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  1. Scott Adams
    Currently nearly all OTC and prescription medications are not tested for gluten or labelled gluten-free. You can usually trust the inactive ingredients, especially with major brands like Motrin and Tylenol, and these are almost always gluten-free. If you would like to share any ingredients in them that you are concerned about, feel free to do so.
  2. Scott Adams
    Full recovery can take up to 2 years, but usually happens faster if you're 100% gluten-free. Having villi damage can also cause leaky gut, and make you have additional, usually temporary, food intolerance issues. You may need to do an elimination diet where you exclude certain foods for a few weeks, then keep a journal when you add them back.
  3. Scott Adams
    It sounds like your antibody levels did not go down as much as your doctor expected. It can take a while for some people, but one thing that can really slow this process down, or prevent if from happening at all, is how vigilant you are being with your gluten-free diet. Do you eat outside your home? Have you looked carefully at everything in your diet? The...
  4. Scott Adams
    I looked at all 4 types listed here, and none contain gluten: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/search.cfm?labeltype=all&query=Loestrin
  5. Scott Adams
    I still think that being gluten-free 8 days before your blood test can definitely create a false negative, because it can put you below the cut-off line that would make your results positive. In theory, each day you go gluten-free your blood antibodies that are created when you eat gluten and are sensitive to it would drop, but it can take a long time for...
  6. Scott Adams
    Healing can take an average of 2 years, but if you are eating out regularly you could be getting gluten contamination, however, it sounds like you're pretty strict. Not everyone recovers from casein intolerance, so that could be another lifelong intolerance that could be causing your boating, but many celiacs do recover from that. Reducing your refined carbohydrates...
  7. Scott Adams
    Those donuts look amazing!! I assume that they are also calorie-free too right? 😉
  8. Scott Adams
    Celiac.com's position is, and has always been, avoid gluten and stay 100% gluten-free if you have celiac disease. People, however, can't always control their environment, some travel for jobs or vacations, and they eat outside their homes. Now there are solutions like AN-PEP enzymes (GliadinX, who is a sponsor here, is an example) that can help mitigate issues...
  9. Scott Adams
    Due to the age of the article it's doubtful the author will reply, but of course, experiment with the recipe and let us know how it goes.
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    More information about "Are Stella and Other Top Brands of Alcoholic Cider Gluten-Free?"
    Celiac.com 03/04/2021 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about alcoholic ciders. Specifically, are Stella and Angry Orchard alcoholic ciders...
  12. Scott Adams
    I agree that until they get a reliable test for non-celiac gluten sensitivity most of what we're doing now is still missing the bigger picture. This looks promising:
  13. Scott Adams
    You should definitely ask your doctor about a possible re-do of the blood test, but personally I don't think it's necessary (but if the doctors are willing to do it, why not?). The positive result is very specific for celiac disease, so I would just be sure she's eating a slice of wheat bread daily for at least two weeks before the biopsy. Should the biopsy...
  14. Scott Adams
    My brother and I have DQ2 and DQ8 markers for celiac disease, and inherited one from each parent. My mother was diagnosed after I was, but my father passed away at 48 of a heart attack, and had Type I diabetes (smoking two packs a day didn't help either), but I'm sure had never heard of CD or was ever tested for it. It definitely affects many in my extended...
  15. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! Can I assume that your granddaughter was eating gluten daily in the weeks leading up to her blood draw for the celiac disease tests? If not, that can reduce her levels, and cause false-negative results. Also, given the high positive on the IgG anti-gliadin antibodies and positive genetic marker for CD, did her doctor recommend...
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    PS - Don't forget that one of the very biggest issues for those with celiac disease is vitamin and mineral deficiencies, many of which are never actually addressed by doctors even after diagnosis. Going an strict cleansing type diets can exacerbate this issue, not help it. This article is interesting, and indicates that short-term fasting may be helpful...
  17. Scott Adams
    So just to be clear, I hope you haven't been eating nothing but celery shakes for 10 months...I guess you wouldn't be alive if that were true. This sounds a lot like an elimination diet, which we have been recommending here for 25 years or more. The elimination diet, however, doesn't get locked into one item that has little nutrients, like celery, and instead...
  18. Scott Adams
    It looks like it could be DH, but again, to be sure you'd need to see a dermatologist. Do you have the full results, and the scale used on your TTG test? I can't really comment on it without more info, as the scale used changes depending on the lab used.
  19. Scott Adams
    I don't think there is a way to avoid casein, and lactose-free doesn't mean casein-free, as lactose is the type of sugar in cow's milk. Some people who have issue with casein don't have issues with goat's or sheep's milk products, and there are yogurts made from those. My wife eats a type of yogurt that is made with cashews, and doesn't contain any dairy...
  20. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum @MissMegan! I agree with @trents that your results would likely have been higher had you followed the testing protocol and eaten gluten daily before the test. It's astounding how many doctors, and now computer systems like the one Kaiser has and I use, that don't properly inform you of the requirements necessary to avoid false negative...
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    More information about "Slow Cook Mediterranean-Style Garlic Lemon Chicken (Gluten-Free)"
    Celiac.com 03/03/2021 - If you're looking for an easy, tasty, nutritious dinner idea, this slow cook Mediterranean-style lemon garlic chicken is sure to do the trick. It comes together in a flash and cooks while you're busy doing you....
  23. Scott Adams
    I take Losartan now after stating out first with Linsopril, but having some unwanted side effects. I seem to tolerate Losartan well.
  24. Scott Adams
    I think that all of your brothers and sisters, especially those who have bad gastro symptoms as you've described, should get a blood test for celiac disease. If anyone of them have it, you have an ~44% chance of also having it. In my opinion anyone with unexplained, long-term gastro symptoms should be screened for celiac disease. I can't find the study now...
  25. Scott Adams
    Let us know how it works out, and I would not completely exclude statins. It makes sense to first try a non-statin approach that might include diet changes, exercise, and supplements. Although I didn't include K at that time, I was including the other vitamins and mineral supplements mentioned here. I did also try red yeast rice for around six months, and...
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