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    You can sprinkle vital wheat gluten on any food you like. https://www.bobsredmill.com/vital-wheat-gluten.html
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    My doctor prescribed a statin for me but I didn't take it. I did change my diet a little by cutting out some sugary things that I really didn't need to be eating anyway. I still ate just as much meat as before. But at my next test my lipid levels had dropped into a normal range. They weren't super high to start with but high enuff for a prescription in...
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    Hi Matt, If you can stick with the whole foods diet for 3 months you will heal / recover faster IMHO. Then you can add one new food a week to your diet and see how it goes. It is a good idea to keep a food journal including how you feel. Like Monday ate chicken, broccoli, peas, and sweet taters today. Feeling great. Tuesday ate beef, eggs, brussel...
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    Hi Z4CH, Rice is all carbs. Rice is pretty useless for minerals or vitamins though. It's kind of like eating sugar. Sweet potatoes would be much better for nutrition. There is a recipe for gluten-free peanut butter cookies somewhere. It just has peanut butter, egg and sugar and baking powder. They taste great, better than regular peanut butter...
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    Hi Terri, Rachel-24 hasn't visited the forum since 2009. So she won't see your question.
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    By not going. Or by bringing my own food.
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    If you have celiac disease it doesn't go away. Symptoms may change but the damage is still being done. Have you been tested for wheat allergies? A puffy face could be an allergy symptom. It could be a celiac reaction too though. Dang celiac disease symptoms can vary widely.
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    Hi, Pepto Bismol and peppermint tea may help. Or peppermint Altoids. Peppermint relaxes smooth muscles and helps to get gas out. Gas can cause pain in an irritated gut/stomach. Lots of water may help also. Or some milk of magnesia to get things moving faster.
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    Hi Amy, Yes, I had similar pain for a quite a while. However it eventually morphed into a sharp pain and made it hard to sleep. Celiac symptoms are like a kaliedoscope, all different colors for whoever happens to look through it. But please don't go gluten-free without getting tested first. The celiac disease testing requires us to be on a gluten...
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    I haven't tried the Mission wraps. But the regular corn tortillas are made on dedicated lines and are gluten-free. I've had them many times without problems. https://www.missionfoods.com/products/better-for-you/gluten-free-tortillas/ Are you talking about the Mission original gluten-free wraps or the spinach herb gluten-free wraps?
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    Yes, to be tested for celiac disease you have to be eating gluten. Fun Fun! Not!!! The UofChicago recommends 3 to 4 weeks for the endoscopy testing and 12 weeks of eating gluten for the blood testing. That gluten eating period is called a gluten challenge. And it certainly is a challenge to complete it for people who have gone off gluten already....
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    I don't tolerate grapes well myself. It's not a gluten reaction but another food intolerance that developed. Result is the same though, I don't eat grapes.
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    I agree with adding sweet potatoes if possible. Sweet potatoes are more nutritious than white potatoes. Plus white potatoes are a bad choice because of the alkaloids in them that many people react to. White potatoes are a nightshade vegetable and some people can't tolerate nightshades. All people react to the alkaloids in white potatoes but they are usually...
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    Hi Zach, 1- Yes, peripheral neuropathy is a known symptom of celiac disease. I had some muscle twitching before going gluten-free but it resolved after while. Celiac can cause malabsorption of nutrients our bodies need to function. The B vitamins including B-12 are sometimes low. People can also have issues with vitamin D, iron, copper, manganese...
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    Hi You can also get vitamin D from oily fish like salmon, mackeral, tuna, and sardines.
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    The celiac antibody testing requires 12 weeks of eating gluten before the testing. It takes only 3 to 4 weeks of eating gluten for the endoscopy testing. Celiac disease does not go away, so if you had it as a child you have it now. Congrats on going gluten-free again, I hope you feel better soon.
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    I take peppermint tea or Altoids for gas. Pepto Bismol for gut pain. I also drink lots of water.
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    Hi Matt C, What you describe is known as "silent celiac" disease. Basically having celiac without any obvious GI symptoms. There are some forum members who have silent celiac, but I am not sure of they visit often. A problem with silent celiac is knowing when you have been glutened. Most of us know by our symptoms when we have been "hit", but...
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    Hi Katie, It's simplest to start the gluten-free diet by going to a whole foods diet. Avoid most processed foods. Instead eat meats, veggies, nuts and eggs. This will avoid lots of time reading labels in stores and confusion. So it eliminates worry and saves time. This diet also gives your body the best chance to heal and your gut a break. Dairy...
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    Right, digestive enzymes might help for now. The gallbladder stores and releases bile made by the liver when needed to digest fats. That's only if the gallbladder is working right though. There have been multiple people post on the forum who had their gallbladder's removed. Often before they knew they had celiac disease. If they had gone gluten...
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    I hope the nutritionist had some good info for you Chris. You might try doing a search for celiac and your city name. There are sometimes support groups at hospitals or on Facebook where you can find info on doctors who are celiac aware.
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    Hi Lea, Jane hasn't been on the forum for a few years. She also isn't following this thread so she won't know you posted a question for her. There is lots of info on DH in the forum though. You might get more response by starting a new thread.
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    All good questions CL. The article doesn't go into all the details. But it does say the kid was given a vitamin regimen to follow, and didn't do it. The article also said he refused foods without a certain texture. So I am thinking maybe he has some kind of autism or other condition that affects his perception of food. Lots of room for guess work since...
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    You are correct about 2 to 3 weeks for the endoscopy testing. For the blood antibodies tests the gluten challenge is 12 weeks.
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