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  1. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! It's better to figure this out late than never! It sounds like you are on track to recover, and I'm glad you've finally figured things out.
  2. Scott Adams
    The articles we've done on this topic are older, but may be helpful still:
  3. Scott Adams
    The blood test are not reliable unless you were eating gluten, at least 2 slices of wheat bread worth per day, for 6-8 weeks before the test. If you want to be retested this is what you would need to do. Or, you could just go gluten-free now and save yourself the suffering.
  4. Scott Adams
    In general the B vitamins work together, which is why B-Complex vitamins are so common. You may want to consider taking one.
  5. Scott Adams
    Some people, including myself, are allergic to penicillin (which may mean an allergy to that class of antibiotics). It's definitely best to be your own health advocate!
  6. Scott Adams
    It seems odd to me that your "specialist" it trying to talk you out of what seems to be 1) classic celiac symptoms; 2) you carry a gene that give you a 5% chance of having celiac disease; 3) you had villous atrophy consistent with celiac disease even after 2 months on a gluten-free diet; and 4) you feel better when you don't eat gluten, and poorly when you...
  7. Scott Adams
    This post might be helpful:
  8. Scott Adams
    Definitely check in with your doctor, but celiac disease is known to cause gluten ataxia, which could explain your symptoms. Are you taking a good multi-vitamin with minerals? One A Day or Geritol are good ones. You may also need to add extra B12, benfotiamine (B1 in a form that is absorbed better), and Magnesium Citrate (this can cause IBS-like issues...
  9. Scott Adams
    It seems like you could take both without issues.
  10. Scott Adams
    I can't claim to be fully up on every genetic variant that could make celiac disease more likely, but it looks like going with either of these should be enough, and perhaps Genovate might be slightly better. There are upsides and downsides to doing it with 23 and Me, for example privacy issues regarding your test results, but the upsides are getting all of...
  11. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! There are others like you, and polls done in the past have indicated that ~25% of celiacs cheat regularly on their diets, however, there are lots of health risks associated with doing this, so it's just better not to do it. I liken it a bit to diabetics who might continue eating high carb or sugar foods, only to find out many years...
  12. Scott Adams
    You may want to get some Lysol disinfectant wipes to wipe your keyboard and other areas down.
  13. Scott Adams
    Some people report that using Ben-Gay cream helps.
  14. Scott Adams
    I don't think NCGS is temporary, and is likely a lifelong condition, although this hasn't been determined yet.
  15. Scott Adams
    This sounds a lot like what my doctor said ~27 years ago...it's amazing that many doctors haven't moved beyond this vary narrow advice. A proper consultation warning you of the risks involved if you continue eating gluten would be the proper way for them to handle this. Back when I was diagnosed there was less overall knowledge about the risks, but now there...
  16. Scott Adams
    Sure, have you been eating ~2 slices worth of wheat bread or equivalent for the last couple of weeks? This is required before an endoscopy for celiac disease. Let us know how it goes!
  17. Scott Adams
    Interesting...can you share the brand?
  18. Scott Adams
    There are other causes of steatorrhea, but to me it seems like you are on the right track for the cause of yours. Relief of your various symptoms after going gluten-free is considered to be one of the main methods that doctors still use to confirm a diagnosis of celiac disease, and this may be the current best way to diagnose NCGS. This article has more info...
  19. Scott Adams
    Good article! It illustrates the many symptoms that can be caused by celiac disease due to malabsorption, which makes it so hard to diagnose.
  20. Scott Adams
    It definitely sounds like a nutrient deficiency to me, possibly low magnesium. Are you taking a good multi-vitamin/minerals? You might try getting some magnesium citrate (Costco) and taking it with food. Note that your body may need to adjust to it, as it can cause IBS symptoms in some people, but usually it goes away after you get used to it.
  21. Scott Adams
    I agree, and GFCO is one of the original certification organizations.
  22. Scott Adams
    I can't read the results that are cut off below the first table, but it looks like you are positive on the very top line of the first table, the DQ2.2, is that correct? I am no genetic expert on your exact risk, but the company who did this test should be able to give you that info. Have you contacted them about your results?
  23. Scott Adams
    There is a lot of research that shows that choline deficiency may cause gallbladder issues, so you might try taking choline for a few weeks to see if it helps. I don't know the exact situation, so be sure to talk with your doctor about this to see whether or not you can postpone it for a bit.
  24. Scott Adams
    Since there is no such thing as "mild" celiac disease, your test results simply look positive for celiac disease to me. I have no idea why labs are putting "mild" or "weak positive" in their results, as this is totally unhelpful, and may lead many people to continue eating gluten when they should be going gluten-free. An article on this is long overdue for...
  25. Scott Adams
    Very interesting article, and magnesium likely played a part in my finally getting over most of my gluten ataxia issues. Remarkably I can recall going to doctors when in my 30's where they did prick tests on my feet to measure the level of numbness to verify the issue, and after confirming it by saying "yes, it looks like you have ataxia, we'll have to keep...
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