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  1. JAMR
    Welcome to the forum of stupid people with gluten. Many, if not most, people have had false starts with gluten. It is complicated and hard for the combined efforts of docs and patients to unravel its confusing symptoms and all the associated disorders. I am 53 yrs old and my testosterone and DHEA levels have probably dropped (having them tested now), demostrated...
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    I dont have asthma but do have strong allergic reactions to house dust mite - these are often implicated as causes or triggers for asthma. My reaction to dust mite is very flu like, high fever and knocked-down-by-bus feeling for a day or two, followed by stuffed up sinus, pst nasal drip etc for a few weeks. I also have a generally weak immune system, cold...
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    My experience with weight gain/loss has led me to conclude the following is applicable to me. I have been losing/gaining weight for the past 20 years (am 53 yr old male now), was 180lbs and down to 154lbs at lowest, currently 160lbs. I have been aware of food intolerances since 2007, knowledge of gluten intolerance since mid 2008, but many accidental glutening...
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    I lost around 10-15kg over a number of years prior celiac diagnosis (5kg in the last 6 months, so am concerned about recovering the weight. Its taken me a while to get a couple fo kg back, probabaly because I have made a number of mistakes on the way with cross contanimation, reactions to other foods. However managing how and when you eat diet is a conscious...
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    Candida can be hidden and result due to damage caused by gluten, as its an opportunistic fungus. However not sure how much diagnostics you have been through, aside from the spit test, for candida or other related gut issues. I suggest you need to get at least a couple of medical opinions. Some non invasive tests done, perhaps an alternative view, a good iridologist...
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    My understanding of Celiac is that the damage to the gut wall means that proteins from other foods and other ? can pass into the body and be seen as invading pathogens. Usually foods are broken down and absorbed before they pass through the gut wall, and so do not appear as invaders by the immune system. This adds stress to all the systems, alows opportunistic...
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    I have/had anxiety with my celiac. Research indicates that it is a known symptom. I would imagine that being unwell makes someone anxious and there is supposed to be some direct pathology on the neuro systems. Be positive, at least you have identified a culpprit for the way you feel, it takes time to address and you must always be vigilant. Your systems will...
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    Since we produce an antibody to gluten that damages the small intestine, by definition other foods will not get properly broken down, and will pass out of digestive syetem in a form that our immune system could consider an attacking antigen. Soy is in the top half dozen foods considered to cause problems (along with lactose, wheat, fructose, yeast. This means...
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    I agree with Mushrooms comments, it is well known risk that you need to cycle the foods you eat, as I have learnt to my cost. I would add that sugar is also a problem food and its quite easy and comon to get a craving for sweet stuff when you remove foods from your diet. Candida also feeds on sugars and fructose is a problem of itself, so be careful you do...
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    This is tricky to answer if you do not have a confirmed diagnosis of celiac disease, and how much you know how it works, however this is my perspective. Celiac disease damages the small intestine, making absorption of other foods a possible complication. If your gut wall has been damaged by gluten, its possible that candida can get a foothold and possible...
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    I began by getting rid of Candida, getting better and then having to start all over again with gluten. I now understand the process to work roughly like this. Gluten damages the lining of the small intestine making it permeable to other proteins. This general ill health in the gut makes it a good place for an opportunistic fungus like candida. Of course candida...
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    Thanks Mushroom, I guess what is puzzling and concerning me is the apparent progression of my food intolerances despite the fact I have been gluten free for 2 years and am presumably healing in some ways. While I have foolish with some other foods and not observing enough rotation in and out of my diet, I was expecting greater tolerance of other suspect...
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    Thanks Mushroom, so how do you tell which foods you are genetically intolerant to (like gluten) and those you are not? From my reading, I am assuming that lactose, sugars, candida, nightshades are all temporary, but not sure about soy,
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    I appear to be gluten intolerant and since removing it from my diet around 2 years ago, I appear to react to other foods as well. In removing gluten I have inadvertantly overdone other foods which appears to have created issues, so now sugars, soy, lactose and posibly nightshades cause problems. I have periods of several months of wellness followed by a few...
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    There appear to be strong links between celiac and hives, although there is often a trigger for the hives. I react to old, this is known as cold urticaria. It has improved significantly since I went gluten-free, however the older one is (I am 52) the longer it takes to resolve itself. If you only get hives on your legs, is it possible you are being exposed...
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    I find the herb sasparillo works well to ease the skin itch as this is a skin and blood cleanser. I use pawpaw ointment and calendula to treat my skin where it itches. For general skin dryness I use an olive oil base with jojoba oil. For hair wash I use henna wax conditioner and johnsons ph balanced body wash, deodorant a tea tree derivative as I tend to...
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    I have something similar and I have put it down to a blind and mild sebaceous cyst. Since removing gluten, and various other foods, yeast, dairy etc, the general state of my skin has improved. A small bump, not much larger than a couple of pinheads has been on my face for as long as I recall, and has now flattened, softened, and will hopefully disappear in...
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    My reaction to gluten has also increased since eliminating it from my diet around 2 years ago. It is pretty much like an alcoholic reaction. Its possible fomr someone to drink large quantities with a high level of tolerance, once they go teetotal any amount of booze will flatten them. Although your body is being damaged by gluten in a normal gluten type diet...
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    ARCHIVED Itching

    JAMR replied to choker28's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    Gluten is not the only thing that can cause itching, for example I react to cashews and pineapple. From what I understand gluten causes fundamental damage to the gut creating issues with other foods, lactose, soy etc. You might then also get skin reactions and other symptoms from these. Of the major food groups that cause skin problems, at the very least...
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    I also react to cold temps, especially cold water that causes cold urticaria (hives), red itching weals. My reactions get milder when I cut out gluten, however I imagine it will take a long time (1-2 years) to be toally free of this reaction. I also feel the cold intensely, it does not appear to be raynauds, more like my skin is thin and brittle and does...
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    A few of the last posters resonate with my issues on gluten/other fod intolerances and dust mite. I have not done any research but I imagine its likely that reactions to dust mite could be linked to gluten intolerance. If gluten is able to damage the gut wall and cause other foods to become reactive by stirring up the immune system, is it possible that dust...
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    I am a 52 year old male and have probably unknowingly had gluten issues all my life. I was a skinny kid, worked hard to gain weight as an adult and managed somewhat altho at 6ft 3, maximum weight was 180lbs/82kg. Went on gluten-free diet 1 year ago, after losing 5kg in 6 months, and 5 kg before that over a couple of years. Weight is now 74kg/163lb after a...
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    I am gluten intolerant, dairy, cashew, probably soy and almonds as well. I agree with the poster that thinks that the general condition of a digestive system that has been damaged by GI also has issues with other various foods. My suspected reaction to almonds is also a loosening of stools. I find it different to a reaction with gluten where I tend to see...
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    There have been tests run on calves to show that soy does damage the villi and create the same issues for malabsorption that occurs with celiac. Given the other indications, I would take it as given that it does the same in humans. Also note that the IgA tests that are being done for soy, should note that the tTG IgA appears to be specific only to gluten...
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    Hi Samantha, I am self-diagnosed and despite many commonalities with celiac disease there are many, confusing variations. For me taking it out of my diet did not make much difference even after 3 weeks (although I did not initially know what I was looking for). I did this a few times and also took out lactose, and yeast/candida - both of which are strongly...
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