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  1. Skylark
    I'm not super-sensitive. I generally feel fine eating food where reasonable care has been taken to avoid high amounts of CC. I think eating one slightly CC'd meal is very different from eating CC'd food constantly (relapse studies support that idea). I don't worry about friends' houses for a single meal, as long as the food is gluten-free. I only remember...
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    Congratulations! I'm so happy to hear your wedding went well!
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    Are you making pancakes with regular flour in your kitchen??? I wouldn't even consider it. Wheat flour does not cross the threshold. Period. I know that feeling about wanting to demonstrate that you're strict on the diet around family. With me, it's wanting them to understand that they can't just feed me anything or drag me to random restaurants.
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    Uno's is gone? Wow. Shows you how often I shop at Fashion Valley. I live in a completely different part of town. Bummer that the mall CPK is not serving gluten-free. I hope you enjoy P.F. Chang's.
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    That's wonderful news! I'm so glad to hear you're feeling better. Thanks a lot for coming back to update us and share your good news!
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    If there were some sort of "official" seal for gluten intolerance there would be a LOT of happy people around this board! I'm personally waiting for celiac testing that doesn't require me to poison myself, mostly out of curiosity. Remember that in many emergency health situations your medical records are not available. Nobody will know one way or the...
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    If you are showing signs of deficiency, find a doctor who will. My doctor ordered them when I wasn't feeling well without batting an eye. He also tells me not to bother gluten challenging because I feel better off gluten and the celiac tests are too unreliable.
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    The main issue with eating too much protein is that it's hard on your kidneys. It's not only ketosis that's an issue, but the long-term effects of getting rid of excess nitrogen. Doctors routinely run BUN and creatinine so they'll pick up any issues.
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    Yeah, Hillcrest on a Friday or Saturday night is usually a madhouse. There are always lots of buff, handsome gay guys to appreciate while you're waiting for a table though. Try again on a weeknight. As far as the mall, I don't think Uno's is in the food court but it is attached to the mall. I'm not sure about CPK as I haven't eaten there. I love P.F...
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    No. Not even remotely. Zonulin is responsible for regulating the gap junctions between epithelial cells. Fasano thinks zonulin is part of the trigger for autoimmunity becasue having too much zonulin lets things like gliadin peptide across the intestines and into the blood, where they shouldn't be. I think the zonulin blockers are in phase I clinical...
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    As far as fiber, I really like beans, steel cut oats, brown rice, and I always buy the wholegrain gluten-free breads. You also get fiber from veggies and fruits. You could always eat a couple prunes a day if you're worried about fiber. Gluten-free processed foods tend to have more starch and less protein and fiber than their wheat counterparts. The...
  12. Skylark
    For me too much starch will do it. I'll sometimes have an overwhelming need for a nap after eating a bunch of white rice. Gluten-free baked goods like Udi's are quite a bit starchier than wheat so you may have shifted your diet to too much starch. White potatoes are also terrible for blood sugar if you tend towards hypoglycemia. You can see if it's...
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    The zonulin story is really interesting. Unfortunately, I don't think blocking it would reverse the autoimmunity. The autoimmunity is out in the epithelial layer; I think the idea is that zonulin/leaky gut aids development of celiac because gliadin gets to the bloodstream. Once you're celiac, I think the IgA is out in the mucosa and will react with or without...
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    That's great! I'm glad you are feeling better. I was never formally diagnosed. I didn't need a Dr. to tell me what I had already figured out on my own. I agree with Lisa that there is no harm in asking your Dr. to check your D, B12, and iron levels to be sure the vitamin deficiencies have fully resolved.
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    This is my opinion on Enterolab's stool testing.
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    Huh. Casa del Pico in that spot used to be fabulous but the the chef that was running it went with Casa del Pico to Grossmont. I went to Casa Guadalajara twice a couple years ago since the change and the food was just miserable. Overcooked tortillas, greasy taco filling, nondescript refried beans, and tasteless, dry rice. Has it improved at all? Have...
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    Here you go. I put them in this post a while back.
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    Gluten is too large of a molecule to make it into the bloodstream and contaminate the muscle, which is what we eat. There was actually a study done on milk, and even if the cow is fed 100% grain, no gluten goes into the milk because the cud-chewing breaks it down. The stomach and intestines are removed during slaughter because the intestinal contents would...
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    Mash, SOME celiacs do show IgG in blood, but there is also IgA in the mucosa and damage. The only way to know is the biopsy. Agreed that IgG is more often associated with intolerance, and that some IgG intolerance can be transient.
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    His total IgA is high, which is not really any particular concern. The celiac test is negative.
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    He is IgA deficient and NOT celiac by bloodwork. They did the IgG versions of TTG and anti-gliadin, which are the correct tests for IgA deficient folks, and both were negative. That doesn't rule out false negative tests and gluten intolerance.
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    Yes, studies have shown that being low-normal makes all IgA related testing less sensitive. The lower the IgA, the worse the loss of sensitivity on the celiac panel.
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    How frustrating. You have to remember that just because you're related to someone does not automatically make them your friend, or even someone you would want to spend time with. I agree with Rosetapper that a quick subject change is in order if you want to hang out with these people again.
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    Isn't the black rice wonderful? I made chana dal the other day with a masala I found at a local Indian store that was naturally gluten-free. Good stuff!
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    Pot roast that I put in the crockpot this morning. Beef, red wine, onions, mushrooms, a couple cloves of garlic, salt. Thicken the broth into gravy with arrowroot starch and serve with potatoes and a steamed veggie.
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