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  1. burdee
    I suggest you write or even call Enterolab. They are more than happy to answer any and all of your questions. I tested through Elab 2x. I received prompt replies to all my email and phone inquiries. I also recently met Dr. Fine and heard him speak about why he uses tests which can detect gluten sensitivity before the intestinal villi are damaged enough...
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    I'm curious about why you suspect Bob's Red Mill BAKING products like flours and meals or their cereals would contain MSG. I thought that was a seasoning. Have you even seen MSG listed in the ingredients for gluten free flours or cereals? Maybe you should consider calling the BRM Customer Service number on their website. I've called them about certain...
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    ARCHIVED Dr. Fine From Enterolab

    burdee replied to lonewolf's topic in Doctors

    Thanks, Liz. I plan to attend Dr. Fine's presentation at the Bellingham GIG meeting on Monday night (6:30-8:30 pm). I want to personally thank his for founding his lab. When I suspected I had celiac disease I had suffered too much excruciating pain for too long to consider eating gluten for another day, much less 'gluten loading' for a blood test to tell...
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    Even after I went gluten free, I still had chronic sinus congestion, colds which usually turned into sinus infections and couldn't smell most things. Then I learned I had CASEIN (dairy) allergy. After I abstained from all dairy products I could BREATHE all the time, seldom have a runny nose, never have congestion even with my rare colds, and only get burning...
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    Other than wine 'coolers' or specialty blends, most 'pure' wines do NOT contain gluten. However, winemakers often use other allergens to 'fine' or purify their wines. White wines often contain bits of dairy or egg protein, because winemakers use skim milk or egg white to 'fine' white wines. Red wines can contain bits of egg protein or gelatin from fish...
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    I had hoped 'eagle' would define 'gastritis'. Only that person knows what that term means to them. Docs apply that term to describe all kinds of stomach problems they can't explain. just like they apply 'IBS' to gut symptoms they can't explain. I was diagnosed with 'gastritis' years ago. I was given zantac and then tagamet plus maalox or mylanta to block...
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    I believe that the side of the Rice Dreams milk carton shows in very small print a statement which says they use barley to process that product. It says dairy free on the carton, but nowhere does it say gluten free. At a celiac walk and gluten free food fair in 2005 I watched a volunteer offer children milk to put on their gluten free cereal samples. When...
  8. burdee
    MORE ON B12: I've read that people with low stomach acid do not easily absorb B12 from foods they eat. One way B12 is depleted is from antiacids and acid blocking drugs like zantac and tagamet. Many undiagnosed celiacs suffer reflux because their intestines are damaged and digestion is impaired. So docs who don't know about celiac disease prescribe antiacids...
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    I was dx'd with SAD in 1998. I use a large 'sunray' light box for at least 30 minutes in the morning in my studio on cloudy days. I also have a 'sunray junior' by my place at our 'breakfast' bar which I use when I eat breakfast and lunch on cloudy days. We have LOTS of cloudy days in Seattle, WA. LOL However, I get outside and walk at least an hour in...
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    Everybody's reply 'advice' seems to reflect their OWN experience or what they heard from friends. That just shows how we may ALL have celiac disease and/or gluten intolerance, but we all have different sensitivities to additional foods. Rather than guessing what foods bother you or trying 'elimination' diets based on advice of friends, find a naturopath...
  11. burdee
    Muscle cramps are a symptom of magnesium deficiency. Many celiacs have that deficiency because we don't properly absorb that mineral from our diets. Bananas are high in magnesium. However the severity of your symptoms suggests you need a higher dose magnesium supplement. Don't take magnesium oxide. It's not well absorbed and can cause lots of gas and...
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    You have to weigh 110 pounds. If you weigh less, a donated pint of blood will be enough to dangerously effect your blood volume and blood pressure. They also will test your blood for anemia before they take blood AND take your blood pressure. If your blood pressure is too low, they won't let you give blood. I have NEVER donate blood, because I've been...
