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  1. Scott Adams
    There is no evidence that irradiating wheat would make it toxic, or make it trigger celiac disease. Since celiac disease was really only discovered and described by medical doctors in the 1940's, it makes sense that it wasn't being diagnosed much just 30 years later. At that point it was mistakenly considered a rare disease that only 1:5,000 people had, but...
  2. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum. Be sure to also double check everything in your diet, including medications, supplements, makeup, etc. for hidden gluten. If you continually get trace amounts it can greatly delay, or totally postpone your recovery time:
  3. Scott Adams
    Most people with DH characterize them as tiny, very itchy blisters, rather than hives, but this can definitely be an indicator of celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, especially if either runs in your family. It would be a good idea for you to get a celiac disease blood panel done, before going gluten-free.
  4. Scott Adams
    Barilla is an Italian pasta maker that also makes outstanding gluten-free pastas that are widely available. As for gluten-free beers:
  5. Scott Adams
    There is no scientific evidence that has shown that wheat paste sealed barrels would contaminate the contents to an unsafe level. New barrels are steam power washed inside before use, and we’ve confirmed this with multiple wineries (this same rumor has been around for dozens of years with regard to wines).
  6. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! Your skin condition is likely dermatitis herpetaformis, which, in some celiacs, can get debilitating due to the rash and severe itchiness. As @trents mentioned, it’s very important to find out the condition of your gut/villi as well, so you should consider an endoscopy to determine this, but you’d need to eat gluten, two slices of ...
  7. Scott Adams
    It can be difficult to make sure your diet and everything else is gluten-free, and the article below may be helpful, but if you have DH it's critical to do so. Some people have mentioned that you can buy 5% Lidocaine creams over the counter, which can help with the itching. We don't have a single listing of gluten-free personal care products, but throughout...
  8. Scott Adams
    I think this is every celiac's worst nightmare...to be stuck in a place where they have no control over their diet, and those who do don't have a clue. This article is older, but vert relevant:
  9. Scott Adams
    I'm not sure they would ever have to know this, at least in the USA nobody has legal access to anyone's health records unless that access is granted. If you told them he has celiac disease I doubt they'd need to verify it, but if they did just tell them it is non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
  10. Scott Adams
    There are really good thin crust GF pizzas at Costco, two in a package, and they don't use wheat starch. I will admit it though, my daughter who is also gluten-free is hooked on DiGiorno's gluten-free pizzas, and I eat this once in a while too, but we take AN-PEP enzymes beforehand, just in case. We've not had any issues, but one pizza I tested with a Nima...
  11. Scott Adams
    Take a look through this thread if you have time:
  12. Scott Adams
    Consider the Benfotiamine version of thiamine, as it is one of the key B vitamins that many celiacs need, and this is a fat soluble version so it gets absorbed better.
  13. Scott Adams
    I started taking the Benfotiamine version of thiamine over a year ago, and I do think that most celiacs should also be taking it.
  14. Scott Adams
    A quick look at the inactive ingredients in the link, and I also don't see anything that would have gluten in it. It uses corn starch to make the pill stick together.
  15. Scott Adams
    With tTG-IGA numbers close to 10x normal, I think you may want to have the conversation about possibly skipping the biopsy, as in the UK it is now standard practice to do that once level are 10x normal. The article below talks about this change in how celiacs are diagnosed in the UK. I'd wait until you phone call before going gluten-free, as your doctor still...
  16. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! If I understand your post correctly, your mother has celiac disease and needs to be on a gluten-free diet but has been sent to this rehab clinic, is that correct? Are you her legal guardian or do you have any power of attorney? Since you are next of kin you should have the right to go in and visit her to find out what is going...
  17. Scott Adams
    I agree with everything @trents has mentioned. A formal diagnosis might be helpful to keep him gluten-free when he's older, especially during his teenage years when he might stray from it, but during these key developmental years your in control of his diet, so if you've already found the answer, perhaps just keep him gluten-free? Getting a formal diagnosis...
  18. Scott Adams
    I would just add that if it were my daughter, no matter what the endoscopy results were, I'd start her on a gluten-free diet. The TTG blood test is very specific for celiac disease, and is over 97% accurate at diagnosing it. The article below may be helpful:
  19. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! I'm sorry to hear about your recent breakup. It can be difficult to cope with celiac disease, so it is very important that your partner be supportive. I guess it's better you found out now while you're still so young, rather than in a few years (when you'd still be young, but might have a lot more invested in the relationship that...
  20. Scott Adams
    I remember Bready! You can use recipes in any bread machine, but too late! I suspect when Panasonic and other big companies got into the space it likely hurt their sales:
  21. Scott Adams
    Hi @L.P., welcome! Are you currently gluten-free, and did you get a blood screening for celiac disease?
  22. Scott Adams
    If a formal diagnosis will help you stay on a gluten-free diet for life, then it would be worth doing it, but it could also mean higher private health and life insurance premiums.
  23. Scott Adams
    Given the wide availability of prepared gluten-free breads it seems like there isn't much talk anymore about bread machines, but 10+ years ago they were all the rage. We did do a product review ad for Panasonic's machine, which included some gluten-free bread settings:
  24. Scott Adams
    I've been eating their bread for years without any issues, and I get the two loaves at Costco for a much better price than any other gluten-free bread I can find. As you know, its also a whole grain bread, which is great. The only issues I've noticed is that occasionally there are large air bubbles in some of the loaves, which can be annoying, but I...
  25. Scott Adams
    One of the worst symptoms I had, which took many years to go away, was severe muscle knots in my neck and shoulders which caused me to have stiff necks often...really bad ones. Proper supplementation is essential to recovery, so be sure that you are taking a good, gluten-free multivitamin with minerals. Taking magnesium citrate, vitamin D, and extra B12 helped...
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