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  1. Skylark
    Minerals and especially trace elements would be accurate. I don't know as much about hair and vitamins. I wonder if your daughter can eat peas again now? I notice mixed nuts came up with the peanuts that she reacts to.
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    You'd think dealing with celiac should give us a pass on other health problems, but alas, it is not the case. Is there any chance the symptoms are coming from accidental or hidden gluten?
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    I would just give the knife block a good shake then and see if anything falls out. Most people don't put a dirty knife back in a block.
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    There are natural opiate peptides in gluten to which some people are very sensitive. That's why you find it so tremendously addictive. It's not crack. It's heroin! You HAVE to find the will to break the addiction or you won't get over the symptoms that are troubling you and there is a good chance your health will go downhill. You know you need to do...
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    Larabars! They are gluten-free and contain no refined sugar at all. The sweetener is dates. If you want to make them to save money, here's how. You would need a food processor though. Open Original Shared Link
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    I don't think the evidence of vitamin D causing kidney stones is strong enough to remain deficient and ill. Here's a couple articles to help you decide. It looks like maybe you could take the vitamin D if you eat lots of fruits and veggies. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link It sounds like you are not eating the right foods for your...
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    I'm sorry you're having a hard time. Going gluten-free was not enough to reverse the mental problems gluten gave me. I had bipolar illness, anxiety attacks, and serious sleep problems. I had to go on probiotics to improve my absorption of nutrients, and I take some pretty serious supplements to maintain my mental health. I take a complete multivitamin...
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    LOL! I'd recommend a typical kitchen all-purpose cleaner rather than only water. Don't you use a little soap or spray on your counter? Do you ever put knives with crumbs on them in the knife block? I didn't worry about mine but I only ever put clean knives in it and I don't even keep bread knives in my knife block in the first place. If there is...
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    Ugh, that sounds terrible! You must not be aware of the research going into celiac. It's considered an emerging market and venture capital is pouring into it. You might enjoy checking out Alba Therapeutics, ImmusanT, and Alvine Pharmaceuticals. It's not merely a "community view" that DH = celiac. It's a well-documented medical fact. There are IgA...
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    I don't know. I think that's a question for your doctor. One thing to keep in mind is that sports injuries are much more common when people are extremely fatigued.
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    This is the hair testing? What a weird list!
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    In other words, he ignored ancient grains that didn't fit his idea. He wants to cast modern wheat as a villian. It's good marketing.
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    Dry-roasted nuts are usually flavored with yeast extract or some other hidden form of MSG. Natural nuts are mostly low, except pecans and peanuts.
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    Potato chips or potatoes? Potato chips are supposedly high in natural MSG that forms when they fry. MSG would give you a neurological response - do you react to other sources of MSG?
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    Costco: Crunchmaster rice crackers Riceworks rice chips Pirate's Booty Kirlkand corn chips Bare Fruit cinnamon apple chips Delimex frozen taquitos (I think that's the brand that's gluten-free) Mrs. May's nut clusters Mrs. May's nut crunch bars I think Kirkland also has a nut cluster with no gluten ingreds. Progresso clam chowder Cattle Drive...
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    That would be great. I'm really curious now.
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    I am struggling with cognitive problems myself so I understand the sheer frustration. I have mathematics training through differential equations, yet there are days when I cannot add two numbers without a calculator. My issues are starting to look perimenopausal migraine related but obviously that's not your issue. Since you got such response to diet...
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    That makes more sense, yes you don't have any signs of celiac autoimmunity. Total IgA means your immune system is functioning normally. TTG is the autoimmune test, and the gliadin is specific for celiac, and pretty sensitive. You are right that gluten ataxia is sometimes silent, but I think non-celiac gluten intolerant makes more sense. I know you were...
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    I'm glad to hear you got testing! I'm also glad to hear that iNeedLabs worked out so well and saved you a bunch. I'm a little confused by your message. What do you mean by "negative IgA"? Are you talking about total IgA or the individual IgA tests like TTG and DGP? If your total IgA was low, you look at the IgG versions of the tests. If everything...
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    Glad we got you laughing! My Dr. told me to go off coffee. I'm tapering down and I'll be off caffeine *cry* by the end of this week. Dr. put me on riboflavin/magnesium to try and I'm lucky enough that Maxalt works if I catch the aura. I'll keep that in mind about the niacin but I don't get the flush so it might not work for me. I know I'm reacting to...
  21. Skylark
    If you're trying to do grain-free, have eggs for breakfast and maybe the coconut flour "honey muffins" recipe on this page. Open Original Shared Link You can also make grain-free pancakes for breakfast or any time you want. Have them with raw honey. Open Original Shared Link Then make yourself a big old pot of stomach-friendly soup. I like chicken...
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    Did he take a decent number of biopsies, and what did the report say?
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    You poor thing. Yes the blood tests are inaccurate and one biopsy is not enough because damage can be patchy. You could also just be very gluten intolerant which wouldn't show up on tests. Just go gluten-free and see if it helps any. As ravenwoodglass suggested, go simple. Soy and dairy are hard to digest and if you're belching and tooting a lot starchy...
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    Hey, you're not on a cholesterol-lowering drug are you?
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    Please tell me they go away. I'm about to rip my own head off, only I'm too dizzy and brainfogged to find it. What were we talking about? I forgot.
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