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  1. FaithInScienceToo
    Hi, again, Danijela :-) (Is that your real name, or only your ID, btw?) One thing just came to me - have you had tests for thyroid dysfunction, or thyroid autoimmune disease? Just want to be sure you mention that to your doc, too - because it can be related to gluten problems also, and also to your list of symptoms - Anyway - I'm glad that the...
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    Hi, Stephanie - Glad to hear that your moods have stabilzed with a gluten-free diet :-) ! That's terrific! Love, Gina
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    Good to hear your update- I hope that your doc will run the add'l blood tests for you - What's the barium enema supposed to rule-out, or in? Gina
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    check it out: Open Original Shared Link I like that it has 'comments' - Gina
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    See this link for both typical and atypical symptoms: Open Original Shared Link Gina
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    I have read that food cravings and weight gain can be symptoms, and I saw a research article recently showing that out of the biopsy-confirmed Celiacs, that about 22% were overweight. Now that I think of it...although I was a picky eater as a kid, due to tummy aches, I had food cravings and weight gain in my young 20's (I went from a healthy 135 to 15...
  7. FaithInScienceToo
    Yes...you are enjoying those delusions, I see ...lol... But, hey...you're right...your son WILL have to think before kissing :-) That is NOT a bad thing for a mom to know! ;-) Gina
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    Hi, All - I have only read half of the posts here so far...because I began to get tears in my eyes... I hope all of us find our way out of our mazes. I know I have much more to learn about championing my own health beyond simply going gluten-free... There is more to know, to truly protect one's health from our sick society's dependence on quick...
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    My older sister is severely bipolar, and my father's twin sister is also bipolar. Just to add on a bit more... The Celiac gene I have (DQ-8) is the one most likely found in my father's ethnic background (English and Czech). My mother is 100% Irish. I have been diagnosed "ADD", which statistically runs higher in families with Bi-polar illness and...
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    I am glad that you are determined to keep your son gluten-free, if that is what he needs to remain healthy! Personally, I have ONLY one problem now - that is, making sure I find out if my boyfriend's mouth is "Celiac-friendly" before kissing him... I imagine that your son has many years ahead before he needs to worry about 'safe kissing'. ;-) Anyway...
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    Just moving this one back to the top...it seems important enough to do so... Gina
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    Gotta 'third' that one... I, too, was diagnosed 'with reflux,' but have none, zilch, ZERO now, 9 1/2 months after going gluten-free ... One of my younger brothers also was diagnosed 'with reflux,' and is getting tested next month, after i told him it is one of the symptoms of celiac disease. Now, if I can only get my four other siblings to get tested...
  13. FaithInScienceToo
    WOW, Agnostic - Syria... Let's see...what can I say now to help? ...focus on what you CAN have.... Fresh fruits and veggies...raw, steamed... PURE spices ONLY! If they are bought 'ground,' you MUST make sure that wheat pwder wasn't added by the 'producer' to prevent 'caking (sticking together of the spice powder)... Meats/poultry/fish - cooked...
  14. FaithInScienceToo
    Hi, there - FIRST - Never, EVER, give up on finding out what is wrong with your health, and how to fix it... SECOND - A joke for you: What do you call the doctors who graduated LAST in their class? (answer appears at end of my message...) THIRD: People can have negative bloodwork and positive biopsies... FOURTH: Keep on keepin' on...even...
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    THANKS!!! Gina
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    Thanks! That chart is great! I wish all markets would provide this! Gina
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    try these....then just put "Annie's" in the search function field on each site :-) , then scroll down the results pages until you get to the individual dressing packets : Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
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    Just wanted to say how happy I feel for you, Heather! When I read threads like yours, I remember how it was for me when I began to heal. Heavenly... And, that's coming from someone who is 'spiritual, but not religious' ;-) It's also SO nice to see "celiacs helping celiacs" - that's the motto of the Celiac Sprue Association, which you can become...
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    I just found a"Fact Sheet" (from March '05) on what blood tests are typically being used now: Open Original Shared Link Hope it helps - Gina
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    WOW... Bad GI doc IF he never bothered to run a simple "celiac blood panel" ... IF you never got the tests... Get yourself back to your FP and tell them you MUST have another blood draw, and it MUST be sent to a lab that can test you for celiac disease, via 'a celiac blood panel' - this includes these 4 bloods tests (Serologic Tests): AGA (IgA...
  21. FaithInScienceToo
    Thanks for the link, paw - Good article. I found this section to be of particular interest, "And they must be vigilant about unexpected sources of gluten. About a year into a gluten-free diet, Kegan began to show symptoms and his parents were puzzled. The gluten, they later discovered, was in the Teflon pans; Eileen Leatherow immediately exchanged...
  22. FaithInScienceToo
    Just copying and pasting some info I tagged onto another thread... Hope it helps others: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are links to on-line companies that you can buy Annie's dressing from in individual packets - these are the direct links to the pages that have the individual packets listed...
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    OOPS - I typed Amy's, but meant "Annie's" - my 'ADD' at work...glad you asked for more info on these... Here are links to on-line companies that you can buy Annie's dressing from in individual packets - these are the direct links to the pages that have the individual packets listed for sale - they are about 50-70 cents a piece, depending on which site...
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    Hi, Agnostic! Welcome. I am not sure that you said you want to cheat...it's just that you used an exclamation point about 'it being impolite' to watch others eat and not partake...so, 'we' want to be sure that you know that cheating is simply 'not an option'...as another member said, "When in doubt, do without!" ALSO...try to think of it THIS way...
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    Hi, Debbie, Welcome, and thanks for sharing SO much about your health history and why you suspect celiac disease in yourself. I find it WONDERFUL that your doc thinks the blood tests alone will be suffificient...that he would not 'make' you do an endoscopy. Still, I have seen posters on here who say they have had 'negative blood work, positive biopsy...
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