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    Hello, I have no idea what it could be, but I had joint pain at some point between 6 mos to two years after diagnosis with celiac disease. I got a battery of allergy tests (via blood) and nothing came back positive. Eventually the pain went away. Maybe get some inflammation markers tested? That would be my only thought. Since I've done a lot...
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    Hi Katie, Question for you: What do you think is the source of your nausea? Two, that (to me) seems like a lot of medicine to be taking! Next: how high was your fever at its highest before you began Tylenol and ibuprofen? Is the blood in the stool totally new? You have never had it before? Is it possible it is from either a hemorrhoid, or a difficult...
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    It would be important to know 1) how high is your BP (as someone mentioned above); 2) while it is high, are you having symptoms at the same time, and if so which ones? and 3) how fast is your heart rate? I recommend committing your BP meds (and dosages) to memory so you can tell anyone who needs to know just what you are taking, and to avoid “polypharmacy.”...
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    Gluten free food is not regulated as it is a "specialty food." What this means is that unlike gluten-containing bread and other grains, gluten free bread has no required fortifications (iron, B vitamins, and folate). I'm almost positive that your doctor has recommended folate fortification to you and hopefully you are testing your vitamin levels. Plumbago
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    Hello everyone, First of all, let me acknowledge that the start of this topic chain is a whopping 11 years old. I found it after getting home from perusing the mentos row in a grocery store about 30 minutes ago and really really wanting some. But, like everyone on this thread, I noticed the words wheat syrup. What the heck? Then I see all of the...
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    I had never heard of cold urticaria before, though I should not be surprised that it exists. Afterall, my experience is that we produce mucus in reaction to very cold weather. This is a pretty neat site that talks about possible secondary causes (though you probably know most of this already): https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/cold-urticaria/ Otherwise...
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    Find another BMI chart because I'm not sure that is correct! I see the lowest normal being (maybe) 105-110, but it's kind of hard to tell. Anyway, isn't it possible that some people could easily be 5'2" and in the low normal range and be perfectly healthy, perhaps just not you? Agree with your other points, especially about muscularity.
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    Ok then, you are doing the right things. Me in your place, just to experiment I’d give up all sugar and sweet things even the artificial stuff for 2-3 weeks just to see if it makes a difference. I went all summer 2017 without sugar and lots of little nagging things cleared up, I indulged from Sept through October but November again was sugar free and now a...
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    So, no sugar then? If you are 5'2" and 137 lbs, your BMI is 25.1 which as you probably know is just slightly into the overweight category. What occurs to me so far is to suggest fasting to experiment and see what happens (ideally a two day fast, with water of course), but with 3 children that is probably not advisable. When I want to drop 3 or so pounds...
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    I completely understand. The only other thing I wanted to add was that if you do decide to do shakes (aka smoothies) make sure you really let that blender roll! Meaning, keep it blending for a good long while. I put all my veggies and fruit in (and water), and blend it, then I add ice and just let it go while I am doing my morning thing (cleaning, cooking...
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    Ok, but Miralax is just as much a medicine as senna is! Just cause senna comes in a pill form doesn't make it any more of a medicine than something you drink. My .02.
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    At any one time in someone's life, especially a child's where change is constant/necessary, the body is busy with its assigned activities, including mobilizing against various antigens - might this temporarily raise counts of the various types of white blood cells? Although I probably should not speculate, the doctor may think that a case of an eosinophil...
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    Sounds like you have a definite handle on the dietary aspect of constipation. Sometimes when children's routines change and there may be a different voiding pattern, children will withhold due to unfamiliar surroundings. There are other reasons to avoid going, such as pain. I remember I used to have pain as a child. There may be something that can be done...
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    veggies veggies veggies and fruit. How, you ask? Shakes! Ice, ginger, yogurt (maybe even vanilla ice cream instead of yogurt), baby spinach and/or kale, beets (bit of sweet and will hide the green color), quarter of banana, carrot, blue berry, pineapple, orange - whatever! I recommend more veggies than fruit, but half and half should also be...
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    I recommend getting labs drawn to know the various vitamin and mineral levels before you start supplementing. Eat gluten free food that agrees with you, initially. The advice to eat veggies and fruit and whole foods is of course good, but you also have to know what works for you and your stomach in general. Ask -- how damaged is my gut? Did you have...
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    This is really a general post about alkalinity and being in the news these days. Alkalinity is totally trendy, but I encourage people to educate themselves about this and not rely on trends. I don’t mean to suggest that I know everything there is to know about this, but, for example this site (http://www.foodenzymeinstitute.com/articles/digestion-in-t...
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    tTG-IgA Tissue Transglutaminase Immunoglobulin A Self The enzyme TTG deamidates gliadin (a broken-down component of gluten). In reaction to the presence of TTG, the antibody immunoglobulin A (IgA) is produced. Raised IgA antibodies indicate short-term immune response, indicating...
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    Perhaps you know that mucus is actually very alkaline. It's what protects the lining of your stomach from gastric acid. And bile, compared to gastric acid, is alkaline too. I'm sorry you're still feeling so badly, but I'm not sure why you think stomach acid is the source of your problem. I'm not saying it's not, but until you're tested....
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    Personally, I would be panicking if my stomach acid were NOT a whole lot more than just “slightly acidic.” You want it to be VERY acidic! The pH of gastric juices is among the most acidic thing there is, and it should be. So there may be something I’m not understanding. Does your stomach feel like it’s burning? Do you have reflux? I have never taken a...
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    They did - look upthread and one of the OP's comments.
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    My only suggestion on hearing this is to take a picture of your abdomen in the morning when it is flat, and then another one later in the day when you look 9 months pregnant, put the two images in one file (like a before and after) to show to the hematologist and ask him or her if that is normal. If his/her office provides web portal services, send it electronically...
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    Regarding what you say is severe anemia, if there are reduced red blood cells then often the heart increases output to compensate. But only in really really severe anemia. Is it possible the doctors think if the anemia is corrected then the bloating will be too? You've left the hospital - does that mean the iron deficiency is corrected? So they think...
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    I'm so sorry to hear this. Are you still in the hospital? What did your doctors say about the bloating? It's probably not this, but have they ruled out ascites? I would need a little more background before I try to answer. Let us know. Plumbago
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    Sometimes I wonder if there isn't an age bias, meaning that doctors associate celiac disease with younger patients and are far more skeptical of the possibility of adults, especially middle aged and elderly adults, having the condition. And they are therefore less likely to order tests for it. I know of entire clinics that have not ordered one celiac test...
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    Interesting take on modern affliction of addiction, by Dr Robert Lustig, endocrinologist. From the Guardian. The pursuit of pleasure is a modern-day addiction Robert Lustig https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/09/pursuit-of-pleasure-modern-day-addiction Too much dopamine and not enough serotonin, the neurotransmitters of the brain...
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