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  1. mushroom
    Dad may be suffering from a gluten rage himself, and also a rage of de Nile (denial ) I am a psoriasis sufferer myself and that too can drive you mad My first reaction when I read your post was that someone with celiac should not be running around cleaning up after people dropping gluten crumbs everywhere, so no, I don't think your kitchen is a safe...
  2. mushroom
    Welcome to the board. It could be that she has really early celiac, enough to develop the antibodies in the blood but not enough for damage to the small intestine. With a positive EMA test that to me is the most likely scenario. Either way, she does need to eat gluten free; I think you will find it will make a big difference. AND, you have a doctor...
  3. mushroom
    I know zilch about stool softeners, but you could try some prune juice.
  4. mushroom
    The AGA IgA and IgG are not used very much any more as they have mostly been replaced by the DGP in the panel, as being more reliable, but in the case of a "tie" they could be useful. Celiac testing seems to work best (for the patient, at least ) if the entire panel is drawn at once; it is a greater lab expense, but a lesser doctor expense and gives...
  5. mushroom
    That's what log burners and gas cooktops are for
  6. mushroom
    Hi glasgowfranko, and welcome: Celiac disease can strike someone who has been perfectly healthy in the past, just as any disease. For some its main symptoms are fatigue, lethargy, brain fog, joint pain. More common are bloating, flatulence, stomach cramping, diarrhea and/or constipation. Some have neurological symptoms, some have skin rashes. So...
  7. mushroom
    Perhaps a ban on sodas??? Some small juice boxes instead? That way there is no fallback position - i.e., you have to get nutrition I do admit I have never been afraid of food (except when I see the dreadful IHOP commercials on TV -- those churn my stomach) so I cannot speak to the place where you are coming from. But it seems to me so long as you give...
  8. mushroom
    An EGD is never a waste of time if you are symptomatic -- it is a diagnostic tool. If it doesn't find anything, that is good You have already found out that you can't eat gluten. Now you can rule out any problem other than gluten. You can choose to do the challenge or not, it is up to you, but I would go ahead with the EGD. (You don't have to tell...
  9. mushroom
    I preface this by saying I am not a super sensitive, but I would think if you washed off the outside of the lettuce bag, removed the head of lettuce and took off all the outside leaves, and then washed the lettuce as usual you would probably be reasonably safe. I would eat it - you may not.
  10. mushroom
    Something else that can be tried for inflammation - the thread is so long I don't know if it has already been mentioned -- but I found this on another forum I frequent: Open Original Shared Link Jackie Burgess' recipe for ginger tea: "Be sure you buy organic ginger root...and I'd avoid anything grown in China even if marked organic. Slice...
  11. mushroom
    Oh you poor dear, that must be awful. Trying to think of ideas for you... Do you think if you set out a specific (and reasonable) amount of food each day, say a Kind Bar, a small bag of nuts, a cookie, an apple -- things that you would normally like to eat -- and tell yourself that these must be consumed by the end of the day, that would help?? Leave...
  12. mushroom
    DQ2 and DQ8 are the most common genes associated with celiac, but are not exclusive, so no, you can't rule out celiac if you don't have either although it makes it less likely. The celiac tests you have not had (and need) are the following: AGA-IgG tTG (anti-tissue transglutaminase)-IgG EMA (anti-endomysial antibodies)-IgG DGP (deamidated...
  13. mushroom
    Gosh, Rayshelle, you have had such a bummer of a year (although it has had some good points ) but cheer up, it is almost OVER!! You is one amazin' woman and don't lissen to anything diffrent. {{{{{HUGS}}}}} to you until your hunny can give you some.
  14. mushroom
    The first test is run to check if you are a producer of normal quantities of IgA antibodies, which everybody produces. Your test is abnormal, in that you do not produce enough antibodies (only 78, when the normal range is between 82 and 453. This test has nothing directly to do with celiac disease. It does, however, mean that any test for celiac using...
  15. mushroom
    Hmmm, during the time period in question when most people who did not test positive for celiac disease were told there was nothing wrong with them and to go forth and eat gluten, and doctors did not believe in non-celiac gluten sensitivity anyway (heck, many of them still don't), one would really have to doubt the validity of this study. Now repeat the study...
  16. mushroom
    I do trust that these are gluten free cooking lessons, my deah!! And all this talk about thumbs and sticking it out sounds raaather unseemly after a British dinner service Besides, I have been reading Isabel Allende (Island Beneath the Sea) and am steeped in 18th century manners (which were not so good behind the curtains or in the dark of nights ) which...
  17. mushroom
    Sounds just like all the other medical advice we receive - what's true yesterday is false tomorrow!! I wonder if doctors ever take true/false tests on exams?? T'would be tricky. Of course, they don't study much of this stuff. ETA: I once took a class where I had to put in my notes "IB" for "instructor believes" so I could get the T/F questions...
  18. mushroom
    Shame, shame!!! Would nevah think of such a thing!!! Actually, I am more of a Julia Child (I always cook with wine; sometimes I even put it in the food!)
  19. mushroom
    ALWAYS eat (and drink!!!) seasonally ETA: Olives are in season, aren't they???
  20. mushroom
    Don't be surprised if he doesn't know anything about other food intolerances (dairy might be the exception) -- most of them don't think that food has much to do with anything except starvation and obesity
  21. mushroom
    But the fans and the team didn't care
  22. mushroom
    And almost as an afterthought, but not quite, cheers to Patti and all her years of effort. You deserve that Moscato!
  23. mushroom
    If we keep this up Ghiannit will be out by the weekend -- upsy, daisy, there goes Maisee Mm, that's a good martini, thank you Oscar.
  24. mushroom
    Bottoms up!!!! Seems appropriate.... Darnnitt Oscar, ya beat me to it.
  25. mushroom
    Yes, no inundations for the phaithphul!!!
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