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  1. Skylark
    You have every symptom of Hashimoto's thyroid disease in the book, including the hyperthyroid periods. People with Hashimoto's are often misdiagnosed as bipolar. The hyper- periods happen when your thyroid gets inflamed from the autoimmunity. Basic thyroid testing is not expensive at all and you might be able to order it through this service. Here is...
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    If you're stumped, ask on the board. We can probably help you. You found the forbidden ingredient list on the main site, right? /celiac-disease/forbidden-gluten-food-list-unsafe-ingredients-r182/ There is also a safe ingredient list. https://www.celiac.com/articles/181/1/Safe-Gluten-Free-Food-List-Safe-Ingredients/Page1.html
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    How did you make the jump from alcohol to acidic foods? Probiotic acidic foods like yogurt or unpasteurized sauerkraut juice can be very healing. There also isn't a single statement in that article you linked that suggests that one drink of vodka a week is an issue. I also disagree with your implication that one drink a week would mess up gut flora...
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    Me too. Raw soaked and dehyrdrated nuts are much easier on a sensitive stomach. Usually you throw in a little sea salt. Use plenty of water and change it at least once partway through the soak. Open Original Shared Link I think skipping popcorn for a couple more months until she really has time to heal is a good call.
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    For me it's like a GI virus or mild food poisoning. Not much fun.
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    If you have the antibodies and feel better on the diet, you're celiac. Rather than trying to have other invasive procedures, I'd suggest you try the diet strictly for a few months and see what happens. You might be pleasantly surprised at how much better you feel. Yes, it's possible eating only small amounts of gluten could have made your biopsy less...
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    This might help you understand the tests a little better. Open Original Shared Link
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    I agree. You need to find out what bloodwork was abnormal and why he is concerned. Someone on the board figured out their loss of alcohol tolerance on a gluten-free diet was molybdenum deficiency. Apparently it's lower in a gluten-free diet because there is a lot in wheat. You might do a little reading on molybdenum-rich foods.
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    I think she might have scurvy, Takala, though I'm not a doctor and cannot diagnose. I'm pretty sure it affects the mouth and gums first. A dentist is certainly a good idea as well and so many other good suggestions in your post.
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    Yeah, that's what I was thinking when I said vitamins A and D3. Cod liver oil isn't vegan though. It's so good for eyes especially.
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    Here are some challenge references I put in another thread, Nora. Maybe it will save you some time.
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    You have to heal your gut. A lot of us find sublingual B12 useful and sometimes iron injections are necessary. Once you get off the fructose and the inflammation improves, you should absorb better. I'd recommend you start taking probiotics and eating probiotic food like the new Yoplait lactose-free yogurt and unpasteurized sauerkraut or other lacto-fermented...
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    Hi. It sounds like she needs testing for nutritional deficiencies. A normal doctor can do that. Her loose teeth, sore gums, and slow healing could be symptoms of vitamin C deficiency. Vitamin C is completely safe to supplement so you can get some at the drugstore right away and see if it helps. Most people with celiac need B-vitamins, vitamin D, and...
  14. Skylark
    Unfortunately, anything that touches a food with gluten is a problem. You can't have the broth from noodle soup, you can't pick the toppings off pizza, you can't eat the inside of a sandwich, and you can't pick the croutons off a salad. Even what seems like ridiculously small amounts of gluten will keep your celiac disease active. Think of how tiny bacteria...
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    So you had IBS and CFS. You stopped eating gluten and felt better. You went back to gluten and the IBS and CFS returned. I think you have your answer! No, actual science does not support all the tests Enterolab does. TTG maybe. There is not a shred of evidence that low levels of fecal AGA mean anything, and rather a lot of evidence that they...
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    In real life, it means you have at least 10% chance of getting celiac, possibly higher because your daughter has it and you are already noticing a reaction to gluten. It's not clear what triggers celiac, though a lot of us have had a flu, food poisoning, pregnancy, car accident, or stress trigger the disease. Other people have it appear with no warning...
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    Here's a CSA article that explains oats. Basically most celiacs can tolerate them but a few react as if they are a gluten grain. Open Original Shared Link Personally I can eat them though I'm off grains for the time being.
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    Caprylic acid is lovely for yeast. I asked about dairy because folks have been linking to articles that dairy allergy can cause villous atrophy. Mayo knows what the genes mean. Did your GI tell you that it can take a while to recover from strong damage with a scope? There are studies showing it can take a couple years to recover. Open Original Shared...
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    That's good news!
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    We have "twitchy" digestive systems around here. A lot of people assume all of their reactions are gluten-related so you have to be careful when you read hearsay on the board. In this case, it's not uncommon to have a bad reaction to a strong probiotic if you've never taken them before. Look for a letter from a manufacturer, that the board member...
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    Yes, it could be celiac. Don't accept an IBS diagnosis. Around her we say it stands for "I Be Stumped". Is your total IgA low? If so, the transglutaminase IgG would indicate celiac disease. With normal IgA, I don't think transglutaminase IgG is very specific for celiac although it can be present. Agreed you need to keep eating gluten until testing...
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    Right. TTG is an autoantibody that shows up in celiac disease but also some other autoimmune diseases. If you have deamidated gliadin antibodies present as well, it means that gluten is probably triggering the autoimmunity.
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    It didn't work well for me at all. I kept finding crumbs in my butter.
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    McDonald's puts a bunch of sugar in their hamburger buns to make their food more addictive. There is even sugar in the french fries.
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    Gluten-free can do good things for skin! I have a psychiatrist friend who says OCD is almost always a result of a trauma that you might have consciously forgotten but is still deeply affecting you. This is particularly true for people with PTSD and OCD together. Behavioral techniques like CBT and ERP focus more on controlling symptoms than clearing underlying...
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