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  1. The Fluffy Assassin
    Sorry I have no intelligent observations about Imodium, but my diarrhea, fast transit times, and perpetual gurgling didn't go away until I quit dairy and (especially) fruit. Adding massive quantities of steamed vegetables probably helped, too. Just a thought.
  2. The Fluffy Assassin
    Blood sugar is a big one. Here's an answer from the Mayo Clinic on diet and anxiety generally, not just for celiacs, but it may help: Open Original Shared Link Folate deficiency is a possibility: Open Original Shared Link Vitamin D, calcium and magnesium deficiencies are also common in celiacs. I'm pretty sure that the latter two also lead to anxiety,...
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    Ravenwoodglass is exactly right; I just wanted to add that there are some doctors who will diagnose you based on dietary response alone. The Doctors forum on this board might be a good place to find one, or you could join a local celiac support group and ask members for recommendations. IF you can find such a doctor, then sure, get a second opinion and a...
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    Apologies to you, Tom and to the original poster Tabasco. In the two years since I quit gluten, there must have been a fair amount of research going on. In 2007, the Merck Manual stressed B12 malabsorption above all. Now, they don't mention it: Open Original Shared Link Thanks to you and Tom both; I'm always glad to learn, and apologize again for inadvertent...
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    I think we had this conversation already, but I'm in Columbia, while I have a brother and sister in Somerville and Brookline MA, respectively. Hi again!
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    Many celiacs have thyroid problems, so an endocrinologist might indeed be helpful. Many celiacs also have an array of allergies; a visit to an allergist might be a good idea. Considering the lack of help and support you seem to be finding with the doctors she's seen already, you may want to post on the Doctors section of this board in hopes of finding a doctor...
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    Well, there's niacin: Open Original Shared Link Doesn't sound much like morning sickness, but there's nausea involved. I think you'd notice the other symptoms of pellagra, though.
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    It's possible to be celiac and to have no apparent symptoms. However, there's no such thing as a slight case of celiac disease. If you're celiac and you eat gluten, your intestines are being damaged whether or not you can tell that it's happening. Cheese doesn't normally have gluten in it. Heinz Steak Sauce (or anyway, Heinz Traditional Steak Sauce) is...
  9. The Fluffy Assassin
    It might be too broad an answer to say "any that are premixed," but as a rule, you're a lot safer going with individual spices. Specifically, McCormick says that their individual spices are all gluten free. Mixes that are notorious for including gluten are taco and chili seasoning (not chili powder, or so I hope).
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    One thing to think about is that after a certain age, the body no longer produces intrinsic factor needed to process vitamin B12. The certain age varies, but it's usually around 50 or 60. If you have been an untreated celiac for 58 years, your body's stores of B12 are depleted or exhausted, and even going gluten free might not help you replenish them. You...
  11. The Fluffy Assassin
    Mayo Clinic says nobody knows Open Original Shared Link but that it's an autoimmune disorder. Celiac is another autoimmune disorder and frequently leads to other autoimmune problems. So the best I can do is, "Could be." Welcome to the board, and if you were diagnosed with celiac disease 50 years ago, you want to go on the gluten free diet now rather than...
  12. The Fluffy Assassin
    It gets easier, and better, almost on a day by day basis. So you have that to look forward to, right? Yeah, the group here had food at the first meeting I attended, and every bit of it had dairy in it. I think it's good to participate in order to be a resource for other people who might not have done as much research, but it's better not to expect...
  13. The Fluffy Assassin
    Lots of stuff in this thread from '05: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/lofivers...php/t10154.html Sorry I have no further insight; mercifully, this isn't one of the problems I have.
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    That's what I wound up getting, the Earth Fare store brand. Much, much better than the Hanover canned garbanzos I got at the regular supermarket, I'm happy to say.
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    Sounds reasonable. You might want to try keeping a food diary for her, or at least keep some kind of record what she's eating daily. Might spur some ideas. (Pretty much what you're doing already here, come to think of it.)
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    You might find this interesting: Open Original Shared Link (Great. Random person on the Internet refers you to another random person on the Internet.) A woman with a house full of fructose malabsorbers. I followed her research link and really couldn't find the connection to fructose, but it was still interesting. The great thing about fructose malabsorption...
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    Could be diverticulitis: Open Original Shared Link As a general observation, terrible pain of any kind is a signal that it's time to go see a doctor.
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    You said it all right there. The odds are that your gluten challenge was not long enough for anybody to say whether or not your blood test is conclusive. However, the results of eating gluten were so severe that it's very inadvisable for you to go on eating gluten for any reason. Therefore, the first thing to do is get the hell off of gluten. The second...
  20. The Fluffy Assassin
    One of the lentil threads (it was barley, not wheat): https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...amp;mode=linear Moot point as far as I'm concerned, as I don't care for lentils. Thanks for your reply. Found some canned garbanzos at Earth Fare that were labeled "Not gluten." Odd wording, but I think it covers the case.
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    I visited a local Indian/Oriental foods store in hopes of picking up some dried chick peas. Unfortunately, every package had the "produced on shared lines with wheat" warning, and with no softener like "good manufacturing practices were followed to maintain separation." This makes me a little worried about the canned chick peas in stores. I know that foods...
  22. The Fluffy Assassin
    Well I haven't (wrong gender) but didn't want to see your post fall off the front page without a reply. Here's a thread from a few years ago that might help: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=27306 (or might be TMI, I don't know.) The general thought seems to be that yeast infections are connected to candida overgrowth, in turn connected...
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    I think you're talking about apples and oranges. I have virtually no gastrointestinal symptoms, yet bear the obvious signs of 45 years of magnesium malabsorption (calcium leakage, therefore skinny bones, no muscles) and got to enjoy upwards of 30 years of anxiety and depression from B12 malabsorption, symptoms that vanished almost the minute I went off gluten...
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    In general, it's called wheat, barley, oats or rye. Often as not, they do it in Latin, just to make it harder to find. (Actually, I'd guess it's to make it sound more exotic and expensive, but the result is the same.) Here's a good thread from a couple of years ago on the topic: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=31654 and here's the unsafe...
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    The only store in Texas, right your way: Open Original Shared Link
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