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    GAPS is a modern version of SCD. Elaine Gottschall picked up the old SCD and publicized it again. SCD is interesting - it was developed by Dr. Sidney Haas in the 1930s and '40s for pretty much all GI trouble. They knew back then that folks with celiac and IBS (it was all lumped together) didn't tolerate starch well. The gluten connection for celiac was...
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    First, have you been tested for celiac? The blood tests do not work if you go gluten-free and if the diet works, you won't want to go back to eating gluten. You need to know if you have the autoimmunity. Once you throw away or give away all the gluten in the house, go to the grocery store and shop the OUTSIDE of the store, where the produce, milk,...
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    Er... guilty? I've been on the board depressed, brain-fogged, and grumpy and have made posts I shouldn't have. I do always try to apologize. I'd rather than than a thread hijack! Yet another pet peeve. Find a vaguely relevant thread, put your lab results in the middle, then get petulant when nobody answers your question because they didn't notice...
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    I'm on GAPS and have been for almost a month. I'm trying to help depression, apathy, brain fog, and autoimmunity. I'm feeling better too. I have more good days than bad now, which is nice. My asthma seems to be milder, and some bladder pain that was troubling me has vanished. I wasn't having constant stomach problems, only intermittent ones, so I...
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    ARCHIVED Confused

    Skylark replied to kristin33's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Yes, get celiac testing right away! You're obviously gluten intolerant but you need to know if it's celiac. Reactions can be off and on for gluten. Sometimes I had horrible GI trouble after meals, other times I was fine. I go through super-sensitive phases where even a little cross-contamination will get me. Other times I can even eat a little soy sauce...
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    Oh noes! I hope it didn't get you too badly.
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    ARCHIVED No Fair!

    Skylark replied to luvs2eat's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    There was a poster here a while back who figured out a gluten-free diet can be low in molybdenum (grains are a major source), which is needed to metabolize alcohol properly. He started on a trace mineral supplement and recovered better alcohol tolerance. Maybe it will help you.
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    They have nice info on methyl-B12 and benfotiamine. It's crazy expensive though. The price is about triple what you would pay at a health food store.
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    I'm sorry you're feeling so ill. Unfortunately after a year and a half gluten-free two weeks isn't long enough eating gluten to get tested. Doctors used to say a month on gluten, but studies show it's more like 2-3 months to get a relapse bad enough that tests pick up celiac. The tests are not reliable either. My doctor has told me to not bother challenging...
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    Tied in with that is another of my pet peeves - the assumption that every single time someone feels weird, they must have gotten into gluten. It can't be a virus, another intolerance, food poisoning, or simply a bad day. I have a bigger pet peeve though that drove me off the board once in frustration. It probably will again eventually. There is a collective...
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    Wait - you aren't eating gluten? How long have you been gluten-free? Celiac tests are not valid on the gluten-free diet and you also may have helped the thyroid inflammation. If it's only been a few weeks you probably wouldn't change the tests. The link between gluten and thyroid is possibly a cytokine called IL-15. If you're gluten intolerant the intestine...
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    You need a new best friend, or to start being VERY honest with this one and tell her to cut that crap out. There is no call to be picking on another woman for her shape or size. God made us in all sizes, from size 2 all the way up to 34W, and we're all beautiful.
  13. Skylark
    ... if it's related to B12 deficiency. There are plenty of other causes of neuropathy. It's worth going to a doctor. For starters you can ask for a B12 test. You also need to be absolutely sure you haven't developed diabetes since the neuropathy is in your feet.
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    OMG I get that way from even a small mistake. I can't imagine how bad it would be from eating a lot of gluten. For me it's 3-4 days of depression and anxiety once it finally hits. I find extra B-complex helps a little with the anxiety. I mostly have to tough it out, especially the brain fog.
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    I'm here to peeve! Celiac's disease or celiacs disease. AUUUUGHH! IT'S NOT PLURAL AND IT'S NOT POSSESSIVE! Thank you. I feel much better.
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    Your integrative doctor doesn't know how to read the results! Run screaming!!!! That is a full, valid celiac panel and you don't have Hashimoto's or celiac. Your tests are all at the bottom of the reference ranges and there is no way they are clinically significant - you are in the statistical noise around zero. There is no such thing as a true zero in...
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    I agree that you need to talk to your Dr. There are prescription anti-spasmodics that can relieve cramping and your Dr. can probably find you something safe to use daily until your scope.
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    Yes, it could be a neuropathy. It would be ulnar nerve rather than median nerve. You should have it checked out by a doctor.
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    Duh. I should have seen this sooner. I bet it's fructose malabsorption. It works sort of like lactose intolerance. You can't absorb fructose well so it builds up in your intestines. Bacteria break it down into hydrogen, or if you eat a LOT, you can end up with osmotic diarrhea. Your eggs, salami, and yogurt breakfast you don't react to has virtually...
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    Kareng said "bad reputation" and suddenly Michael Jackson was running through my head. I had to share!
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    *sings along* Because I'm bad, I'm bad - come on! You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it!
  22. Skylark
    I agree 100%. I would also strongly suggest you go dairy-free at least at first. There are a growing number of studies on the negative role cows milk has in autoimmunity. Celiacs also tend to be lactose intolerant from the villous damage. Lactase is made at the tips, where the celiac damage starts. Lactose intolerance will give you cramping and gas after...
  23. Skylark
    Welcome. I'm sorry to hear about your son. Two things come to mind. First, it sounds an awful lot like food poisoning. If he's still having diarrhea some Pedialyte would probably do him good. I'd call the doctor if he doesn't improve soon. The other thing is that once we're gluten-free, reactions to gluten can really worsen. Around the message board...
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    Mine too. We'll go down in flames together! Apparently some folks lack a sense of humor.
  25. Skylark
    Dry mouth and eyes can be an autoimmune disorder called Sj
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