Glutenous-Maximus

  gfpaperdoll said:

Lucky you for living in Austin, most of the great bar be que places are gluten free. there is the Wildwood Art cafe on Bee caves Road. Chuy's will make the enchiladas for you on corn tortillas, I ate there recently & had no problem. Also, there are items you can eat at Cracker Barrell. Contact the Austin celiac group - they are very active & should have a great list of restaurants for you.

I also like to eat at pappadeaux's & the one on I35 has/had a manager whose son is celiac...

there are several other people that post here that live in Austin...

Very useful information. Thanks.

  new2celiacs said:

My doctor told me that celiacs is in 1-2% of the population, if a blood relative has celiacs it increases your chances to about 21 - 22%

Also your test results would be effected by a gluten free diet as the damage to your body could have healed. I was told before my endoscopy that I had to eat gluten for a month before I would get an accurate test result.

I guess your options are to either to go back to the gluten for a while and et re tested or to stay gluten free and look out for a decrease in symptoms.

Good luck

After being gluten free for two months, I doubt that the villi are completely healed. Either way, I think I'm getting to the point where I don't need test results to justify my adversity to foods that make me feel like crap.

  Momma Goose said:

I don't know where you are located, so this may be relevant or not. www.triumph.dining.com has ethnic dining laminated cards in many languages. It explains the gluten free diet and what to avoid when eating foreign food. I have used mine frequently at Chinese and Mexican Restaurants. They also can be found on this site.

Thanks, that sounds very helpful.

I live in Austin, so fortunately there are plenty of BBQ restaurants too. I'll just stay clear of sausage. I prefer brisket anyway.

  Momma Goose said:

Watch out for the soy sauce. Most contain gluten.

I learned that lesson again today. Got itchiness all over and crashed hard for two hours.

  mftnchn said:

Not sure what gliactin is. Sounds like the test was for allergy which is different than celiac--the mechanisms in the body are totally different. You could have a wheat/gluten allergy, or celiac or both.

The first degree diagnosed relative plus improvement after going gluten-free seems indicative. It wouldn't be useful to do further celiac testing because you are already gluten-free, though you could consider Enterolab.

As soon as you said Asian food, I wondered; as most does have wheat (soy sauce), or in other ingredients. Thai is a little better but you still have to be vigilant.

Oops, I meant Gliadin, not "Gliactin". I'm still new at this.

Even though the intolerance test I took (by Lame Advertisement) was negative, my sister --a Celiac with a biochem degree-- told me that 99% of those who get itchiness all over their body after eating gluten will test positive on the test that takes a biopsy (would that be Enterolab?).

The same food intolerance test also told me I have a mild reaction to apple, which sucks when you go out with your beer drinking friends and all you can get is hard cider.

I've been communicating in broken English with my nextdoor Asian restaurant about soy sauce and they offer an alternative to Kikkoman. I wasn't so lucky with my favorite Sushi restaurant. I had their entire kitchen trying to find a non-Kikkoman solution for me, but with little luck.

  MELINE said:

question....

after going gluten-free have you noticed any difference in your symptoms?????

After one week of only eating Asian food, the puffiness around my eyes went away. Then came more energy. After being gluten free for two months, I can now eat mixes of foods that would ordinarily give me severe indigestion, such as beans and rice, and I have no gas or bloating.

I got my Lame Advertisement food sensitivity scores yesterday and it told me I have no sensitivity to gluten or gliactin. It also says I have no sensitivity to wheat, barley, or rye.

I've been gluten free for two months, so maybe that skewed the results.

Despite negative scores on Lame Advertisement and possibly future tests, here are the things that keep me convinced that I'm intolerant:

-I have very characteristic symptoms after being glutened: Itchy skin all over, dull headache, slight nausea, instant drowsiness, indigestion for days, pain behind the eyes.

-Longterm symptoms during my lifetime of wheat ingestion have disappeared: Puffy eyes, trouble sleeping, blinding migraines, chronic indigestion and bloating.

-My sister has been diagnosed with Celiac Sprue by her doctor. She's highly sensitive.

-My other sister is Type 1 Diabetic, has Graves Disease (thyroidism), and is anemic.

-Trouble committing to relationships

Ok, so that last one is a personality problem, but wouldn't it be nice if gluten free diets solved everything? Anyway, tell me what you think of my odds.

edit: Nice word filter. "Lame Advertisement" is a word that rhymes with "Mallrat".