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  1. Aretaeus Cappadocia
    Not sure what you mean by "poor iron levels" if 30 is normal (upper end of normal range) and you are 29. (at least, that's how I read your post. Seems to me that your iron (ferritin) is normal, whereas before it was too high (40). At any rate, your post made me curious, so I copy pasted "Does it actually matters if my iron levels are poor, if my hemoglobin...
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    For people of European ancestry, 2% is about average, depending on which study you look at. For Asian ancestry it can be higher. For full Sub-Saharan African ancestry it is zero, but in practice they tend to have trace amounts due to migration back into Africa. While each individual may have 1-3% Neanderthal DNA, it is not always the same DNA that is Neanderthal...
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    I've tried a few bread recipes but I am by no means an expert. However, this recipe is the best bread I've made to date. It uses 3 grains (or their flours if you prefer) and requires a strong blender (like a Vitamix) but no bread machine. I use it to make English muffins or a loaf of bread. The muffins are a little easier to make and the bread comes out in...
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    I don't have a bread machine but it sure looks like the bread I remember from BC. This is on my "to do" list.
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    Since being diagnosed with celiac, I have to come to understand that The Purpose of Man is to spread wheat across the planet. We are the puppets of wheat and collectively we lavish great effort in its service. It has become so natural and ubiquitous that no one even notices it is there until they run into or become an apostate (ie, celiac/NCGS/allergic) who...
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    Thanks for posting this. I hadn't come across the Alchemist before. Great site!
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    Here is a recipe I highly recommend. Wonderful flavors and very satisfying. As written, chicken fits in a 12 inch sauté pan. I've tried doubling this recipe - I had to cook chicken in two batches, setting one batch on a plate while finishing second batch. Once preliminary cooking was finished, the same 12" pan was able to fit combined batches for rest ...
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    The good news is that there are lots of good and tasty meals available. On this site there is a section dedicated to recipes and cooking tips: https://www.celiac.com/forums/forum/27-gluten-free-recipes-cooking-tips/. I've posted a few here. There is also a section on "Recipes" if you hover over "Articles" in the top left part of the page here. Using...
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    You're welcome! After posting earlier today, I saw another post here (can't find it again, of course) suggesting that omeprazole also acts as an anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressant. You said you were treated for h. pylori - if you are currently taking a PPI you might want to ask your Dr if it could interfere with getting a clear biopsy result (an anti-inflammatory...
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    This may or may not apply to you, but it you cut back on gluten prior to the first endoscopy, there is a good chance that your intestinal inflammation calmed down a bit and they didn't see it. The medical standard is to have a "gluten challenge" prior to endoscopy. Other possibilities: Did the first Dr actually do a biopsy? Apparently, sometimes...
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    I'm willing to bet a sound medical-economic case could be made for population wide celiac antibody screening once or twice in a lifetime, maybe something like as part of the starting school physical and maybe at age 30. These are just guesses as to when - a series of pilot studies could validate the idea and zero in on the optimal schedule. The test itself...
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    Actually, human agriculture only started 10-12,000 years ago, while the Neanderthals were gone by 30,000 years ago (and greatly diminished long before then).
  13. Aretaeus Cappadocia
    In addition to the other advice offered, perhaps you could identify some good recipes for gluten-free treats that you could make at home with your child, and maybe make a little fuss over how good gluten-free treats are. I regularly make gluten-free banana bread with different recipes that use buckwheat, garbanzo bean, etc flours, gluten-free ginger snaps...
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    From the original post: "Some indicate negative effects, with putative links to various diseases as measured by genome-wide association studies (Sankararaman et al. 2014. Simonti et al. 2016)." ---> The links in the original post lead to a different article. I think these might be the correct links: "The landscape of Neandertal ancestry in present...
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    The main use for leukapheresis is to mitigate (not cure) certain blood disorders, particulary certain types of blood cancer. It's kind of like "thinning the herd" when your body makes too many white blood cells. Doesn't fix the underlying problem, but it buys some time. The car-T people utilize the same technology to collect enough T cells (a type of...
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    @Lotte18, here is one article from this year: It's my understanding that they use leukapheresis, where blood is removed via tubing, the T-cells are collected, and the blood returned via tubing, all in a closed, continuous process.
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    I read this post and thought about the availability of gluten free food in my life. My first thought was that, no, I'm not having trouble finding gluten free food, maybe things are getting better. Then I thought about it again and realized that with food I've gone "off the grid". About 98% of the food I eat is food I make myself from primary ingredients....
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    Here is what google has to say: "A person hosts approximately 10–100 trillion commensal microbial cells, which outnumber human cells by at least a factor of 10. These microbes—bacteria, fungi, and viruses—encode roughly 100-fold more unique genes than the human genome, acting as an "essential organ" concentrated primarily in the gastrointestinal tract." (th...
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    If you search for "olmesartan-induced sprue-like enteropathy", you get a lot of hits. If you make the same search with Amlodipine, you get nothing. Same search with lisinopril, you get a maybe. If it's real (jury seems to be out) it's very rare. This phenomenon will NOT give you increased levels of celiac IgA and won't respond to gluten-free...
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    Sigh. I posted this yesterday based on the Safeway website. I went back again today to their website to double check. On the page where they are selling Vanilla Bean flavor, it has a distinct Certified Gluten Free label. Other flavors on the Safeway website didn't have the gluten-free statement. Today I went into the store. None of the flavors I...
  21. Aretaeus Cappadocia
    There is a 10 year old post in this forum on Edy's and Dreyer's ice cream. The information is somewhat outdated and the thread is closed to further comment, so here is a new one. Edy's And Dreyer's Grand Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - 1.5 Quart is labeled "Gluten Free". This is a different answer than years gone by. I don't know the answer for any other flavor...
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    um, ok, I read this post and the linked article hoping to find something that I could bring into my kitchen. Looks more like some foundational science work that eventually may well benefit factory-style gluten-free food preparation. Interesting work. I look forward to when it can be implemented to bring new gluten-free breads to market.
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    probably not your situation @Mimiof2, but allow me to add one more to @trents list of celiac-mimics: "olmesartan-induced sprue-like enteropathy"
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    You have an odd story there. To me, the mechanical trigger suggests a mechanical problem and lower leg pain is a classic sciatica symptom. The fact that the clear mechanical linkage is no longer there does not take away from the fact that it was - maybe something shifted and the simple alignment is no longer there. There's also a good chance I am wrong and...
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    @nancydrewandtheceliacclue, you are welcome. After looking at this thread again, I would like to suggest that some of the other comments from @Russ H are worth following up on. The bird-bread may or may not be contributing to what you are experiencing, but it seems unlikely to be the whole story. If you have access to decent healthcare, I would write down...
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