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  1. bartfull
    Well, celiac DOES run in families, and since you feel better gluten-free, my opinion if that BOTH of you likely have celiac. I think if it were me, I would have him tested. If the blood tests come back positive, I don't think there is any need for a biopsy. It depends on what your doctor thinks. These are the blood tests you should ask for: tTG IgA...
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    I bet the OP meant to say digestive ENZYMES.
  3. bartfull
    Or, if you are sure he wouldn't make gluten bread while you're not around, give him some gluten-free breadmaker recipes and insist that is the ONLY kind of bread he can make in it. And who knows, if the bread comes out tasting good, maybe he will start going gluten-free in the house and only eat gluten when he is away from home.
  4. bartfull
    Not only would I NEVER use a bread machine that ever held gluten, but I would make sure to put ALL of my gluten-free dishes/pans/utensils in sealed plastic bags and in a room at the other end of the house, plus remove MYSELF from the house while this bread-making was going on. You know that flour dust gets into the air and stays there for hours and hours...
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    bartfull replied to tryme's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    What they said. All I have to add is... (((((HUGS)))))
  6. bartfull
    Well, I usually buy Canyon Bakehouse bread, but I DO buy Udi's Double Chocolate Muffins. First of all, I'm glad to help you out on the stock, but second of all, if you haven't tried the muffins yet, DO! They are unbelievably good. You'll probably spend every penny you make on the stock buying these muffins, which will increase your stock's value which will...
  7. bartfull
    It's going around. It's probably just the stomach bug.
  8. bartfull
    Balloon animals! (I used to be a real clown. I mean a registered clown at fairs and such. Now I'm just an average clown on the street.) Anyway, don't EVER apologize for posting here and asking questions. That's what we're here for! I think your gas and rumbling are probably the result of the change in your diet. You're eating different foods now and...
  9. bartfull
    Yes, it is the same stuff. (I know because I helped a friend texture his walls a while back). Even though the texture is wet when it is sprayed I am sure the dust got into the air when they were mixing it, and some even when they sprayed. I'm not saying that is the whole problem, but I'm sure if she was in the house when it was being done she would have been...
  10. bartfull
    Here are the blood tests to ask for: tTG IgA and tTG IgG DGP IgA and DGP IgG (this one tends to fall first after being gluten-free a for time) EMA IgA (detects more advanced disease) total serum IgA (control test) AGA IgA and AGA IgG (older and less reliable tests)
  11. bartfull
    Wow. It is absolutely insane that so many doctors refuse to test for celiac, especially when there is a family history. And it is true that blood tests sometimes result in false negatives. Even the biopsies sometimes do because they often either don't take enough samples, or they miss the spot with damage. If you go off gluten and then reintroduce later...
  12. bartfull
    Nope. No swelling, just pain and stiffness.
  13. bartfull
    While I DO have arthritis in my spine, the joint pain in my fingers and shoulders and knees and hips was caused by nightshades. I was intolerant to potatoes for a long time (psoriasis flares), so when I finally got them back I went on a potato binge. After a couple of weeks the joint pain came on strong, and remembering that folks here have said that nightshades...
  14. bartfull
    AHA! Sheet rock dust! And the compound they use! They all have gluten. If she breathed that in it would get in the back of her thoat and she would swallow it. If that is the case it would explain the elevated antbodies.
  15. bartfull
    Nearest decent grocery store is over 60 miles so it's about 125 mile round trip. Not impossible, but certainly not something I want to do every week on my only day off. During the winter I take Sundays off so I could go there, but during the summer I work seven days a week. Of course people have gardens in the summer and keep me supplied with yellow squash...
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    Hmm...is there anything new in her life? A new brand of hairspray or perfume? Different cosmetics of any sort? A new pet? (Pet food and cat litter can contain wheat and the dust from them is like flour dust. It gets into the air, then to the back of your throat where you swallow it.) At fourteen perhaps she is dating? If she kisses a gluten eater who has...
  17. bartfull
    I haven't taken antihistamines. I have so many reactions to drugs that I avoid them like the plague. The only drug I take is tylenol made at a compounding pharmacy. I have no insurance so I haven't seen a doctor in years, except the one at the free clinic. And my diet is very limited because I seem to be intolerant to so many things, plus I live in the...
  18. bartfull
    I have been avoiding this thread because I don't WANT this! It took years to shed my denial about celiac, even though deep down I knew I had it. But I do have a lot of the symptoms of this. I am German. I still have some gastro symptoms. I still have fatigue. I have had wheezing all my life, especially during exercise. I have bone pain. I still...
  19. bartfull
    Some folks here have benefitted from seeing a nutritionist, but a lot of us have gone that route and found that we know more about celiac than they do. For instance, the one I saw help me in that she suggested I go completely organic for a while because my system was in such an uproar it was even reacting to pesticide and artificial fertilizer residue. That...
  20. bartfull
    Yes, peanut allergies CAN kill, but often they don't kill, but cause severe asthma-like symptoms. And other allergies can trigger asthma too. My step-son had asthma and missed a lot of school. A child with celiac will miss a lot of school if she is constantly glutened. The OP said she had "done everything she could" to insure her child would not be given...
  21. bartfull
    I would talk to the principal and the superintendant. I would ask them if they are as lax about peanuts as they are about gluten and point out to them that THEY made your daughter sick because of that laxness. I would get the letter from the doctor, and then ask to review everything you have already given them. Then, I would mention the word "lawyer". ...
  22. bartfull
    It might help to read the Newbie 101 thread. It might be something as simple as someone dipping their knife in your butter after it has touched regular bread. Also, some foods may not have gluten ingredients but if they are processed on the same line as gluten foods, there is a chance for cross-contamination. Kraft foods and Con-gra foods (among others) are...
  23. bartfull
    2 1/2 weeks isn't very long. Most folks see SOME improvement by then, but I don't know of many who see complete resolution of symptoms that early. As a matter of fact, for most of us the withdrawal symptoms last a couple of weeks. Give it more time.
  24. bartfull
    When I was a kid I accused my Mom of being a hypochondriac because she was ALWAYS complaining about different things. One day it would be a headache, the next day it was a backache, the day after that her ankles hurt. Mom was also a "nervous type". She complained about exhaustion. Every day it was SOMETHING. I thought she was just looking for attention. ...
  25. bartfull
    I don't have a mandoline, but I have a mandolin. And I have never cut my finger on it.
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