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  1. ar8
    Thanks for this exhaustive amount of information!! great advice. I guess I'll try whitening strips (and then, gum) to see what effects I can muster. Thanks again.
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    I use whitening toothpaste, but it’s not very effective for me(apparently, once your enamel thins, things become hard to whiten because dentin is yellow)
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    Hello! I’ve had undiagnosed gluten sensitivity for most of my adult life. I’m now almost 42 and my teeth look horrid. My enamel is super thin and I have lots of pitting on the chewing surfaces. My teeth look super yellow and stain easily. It looks like I just soaked my teeth in coffee- all of the time, even after brushing and whitening strips etc. they mak...
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    Hi there- Wow I am so sorry you have been through all of this and still haven't been able to find a solution. First of all, if it makes you feel any better, I am not so sure that having money to pay for a doctor would necessarily clear your issues up anyway-- often doctors aren't able to diagnose gluten related issues as readily as one might expect, unless...
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    Another interesting thing I found is the following Open Original Shared Link I don't know how trustworthy this source is, especially since doctors have been using blood tests for a while to accurately diagnose problems, but this site seems to suggest that many of the blood tests for minerals/vitamins do NOT accurately reflect the state of your body?? Why...
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    Sorry to hear about your little one's tooth issues-- hope you get that worked out. Anyway the good news is that if you get her problems worked out these will be baby teeth, no? And then she'll grow a new set of healthy chompers if she stays gluten-free right??
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    Yeah-- wish i could locate those results now! I do know that last time i was "ideal for b12" and actually at the HIGH end of the hemoglobin count (which indiciates iron levels), and i remember this because i was shocked (i was always on the low end or even below norm before) perhaps this was due to my obsessive multivitamin use in the past few years....
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    Also, my understanding of enamel is that it is supposed to be one of the hardest substances in the human body because of its rich mineral concentration. I don't know if it's mostly calcium, phosophorus, or what, but I guess you are right, it can pretty much be pinned down to a general nutritional deficiency....the irony is that my blood tests have always...
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    Hey there-- I couldn't recall where i first heard about dental enamel/celilac connections but here's just one article I found online (i'm sure there are others out there)-- Open Original Shared Link
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    Thanks to both of you for sharing your advice. I understand the hows and whys behind celiac causing demineralization of the teeth-- ineffective absorption, etc. , but what is it about other grains that blocks absorption even in the absence of celiac? Also- i do understand that gluten intolerance can be as bad as celiac, it's just different-- i guess i...
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    Hi all- I'm well aware that dental enamel problems can be a sign for celiac. 5 yrs ago, I had blood testing and endoscopy, and both were neg for celiac, but i had elevated IGG antibodies. I have had diarrhea/gas/constipation problems ever since. As you can imagine I was dx'ed with IBS and sent on my way and told not to worry about gluten. Nothing ever...
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    Thanks for the replies! Yes, I know that in fact lactose intol. is far more common in the world as a whole than lactose tolerance, but I am caucasian and never had issues with lactose before all of this gluten stuff became a problem. Just thought it was strange that I wouldn't actually have Celiac yet have compromised lactase enzyme activity. I've also...
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    I have noticed that I feel much less bloated and gassy when I drink lactose free milk along with cutting out gluten. This is a new discovery as I was trying to figure out why I'd still have no appetite and bloat even though I cut out gluten. So I bought lactaid on a whim and feel better. I thought for a bit "oh joy! maybe I juse have lactose issues!" and...
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    Thanks for the responses- yes, I do think I am "overtrained" functionally speaking. But I feel that the level at which I train should not be causing, by itself, the overtraining. It seems that there is something else going on here and I do believe it's the gluten. I haven't been on the gluten free diet at all consistently, so...I will try lighter exercise...
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    After several bouts of going gluten free, feeling better, and then eventually giving into gluten again and denying the problem to myself.....I am once again back at square one and determined to make THIS time the time that I stick with it. I am a female runner and at age 27 feel that I should be able to recover much more quickly from my workouts than I do...
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