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  1. Skylark
    They are all completely normal results. The last one means he makes a normal amount of IgA so all the celiac tests are valid. The big problem with celiac blood tests is the general 20%-30% false negative rate. They simply are not very good tests. If your husband has a lot of symptoms, he needs the endoscopy to be sure.
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    It's not that hard. My mom took a Chinese cooking class a while back and showed me how. I learned a little more from a Chinese roommate. The trick is to lightly blanch the vegetables, use a really hot wok with peanut oil, and then you need decent recipes for the sauces. Americans don't tend to heat the wok up hot enough. Sauces are usually thickened...
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    Have a cup of tea if the caffeine is why you find them addictive. Green tea is supposed to be good for you. There is no reason not to drink a little caffeine if you're one of the people who finds it helpful.
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    It's hard and it's not at the same time, if that makes sense? I don't find cooking good gluten-free food for myself hard at all and my diet is quite clean. I cook whole, naturally gluten-free foods and bring my own food to work most days. I don't eat plain meat and vegetables either. I love to cook, and I've had no problems finding or inventing great,...
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    For what it's worth, I've eaten at P.F. Chang's quite a bit and I've never gotten sick from their food.
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    It is not harmful to go gluten-free as long as you don't pig out on gluten-free substitutes, which often have more calories and less fiber than wheat-based baked goods. It can be very harmful to keep eating gluten if you know you're intolerant and celiac runs in the family.
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    I'd toss it. New cutting boards aren't that expensive.
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    It could be the problem. The only way to sort it out is to go off corn for a little while.
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    Why don't you set the oats aside and try them again when you're not under the stress of a breakup? You are in a stressful situation now and it will be hard to sort out.
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    If your insurance covers it, you can guide the elimination test with allergy tests. Either skin or blood will pick up possible food allergies depending on what your doctor prefers. What you don't want to do is assume things that are positive in the allergy tests are actually a problem. Not all foods that show up in blood and skin tests are actually a problem...
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    It's a bad idea. There is enough gluten on shared fryer foods to make me sick and I'm not that sensitive these days. Burger King often has a dedicated fryer for french fries. You have to ask at the restaurant. Same with McDonald's. McDonald's has confused some people because they use a fake beef flavor with hydrolyzed wheat protein in it during processing...
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    If you're feeding him oats, take those out. I wonder about growing pains with the legs, because he's right at the age for them. Is that a possibility? A pediatrician should be able to tell since they see it all the time.
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    I had to go gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free at first too. I hope it helps you out.
  14. Skylark
    If wheat makes her that sick and she feels normal off of it, she is celiac. She is probably not gluten-free enough if that is a result after 9 months on the diet. Double-check with Enterolab but I'd be surprised if they say they see TTG antibodies and that much anti-gliadin in celiacs who are strict on the diet for 9 months. How careful are you around...
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    You will feel SO much better off gluten if you're celiac. You'll be fine on the diet. Yes, you have to skip the Twinkies but that's not something that ever should have passed your lips in the first place, especially with type 2 diabetes in the family! Celiac is genetic, and your children should be tested if it turns out you're celiac. If your blood tests...
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    I bought a Costco chicken a couple days ago and made soup from the bones. I boiled some of the strong, dark green stalks from the outside of celery with the chicken, and took it out along with the bones. I picked off the meat, cut up a little breast I had set aside and added veggies. I was experimenting with different veggies and added a couple leeks...
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    I understand too. At work we had free lunch the other day, sandwiches and pizza. Then there were cupcakes and two different cheesecakes both with cake/crust parts at the send-off party for one of the guys in the lab an hour later. I'm open about my celiac. Between two rounds of food, couldn't just one measly gluten-free thing have been ordered? Just one...
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    My money's on the oats too.
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    Unfortunately, wheat tastes good and is nice to cook with. You used to cook with wheat--you know exactly why we use wheat flour for gravy and not cornstarch! I get frustrated too. Twice now recently I've run across chopped nuts for sundaes that were coated with wheat starch! That's not even a flavor thing, just keeps the nuts from clumping. It could...
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    Scroll down a ways to get to the good article. The one at the start of the thread is pretty inaccurate.
  21. Skylark
    I don't see any gluten ingredients, and everything in the liquids and tablets is listed on their website. Open Original Shared Link It looks like Benadryl is keeping all the "big 8" allergens out of their products because I don't see any corn syrup or starch either.
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    "Leaky gut" is something that can happen when the intestinal cells aren't healthy. The small intestine has a thin layer of cells that provide the barrier between the body and food. Part of that layer is also mucous and beneficial bacteria. In conditions of inflammation, there can be alterations in mucous and intestinal bacteria, and physical gaps between...
  23. Skylark
    If you like licorice, the Stash Licorice Spice is wonderful. I also like the Celestial Seasonings Mint Medley.
  24. Skylark
    I love molasses or honey on pancakes. It's a different flavor than maple syrup, but any of the "pancake syrup" type products will have artificial maple flavoring.
  25. Skylark
    Yet another reason to avoid processed foods.
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