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  1. WheatChef
    As part of a sexually reproducing organism we inherit a set of genes from both our father and mother for a total of two gene sets. Since our father and mother hopefully don't share the exact same genes (small family reunions?) we end up normally with two different genes at most of the places where specific proteins are encoded. The choices here are homozygous...
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    Once you writhe in pain for a week a few times as a result of those foods the cravings diminish.
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    Before you make the switch, eat a lot of donuts, pretzels, artisan breads and drink plenty of microbrews. Those are the only things I miss, just not enough to go through the pain.
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    Cholesterol is another thing that naturally evens out during a high fat diet (Open Original Shared Link). This is serologically speaking, not dietary speaking though, you don't need to avoid dietary cholesterol.
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    I think it was either 2 or 4 years ago that the FDA was legally obligated to create an official gluten labeling system... They finally got around to putting together a commission on it last year, and did a consumer survey about it back in march or april of this year... Who knows when they will finally get around to putting out the labels. The bright side...
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    You could get a decent crust out of buckwheat flour, chilled lard, a pinch of salt and some water. You can't just substitute plant fats for an animal fat if you want a fluffy product. Go bold, go lard! Personally though I wouldn't use 100% buckwheat flour, try watering it down some with milder rice flour.
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    The enterolab tests are a good starting point for considering what to attempt to eliminate for a trial period. The important test results to consider are how you react to eliminating the products from your diet. Since it's only been 2 weeks and you feel good this certainly means you should consider staying on the diet for an additional couple of months. After...
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    A lot of people who forgo the specialty gluten-like products end up on a low(ish) carb diet. Most of the anti-high fat diets only look at the short term effects of switching from a high carb diet to a high fat diet. This is a shock to the system that is normally observed along with unfavorable changes from various systems in the body. However this change...
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    Although in most cases I am normally very much against this, play the guilt card. Ask them if they care enough about your health to make simple adjustments, ask them if they are willing to be supportive of your efforts to live a fulfilling life by trying the diet with you in the beginning. Then if all else fails, sit them down and have them start helping...
  10. WheatChef
    That you have type I and Hashimoto's means your odds are really good that you've got a gluten problem. It's definitely a good thing to talk to you doctors about, since you've gone this long already you should keep on your normal diet (or even eat excess gluten) till you get tested as this will make the results more reliable. However you are correct in planning...
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    I tested negative for IgA-TTg (the main celiac marker) and yet whenever I eat gluten it feels like I have shrapnel dragging through my intestines for a few days. The blood tests don't mean squat compared to how you react to a gluten-free diet.
  12. WheatChef
    yesterday: Bacon and eggs Beets and black quinoa salad Deli turkey Coconut kefir Smoked pork spare ribs Grilled corn and Smoked stuffed cabbage gluten-free brownies Peaches and pears (stone fruit season!!!)
  13. WheatChef
    The gluten-free diet is so difficult that I cry myself to sleep everynight... Nah, just kidding. The gluten-free diet has cured my insomnia and restless leg and allowed me to get onto a normal circadian rhythm for the first time since I was a child. It's not like you're locked into the diet for the rest of your life once you try it. If somehow you end...
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    Try getting a dedicated counter space where no gluten products can be set or prepared, make sure this isn't close to the toaster and hopefully try and make it not directly adjacent to the gluten prep area. If you use a lot of similar products as your folks when it comes to things that they may dip utensils into it after touching gluten (like butter after...
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    Applied "Kinesiology" (not to be confused with Kinesiology an actual valid field of science) has been put to the test numerous times and has been shown to have no greater predictive value than chance (flip a coin) every single time, across multiple "licensed" applied "kinesiologists". Basically the way it works is if you tell the "professional" that you...
  16. WheatChef
    Gluten has been shown to influence the expression of the genes responsible for determining your intestinal permeability meaning that substances that normally can't pass through your intestines potentially could make their way through if enough of the expression is altered. This would mean that your body normally wouldn't be exposed to these larger more reactive...
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    If you've still been eating a bagel each morning you can still definitely be tested. As far as enzymes go, I don't think there's much evidence of those enzyme things working at all for gluten problems.
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    Normally anywhere from <8 to <19
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    First off, there's no such thing as an IBS disease so find a new doctor next time you decide to go see one. Your last one already gave up on you when they decided to treat you for what is literally just a random collection of symptoms of other diseases. The fact that you're experiencing some changes as a result of going gluten-free means that something...
  20. WheatChef
    Since going on probiotic supplements my gluten incidences have been of lesser magnitude, I still get all the digestive issues but the mental effects seem to be lessened and seem to last for fewer days.
  21. WheatChef
    Your doctor can order a serological (blood) AGA IgA/IgG test.
  22. WheatChef
    Some IgA levels can take half a year or so to drop to normal levels. You're certainly on the right track!
  23. WheatChef
    There's no real concise answer to your first question. They're mainly used as a guideline as opposed to a definite result. A biopsy might give you more concrete yes answer yet at this point it's likely as a "weak" celiac the damage may not be sufficient enough at this point to be observable through just a few biopsies. A biopsy may buy you some piece of...
  24. WheatChef
    IBS is just your doctor's way of charging you money for a diagnosis when they have no clue of what's going on. Do you know what the blood and stool tests came back with?
  25. WheatChef
    Maybe on the being around breads thing but only really if you guys are making the bread there as well. Yes on the chicken touching gloves that touched gluten, you're probably going to have to avoid employee meals at that place.
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