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  1. Scott Adams
    Most cases of celiac disease can now be diagnosed via blood tests alone, and this is the current recommendation in Europe. In a minority of cases it makes sense to do a biopsy, but I agree, we've run articles on issues they've had with contaminated duodenoscopes and endoscopes, so these procedures are definitely not without risk.
  2. Scott Adams
    It’s worth adding Vitamin B12 back into your routine to see if things improve. From my understanding it isn’t toxic even if your levels of it are high.
  3. Scott Adams
    This article is older, but explains the tests you took well: “IgA anti-gliadin antibodies are less sensitive but are more specific. In clinical trials, the IgA antibodies have a specificity of 97% but the sensitivity is only 71%. That means that, if a patient is IgA positive, there is a 97% probability that they have celiac disease. ”
  4. Scott Adams
    Eating lots of sugar and processed carbs can cause SIBO issues, candida overgrowth, etc., in anyone.
  5. Scott Adams
    I got my ALCAT test results and am now trying to make some of the biggest dietary changes since I went gluten-free more than 25 years ago. I will be doing an article that details my experience. It’s only been 2 days, but I’m noticing a difference.
  6. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! Thyroid conditions are also related to untreated celiac disease, and when this is the case can sometimes go away on a gluten-free diet. This category has many research summaries on the topic: https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/thyroid-pancreatic-disorders-and-celiac-disease/ ...
  7. Scott Adams
    In the USA modified food starch is gluten-free:
  8. Scott Adams
    Good questions. I don't think it's fair to make all food manufactures include "gluten-free" on a label that is for a food that is obviously gluten-free, but I do think all manufacturers need to have allergen protocols in place, and declare any allergens on their labels. Personally I include many things in my diet, including canned refried beans, which are...
  9. Scott Adams
    All coffee is gluten-free, unless there are additives--there are no additives in it. To me it tastes smooth and not acidic, but you may be seeking something specific here. You can certainly call them and ask them any questions.
  10. Scott Adams
    I don't think so...this is an older article but it says: "A sensitive testing protocol includes testing for both IgA and IgG anti-gliadin antibodies since a significant portion of celiac patients (approx. 2-5%) are IgA deficient. This combined IgA and IgG anti-gliadin antibody assay has an overall sensitivity of 95% with a specificity of 90%."
  11. Scott Adams
    I love this coffee, although I'm not sure where it fits in with regard to being "reasonably priced": https://www.cariboucoffee.com/product/mocha-java/
  12. Scott Adams
    My wife comes from Taiwan so I've spent a lot of time there. Obviously I have a translator with me but my overall health seems to improve quite a bit when I'm there. Part of this is because I walk a lot more than usual, and part is because I'm more in "vacation mode" and am less stressed out, but another part has to be the extremely fresh produce, seafood...
  13. Scott Adams
    This is a complicated question, and there is no easy answer. This article illustrates this: I am in the process of getting an extensive ALCAT food sensitivity test, I received the results, and will be writing a detailed article on my own experience of eliminating foods that I react to, and rotating other foods. Are you eating oats? About 10% of...
  14. Scott Adams
    Thanks for sharing this, it's important for everyone to get vaccinated. The known risks of getting Covid-19 are great, the known risks of having issues from either vaccine are extremely small.
  15. Scott Adams
    The main thing here is at least you have confirmation, and can begin working towards a full recovery by staying gluten-free. Hopefully your doctor also learned something.
  16. Scott Adams
    I agree with @trents that your tests are firmly positive, so much so that even if your biopsy were negative I don't really see how your doctor could tell you, with a straight face, to keep eating gluten. If your biopsy were somehow negative or inconclusive, my guess would be that your doctor would still ask you to go gluten-free to see if it relieved your...
  17. Scott Adams
    Hi Sophie, Just so you know, you don't need positive markers on all of the genetic tests to have an increased risk for celiac disease. Some markers will increase your risk more, and not having some will decrease your risk a bit more, but having any of these markers really means that you could get full blown celiac disease at some point in your life. ...
  18. Scott Adams
    More information about "These Eight Foods Cause 90% of Food Allergies"
    Celiac.com 02/26/2021 - Researchers estimate that 32 million Americans have food allergies, including nearly six million children under age 18. About 40 percent of children with food allergies are sensitive to more than one food. In the...
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    To me both tests look positive, unless I am missing something here, and given the fact that you were 100% gluten-free for at least a week leading up to the test, they likely would have been even higher had you continued eating gluten. I welcome @trents and @GFinDC to weigh in on your results. Neurological symptoms are common in celiac disease, and here...
  21. Scott Adams
    I've not had my levels checked yet for B1, so unfortunately I don't know. My assumption is that in my case, this fat soluble version of B1 is being absorbed better, and it, along with magnesium citrate, seem to be helping with this issue. On a side note, my doctor has only checked me twice for vitamin levels, and only when I asked. My doctor is aware of my...
  22. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! The test results you shared are genetic test results, and for those tests it doesn't matter whether or not you are eating any gluten when you take them--your genes don't vary. In your case it looks like you do have some genetic markers that make getting celiac disease a possibility, but this alone does not mean that you have celiac...
  23. Scott Adams
    More information about "Can Red Potato Pulp Improve Gluten-free Bread Nutrition and Quality?"
    Celiac.com 02/25/2021 - Numerous starch-based gluten-free breads are made with corn, potato starch and hydrocolloids, all of which are low in nutrients and devoid of health promoting compounds. These types of bread have some advantages...
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    Hello @Gingersnipz and welcome to the forum! This thread is pretty old, so you may not get replies from some of the original posters, but re-evaluating things you eat regularly is a great idea. I use a Nima Sensor to test things I'm not sure about, and recently discovered that a package of psyllium fiber powder I was using contained gluten (it did not say...
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