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  1. Skylark
    You're welcome. That RA flareup sounds just awful. I really hope gluten-free helps you out. We can eat the foods we liked when we were 18. You just limit the portion and fill up on veggies now. Depriving yourself will only drive you crazy. It's much better to have a small serving of a favorite food and compensate with a salad at your next meal...
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    I was thinking exactly the same thing. I have to have some protein or some cheese at breakfast or by lunchtime I'm light-headed from low blood sugar. Fats and protein will keep your blood sugar steady. Rich food like nuts or nut butters, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, avocado or olives will fill you up, provide needed calories and healthy oils.
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    You don't like Ghirardelli? I'm in love with their 72% cacao dark squares. If you like filled chocolates, how about See's? Most of their chocolate is gluten-free and they have an allergy list that includes gluten so you know what's safe. I usually get the Nuts and Chews assortment. Open Original Shared Link Here is their allergen & gluten information...
  4. Skylark
    It means you cannot afford to take risks with food when you need to be well. Don't eat out and only eat foods you have prepared yourself and know are safe. If a friend or coworker offers you food that could have gluten or CC you'll have to turn them down.
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    I doubt he would have positive blood work on a gluten-free diet. My patch of what I'm guessing is DH flares from just traces of gluten. Why isn't your GP referring to a dermatologist for a DH skin biopsy?
  6. Skylark
    I'm glad to hear everything is checking out OK. The time I had nodules on my thyroid, I was not referred for biopsy after a non-worrying thyroid ultrasound. You'll have to go with the advice of your doctors though.
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    They would pick up wheat with allergen testing. Really, how likely is barley or rye CC? I would consider that safe.
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    Nah, you don't need a second opinion. You do need to stop listening to PAs, though. They're terrible for anything other than getting your usual prescriptions filled. You have an antibody that is only ever caused by celiac and a biopsy that shows the damage is starting. Celiac disease is a process; you are just at the start rather than having severe damage...
  9. Skylark
    Is it even legal to refuse to give out allergy information? Starbuck's gets on my nerves. I usually go to Peet's.
  10. Skylark
    Thanks! Do you think my Jules gluten-free flour would work for the flour blend? I have Arrowhead Mills mix around too if that one is better.
  11. Skylark
    I completely disagree. (Rant incoming!!!) There is a growing pile of studies showing that low fat is not the way to go about weight loss. Restricting any "food component" whether it's protein, carbs, or fat is unhealthy and will not keep the weight off long-term. All you do is create nutritional deficiencies and cravings. Limiting fat keeps you...
  12. Skylark
    You have to take the precautions you personally need. I wouldn't have even thought of game pieces being CC'd unless I saw crumbs on the board but that's just me. I am not sensitive to where I have to be that vigilant. (To be honest, if a friend had an allergy so severe that they would react if they touched game pieces with a trace of the food on them,...
  13. Skylark
    Could you share the buckwheat recipe? Mine tastes good but the texture needs work!
  14. Skylark
    Fair enough. I was mostly talking about things like breads, pie crusts, and cakes where the wheat is important for the flavor and texture. I've made gluten-free cakes that tasted fine to me, but my friends said they were good but not like wheat. Flourless cakes are obvious winners and I've passed Pamela's gluten-free brownies off as regular and gotten...
  15. Skylark
    I understand your reluctance to take meds and I also went through the SSRI ringer. I about lost my mind trying to get off Effexor. It took me months. Thing is, I would never give up my thyroid pills. It's totally different - the difference between a crutch and a cure. Thyroid is not a drug like SSRIs. Thyroid hormone is nature identical, or just plain...
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    Non-celiac gluten intolerance is looking to be a reaction mediated by innate immunity, not humoral immunity. Antibodies aren't even involved. Gluten peptide directly causes mucosal inflammation in some people. This is the problem with the catch-all words "intolerance" or "sensitivity". They don't mean much and change from food to food and person to...
  17. Skylark
    All sorts of viruses can trigger celiac. For me it was flu. As far as general immunity, mine is better off gluten and on nutritional supplements.
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    The article is about biopsy processing, but it says DH samples are fine in formalin. I'm not sure I see the relevance for celiac DH biopsies, and GI biopsies are not usually immunologically tested. Unfortunately I can't get the full text.
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    The main issue with sugar is fructose malabsorption, but if you don't react to fruit at all that isn't the problem. Lori2 - I have the same understanding. Allergies produce classic symptoms very rapidly. Itching, swelling, hives, edema, rhinitis, and other symptoms related to histamine release from mast cell degranulation. They're triggered by IgE....
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    Skylark replied to bartfull's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I would try eliminating corn. I know how hard it is to become intolerant to another food, but it sounds to me like both your psoriasis outbreaks are corn-related.
  21. Skylark
    You have so many symptoms I just don't know. Are you eating dairy-free as well as gluten-free? Some celiacs have the same reaction to milk casein as to gluten. Maybe you need a better doctor too.
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    That's a great article! The big thing that has changed since 2002 when it was written is that we now understand that the "cerebral allergy" is really autoimmunity. If you can get to a medical library and you're not put off by fairly technical papers, there is a great article called "Gluten sensitivity: from gut to brain." Open Original Shared Link According...
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    In your daughter's case, it sounds to me like the problems are largely neurological. You didn't provide the exact tests for the celiac panel she had. (We need to know what type of IgA and IgG.) As a general rule, the only standard lab test that is sometimes positive for the purely neurological forms of celiac is anti-gliadin. There is a lot of work on...
  24. Skylark
    it looks fine to me too. I don't think I've ever seen gluten in plain old bacon.
  25. Skylark
    You're welcome. Fine hasn't put any data about his anti-TTG tests on his website. If I had your results I would try gluten-free and ask my Dr. to rule out inflammatory bowel diseases (like Crohn's or microscopic colitis) if it didn't help.
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