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  1. burdee
    I believe undiagnosed celiac disease (or even gluten intolerance) can cause autoimmune hypothyroidism as the gluten antibodies can attack any organ or body system and cause autoimmune damage. Docs define 'autoimmune' as the body attacking itself. However, they don't know why or how the body attacks itself. Nevertheless, in celiac disease we know that gluten...
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    I've read every result on my CBCs and CBC differential blood tests for the past 10 years. I've NEVER seen tests for calcium and magnesium levels included in my CBC tests. Maybe your doctor or lab ran additional tests to check for Ca and Mg levels???
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    Make Spanish Rice with shrimp. (I didn't indicate amounts, because I don't know how much rice you have or what proportion of rice to shrimp to vegies you prefer.) Here's how I make that: Cook the rice. While that's cooking slice and saute in large pan 1 large chopped onion, some chopped celery, some chopped pepper and minced garlic. When those are done...
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    Neither L-glutamine nor probiotics will prevent intestinal and other physical damage from ingesting gluten if someone is gluten intolerant. The best treatment for gluten intolerance is abstaining from gluten. However L-glutamine may help heal celiac damage after gluten abstinence. However, I took L-glutamine to heal my stomach after I was diagnosed with...
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    If you worry about constipation, decrease your vitamin D to 5,000UIU daily and have that checked again after 1-2 months. After 2 months on 6000 IU daily D3, my blood levels of vitamin D were waaaay above the normal range and I deveoped severe constipation. Extra vitamin D is stored in your muscles. So it takes awhile to get that back to normal levels (and...
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    In addition to gluten intolerance, I'm also allergic to dairy, soy and vanilla (which are often ingredients in shampoos). No matter how careful I am, I sometimes get shampoo (and/or creme rinse) in my mouth. I always have gastrointestinal reactions to my allergens. So I needed to find a shampoo which was free of my 7 allergens. I now use ShiKai naturals...
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    ELISA offers a 100 food panel which includes the foods you mentioned. Since most people don't know their allergies, ELISA tests 100 commonly eaten foods. Although I suspected gluten, dairy and soy (which were diagnosed by Enterolab stool tests), I never suspected cane sugar, eggs, vanilla and nutmeg. The last 2 were diagnosed by ELISA herb/spice panel. BTW...
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    Consuming other undiagnosed allergens (casein, soy, etc.) can also cause reflux. However blood tests (like ELISA) are more accurate for diagnosing delayed reaction (IgG or IgA) mediated allergies. Scratch tests are only effective for allergies which cause skin reactions and/or to rule out anaphylactic (IgE mediated) allergies.
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    All your 'dumping syndrome' symptoms are common with celiac disease. If your doc said you had 'beginning celiac', you should abstain from all gluten now. Having 'beginning celiac' is like being mildly pregnant. Either you are or you aren't. I suspect completely abstaining from gluten will decrease many of your symptoms.
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    Did a doctor diagnose you with 'dumping syndrome? If so, ask him/her to prove that you have that diagnosis with tests, rather than just his opinion. Meanwhile consider which foods and/or drugs cause your acid reflux and discontinue those. (See my previous post.) Your stomach acid level may be so low after years of Nexium that you don't digest food very...
  11. burdee
    Nexium can certainly cause delayed gastric emptying. We need stomach acid to digest food normally. If we use acid blocking drugs, our stomachs will not have sufficient acid to digest proteins and fats. We will not absorb vital nutrients without sufficient stomach acid. Acid reflux is rarely caused by too much stomach acid. Actually too little stomach acid...
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    From what I've read in books by docs who test for stomach acid production and treat acid reflux naturally (w/o acid blocking drugs), I've never read that carb consumption causes low stomach acid. Where did you hear/read that? What's the physiological mechanism by which carb consumption decreases stomach acid? Thanks for any explanation you can provide.
