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  1. Skylark
    You didn't include the normal ranges for the labs. Do you have them? Every lab is different. Yours is a positive TTG test, which is an autoimmune antibody usually caused by celiac. (I'm guessing the <3 is the normal range on the lab slip?) There are other autoimmune diseases that can cause TTG, but with the celiac girls your doctor is making a reasonable...
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    Where were you when I was in college? I sure would have liked a cool guy who didn't feel the need to get drunk at every party! There are certain things boys and girls do *ahem* that don't work very well when the guy is drunk... You might be pleasantly surprised if you find some girls who aren't so into drinking.
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    I suspect a week or two into your challenge you'll have a really solid idea of whether it's in your head. By the end of a solid three-month challenge I bet you can't wait to be rid of the stuff, positive test or not. On the other hand, what if you challenge, there is not much reaction and the test comes back negative? Really this is a win-win situation...
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    I don't know much about Crohn's. It's not very common and the few folks who have posted here had bad diarrhea and a lot of pain. Your GI should have ruled it out if he's any good.
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    Those are are mammalian lectins in beef and milk, Shroomie. There are human lectins in your body too. They are mostly involved in cell-cell adhesion and immune response. People don't usually react to bovine lectins, unless they are unlucky enough to be ultra-sensitive to lectins. Cow digestion is wildly different from human. Cows can fully break down...
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    I'm sure folks with neuro issues will chime in. My understanding is that it takes a few months of really strict gluten-free to get much improvement. It took me a long time and a lot of supplements to recover from the gluten-caused bipolar. Floating stools can be fat malabsorption. Soy can be a big problem food, as can dairy or corn. Good luck figuring...
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    Your path report shows mild, chronic inflammation of your stomach just below the top layer of cells, which is intact. Bunner's glands are in the first part of the duodenum, so they might be from a second biopsy. The "sparse chronic inflammatory cells" shouldn't be there, so your small intestine is slightly inflamed too. I don't see how your GI could...
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    Redbreast got me once, which is a pot still Irish whiskey. I'm not even super-sensitive so I was really scratching my head at that one. I've never reacted to Scotch.
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    I get insomnia if I don't take fish oil. I have to get at least 1000 mg of EPA/DHA combined in order to sleep normally, which means I usually take the concentrated stuff. I also take a multivitamin/mineral/trace element supplement and I don't sleep as well without it, but it's nothing like the insomnia I get from forgetting fish oil for a few days.
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    Can you tolerate a few stewed prunes? They're the classic remedy for constipation.
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    Ford can blog anything he likes. His blog is not peer-reviewed and falls under the "random stuff on the Internet that is not science" heading. His incorrect assertions don't somehow magically negate the peer-reviewed studies on the lack of gluten in cow's milk. What IS in the peer-reviewed literature (that apparently Dr. Ford missed) is a nicely documented...
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    You poor thing. Yes, it's the damage and inflammation. Many of us notice stronger reactions to gluten once we're eating less of it. Around here we think while you're eating a lot of gluten your immune system sort of goes into overload and doesn't mount a very effective attack. Eating less means your immune system isn't as overwhelmed, and the symptoms from...
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    Aw, geez. That sounds awful. Have you considered something like GAPS? Open Original Shared Link It might help both you and LGC88. Sometimes we just can't handle grains, starch, or sugary foods with celiac disease. It used to be that people were put on a diet called SCD (specific carbohydrate diet) for "sprue" which was all sorts of diarrheal disease...
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    You can cover your pizza stone with baking parchment or aluminum foil.
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    I had the same thought as Sora. There are a lot of migraine trigger foods we still eat gluten-free.
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    I'd look at soy and corn. You say the soy milk is OK but you're drinking it and sick, right? Also are you eating processed grain foods? Even the gluten-free stuff has traces of gluten and maybe you've gone super-sensitive? I wonder if you might do better eating meat, nuts, fruit, and vegetables, maybe a little rice and potatoes. I agree with Kareng that...
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    Happy dance!!! I'm very glad to hear it isn't leukeuma!
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    Nope. Someone fed cows pure wheat and tested. No gluten came through the milk. Gluten and casein are sister proteins and a lot of celiacs react to casein. You might also be lactose intolerant from having damaged villi. Burdee explained it well.
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    Nutritionists say that whole wheat is healthy for people who can tolerate it. There are plenty of studies demonstrating the positive long-term health effects of eating whole grains. Thing is, modern wheat has been bred to contain a lot more gluten and I've always wondered whether that has been part of the cause of the explosion of celiac disease. White...
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    Congrats! Yes, a doctor makes sense. I'd skip taking anything but prescribed prenatal vitamins and any medications you and your doctor decide are absolutely essential if I were pregnant.
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    If you tested negative, there is no way to know. People can test negative by blood and biopsy and still get very sick from gluten. Some are certainly false negative celiacs, but others have a strong non-celiac gluten intolerance.
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    Thank you!
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    I was disappointed at Aveda. There is hydrolyzed wheat protein in a lot of Aveda hair care products. They do have allergen information in the store to help find the wheat-free ones. I like Aubrey Organics Chamomile shampoo. I've been using Giovanni Smooth as Silk conditioner most days, and Enjoy Reconstructing Conditioner once a week. Giovanni and...
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    You also might see a false urban myth about gluten and teabag adhesives. Don't worry about that one. If the tea does not have a gluten grain listed, it is safe.
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    Unfortunately, it's Udi's that definitely gets some people. They use a lot of gums to get the lovely texture and around the board we think that's why. Sorry to tell you to try cutting out the nice gluten-free bread but it might help. And LOL @ immaculate conception!
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