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ARCHIVED Communion Wafers? Detox Time?
hopeful replied to Tricia's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi Tricia, My doctor told me that gluten intolerance is an immunologic disease. When those of us who have a problem with gluten eat it, we may not exhibit any symptoms, but the gluten in our bowels is doing its thing to attack our immune system. We then become allergic to all kinds of foods. That's why everyone has different food allergies. But the... -
I've been on the SC Diet for 10 months and have seen much improvement. This diet is more restrictive than gluten-free. The reason it's more restrictive is because wheat gluten may not be the sole root cause of celiac disease. The sinister thing about celiac disease is that the foods which are the underlying culprits may not generate any symptoms for a long...
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ARCHIVED What About Millet?
hopeful replied to u396's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I ask myself the same question at every meal, "what about _____?" I don't eat millet because it's not allowed in the specific carbohydrate diet I follow. This diet is more restrictive than gluten-free. The reason it's more restrictive is because wheat gluten may not be the sole root cause of celiac disease. The sinister thing about celiac disease is that... -
Hi Maggie, The way I understand it, celiac disease hurts your immune system because you aren't able to absorb nutrients and vitamins that keep you healthy. Allergies, whether in the form of foods or anything else, indicate that your immune system has been weakened. The widely held-belief is that celiac disease starts with an intolerance to wheat gluten...
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ARCHIVED Lectin May Be My Problem, Not Gluten
hopeful replied to hopeful's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I'm seeing my gastro doctor next Wednesday. He did bloodwork and a colonoscopy last June and everything looked fine. He said I probably had celiac disease. Because my diet was already gluten-free, he didn't see the need to do the celiac disease testing, which was fine with me. Based on my examination, bloodwork and colonoscopy, I assume that he ruled... -
Hi everyone, I'm new and frustrated by my stomach problems, which I've had since I was a child (I'm now 40). Yet even as my diarhea and pain have gotten progressively worse, I remain hopeful. After all, if you give up hope, the battle is lost. I will always do everything I can to fight this disease, even if I end up losing. While I haven't been diagnosed...