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My daughter, who has celiac, and I will be traveling to Sierra Leone Africa in a few weeks. We plan on packing a lot of gluten free bars, and my understanding is that there is no problem bringing them into the country. We have been told by another teen who traveled there last year and was gluten free, that there were not a lot of processed foods. She ate...

Do any of you have any experience utilizing the US BioTek Food panel to identify other foods that you might have a sensitivity or intolerance to? Any other food panels you might recommend?

The test can be ordered at orders@theDr.com . The website is theDr.com and the phone number is 1-877-GLUTEN-1. It is called the Gluten Sensitivity Screen and tests for Deamidated Gliadin Antibodies (IgA, IgM) and Transglutaminase Antibodies (IgA, IgM). Through the kit, you send in 4 mL of saliva. I sent my test in about 3 weeks ago, and I am still...

I heard a lecture last week from Dr. Thomas O'Bryan at Denver's Celiac Support Group. He talked about a brand new Saliva test that will measure gluten sensitivity. Have any of you heard about this? I bought a kit, since I was 3 weeks gluten free, and he said it was accurate if you have been gluten free for less than 4-6 weeks. I sent in my sample, but I...

My daughters were diagnosed with Celiac in Jan and March through positive blood tests and a positive intestinal biopsy for my oldest. Since the diet change, my 13 year old has started her period and grown 3 inches. My 11 year old has stopped having stomach problems and looks much healthier. I don't remember the GI specialist giving any directions on...

My two daughters were diagnosed with Celiac this year with blood tests and intestinal biopsies. The rest of the family tested negative on the blood test so the doctors said not to worry about gluten. However, we tested my husband and myself with the stool test through Entero Lab at www.enterolab.com and our results came back positive for gluten sensitivity...