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Staying Gluten Free during delievery When I go to the hospital to deliever, I will tell them I want gluten free and corn free food, but will the food service at the hospital know how to do this? Or will they just scrape the canned corn off my plate and serve my food with the bread on the side? I know that IV's can contain dextrin (from corn), and...

I have been gluten free (to the best of my ability; I am certain I have glutenized myself as I am still new to this) for about two weeks. With the naturopath/MD's blessing, I have discontinued all supplements containing wheat, leaving me with the digestive enzyme, probiotics, and now a gluten-free prenatal. My OB has found me to be low platelet (although...

History: I have no gastroenterologist. Looking back, I have had digestive complaints for years and years, feeling gassy/bloated/uncomfortable with alternating d & c for so long that I considered it normal for me and I attributed it to not enough veggies or nervousness, depending on the symptoms. I also have an (undocumented) history of reaction...

Here are my enterolab test results: A) Gluten Sensitivity Stool and Gene Panel Complete *Best test/best value Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA: 21 Units Fecal Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA: 11 Units Quantitative Microscopic Fecal Fat Score: 524 Units Fecal Anti-casein (cow's milk) IgA: 3 Units HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1: ...

I am trying to decide if I should get my just-turned-3 daughter tested. Her 5 year old sister and I were recently tested with Enterolab, and while we were negative for the main celiac genes, we were both making Anti-gliadin IgA and Anti-tissue Transglutaminase IgA. Part of our concern is if these results will affect their future insurability. Have you...

I have been gluten free for less than a month, so I was a bit unsure about Thanksgiving. We had an early Thanksgiving, and I had great success with stuffing made from Food for Life Brown Rice Bread; onions, celery and garlic sauteed in butter; homemade turkey broth; chopped apple and pecans; 2 whole eggs; and some herbs. I made a second batch of it, adding...

I am glad I read this. This is both my first Thanksgiving knowing about my gluten intolerance AND the first Thanksgiving in my memory not being hosted by my family. I had planned on bringing a gluten free (corn free, soy free) stuffing/dressing and some sort of gluten free (corn free, soy free) desert, with my brother-in-law's blessing, but I guess I need...

My 5 year old daughter and I were recently diagnosed (via Enterolab) as having an autoimmune reaction related to ingesting gluten (if I am understanding the results correctly). My 3 year old daughter has not been tested yet, but we suspect the same will be true for her, once we have saved up enough to run another test. This will be our first Thanksgiving...

My daughter isn't much of a complainer, but if you ask her how she is feeling, she will often mention that her stomach hurts, as do the joints in her hands and her knees. The joints in her middle fingers actually lock up -- if she closes her hand slowly, the middle finger seems stuck straight and then jumps into a bent position with a quiet click sound....

Thank you so much. I wasn't sure just HOW bad the 69 and 24 units are (beyond being a positive test result), but I was thinking that ANY level of autoimmune activity was bad enough to be taken seriously. Does producing antibodies to gluten mean you technically have an allergy to gluten?

I know this is an older post, but these are almost the exact same gene results (by serologic equivalent; my daughter is 501) I just received for my daughter from Enterolab. Are you still doing the gluten free diet with your son? Has it been a positive experience? I am meeting some resistance among my family at my wanting to "control" her diet. They wonder...

Did I post my question in the wrong place?

Recently my kindergarten daughter and I were tested with Enterolab. I am unsure if she needs to be on a STRICT gluten-free diet, or if the occasional cupcake at school or slice of delivery pizza at a party are not really worth the fuss. I think I know the answer already, but am meeting with confusion among the other adults in our family as to how "controlling...