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I see that it has been a few weeks since the last posting to this thread, but this is the first time I've been in the forum for several months. I figured I'd toss in my 2 cents worth... I was 38 when I was diagnosed with Celiac and osteopenia. I corrected my diet for celiac and began taking calcium/magnesium suppliments and Fosamax for the osteopenia....

Well, I found out yesterday that I've been excluded. But the person I spoke with said there was a chance that this weekend's study will be postponed anyway. A reason was not given, but if I had to guess it would be due to a lack of "qualified" candidates.

Hi Laurel, I went to the screening anyway and I'm waiting to hear back whether or not I still qualify. Sounds like they did not do a very good job explaining this to you. The study contract I came back with states the reimbursement is per study visit: $300 travel and $100 hotel with a max of $1200 for the complete study. They could have done a better...

Hi Laurel, I'm scheduled to participate in the study and was given the impression that all travel related expenses were going to be reimbursed. Based on what you've sayed I'm a little worried myself now. May I ask what they told you that would not be refunded? Thanks, Mike

**As a point of clarification for what I am trying to say in the following paragraphs, when I say "flu" I'm refering to a stomach flu or more specifically a gastrointestinal virus. It was correctly pointed out in some replies below that the flu(influenza) is technically a respiratory illness. I'm just getting over a 30hr bout bad diarrhea. I had only...

Hi Steve, I have the same problem. I've always had dry skin, but curiously enough it got considerable worse six months into my gluten-free diet. It's been a year now since the "worsening" point. I've recently started taking flaxseed oil supplements(flaxseed contains lynolenic acid which is supposed to help with dry skin problems), but so far they do not...

Hi, Potassium is the most common thought when someone mentions muscle cramps. However, I was eating a banana(lots of postasium) every day, but I was having a lot of cramps, mostly at night, before I was diagnosed with celiac disease. After I started taking magnesium (as part of my mineral supplementation for osteopenia), my muscle cramps went away. Check...

This is a timely topic for me. I was diagnosed with Celiac in July 2003. I told my Mom, Dad, and Sister to think about getting checked since it's genetic. We thought it came from my mom's side as she and her mom have some digestive issues (diagnosed with collagnous colitis and IBS), but my Mom ended up negative on blood and endoscopy tests. My Dad wasn...

I had only two dizzy spells(among many other symptoms as well) about two months apart. 6 months later I had an endoscopy that confirmed I had celiac. I have not had a problem since changing my diet over a year ago. Also, I met another confirmed celiac at a gluten free pizza feed and her only symptoms were dizzyness and vertigo. Once she changed her diet...

Based on what I've read Richard is correct. Here are some of the source documents I've found... Documents on www.celiac.com: Which Alcoholic Beverages are Safe? https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-34104341819.36 Gluten-Free Alcoholic Beverages https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-09104362619.a2 Document on www.celiac.org...

Hydrolyzed means to undergo the addition of hydrogen (or water), yeast is a fungi, and whey comes from milk. These items by their definition wouldn't contain any wheat; however, cross contamination could still be a potential issue. Protien powders are made in factories that also make protien bars and many of these bars contain wheat. This doesn't necessarily...

Here are a couple of sources I've found regarding distilled alcohol.... Documents on www.celiac.com: Which Alcoholic Beverages are Safe? https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-34104341819.36 Gluten-Free Alcoholic Beverages https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-09104362619.a2 Document on www.celiac.org: Open Original Shared...

I have had 5 blood tests in the last year and a half as part of my iron deficient anemia condition diagnosis & follow-up. On each test my white blood cell count has been low - even on my most recent test in September, which was over a year after switching to a Gluten free diet. Does anyone have this problem, or know if it's related to celiac or an...