joellen

Very interesting and informative comments. But, also confusing to me. What is considered "positive" for antibodies? I went to a new doctor for bio-identical hormone treatment, and she ran many other blood tests as well. What is confusing to me is that according to the reference on the test results, the range of 4 for both wheat and casein is considered...

I am curious about that myself. It seems there are a multitude of opinions. The doctor that told me I had a gluten sensitivity (which I'm still not completely convinced is true), also recommended something called Ortho Molecular Products; Alpha Base Foundation Pak, which is a pre-packaged vitamin supplement combo. From what I can tell, it's multiple B vitamins...

Based on my own experience, I think the prep is pretty safe if you are in fairly good health. I think for anyone that has an unstable health status, none of the preps could be considered safe. Of course, one of the the requirements is that you drink plenty of fluids. I didn't have to stop eating solid foods until the afternoon before the test. The good thing...

Gastroparesis can be a devastating illness. Before I was diagnosed, and had no idea what was wrong with me, I made the decision to make that nausea and lack of appetite work for me, lol. I thought, what the heck, if I don't feel good, I'm just not going to eat. And it did work. It was when I got seriously ill that I lost so much weight. In a twisted sort...

I am stuck with the chicken; it's going to be ordered. In-laws just moved to a new home, and their grill is not there yet. I never thought about the lactaid. Now my next thing is to find another doctor for a second opinion that I can trust. I do like my family doctor, and trust him for the most part, but he's a busy guy, and I'm not sure how much he looks...

I think you are correct in that a second opinion may be in order. I really am trying to avoid gluten and sugar as much as possible. We went to a dinner sponsored by our church tonight. I was pretty sure it wouldn't be a friendly food environment, so I ate something before we went. It was an appetizing spread; three kinds of pasta, all of which also had cheese...

How interesting to see another person that suffers from gastroparesis! I was diagnosed with GP back in 2002, so sick I was disabled from working; literally thought I might die. Lost 20 pounds in a month, ate almost nothing at all, too sick. What a horrible time. Also, if you have delayed emtpying (GP), then the diet generally is higher in carbs, since...

I think one of my reasons for being skeptical is that I was urged to take/buy these supplements that were available for sale at her office. Now, maybe I'm just being cynical, but I'm not sure if she's doing this because she really wants her patients to have the best quality and this is how she ensures that, or if this is just an additional profit center....

I have had some problems with being tired, but did not know the cause. I do have sleep apnea (genetic and structural), which is being treated, but also am on thyroid medication (for some time), and knew my female hormones were out of whack. I am not tired all the time, and it doesn't seem that eating these foods cause me to be ill. Although I do get headaches...

I am brand new, stumbled on this site doing a search for information. I'll give you the short story. I went to a new doctor for help and testing regarding hormones. She did a barrage of blood tests, and has told me that I am sensitive (not allergic) to casein, wheat and chocolate. This is based on an IGG panel. Here is why I'm skeptical. The results indicate...

Brand new, but saw this topic and thought I would respond. When I had a much delayed colonoscopy, my doctor gave me some pills called Visicol. It was not a bad prep. The afternoon before your procedure, you start taking the pills, and as I recall, plenty of fluids. Although there are perhaps 50 pills in all, I didn't take them all. It was not uncomfortable...