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  1. sb2178
    1. Buckwheat/kasha with soy milk, almonds, berries or dried fruit. Maybe cinnamon and real maple syrup, maybe not. I'll use leftover rice or quinoa instead of the buckwheat if it needs eaten. 2. Pumpkin waffles (homemade & frozen) with nut butter. maybe fruit, maybe not. 3. Apples and peanut butter, with soymilk hot chocolate. Top it off...
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    I'd look closer at the bronwie mix. Sometimes it's hard to deal with the new flours at first. Have you ever reacted to something that's a combination of something you eat often and canola oil? Like, broccoli sauteed in it or indian food made with it? alfalfa sprouts cna poison you too. Many of our foods contain compounds that can poison you if you consume...
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    I make all sort of nut/seed meals using a dedicated coffee grinder. It would be slow for large amounts, but works well for my typical 2 T to 1/2 c amounts. No favorite cracker recipe.
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    "gluten sensitivity" same boat of negative biopsy, so I can't claim full-blown celiac although blood work pointed in that direction and the diet solved lotsa problems. gluten challenged brought 'em back.
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    It sounds like you are well on your way to metabolic syndrome (cluster of high risk elements that point to seriously increased risk of diabetes and heart disease). Once you get the HbA1c, that will help clarify whether you are definitely pre-diabetic, diabetic, or just hoovering on that edge. A gluten-free diet can increase your risk for type two diabetes...
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    I love having a rice cooker and wish I had invested in one earlier. I bought a basic 6 cup at Target for something like $11 and it is the most helpful item I've bought. Brown rice in 30 minutes while I shower and not a single thought about it or pot overflowing. Quick Carbs: -baked potatoes and sweet potatoes via the microwave -packets of pre-cooked...
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    cornbread - easy, buy some corn flour and sub for the wheat flour. Use a two egg recipe, and neglect the sugar as your mother did or did not instruct you to do so. cream of wheat - there's BoB Red Mill's Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal. heard of cream of buckwheat but haven't ever eaten any... grits - darling, you can still go there! just watch for processing...
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    Yes, ditto the time will heal comment. And patience! You may want to check with the GI to make sure they don't want you to still be on a gluten containing diet for a biopsy (if you were willing to consider one). A few concrete examples of whole foods to explore: grains- kasha, millet, wild rice, brown rice beans (as digestion will tolerate) ...
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    Yeah, simpler is better. I was eating something like 6 foods for the first few weeks then introduced more things and had to cut out a few a couple of months later to really get all the way back to healthy. Only non-gluten item that is still problematic at this point is dairy, and I'm still testing that every now and then. Digestive enzymes are helpful...
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    A really good chocolate croissant. I didn't eat them that often, but there's nothing quite like one. Have you tried finely cut kasha? It cooks in two or three minutes in the microwave or in an hour or so if you put it in a thermos with boiling water.
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    I was reading a paper today (it's on the medscape site, a review of comorbidities) that states a pre-diagnosis celiac has about twice the risk of depression as your average joe, and a post-diagnosis has a slightly higher risk of depression than that. Don't remember if it talks about resolution. There's correlation, definitely.
  12. sb2178
    This is something that I have written up for a blog post. I'd pull out what you can't eat and substitute in what you can. For example, have berries instead of apples. Sweet potato instead of potato. Quinoa or millet instead of rice. Sunflower or sesame seeds instead of almonds... or pull them out entirely and just add some neutral olive oil. You may...
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    I'd bet on continued low exposure. The tests are very convincingly positive. You've probably read it, but... - drop processed foods - drop dairy - consider avoiding soy - replace items that are potential for contamination like scratched pans/plastic/woods - toiletries - workplace exposure? - pet foods? - shared kitchen contamination? - contamination...
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    You're latent! Or "potential"! Definitely stay on the diet unless you want to get sicker and have another endo and/or related health complications like osteoporosis and B12-deficiency related neuropathy in your future. There's actually a good bit of recent research examining people like you (us). Turns out, they can avoid the whole flat intestines thing...
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    Clearly, you can definitely go gluten-free without consulting anyone. Beyond the whole complicating your social life aspect... If you feel better, that should be the primary outcome. You have three options for additional supporting data: 1) Return to gluten and ask for a biopsy 2) Return to gluten and see if symptoms re-appear (works better if you...
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    Weird circular rashes point to Lyme disease if I remember correctly, so whether or not you pursue gluten issues, be sure to investigate that. Also, be aware that once you are on a gluten-free diet medical testing is INVALID. So, if you want formal testing, do that before going on a gluten-free diet. Diet trials and challenges, however, provide useful...
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    I agree that you can't ever entirely just "get over it" because you always have to think about it in order to function in daily life. It's like being blind, or deaf, or something where it affects your life. You can, however, negotiate peace most of the time. it helps once your friends are used to it, and automatically stock a hard cider in the fridge or...
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    Tried magnesium supplements? Low dose, work up to 400 or 600 mg. A week or two should put you right if that's the problem and your GI system is settled. Mg deficiency is hard to test for but not uncommon in malabsorption diseases.
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    It's often recommended to get AGA (IgA and IgG) as follow-ups too. That can help indicate if the problem is definitely gluten.
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    Polenta instead of pasta. Takes a little work, but you can soak it first and then it cooks faster (less stirring). Pasta in bulk via amazon. That brings the $8.00/lb kind I like down to $3.20/lb. Still more expensive, but not quite so much. Tortilla chips instead of crackers. Homemade hot chocolate is now a typical dessert, instead of cookies/cake. ...
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    Get her tested for ferritin and b12 levels, as that anemia may be B12 deficiency w/ or w/o iron deficiency. I haven't heard of iodine malabsorption, but maybe ask about that as well...? Plenty of celiac do have issues with the +2 minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, and zinc. Did anyone test for total IgA? She might be IgA deficient, making the IgG...
  22. sb2178
    hey, i used to pop and crack a lot, but now do so rarely. hmmm....?
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    Have you done things like eliminate contamination from old cookware and such? Even the breadcrumbs or flour dust in the silverware drawer can lead to continued symptoms. Eating entirely unprocessed foods can also be helpful, as many gluten-free processed products have very low levels of gluten present and/or unfamiliar ingredients that you could be reacting...
  24. sb2178
    magnesium, vitamin K, and a diet that is high in fruit and veg (7+ servings per day) are also bone protective. Sufficient protein helpful, excessive protein harmful. It's a very easy test-- you really just have to be wearing no metal or dense plastic and it takes (usually) between 5 and 11 minutes for a full body and less for a part like hip or spine...
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    I like lamb tagines and kefta. Get grassfed lamb, and just check out one of Paula Wolfert's cookbooks from the library to get a recipe for a tagine that appeals to you.
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