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  1. GFinDC
    And here I thot you lived in Funky Town JMG!
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    Hi WorkingK9, It seems like a re-test of the celiac antibodies is a good move at this point. Two years is plenty of time for things to change. If your current doctor won't re-test you for the antibodies, maybe you can find a different one to test you. If you don't get anywhere with antibody testing though, you can decide to go ahead and try the...
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    Hi Courtney, I suggest you wait for the test results before going gluten-free. Some members reported their doctors lost the test results or the lab screwed up and they had to retake the tests. It's unusual but it does happen. Stopping gluten and then restarting it for testing can be very unpleasant. Your body starts to heal and BAM you hit with...
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    Sauerkarut is supposed to be a good pro-biotic.
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    Hi Kam, You are struggling with identifying all the ingredients, but you don't have to. It's better to eat only foods you prepare yourself at home. Whole foods with a few ingredients are better for us than processed foods with lots of ingredients. At least while we are healing. It can be hard to get enough protein and vitamin D if you are vegetarian...
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    Peppermint tea.
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    Right, you can't just eat gluten a few days ahead of the test and expect a positive test result. You need to eat 1 or 2 slices of bread a day, but more shouldn't be needed. I think there is a formula about lbs of body weight and amount of gluten you should eat somewhere. The point is to keep the autoimmune reaction going so there are antibodies in your...
  8. GFinDC
    Hi Jessi, Did the new doc test you for gliaden antibodies? It would be wise to do that in case you are getting cross contamination.
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    Hi Sophie, There are 300 symptoms possible with celiac disease, so it is really hard to identify it by symptoms alone. The most easily recognized symptoms are digestive issues, but there are many that have nothing to do with the digestive system. One condition associated with celiac disease is gluten ataxia, which could explain his headaches. It is...
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    Hi Mona, It is pretty early in your recovery, so yeah, things can be kind of rough for a while. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try and identify problem foods though. If I was you, I'd start by eliminating the vitalife cheese and Wharburton's bread, both are processed foods. The other thing is to be sure you wash or use clean silverware and plates...
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    Hi Mona, I had leg swelling or rather mostly ankle swelling for a long time. It turned out to be a reaction to soy causing most of it for me. Maybe with a side of high blood pressure too. Welcome to the forum!
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    Hi Missing, I don't think your symptoms are anything to worry about. They may be unpleasant but should dissipate after a few weeks. Unfortunately they may come back from time to time as you are learning the gluten-free diet and your body is healing. It seems like recovery from celiac damage is not a straight-line process for many people. We may get...
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    Hi Michael, Getting the testing done is a good thing. I hope you saw the advice about staying on gluten until all the tests are done though, including an endoscopy. After the endoscopy and test results are back is the time to go gluten-free. There are lots of people who are willing to help you this forum. so do come back and update us when you...
  14. GFinDC
    Hi 2lone dogs, I react to nightshades also. It is not a gluten reaction, but still isn't all that fun. I don't think it's a real uncommon thing to react to nightshades, and they probably do affect many more people than is realized. There are chemicals called alkaloids in nightshades that can make many people sick. So I agree, it could be a nightshade...
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    I put soapy water in a cast iron skillet and boiled it on the stove. Then scrubbed it with a steel wool pad. Or maybe it was the other way round. But anyway, it was fine and I had no problem using it after that. Just heating the iron up in a stove isn't going to remove the residue of gluten. You have to physically scrub the pan to do that, IMHO. ...
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    Hi Sarahb, Other people have posted in the past about having their gall bladders removed. It seems like gall bladder issues are kind of tied to celiac disease. Since the endoscopy showed damage then the next step is to get the blood antibodie tests done. Usually they call it a celiac panel. But you want to get the full celiac panel, not just the...
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    Hi Muqeet, The better you avoid gluten in your diet, even small crumbs of it, the sooner you will recover. Even tiny amounts of gluten can kick off the autoimmune reaction, and it doesn't stop when the food leaves your body. It can continue for weeks or months. So it's very important to control what you eat and avoid cross-contamination. Meat, veggies...
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    Hi Scotty, I suggest checking your vitamin D brand against the labdoor test results. They rated some popular brands for quality and label accuracy. Open Original Shared Link
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    Hi Lucy, You certainly are having a rough time of it. I wonder if the docs checked you vitamin levels? Vitamin B and D? Celiac causes gut damage and we can't absorb nutrients correctly when that happens. The gut will heal but it may take some time. I think you are on the right track staying off gluten. Some people just don't pass the antibodie...
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    Hi TheBajan, That's always a good/wise option, just don't eat if you aren't sure it's safe. Or bring an orange and a banana or some peanuts in your pocket to munch on. Having celiac does give us an automatic license to pack a snack. Sitting and staring at the other people while they eat and you fester is also kind of fun tho. You can shoot them the...
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    Hi TheBajan, Welcome to the forum! Being gluten-free is a medical diet, so now your son will have to accept the change. He may not understand it, but that's ok. I doubt he would complain to a diabetic about their medical diet, or any other person's medical diet for that matter. But people sometimes don't take celiac disease seriously, even though...
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    Hi Jammy, Squirmy has it right, event the smell of McDonalds foods is yucko to me. Gas is generally caused by bacteria in the gut eating carbs and sugars that weren't digested well. It's good idea to limit carbs and avoid sugar completely while healing. Most carbs are converted to sugars in the body and the bacteria have a field day. Stop feeding...
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    Hi JaneJungle, You are very early in the gluten-free diet and recovery process. Our bodies don't get better instantly, it takes time to start absorbing nutrients properly so tissues can heal. Also the immune response keeps going for a variable amount of time, possibly months in some people. If you aren't going to continue testing for celiac, you...
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    Right, usually they do an endoscopy after a positive blood antibody test. The biopsy confirms the antibody results. Doing them in the reverse order doesn't hurt anything though. Sometimes people "fail" the antibody tests but still have gut damage. Not everybody makes the same antibodies or in the same quantities. Anyway, you should make sure they are...
  25. GFinDC
    I don't have scotomas but you might find more help on a forum dedicated to vision issues. Here are a couple I found. the last link is a Yahoo search for "eye forum" There may be others found if you try a search on Google. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
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