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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    Yep, if it goes now and comes back on gluten later, I'll be pretty sure I suppose! Still, I'll probably go with enterolab to try for casein, egg, soy and yeast too. I should've had more improvement gluten free than I did, if gluten was my only problem.
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    Nope, no testing. Well actually, I had a minor blood test (not the full panel) recently, but I had been off gluten for 2 months when the blood was drawn, doh! Didn't even know my doc was going to test for it (I just briefly mentioned celiac, but I didn't mention that I was not eating gluten...). The test was negative but that's far from proof as you all know...
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    Ugh, I still can't figure this out! I started eating gluten again a couple of days ago, but can't make up my mind if I'm worse off or not! My stomach has become worse, more D (was closer to the opposite, if anything, when off gluten). On the other hand, while I do feel bad, I felt bad the months off gluten as well. Plus, I've both started and stopped a...
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    I haven't noticed *any* change whatsoever on the trial diet, so if the blood test is ("completely") negative, I'll go back on gluten to check for reactions. If there is none, I'll most likely stay on. Celiac wasn't very likely in the first place (long story, but lets just say that my symptoms don't really point to a stomach/digestive problem at all), but...
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    First off, I know that you need to eat gluten to have accurate results. Thing is, I had NO idea my doctor had ordered celiac tests, until I had a needle in my arm and gazed at the papers! I've been gluten free since 2007-10-30, which is 2 months and a couple of days. I'm not sure which tests were ordered, but lets give him the benefit of the doubt and...
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    Oops, I'm lagging behind with all these answers. I do know about the "gluten free" stuff; most if not all of the things I eat are naturally gluten free, though. In other words, nothing gluten-containing is allowed anywhere near it, as opposed to plain "gluten free" wheat starch, etc. I realize that a month might not be enough, but many of my symptoms...
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    Yes, that's the idea. I'm not completely sure about it, but to be honest I doubt anything bad will happen. Yes, I do realize that even the tiniest bit is bad. As you know, it's pretty darn hard to completely avoid it, but I can honestly say that I've tried my best (and not failed that I know of). Nothing from quaker, no. Dairy is still in, but...
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    Hi Deb, thanks for the reply I obviously can't say I'm 100% sure, but it's close. No cereal or anything "big" contains gluten, of that I'm very sure. I skipped dinner and made my own about two weeks ago, since the soy used (perhaps 1/2 tsp) wasn't wheat free. BTW, I've avoided soy too, but I haven't tried as hard in that department. I've checked all...
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    I've been gluten free (as far as I know, completely) since 2007-10-29. Not the slightest positive difference since then. Not any. Time to give up?
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    Low MCV almost always mean iron deficiency. Have them check serum iron and ferritin. B12 deficiency (and folate deficiency, too) causes high MCV.
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    The "huh" was about this part:
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    Indeed. Don't get me wrong though, I'm definately not adding gluten back. I might do a reaction test in a few months in case I don't notice a difference (at all), but not more than that. One week isn't enough, I know, but on the other hand, I'd rather eliminate too many foods and try to add them back, than to give each a try for several weeks - it simply...
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    First... Huh? Anyway, I guess the sum of all that is: wheat starch bad... Yes? I'm looking at alternatives, actually. Finding one that is also free of soy isn't very easy. I created a new thread in the other intolerances section regarding soy/casein/corn. It's not pinned yet though.
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    Hi everybody. I've been gluten free for almost a week now, and I'm feeling worse rather than better. Withdrawal, I guess. Anyway, I simply can't wait for weeks or even months before realizing "this didn't work", so to speak, I want to feel better NOW, like most of us. Here's my first thread, with symptoms etc: Open Original Shared Link I'm thinking...
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    I KNOW! I know exactly what you mean, and it is annoying beyond words!!! From what I know about this, which is very little, you CAN actually be gluten intolerant without celiac, that is, feel crap when eating gluten without visible intestinal damage. On the other hand, there are plenty of other intolerances/allergies than can do bad stuff to you...
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    Hi everybody I'm on day three without gluten. No positive difference yet, but I do feel *worse*. Now, I've felt this way many times before so it may be completely unrelated to gluten... But many talk about gluten withdrawal symptoms, who knows... What kind of symptoms did you lot have, if any? Anyway. I mailed Enterolab and asked about the possibilities...
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    To be clear, it's not wheat but rather wheat starch. "CONCLUSION: Wheat starch-based gluten-free flour products were not harmful in the treatment of coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis." Open Original Shared Link It should be safe according to Open Original Shared Link as well. However, if I don't notice a change soon I'll obviously have to...
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    Huh, interesting. I've looked into this a bit as well. I actually found this thread via Google. Looking forward to hear your results.
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    I'm extremely new to all this, but I have to agree anyway. If the biopsy says you likely have it, AND your genes make the risk bigger than average, AND you feel better without gluten(!), there is really no doubt, is there?
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    Haha, no problem. I'm not out of the woods regarding thyroid/adrenal problems myself, so this discussion could help me as well I agree that having thyroid antibodies is a bad thing, and if somebody has them, AND low thyroid symptoms, replacement therapy should obviously be started ASAP! Anyways, a bit more about myself I've been reading a lot,...
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    This doesn't seem to be very easy Still, to stay on subject, do you think it's possible (likely?) for me to have some kind of food intolerance, going by the symptoms? Needless to say everybody might have some intolerance, but... Anyway, I'm trying to remove gluten. I *think* I haven't had any since lunch yesterday. I look through everything I eat (plus...
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    Hmm yes, I've heard/read about it a bit. You don't happen to know which blood values are used to calculate the transferritin saturation (which seems to be the most useful test), do you? The values I have are (translated): S-Iron 37 (9-34) umol/L P-Transferrin 2.02 (1.94-3.26) g/L P-Iron saturation 72% (15-60%) My doc didn't think much of it...
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    Thanks again for your replies I've looked into Lyme a bit, and I don't know... It's not impossible, but I've felt slightly bad for almost 10 years (although much worse the last 6 months), so it seems a bit unlikely. We had a dog when I was a kid, though, and ticks are pretty common around here. I haven't been in many places where I might have been exposed...
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    Heh, I've actually thought about the whole not converting and/or rT3 thing. It seems most if not all doctors considers that quackery, though. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Having that said, I don't think the whole thing is completely impossible. However, it could very well be caused by malnutrition and/or mineral deficiency (zink...
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