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  1. Skylark
    The donuts are Kinnikinnick. Yum! Hope you feel better soon. Kind of the gluten equivalent of a weekend of binge drinking, eh?
  2. Skylark
    When you wrote "You will, however, get bombarded by people on this thread telling you that you have to have another intolerence aside from gluten." I interpreted this as "I'm right, you're reacting to gluten, don't listen to anyone else." I was a little rude in return, as your post made me pretty mad. I'm one of the posters who reminds folks that they...
  3. Skylark
    Yes, they are. There is a trace of wheat-based flavoring used in processing that McDonalds does disclose, but when the finished fries are tested independently there is no detectable gluten on the most sensitive assays. Chick-Fil-A is good, and some Burger King restaurants have a dedicated fryer for their french fries. You have to ask every time, though...
  4. Skylark
    So gluten-free didn't help with the bloating one way or the other? Were you tested for lactose intolerance? It could also be fructose malabsorption. Funny you say the gluten-free diet is a recipe for depression. Gluten makes me depressed! I do think you need to do a little more research about untreated celiac before you decide to go back to consuming...
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    Thanks for posting that! It's very encouraging news.
  6. Skylark
    I sneak gluten-free food past my friends regularly. Pulled pork and rice - The Kirkland pulled pork is gluten-free and you make it with Sweet Baby Ray's sauce. My friends didn't notice the lack of gluten, and complemented me on the idea of serving it with rice. (Southern style, really.) All sorts of homemade soups - chili, chicken and rice,...
  7. Skylark
    I think they feed you fructose and do a hydrogen breath test, but I'm really not sure. As with any intolerance, response to the diet is the strongest evidence! If you're in the US, you might even have a hard time finding a doctor who has heard of fructose malabsorption. You should ask on that Yahoo group. I'm very glad to hear you're feeling better...
  8. Skylark
    If you got the Biocard test it is supposed to be quite good, but all the celiac blood tests do have an estimated 20% false negative. It also only works if you have normal IgA. If you have insurance kicking in in six weeks, it makes the most sense to keep eating gluten and ask for a full celiac panel. The new deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) IgA test...
  9. Skylark
    You planted a seed. Stand back and see if it grows. It's very easy to label everything under the sun gluten intolerance, and if you don't give him space to start looking at his own symptoms he'll just keep fighting you. It's possible your poor hubby just had a round of flu, so keep an eye over the next few days.
  10. Skylark
    I got the full Hashimoto's diagnosis three years after going gluten-free. This spring, going on 5 years gluten-free, my thyroid levels took another completely unexplained nosedive and I'm still trying to feel well again.
  11. Skylark
    Hi there. As far as I know, only iron deficiency anemia is a common effect of celiac. There are also some T-cell lymphomas (particularly EATL) that are rare but associated with celiac. That said, we've seen an amazing array of health problems resolve with gluten-free diets. This is the kind of thing best left to doctors. The lymph node biopsy is the...
  12. Skylark
    :lol: :lol: I figure if I keep living my life in my usual way, every now and again I line up with the trends through sheer, random chance. Right now my hair is trendy too. Hollywood stars are paying hundreds of dollars for Brazillian Blowouts to get the long, straight hair I naturally have.
  13. Skylark
    That's confusing all right. The blood tests can shift around, especially anti-gliadin. I think you have your answer about gluten, though. Feel better soon!
  14. Skylark
    Common sense applies here. Things without cracks or a porous surface that can retain gluten are perfectly safe, including utensils, knives, plain metal pots and pans, and dishes. Basically, if you can scrub it clean you're good to go. Get rid of anything that's chipped or cracked (the bacteria cracks can harbor are a bigger issue than gluten). I'm...
  15. Skylark
    I'm glad to hear you're feeling better!
  16. Skylark
    So how, exactly, do you think you are reacting to gluten in Udi's given the huge number of highly sensitive celiacs who eat their products without problems? Are you that special a snowflake? Udi's is obviously using a lot of dough conditioners to get the texture. You might be a little more open-minded and consider that either the treated flours or the...
  17. Skylark
    Here you go. http://img.medscape.com/fullsize/migrated/editorial/clinupdates/2008/8996/williams.fig19.webp The link had an extra ")" at the end. By the way, if there are no ridges and only pale color, your nails have Mees' lines or Muehrcke’s lines. Mees' lines grow out, Muehrecke's don't. Here's some pretty good nail info. Open Original Shared L...
  18. Skylark
    I'm confused. Why are you gluten challenging when your doctor told you that you were latent celiac? Did he explain that celiac disease is progressive and the more gluten you expose yourself to, the worse the autoimmunity can become? Get off the stuff and get well again. Things should start to settle down in a couple weeks. If you're so weak on gluten...
  19. Skylark
    My symptoms used to be all over the place. I had to go on a full elimination diet because it was so confusing. I react differently to wheat and rye, and I also had a lot of trouble with rich foods. I think your whole system just gets more reactive and it becomes a matter of what you eat with the gluten. I hope you get the results you're looking for...
  20. Skylark
    Celiac disease causes thin tooth enamel. You inherited your mom's celiac and got the bad teeth because of it. My mom and I have bad teeth too. Mom is DQ2 and gluten intolerant. I suspect I'm actually celiac, though I don't know for sure.
  21. Skylark
    Here is information on the IgG with normal IgA. Basically it's not a celiac result. Open Original Shared Link Let your doctor finish ruling out other problems, and decide whether he wants to do an endoscopy. He may want to have a look anyway. Once the testing is done, you can try the gluten-free diet and also screen her for other food allergies.
  22. Skylark
    You really are allergic to these things you're reacting to, in the sense that your body is making sets of antibodies to them. The only things gliadin antibodies have been documented to cross-react to are casein and aveenin (oat protein). Your reactions to carageenin, gelatin, MSG, and other foods would be mediated through different sets of B cells. Inflamed...
  23. Skylark
    I'm wondering about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) because of your overwhelming fatigue and pain. The disease is neurological and can appear MS-like. It starts with a viral encephalitis infection, so your post-op headache/virus really makes me wonder. Thing is, I think there is damage on MRI. Still worth a look. Open Original Shared Link looks like...
  24. Skylark
    It was really sporadic for me. Also, I found I reacted worse to fatty meals. Toast wouldn't cause me nearly the trouble as steak pies with chips. Again, that lunch with the crisps and mars bar also would have had me queasy while meatballs and toast wouldn't be as bad. Lager has gluten in it as well, and alcohol and carbonation are not easy on upset stomachs...
  25. Skylark
    Corn is a major allergen and there are plenty of people who are sensitive or intolerant to it. Some people find they have more problems with GMO corn. You might try organic corn chips and see if you still react.
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