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  1. GFinDC
    Hi Tamie, Celiac disease is really hard to diagnose by symptoms unless they are the classic symptoms of GI distress, short stature, or DH rash. But some people have no symptoms at all (silent celiac), while others have joint pain, nerve damage , hair loss or a host of other non-GI related symptoms. So your symptoms could line up with celiac disease...
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    Hi Tony, You may be thinking of the total IgA reading. The total IgA test is kind of a grouping test showing the total amount of IgA antibodies of any kind. Some people don't make normal amounts of IgA antibodies at all, so the total (or serum) IgA test is done to determine that IgA deficiency condition. For someone who is found to be IgA deficient...
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    Hi Tammie Girl, Welcome to the forum! You may not get responses hard to tell. Some of these posters haven't been on the forum for many years. There is a Newbie 101 thread in the "Coping With" forum subsection that might help you out some. Here is a list of the antibody tests for celiac disease. Do you know what tests were done for you? ...
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    Thanks for the updated info Sara789! I don't take Tylenol myself, but I imagine some other members do.
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    Hi CT, I think it is good that you are going to try going gluten-free. You keep saying you want to try gluten in a few years? Maybe you want to try eating pizza and donuts again in a few years? Or drinking a beer? The thing is, You don't have to wait a few years to try those things. There are gluten-free pizzas, donuts, bread, beers, and cereals...
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    Hi Ms Ordinary, Welcome to the forum! No, you are not being a hypochondriac. You are being a sick person. I think you should be tested for celiac disease for sure. The testing is two steps, first a blood test for gliaden antibodies, then an endoscopy to take biopsy samples from the small intestine lining. You need to keep eating gluten until...
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    The only test I know is a self-administered elimination diet. Cut out all gluten for 3 to 6 months and then re-introduce it. Record your symptoms as you go. If they change you may have your answer. Some times NCGS is actually FODMAP intolerance per current thinking. That's another route to explore.
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    The grain industry promotes the idea that you need grains to get proper nutrition. This is false. Eat a diet of whole foods including meats, veggies, nuts. eggs. maybe a little fruit. No grains are essential nutrients. There are alternative grain like flours people do eat as substitutes. Some are amaranth, coconut flour, millet flour, bean flour, potato...
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    Now we are getting somewhere indeed! Open Original Shared Link I don't see where anyone told you that you would die instantly or automatically get a terrible disease if you cheat on the gluten-free diet. You are exploring the idea of a self-correcting plan IMHO. If you cheat in the future and have celiac disease, you will most likely experience...
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    GFinDC replied to Galixie's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    That's what I did early on the gluten-free diet. Make a big batch of some kind of food on the weekend and freeze half of it. Every weekend made a different batch of food and froze some. After a while you have a nice variety of frozen gluten-free food to nuke and eat. I do suggest going easy on spices or anything at all questionable in the big batches...
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    Hi CT, I am not TexasJen, so can only guess. You posted a long list of test results with only one little line underlined. That little underlined row of text was hard for me to pick out from the rest of the results. So I am guessing TexasJen may have missed it like I did at first. Maybe they'll look again and see the one positive result out of all...
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    This is probably what is usually called the DGP IgA test. If the range is correct and less than 20 is normal, then your result of 20 is above normal. That would mean you are having an abnormal IgA immune reaction to gliaden. Which means you have celiac disease, if there is corresponding villi damage. The DGP igA test is very specific to the gliaden protein...
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    Hi Tony, Welcome to the forum! I agree with JMG. It's really hard to identify celiac disease just by symptoms, as people have such a wide variety of symptoms. Some are not GI symptoms at all. The only times the symptoms are clear are when they are typical GI distress, alternating constipation and diarrhea, or a skin rash called dermatitis...
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    Hi CT, Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition. Once your immune system learns to fight a pathogen, it will always fight that pathogen. Eating any gluten ramps up the immune attack on your body. The immune attack continues until all the gluten is out of your body and the immune system decides it's safe to stop attacking. It could take months for...
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    Hi CT, The genes are a possibility of getting celiac disease, but most people with the genes don't get celiac disease. It's not an automatic thing to get celiac if you have the genes. The usual diagnostic process is a blood test for antibodies first, and then and endoscopy with biopsy samples for microscopic review. So your doc is following the...
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    Ack, I think we may have a cat lover on the forum! I can definitely help you out with that though. Just pm me your address and I can shoot a box of 20 or so cats at you to enjoy! Yay! 1% of the population is still a pretty big number out of over 300 million. So there are quite of few of us around. More than 20, that's for sure. It's normal...
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    Hmm, don't they always think that about every hubby? Fatigue is not uncommon I don't think. I sure had plenty of fatigue before going gluten-free. Some of the fatigue could be caused by vitamin deficiencies, but it can also be caused by inability to absorb fats and the constant immune attack on your body. Eventually some people might develop what...
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    Beans no likea me! The only ones that don't bother me a lot are the Bushes baked beans in can. I guess it has something to do with how long they are cooked, but they seem easier to digest.
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    Hi shollie, It's a good idea to find a doctor who is familiar with celiac diagnosis. You can try searching for a local celiac support group in your area. They might have recommendations for good doctors.
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    You might be thinking of soy sauce? Soy sauce often has wheat in it. There are some gluten-free versions of soy sauce though. Unfortunately the evil soy has invaded our planet. Soy is one of the top 8 allergens in the USA. So there are a lot of people who have reactions to it. But for most of us it is not a gluten issue, unless they are eating soy...
  22. GFinDC
    Hi Roxy, Ceramic should be fine, as long as it is cleaned well. Welcome to the forum!
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    Hi again WW, Your kids should be tested for celiac disease also. There are a couple of genes associated with celiac and they may have inherited them. If you have brothers or sisters they also have a chance of developing celiac disease if they have the gene/s. Having the genes doesn't mean you automatically get celiac disease, but that you have the...
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    Hi Weekend, Such a big diet change can be bit daunting at first. But in time you will get used to the changes and adapt. It's best IMHO to stick with simple, whole foods for the first few months at least. You need to avoid all gluten and that is easier if you aren't eating any processed foods. You can always add those processed foods back into your...
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    No need, I moved the thread for you.
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