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  1. mushroom
    Bloating and non-stop burping/belching was my major presentation. On, and on, and on..... I was quite the windbag You are making all the right moves. Good luck and best wishes for an accurate diagnosis.
  2. mushroom
    Welcome to the board, EmmKat. As you are discovering, celiac is one of life's major frustrations. Firstly, to find anyone with knowledge, secondly, to apply that knowledge, thirdly (apparently in Canada) to find insurance coverage for it. I see Peter has just responded, so I will change my post a bit. So do you know the answers to these questions...
  3. mushroom
    We have a little studio with an ensuite and a fridge - alas no room-sized pantry to store all the sauces and condiments. We could, I suppose, move the cars out of the garage, since it is so nice and ~~~~warm~~~~ here. Yep, folks, we are actually having a summer with a big high pressure system parked over the top of us This is the first one I remember...
  4. mushroom
    Welcome to the board, Marie. If your daughter has not been eating much gluten it could account for her relatively low (but still tTG positive) results. (You do not have to be positive on every test to be a celiac). I would give her as much gluten as she can tolerate in the next couple of weeks, although two weeks isn't long in the scheme of things for...
  5. mushroom
    Have you eliminated dairy for now, as well? Celiacs often are unable to digest dairy until they are completely healed - at least the heavy-lactose dairy like milk, cream, ice cream because of gluten damage to the area that makes the enzyme for it. If you haven't already done so, give that a try, and welcome to the board
  6. mushroom
    Oh, I am so glad you found a "keeper". Not many of us are that lucky! You go, girl !!
  7. mushroom
    Hi, and welcome to the forum. I don't mean to cast aspersions on the NHS, but from what I understand it is pretty hard to get a full celiac panel run over there. They tend to want to do the tTG and leave it at that. But if I were you I would want the whole shebang - Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgA Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgG Anti-Endomysial (EMA) IgA Anti-Tissue...
  8. mushroom
    While sweet potatoes have more carbs than white, they have a lower glycemic index. I don't know if that makes any difference for you.
  9. mushroom
    Your small intestine is more than 22 feet long; I am not sure of the size of your duodenum. Your GI doctor can see your duodenum, but celiac disease is normally not visible to the naked eye; he cannot see more than the very beginning of your 22 feet that follows the duodenum. Best practice is to take six biopsy samples (some doctors think only one is necessary...
  10. mushroom
    The Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warrens
  11. mushroom
    I just excerpted this for another poster, so thought I would pop it in here, too. Open Original Shared Link The old gliadin test. In the 1990s, the gliadin antibody test was developed. Although most celiacs had a positive IgG-gliadin antibody test, high levels of this antibody were found in about 10% of the normal population. Consequently, gliadin...
  12. mushroom
    Was this one of the articles you read?: (excerpted in part) Open Original Shared Link "The old gliadin test. In the 1990s, the gliadin antibody test was developed. Although most celiacs had a positive IgG-gliadin antibody test, high levels of this antibody were found in about 10% of the normal population. Consequently, gliadin testing was considered...
  13. mushroom
    One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston
  14. mushroom
    Hello Eli, and welcome to the board. How long has it been now since you stoppped eating gluten? And what sorts of foods do you eat now?
  15. mushroom
    Hey, this may be a crazy bunch, but nowhere does it say we are DUMB !!!!!
  16. mushroom
    Come Down Love - Shakira
  17. mushroom
    It is my personal opinion that he should do the endoscopy with a positive DGP, even with normal bloodwork and tTG. The DGP is very specific for celiac disease (i.e., nothing else that we know of elevates it, unlike the tTG). Dr. Rodney Ford (world eminent pediatric GI - here in Christchurch) believes that every child who has an elevated DGP will eventually...
  18. mushroom
    Yes, I do think you should get your nutrient levels checked, vitamins, electrolytes, iron/ferritin, and also get your thyroid function checked, TSH, free T3 and free T4. Any deficiencies can really drag you down.
  19. mushroom
    chickpea, is your doctor planning to do any follow-up on this result? Like at least run the EMA and DGP. Or do an endoscopy with biopsy? In my book, any weak positive should not be dismissed out of hand. Oh, and did he run a total serum IgA?
  20. mushroom
    Convince him to get tested. Getting rid of seizures would be worth the hardship, surely. We didn't know about our familial affliction when my brother was having his seizures.
  21. mushroom
    Created by the crashing of waves from Tropical Storm Oswald......
  22. mushroom
    Australia tossed it our way because it was burning their little island up. We were fool enough to snag it as it went by, and now it is burning our little island up (literally, for both countries, although Queensland is under water and snorkelling ) We are supposed to hit 40 degrees Celsius today. Think I might stay indoors
  23. mushroom
    I used to take VSL#3 for my leaky gut, but they are very expensive, and now I just buy whatever looks good. Lots of forum members recommend Digest Gold.
  24. mushroom
    There is no problem in giving that to you if it is preventing you from getting on - only exists to keep out automatic spamming. They even give the info. on the website: User name: afibbers Password: 2sesame
  25. mushroom
    No, one day isn't going to make any difference at this point. And, it has been less than a week off ......
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