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  1. GFinDC
    Welcome back TXplowgirl! It's a great day to kick off a new gluten-free diet ! I hope you have much improved health in this new year!
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    Hi Toxic (Ian), Symptoms and reactions do vary a lot between people. It's been quite a while since I glutened myself, but I used to get a stomach gas in about 30-45 minutes with a belch that had a distinctive (to me) smell. I always recognized it meant I had gotten into some gluten. Then several days of constipation followed by diahrea. The fun continued...
  3. GFinDC
    Hi Frankie, You might be having an allergic reaction to wheat or something else you are eating. I am thinking that because you said your throat hurts when eating bread? Allergic reactions can occur fairly quickly, as compared to celiac reactions which are somewhat slower. So that might be something to ask your doctor to test you for.
  4. GFinDC
    Merry Christmas Bartful and and everyone else too!
  5. GFinDC
    Hi Manasota, Since the Xifaxan is an antibiotic, you may need some probiotics to re-establish your gut flora. Hopefully the doctor recommended some. Have you tried cutting out dairy for a while? It may be a problem.
  6. GFinDC
    Your doctor should be able to to you the cost of the test. He/she is basically selling you a service and is obligated to reveal the price of that service. I agree, having the high blood antibodies means she has celiac disease. Some doctors also order an endoscopy with biopsy samples of the small intestine. Some accept only the antibody results as...
  7. GFinDC
    Welcome to the group Forman! Your story is, regrettably, very similar to many of us. Doctors are often slow to test for celiac disease. It can take years for people to get diagnosed. Mostly because doctors won't test for the condition. Anyhow, once you go gluten-free, the antibodies in your body start to decline, and then it is too late to test...
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    Hi Ender, I am not saying you have it, but gluten ataxia can cause symptoms similar to yours. You could ask your nuerologist to check you for it. One of the indicators is something called UBO's (unidentified bright objects) on the brain. I'm not making this up! Anyway, gluten ataxia attacks the nervous system, so it can cause numbness and difficulty...
  9. GFinDC
    Hi MK, Welcome to the group! It sounds like you are ready to make some changes to improve your situation. That's a good thing! I think sometimes people new to the gluten-free diet think it is a pretty tough thing to do. But it really is (or can be), a very healthy and satisfying diet. And it a diet you can get used to just like you got used to...
  10. GFinDC
    Hi Cheryl, Since you are still in the testing phase, be sure to keep eating gluten for now. The antibodies that cause celiac damage decline after we stop eating gluten and are harder or impossible to detect after a while. The IgA antibodies (DH) are deposited in the skin and blood tests don't include skin samples. That's why they take a sample of...
  11. GFinDC
    Hi PCB, You sure have a mystery symptom there. Some other things that might change with the seasons, perhaps switching from drinking tea to coffee, or maybe eating less soup in warm months? Since your symptoms vary with the seasons it sure seems like they could be related to allergies. I think if you read up on birch allergy you'll find that some...
  12. GFinDC
    Hi Matt, She should read the newbie 101 thread at the top of the forums. It has some advice that can help beginners. The biggest thing is to avoid eating even tiny amounts of gluten. The celiac reaction is auto-immune and it only takes a very small amount of gluten to kick off the reaction. The gut can't heal while the immune reaction is ongoing....
  13. GFinDC
    Hi, My younger brother had both Crohn's and celiac disease. So it's possible to have both conditions. If you read some of the Crohn's forums people sometimes follow the gluten-free diet for Crohn's. Some find it helpful, others don't. I wouldn't rule out taking drugs for Crohn's myself. From what I understand, sometimes people take a drug until they...
  14. GFinDC
    Hi, You could try giving up nightshades for a while and see if that helps your joint pain. A few months ought to be enough of a test to tell.
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    When you go to the doctor is up to you Patt. Only you can decide if your symptoms are serious enough for a doctor's visit.
  16. GFinDC
    Yep, silent celiac disease has no gut symptoms. But that doesn't mean it isn't doing damage.
  17. GFinDC
    Not a total fix, but Pepto Bismol may help some with glutening symptoms. Peppermint tea can help with getting gas out. Aspirin may help with pain. Avoidance is the best medicine tho.
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    GFinDC replied to beth01's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Hi Beth, I don't remember if you had done an elimination diet? Even if you have, it might be a good idea to try another one. Gluten isn't the only food that can make us sick. We can develop reactions to many different foods. Another thing to try might be eating Brazil nuts. Someone suggested that to me a while back and it helped my energy levels...
  19. GFinDC
    If he has pain and rectal bleeding from eating gluten now, it won't change that if he is diagnosed with celiac. The only treatment for celiac disease is total gluten avoidance, which you are already doing for him. Maybe it would be better to wait until he has grown some and is a little older before trying a gluten challenge and diagnosis for celiac.
  20. GFinDC
    Her symptoms may not disappear in just a few days. It depends on what the situation in her gut is to begin with, and also what kind of reaction she is having. If her gut is inflamed and irritated by something other than dairy, the symptoms may not change at all. Or if the problem is dairy and some other food also, eliminating just one of the irritants...
  21. GFinDC
    I react to grapes also, but not like i react to gluten. I get more of an allergic type reaction. One idea about other food intolerances we develop is that the prolonged gut irritation can somehow cause the body to develop reactions to other foods besides gluten. That could be why some people on the forum have many additional food intolerances listed in...
  22. GFinDC
    You could ask your doctor to suggest something to soothe your GI system. Over here in the states I'd say try some Pepto Bismol but I don't know if they have Pepto or something like it in your neck of the woods.
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    Hi, Fistulas can happen sometimes in Crohns patients. The fact that you had symptom reduction on a gluten-free diet is good to know. Some people with Crohns go gluten-free and have improvements. It is possible to have both celiac disease and Crohns at the same time. There are some tests for food intolerances, but not many. Sometimes the best test...
  24. GFinDC
    It's pretty neat that you are willing to try and learn about our situation. Here's some background info for you and threads that might be interesting. You "DO NOT" have to read all this stuff! I made a list of tips for gluten-free beginners a while back. Here they are: Some starting the gluten-free diet tips for the first 6 months for interest...
  25. GFinDC
    Hi Hannah, I agree with everything said before. Some real good advice there. One thing that helped me a lot with fatigue was taking selenium. I had been taking vitamin pills but they didn't have any selenium in them. Some people suggested eating Brazil nuts (high selenium) once in a while and that helped a lot. Another thing that helped was making...
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