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  1. GFinDC
    Hi, To make purty sure the tests are accurate you''d need to eat gluten for 12 weeks for the blood antibodies testing and 2 weeks for the endoscopy.
  2. GFinDC
    Hi, We are not all made exactly the same. Some peoples' immune systems are not as sensitive. Some people don't even make IgA antibodies. If you follow the news on COVID-19, you know that some people get very sick and others have no symptoms. They also think that people with type O blood may get fewer symptoms of COVID-19. Symptoms do not always...
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    If you can't complete the gluten challenge due to symptoms, that pretty much means you shouldn't eat gluten. Regardless of any test results, if your body can't handle it then you should not eat it. I don't know of any approved testing that doesn't require a gluten challenge. There is a gene test you can take, but it only shows your are in the pool...
  4. GFinDC
    Sure, it could be gluten intolerance or celiac disease.
  5. GFinDC
    The doctor is right, you would need to eat gluten for 12 weeks for the blood antibody tests, or 2 weeks for the endoscopy test. The result if you test positive is they tell you to go gluten-free. if you are willing to skip that process and tell yourself to go gluten-free, then that is fine IMHO.
  6. GFinDC
    Some grocery stores used to do that, keep gluten-free in one area. But not so much anymore. I think CL has it right, they want to encourage buying.
  7. GFinDC
    Hi Bonbena, Since you are low on several vitamins/minerals it is probably true that you haven't been absorbing them properly, or your usual diet just sucks! Turning that situation around may take months. While your gut is damaged the absorption of nutrients is impaired. So eating quality foods and taking a vitamin can help. Your brain is mostly...
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    Another site you can check is Labdoor. They rank vitamins according to independent tests they do. https://labdoor.com/rankings/multivitamins They are not listing gluten-free vitamins, but rank them based on quality. So you'd want to get your list of gluten-free vitamins and compare it to the list of quality vitamins and try to find matches.
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    I don't eat nightshades and did not recover the ability to eat them. I've read before that food intolerances may resolve by themselves but not always. You could try them again after 6 months abstinence. If that doesn't work maybe try after another year. We all have to test our own bodies with food issues as we are all individual responders.
  10. GFinDC
    Bananas, rice, are very carby foods. Dairy has lactose sugar in it and is hard to digest with damaged villi. The carby foods are converted to sugar in the gut. That can cause bacteria to thrive or higher blood glucose or both. So maybe check your blood glucose? I know my dad had muscle cramps from T2 diabetes in his legs.
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    Hi Kate333, I wonder if you were tested for celiac 5 years back before you started on the PPI's? It's possible you had celiac disease back then I suppose. People do go undiagnosed for years after all.
  12. GFinDC
    Hi DFL771, Here is a link to search results for insomnia on the forum. https://www.celiac.com/search/?q=insomnia&quick=1
  13. GFinDC
    No idea myself. i have the same reaction to oats that I do to wheat, rye and barley. So i don't eat them intentionally. One issue that come up with grain crops is potential contamination from crop rotation and transport. Some companies only use grain from dedicated fields that don't rotate with gluten grains. I don't think Quaker has that policy but...
  14. GFinDC
    Hi Et, Yes, nerve pain/damage can be a result of celiac. There are possible nerve issues due to malabsorption of nutrients and also possible direct attack by antibodies.
  15. GFinDC
    Choose the forum section you want to post in, pre-diagnosis, coping with dermatitis herpetiformis etc. Click Ask us a question. Post your question. New users posts are moderated for a few days.
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    Hi DFL, Insomnia is a somewhat common symptom in new celiacs from my understanding. You can search the forum for threads about insomnia and maybe find some info on it. My own opinion for what it's worth is that it may resolve on it's own in time. After healing a while your gut should be able to absorb nutrients better and that should help with any...
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    Hi Bags, I shop at Kroger, Aldi, Piggly Wiggly, Sav-A-Lot and Chinamart (Walmart). I don't usually buy deli sliced meats myself. I know people in the past have suggested talking to the deli people and asking them to set aside sliced meats from the first slicer use in the morning. Or going to the store early to get there before they use a slicer for...
  18. GFinDC
    Hi Kate, Welcome to the forum! I'll tackle a few of your questions. Yes, celiac disease can cause GI symptoms when eating just about any food, not just gluten foods. The damage to the small intestine interferes with proper operation of the digestive tract. Foods are not digested and absorbed properly, bacterial flora can get out of whack, and...
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    Hi Gina, No I didn't do the gluten challenge. It was months to get my appointment with the GI and I didn't want to wait on starting the gluten-free diet and getting better. By the time I did see a GI and get tested my antibodies were not high enough to register positive. Hair loss can be caused by many things including malabsorption. I don't...
  20. GFinDC
    It would be helpful if he did a test on Vit D and minerals too.
  21. GFinDC
    Hi DFL, This may come off as splitting hairs to you, but allergies are an IgE immune response, while celiac is an IgA and/or IgG immune response. If you look up the difference between the types of immune cells you'll find that IgE cells tend to affect the respiratory system etc while IgA and IgG cells generally don't. So celiac is not an allergic reaction...
  22. GFinDC
    Hi zenith, You may not get much help from an allergist. Celiac disease is not an allergy. It might be more helpful to do an elimination diet.
  23. GFinDC
    Hi, Most meats, veggies, nuts, eggs and fruit are ok and naturally gluten-free. The exception is if you get some kind of pre-spiced meat or veggies etc. Gluten is a protein in wheat, rye and barley. Although some of us react to oat protein also. To make it easy, look for foods with 3 ingredients or less. One ingredient is ideal. You can certainly...
  24. GFinDC
    Hi BOL, Trents is right about celiac being an AI (auto-immune) condition. The celiac immune response is triggered by a protein in wheat, rye and barley. Some of us also react to oats. It only takes a very small amount of gluten to trigger the immune response and it can continue for weeks to months. Celiac can cause malabsorption so your doctor...
  25. GFinDC
    Hi Angela, Yes, there is a series of blood antibody tests called a celiac panel. It measures gliaden antibodies of various types. The blood tests are not accurate if you aren't eating gluten for 12 weeks before hand. They also would usually do an endoscopy to take tissue samples from the small intestine lining if the blood tests are positive.
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