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  1. Sparks
    I guess I have to decide whether I want to get a refferal to a GI or just say good bye to gluten without talking to one. Does anyone know what would cause a positive result on the anti-gliadin IgA test, but not the IgG?
  2. Sparks
    I guess it is acedemic at this point, as I did react--bloating, gas, burping every day for three months--but I suffer from pretty strong self-doubt. When I added gluten back after a month gluten free, I reacted with terrible D. I didn't have the same reaction this time after over a year gluten free, so I worry that it's all in my head. Or something. Self...
  3. Sparks
    No total IgA was run. I'm not scheduled for a 'scope. I am confuzzled! What's the accuracy/specificity of the Anti-gliadin IgA test? Are the others more accurate?
  4. Sparks
    Yup, re-formatted it. Hopefully it's better this way...
  5. Sparks
    Hey guys! I just got my celiac results back, and I was hoping for some help with their interpretation. I was strictly gluten-free for a bit over a year before undergoing a gluten challenge for 3 months. All of my tests were negative, except one, which was "low positive". I'm not sure what I should make of this, or how accurate/specific this particular test...
  6. Sparks
    One thing to keep in mind is that the percent of babies born each season is NOT constant-- April has the lowest number of births in the US, while September has the most. If the time of year with the fewest births has the greatest number of celiac births, well, that's interesting...
  7. Sparks
    Tonight it's crock-pot pot roast. Last night was shephard's pie, my favorite. Tomorrow will be leftovers. (I love both of these dishes, so having leftovers is great. )
  8. Sparks
    Chex muddy buddys were my favorite as a kid! Perhaps you could make them with sun butter (sunflower seeds) if peanuts are out.
  9. Sparks
    I agree that it's probably not worth it when the treatment is the same. And at least he didn't try to tell me it was all in my head. Edit: He's not the most enlightened doctor, no. Luckily I found this board so I know exactly what "minimize" means.
  10. Sparks
    I spoke with my doctor today, and based on my reaction to adding wheat back in to a gluten free diet, I've been diagnosed with Gluten Intolerance. He doesn't think it's celiac (even though I've never been tested for celiac...) and says the only thing I can do is minimize gluten. On one hand, it's nice to have a doctor agreeing that this is a serious problem...
  11. Sparks
    I came across this recipe for Homemade Cadbury Creme Eggs (posted here:). It looks delicious, and may help curb a craving or two. I'm going to try and make them for Easter (when I can shove most of them off to nephews/nieces instead of eating the entire thing myself. )
  12. Sparks
    I haven't made this myself, but I came across this recipe and it looks delicious... Open Original Shared Link
  13. Sparks
    Feeling completely unmotivated to do anything? Like, not even fun things? Sort of listless, but with anxiety over everything you should be doing? I felt this way a lot before starting my gluten-free diet, and it was the one thing I noticed a huge difference on. I think I experienced a brief return of this after eating gluten, but I attributed it to being...
  14. Sparks
    That's what I was afraid of. I thought it unlikely as I'd had a normal bathroom trip earlier in the day.
  15. Sparks
    Question: Could gluten cause a reaction 3 days later? I was diagnosed with IBS, and was trying a gluten-free diet to see if it helped. I was pretty grouchy the first couple weeks, but then I felt *great* (mentally, at least--I think most of my digestive problems stem from fructose malabsorption). Motivated! Happy! Energetic! Then life happened, work became...
  16. Sparks
    The stomach gurgles can be caused by additional substances in addition to gluten-- it's not uncommon to have multiple food intolerences. Personally, I have fructose malabsorption and lactose intolerance, so milk and onions, etc give me terrible stomach gurgles.
  17. Sparks
    I had terrible brain fog. I couldn't even remember the word "iceberg"! I felt like I was getting dementia at 28. Luckily, that seems to be in remission.
  18. Sparks
    Thanks for the reply! I typed that up at work and I know it was rather... unwieldy. I haven't had any other vitamins tested to my knowledge, but I'll definitely look into that. I found out yesterday that my mother and brother have similar symptoms (and my brother was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism two weeks ago). On one hand, I feel terrible because...
  19. Sparks
    Hello everyone! I've been given the dreaded IBS 'diagnosis' and am trying to figure out if there's something in my diet that is causing the problem. I guess the best way to go about this is to start with my story, yes? I've pretty much always been constipated. I didn't even realize that this was abnormal until a few years ago. I grew up eating...
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