  13. burdee
    Ask your doc to run a full panel of thyroid tests, including TSH, free T3, free T4 and TPOab. Many celiacs develop Hashimoto's thyroiditis, esp. if they had long undiagnosed celiac disease. That last test (TPOab) is the test for Hashimoto's antibodies, which can be very high even when the other 3 tests are normal range. Chronic constipation is a common symptom...
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    My H. pylori symptoms were burning pain in my stomach. Prior to getting H. Pylori I could take betaine HCl capsules for digestion. While I had H. Pylori I couldn't tolerate HCl capsules, citrus fruits or anything spicy without feeling burning stomach (not intestinal) pain. A DNA stool test identified my H. Pylori infection. Endoscopies (esp. those looking...
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    Betaine HCl should not be taken by anyone who suspects H. Pylori. That bacteria damages the stomach lining. So taking HCl can be very painful, if not dangerous, until the H. Pylori damage is healed. I took mastic gum to kill my H. Pylori infection (diagnosed by stool test) and L-glutamine to heal my stomach lining. After 6 weeks of healing, I started slowly...
  16. burdee
    As you may already know, acid reflux is caused by inappropriate opening of the lower esophageal valve, NOT by excess stomach acid. In order to avoid reflux, you need to avoid foods and drugs which cause the lower esophageal valve (LES) to relax when you're not swallowing. The following foods and beverages weaken (and relax) the LES: coffee chocolate peppermint...
  17. burdee
    I'm uncertain whether iron supplements can cause black stools, but they can cause constipation. Dairy allergies (or intolerances for the allergy purists) can also cause constipation. If you had diarrhea before going gluten free, you may have not eaten as much fiber as you need for normal stools. So w/o gluten induced diarrhea, you could now have constipation...
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    I second your suggestion of Down to Earth. We visit Maui every few years. We always stop at Down to Earth, because it's so close to the airport. We can stock up there and then drive straight to our condo. I also recommend getting a condo or hotel with at least a refrigerator. With my 7 food allergy restrictions, I eat peanut butter on gluten free English...
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    Actually untreated celiac disease can cause Hashi's, because gluten antibodies can attack any organ or body system. So the best thing you can do for your Hashimoto's condition is abstain from gluten. Thyroid supplements can compensate for the limited hormone production by your damaged thyroid. However, people with Hashi's who take thyroid supplements and...
  21. burdee
    I don't know what kind of feedback you want. I consider Elab's interpretation of your results very easy to understand. Whether or not you have 'true' celiac disease, your Elab results (esp. TtG antibodies) show that gluten damages your intestines. Also you react to casein. So your next move would be to eliminate gluten and casein from your diet. Whether...
  22. burdee
    Yes, I had the same nail symptoms (soft, vertical ridges, frequent splitting and tearing) for years before I was diagnosed with hypochloridia (low stomach acid production). Because my stomach didn't produce enough acid to effectively digest proteins, I didn't get enough protein for my nails. I was prescribed betaine hydrochloride supplements to improve my...
  23. burdee
    How did your husband get sick? More diarrhea? Most antibiotics kill both the bad and good gut bacteria. So people who take antiobiotics can get diarrhea easily. Taking probiotics during and after antibiotic treatment can prevent antibiotic induced diarrhea. Also I check the ingredients of any prescribed medicine before I fill the prescription. Because...
  24. burdee
    First of all, the 'normal' range for TSH changed in 2003. So the new range is .3 to 3.0, rather than .5 to 5.0. Many docs (esp. endocrinologists) prefer the top number be more like 1.5. So consider what range your doc uses. Secondly, you need to consider several thyroid tests, such as free t4, free t3, total t4 and total t3, as well as thyroid peroxidase...
  25. burdee
    Yes. You need to be regularly eating any foods that are problematic for you. ELISA is a blood test. So you need the antibodies in your blood to show a reaction on that test. Resume ASAP eating any foods you stopped eating recently. Hopefully a week should be enough before the test. I had already been diagnosed with dairy and gluten intolerance before...
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