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  1. IrishHeart
    FWIW, here are Dr. Weil's thoughts on this. (since the maintream medical community does not seem to believe in their reliability). If people feel they are useful, then by all means, they should use them. "With certain exceptions (such as sensitivities to lactose and gluten, both of which have a genetic basis), food intolerances are often highly individual...
  2. IrishHeart
    Introduce the food to your blood? That is not how the IgG test I had worked. It was a blood sample, drawn in the doc's office and sent to the lab. The test is supposedly designed to show an intolerance to foods you are consuming. How else would the body create antibodies to it? Maybe your test was different from mine?
  3. IrishHeart
    It was due to those, ovarian and uterine cysts, heavy bleeding, and everything else. I never carried to term. I lost 5 pregnancies. It was devastating. I was in perimenopause early and had all those symptoms I listed. I was a mess. You're very young, hon. Maybe a gluten-free diet might correct some things!!
  4. IrishHeart
    That's right! Thanks, Lisa. I wonder why it was not updated on Dr. Fasano's site yet? (That's the one I always take the list from). One member (meggielynn) had this one done DGP--and the doctor said it was not useful, but when she went to my doc, he thought otherwise. Deamidated Gliadin Peptide (DGP) Antibodies, IgA: Anti-DGP test is a relatively...
  5. IrishHeart
    Eat gluten until the biopsy ---as hard as it is to suffer the symptoms. Let us know what happens. I would tell the doctor your Celiac testing is incomplete. The panel includes: tTG-IgA or tissue transglutaminase-IgA AGA-IgG or Antigliadin IgG AGA-IgA or Antigliadin IGA Total IGA The presence of tTG antibodies is highly suggestive of celiac...
  6. IrishHeart
    sorry, hon. Can it be re-done? When is the biopsy? next week?
  7. IrishHeart
    oh, Jess, sweetie.....don't let it bug you. Karen, pass me the aphids, please.
  8. IrishHeart
    Truer words were never spoken!!! I was always patient with students, children, the elderly....but after all I have faced in the last 5 years, I have the patience of a saint now. I have a PhD in patience. I have a gold medal in patience...ok, you get it. :lol:
  9. IrishHeart
    I don't think that's a full panel.
  10. IrishHeart
    Some days, I do not know what makes me feel off either, hon. Part of the mystery of this whole celiac disease thing. As you say, who knows? Glad you feel a little better!
  11. IrishHeart
    My opinion? Do not waste your $$$. (1) Your erroneous test results speak volumes, don't they? If the results are supposed to show an intolerance (based on foods that are supposedly triggering antibodies to foods you "flood your system with" and then die down when you remove the offending foods), how does it explain the kidney beans?? (2) There...
  12. IrishHeart
    here is a thread from last fall re: Gas-X products. Some may contain wheat, according to the poster.
  13. IrishHeart

    ARCHIVED Stupid!

    IrishHeart replied to raea2002's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    ((hugs)) Relax. There are many people who give in to the temptation or the urge or the frustration and regret it later, but it's not the end of the world. You're human and the good thing is, it will pass. (literally and figuratively) Drink a lot of water, get back on track and let it go. The fact that your son has been affected by going...
  14. IrishHeart
    ;)
  15. IrishHeart
    There is nothing to freak out about. Those test results show you are within normal ranges. So far, so good. The folate level was high, but it is not tanked, so you are not folate deficient, which is common with celiac. What did the doctor say about that? and your Celiac panel was.....???
  16. IrishHeart
    Yep. It's what keeps plastic surgeons in Jaguars and beach front vacation homes. It is a rare one who is "comfy" in her own skin, realizing she is beautiful, just as she is.
  17. IrishHeart
    Could be CC from the pizza could be too many carbs could be dairy. Hon, I know you drink this smoothie all the time, but flax is fiber and if you do not get enough WATER in there, you're going to blow up. Add some juice or water to the smoothie and follow it with a glass of pure water. maybe that will help? Lay off dairy...
  18. IrishHeart
    Well, I started taking it for the hair loss, but if the girls benefit as well, then YEEHAW! and...thanks for the tip.
  19. IrishHeart
    FANTASTIC NEWS, SWEETIE! We can all stop holding our collective breath now--okay, everyone! Breathe!! Hope you and T had a wonderful birthday dinner!!xxoo
  20. IrishHeart
    53. Do not wait that long to go gluten free, if you think it is your problem. If I had known back then what I know now.....
  21. IrishHeart
    I was just coming back on to say something to this effect, Raven...(great minds!) I started perimenopause in my late 30's. I had multiple miscarriages and painful & invasive infertility treatments to no avail. Endometriosis, uterine cysts and fibroids, etc. I had a horrible and prolonged early menopause that I put up with for 9 years, (insomnia,...
  22. IrishHeart
    Peppermint kills me and I had a ND tell me "Oh this is so soothing, just drink peppermint tea!" uh, noooooo....can you say fireball? Someday, I'm going to try a peppermint patty again. yeah, we may hang by just a thread, but that thread is verrrrrry strong and thick.... Tells your hubs I am rooting for him....and welcome to the...
  23. IrishHeart
    Mine sure did!
  24. IrishHeart
    Hershey's syrup is a GO! Check this out Open Original Shared Link I am glad you're going gluten-free together. MUCH easier all around!! And I know I have said this before, but I'll say it again: I admire you and hubs for tackling all the big problems together and staying positive. Hang tough, Kiddo
  25. IrishHeart
    Honey, I'm with you! And that is true about anything in life, yes?! yes! And for those who ask, yes! thank you for your concern, I am doing better. Symptoms resolve gradually. I keep my eye on the prize: total recovery. Dani, I say what you say all the time--about walking in someone's shoes. If you haven't lived it, you just do not get it...
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