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Scott Adams

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  1. I am surprised at the very slow time-frame...July 2021, and you're just now getting those results? Is there any way you could have the blood test results mailed or emailed to you? My guess is that they could not even schedule an endoscopy for you for several months at this rate. Perhaps you should just go gluten-free now, but if they do want to do the...
  2. I too am grasping at straws here, and it's not likely, as the spirits you mentioned are distilled, but just to over all bases try switching to a vodka that is distilled from non-grains, for example a potato vodka. Are you eating any other foods high in iodine?
  3. On a long flight I always pack a couple of gluten-free sandwiches and some GF bars, and send them through the x-ray machine. I've never had an issue doing this, and no, this amount of x-rays won't hurt your food.
  4. Welcome to the forum, and it is doubtful this thread is being followed by anyone after 4 years, so I wanted to chime in. Are your tests for celiac disease finished? If not, you need to keep eating gluten until all testing is finished. Did you receive a celiac disease diagnosis? If so, your diet should be very strict, and this may help:
  5. 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...
  6. 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:
  7. 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.
  8. Barilla is an Italian pasta maker that also makes outstanding gluten-free pastas that are widely available. As for gluten-free beers:
  9. 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).
  10. 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 ...
  11. 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...
  12. 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:
  13. 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.
  14. 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...
  15. 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.
  16. I started taking the Benfotiamine version of thiamine over a year ago, and I do think that most celiacs should also be taking it.
  17. 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.
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. 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:
  22. 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...
  23. 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:
  24. Hi @L.P., welcome! Are you currently gluten-free, and did you get a blood screening for celiac disease?
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