnormalities such as neoplasms rather than diagnosis of coeliac per se.
  12. Russ H
    Apparently, it can take up to 2 years for the gut to fully heal and several years for the antibodies to come right down. Most doctors don't seem to be aware of how serious and wide ranging to effects of coeliac disease are, particularly neurological. I experienced something similar with bowel movements. I have found dealing with coeliac disease...
  13. Russ H
    It is called nystagmus. It is mentioned in this excellent talk "What does gluten do to your brain?" at 5:30 from the start. In the study, 11% of newly diagnosed gastro-intestinal coeliac patients had nystagmus. What does gluten do to your brain? Youtube
  14. Russ H
    The UK is slowly moving out of the Stone Age. The latest provisional guidelines, which were updated during the pandemic are here (prior to that, all adults had to undergo a biopsy): https://www.bsg.org.uk/covid-19-advice/covid-19-specific-non-biopsy-protocol-guidance-for-those-with-suspected-coeliac-disease/
  15. Russ H
    Hi Sabaarya, I was diagnosed last summer. It took me several months to get my diet properly sorted out. I was living in Sweden, which was an absolute nightmare for coeliac disease and I had several large exposures to gluten that made me quite ill. I haven't had any significant exposure to gluten since September last year. So, I have been strictly gluten...
  16. Russ H
    Hello areed, It is very common for sufferers of coeliac disease to have neurological signs and symptoms. From my reading, the aetiology is not well understood but stems from 2 causes: immunological and deficiency of essential nutrients. The brain is rich in tissue transglutaminase and makes a target for anti-ttg antibodies. In addition, coeliac sufferers...
  17. Russ H
    If they are the same as these, they look OK - no crazy megadose vitamins. Bit strange that they don't have iron. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vitafusion-Complete-Multivitamin-Natural-Flavors/dp/B071ZJHLJR Coeliac disease certainly is real. People used to die from it within living memory. About 1% of western populations have coeliac antibodies. When...
  18. Russ H
    Hello ceciceco, Unfortunately I don't think you can do anything. It is a matter of riding it out. The immune response to gluten varies greatly between different people. Coeliac disease seems to fall into 3 different categories: silent (sub-clinical), predominantly gastrointestinal, and gastrointestinal with extra-gastrointestinal effects. I have a theory...
  19. Russ H
    Hello TT0202, Sounds like you have been through the wringer. Sounds like you need to be under the care of a good doctor. What vitamin supplements are you taking, what dose and for how long? Russ
  20. Russ H
    Let us know how you get on. Lots of knowledgeable people on this forum who can give advice.
  21. Russ H
    That is very sad. I am sorry to hear that.
  22. Russ H
    Congratulations! Don't wait for test results, get on a folic acid (folate) supplement immediately if you are not already doing so. 400 mcg per day is the recommended dose (might be slightly more in the US). Reduces the risk of neural tube defects amongst other things. Don't delay this one. https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/vitamins-supplements...
  23. Russ H
    Bruising easily may be a result of low platelet count. It seems that thrombocytopenia can be caused by coeliac disease, and generally resolves on a gluten free diet. For example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20455043/
  24. Russ H
    My joint symptoms resolved over about 6 months. Not completely resolved yet, but improving every day. Watch out for oats, about 10% of people with coeliac react to oats, which contain a similar protein to wheat gliadin.
  25. Russ H
    I hobbled around like an old man for years with painful foot and knee joints and Achilles' tendonitis. It has gradually resolved over 6 months or so since I was diagnosed and went strictly gluten free. My Achilles' tendons are still a bit stiff sometimes but improving and nothing like they used to be. Today, I did a 16 mile walk up over the moors. Glorious...
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