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  1. Skylark
    First, as well as checking again for hidden sources of gluten, if I were you I would immediately eliminate all dairy (and foods with casein) and consider eliminating all grains. Dairy is well documented to cross-react with celiac antibodies. Non-gluten grains don't have as much research but a lot of celiacs report feeling better grain-free. Coffee is another...
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    True. That fellow needed to take a couple English classes along with his pre-med.
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    I read it as saying mild damage. Inflammation, flattening, but only a few villi are blunted. Notice there is no crypting mentioned, which is the hallmark of severe celiac. Also, if the damage were severe, the pathologist would have firmly diagnosed celiac rather than saying it's possibly peptic ulcer disease or duodenitis. I believe it confirms your...
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    I'd give it a good scrub with a soapy water and a brush to get into nooks and crannies and call it good.
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    If I were you, I would write and ask Cyrex.
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    Ugh. That must be a pain. By the way, you are confusing the enzyme with the organism that produces the enzyme. That's why I thought your source might be dodgy. The enzyme in Lactaid is called lactase. Lactase is produced by a number of bacteria, yeasts, and fungi. The source of the lactase is apparently different between the Lactaid milk and the Lactaid...
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    Rice krispie treats with the new gluten-free Rice Krispies? Kids love them!
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    Solgar and Metagenics are very good brands.
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    I have to wonder about inaccuracies in a source that calls the fungus A. oryzae an enzyme. Also, most commercial lactase preparation is from A. niger or GMO bacteria. It's definitely not the same as Rice Dream either because with Rice Dream the enzyme they use is directly extracted from barley. I will be curious to hear what Hood says, because their website...
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    That's great. It's so nice to hear when someone's hard work pays off.
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    Oh, bummer. Maybe once it heals.
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    Have you worked out any baking recipes? Some quick bread recipes use oil rather than butter and you can slice and freeze them. I make gluten-free scones a lot but I don't know how well the soy-free Smart Balance works for that kind of baking.
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    Wow! That's an impressive bit of sleuthing. I'm glad to hear you figured it out.
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    Are you eating specialty "gluten free" breads and baked goods? All the major brands have a limit of either 10 or 20 ppm of gluten, so there can be traces of gluten. There would be more gluten in a loaf of bread that happened to test at 10 ppm than you'd get on old utensils or a pot. Have you tried a few days eating nothing but naturally gluten-free foods...
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    Aspergers kids can learn a lot if their interest is piqued. Would she read books on celiac or the gluten-free diet if you left them around the house? Also, do you have any counselors working with you for general issues with her Aspergers? Perhaps a professional can help your daughter understand that the getting sick from gluten isn't an immediate, literal...
  16. Skylark
    Are you still eating dairy? Try eliminating that. A lot of people who are gluten sensitive can't tolerate casein either.
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    Mom has vagal nerve spasm from her reflux and a hiatal hernia. Vagal nerve issues can cause problems with heart and lungs and she has trouble swallowing, heart palpitations, and her chest gets tight. I wonder if you are getting the same thing and the Gaviscon stopped the acid for a moment, helping the vagal nerve spasm? This page has a section that explains...
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    I don't know about your skin. Your face looks sort of like my rosacea but I only get it on my face and not anywhere elase. I Googled Behcet's disease because I'd never heard of it and came up with this article saying it can be related to food allergies. Open Original Shared Link A colonoscopy is useless for diagnosing celiac disease. The celiac damage...
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    It is RARE to not convert T4 to T3. The reason so many of us feel better on T3 is becasue the damn doctors under-dose T4. Insist on getting enough thyroid hormone that your symptoms resolve, whether it's T3/T4 or a decent dose of T4. T3 is absorbed better than T4, and I think that's another reason people feel better on it. It is preferable to be on pure...
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    You are worrying far too much about what people will think. It's one of the more painful parts of being a teenager. You will be much happier in general once you stop caring so much. Be true to yourself and everything else will sort itself out. Would you think poorly of a friend with a peanut allergy who ordered carefully to avoid peanuts? I bet you...
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    Last time I checked name-brand Benedryl, they said their medication is free of all major allergens including wheat. I really like Benedryl at bedtime when my allergies are kicking up.
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    Ravenwood, I just got on the board and saw this. I'm so sorry to hear about your dog, especially since Pooh was such a steadfast companion. I'm VERY glad to hear that you've found another furry friend (or she found you) and things are looking up.
  23. Skylark
    Why are you giving your doctor such power? YOU are the one with the power to make yourself well, not him. You have a great answer about celiac. You have positive bloodwork AND you feel better off gluten. Biopsies can miss damage, or it's not there yet because you're latent celiac. Either way, tell your boyfriend and your mother that you're going gluten...
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    You will be fine. All those studies on people recovering in 24 months are in real, live people who are getting glutened by mistake sometimes and simply doing their best. The people in studies who don't get well always admit to cheating and not really trying to stick to the diet. A single mistake will not wipe out your villi and set you back to square one...
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    I really don't think gluten in sushi rice is a universal thing like this waitress suggested. It's not like unagi, where there will always be soy sauce in the flavoring. Plus I don't react to sushi and I eat it all the time! Agreed there are gotchas like the fake crab, many of the sauces, and roe.
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