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    The SnoKingCeliac Support Group reconvenes for its monthly meeting from 7-8:30pm on March 13 (second Tuesday of each month) at the Northshore (Bothell) Group Health Clinic, 11913 N.E. 195th St., Bothell, WA, Conference Room A. We will...
  14. burdee
    If you wanted to learn people's 'poop' experience BEFORE they went gluten free, you could state that in the first question, i.e., "What was your experience BEFORE you went gluten free?" and then listed each of the choices under frequency and consistency. Actually you could create several separate surveys by using each of the items under the 'When' section...
  15. burdee
    I think your poll results just demonstrate the effect of participating in this online forum. People may come to this site confused and very ill with celiac disease, which is manifest by their stool appearance and frequency. Those who read and post regularly get information, support and encouragement to stay gluten free and/or consider abstaining from other...
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    I self-diagnosed celiac disease almost 3 years ago, which was confirmed by Enterolab tests. Later tests showed I had dairy, soy, egg and cane sugar allergies. I also had a bad bacteria and very low good bacteria. Even after eliminating all my intolerances/allergies and treating for bacterial dysbiosis with probiotics, I STILL didn't feel good after eating...
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    Thanks, Deb. Yvonne Gifford came to our celiac support group meeting last year to describe her GlutenFreeda cooking magazine and advertise her new frozen cooky dough. I loved her speech about preparing simple, healthy gluten free foods from organic, natural ingredients which don't cost a bundle. I suspect her online magazine offers similar recipe ideas...
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    I've been gluten, dairy, soy, egg and cane sugar free since August 2006 (gluten-free and casein free since 4/2004). 5 food sensitivies seem like a LOT, but avoiding those is doable. After I eliminate my five reaction sources, I STILL have loads of choices. I can tell you about everything except yeast. I know Ener-G makes yeast free breads. Write or call...
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    I also had lifelong constipation. I also used fiber and magnesium which helped somewhat, but I was nowhere near 'normal'. After receiving positive dx's from Enterolab for gluten and dairy, I eliminated those and improved somewhat, but still was not normal. Then I did the ELISA test for 100 different foods and learned I had egg and cane sugar allergies....
  20. burdee
    EnjoyLifeFoods makes Perky's Nutty Flax cereal. It's high fiber, high protein and FLAX which has omega 3's. I abstain from gluten, dairy, soy, eggg and cane sugar for diagnosed food allergies and celiac disease. So that cereal was safe and quick for me. You can order it online from www.enjoylifefoods. com or maybe buy it in a local Whole Foods or Wild...
  21. burdee
    Hi Tiff: I THOUGHT I had an eating disorder during the 35+ years I had undiagnosed and misdiagnosed celiac symptoms. Pain after eating made me afraid to eat or I sometimes threw up after eating because I felt so much pain. So I thought I was anorexic/bulimic. Learning I had celiac disease and then diagnosed food allergies went a LONG way toward helping...
  22. burdee
    I was also disappointed that the celiac disease discussion was so short. I timed it at 5 minutes total. HOWEVER Elizabeth did a great job pointing out how many people suffer from celiac disease, that's it's often misdiagnosed and that abstaining from gluten helps celiacs heal. 5 minutes doesn't seem like much, but 5 minutes about celiac disease on a national...
  23. burdee
    More likely wine contamination problems could come from fining agents or sulphites in wines. After I was diagnosed with egg and dairy allergies, I learned the winemakers use gelatin or skim milk (casein) or egg whites or inorganic substances to 'purify' their wines. Those 'fining' agents attract foreign bodies and then sink to the bottom of the barrel before...
  24. burdee
    Thanks! I'll advise my 60 member support group that the View will include a discussion about Elizabeth Hasselback's celiac disease experience TOMORROW, January 27, 2007. BURDEE
  25. burdee
    Where did you see that the celiac disease discussion show will air on Friday (1/26/07)? I also emailed Elizabeth to thank her for openly sharing about her celiac disease experience. I encourage anyone reading this to email her a thank you note. Let's STUFF her inbox with appreciation for promoting celiac disease awareness! BURDEE
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