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The half life of the antibodies (iga ttg) is 4 to 5 months. As long as gluten is not present, the antibodies are harmlessly floating around. Don't expect dramtic chanes in 5 months.

Indirectly this can happen. Inflamation is a reaction to gluten. Air passages can be affected. This is similar to joint pain. Inflamation is the cause there too. Sleep apnea is caused when the airway is blocked because of flesh in the neck bears down on the airway. This stops air flow. UARS is upper airway resistance syndrome. This is the restriction of...

I have had issues with sweetened drinks for 20 years. I could never figure it out. I thought it was HFCs acid etc. diet sodas are fine for me. Fruit juice and sweet wine hurts. Mixed drinks with sweet mixers hurt. I do not know what the issue is either. Now that I am gluten free, I still have the same problem. I guess it is better to avoid such drinks, but...

First off, it may be hard finding gluten free beer in a bar. Stick with moderate distiled drinks. I did try a beer called Off Grid Pale Ale. It is excellent. I love IPA beers. After going gluten free, I missed it. This beer is the replacement for an IPA. Good luck in your searches, remember however to drink in moderation.

Thank you. Your information is helpful and to the point. Much better than the information from Milstone. They can say so much with so little information. It is laughable. Again, many thanks. Just in case, here is the Millstone response: Thank you for contacting The J.M. Smucker Company regarding our Millstone

I am wondering if Millstone flavored coffee contains guten. My wife and I share a coffee maker with separate components (carafe, filter housing and grinder). We have had that arrangement because she does not like my French roAst coffee. I do not like flavored coffees. Occasionally the parts are mixed up. I really would like to know so there is less to worry...

dextrose is fine. It is highly processed and known to not contain gluten. If it is sourced from wheat, by law that would need to be disclosed on the package in the USA. Earlier I posted some information. I just finished a book called Wheat Belly. It is pretty good. You might want to check into it. First howvever I reccomemd a book strictly about Coeliac...

Don't worry, giving up gluten is not hard. There are lots of alternatives. The fiber you lose from bread is easily gained back with a very small serving of veggies or nuts. There are lots of books now about coeliac that will help. You are lucky to find out. Your life expectancy will benefit. Coeliac is something not to ignore. A year before I was diagnosed...

Bummer. I have started to deal with this issue since I was diagnosed five months ago. The worst thing for me is to be called into an all day meeting and find out lunch is ordered in (sandwiches). I cannot really feel too bad since lunch is provided free. I look at it differently now since I have learned to pack a lunch.

I found out with endoscopy first (did not expect it due to few symptoms) and a follow up blood test. My daughter has it too. I needed a diagnosis officially for any concerns regarding her school. An official diagnosis in my opinion should end at a blood test. One advantage to a diagnosis is a tax write off for the cost differential in gluten free foods...

About 5 months ago, I was diagnosed with Ceiac. I had a follow up iga ttg blood test last week. My numbers are slightly lower than half of their original amount. Should I keep testing yearly? What are some other people's experiences here in this area?

Meletonin is not so great during the winter. The short days are enough to tell your brain that it is time to sleep. Meletonin works on the same areas in the brain. Personally I have found that winter use resulted in aa zombie like feeling during the mornings if you get up when it is dark in the morning. It works fine for me in the summer. I stopped using...

My sister, daughter and I were all asymptomatic or symptoms that were pointing to Celiac. Afterwards we all noticed things change that were with us all our lives. Most notably were changes in hunger (less) and absence of joint pain. We also had a lot of other changes (bowel related). I guess for us, we have been living with celiac for so long (most of our...

I think most doctors are not specialists in our issues. It is ignorance. I knew nothing about celiac until a friend of mine was diagnosed. I was even more surprised when I was diagnosed. My diagnosis was accidental. I went in for a endoscopy for acid reflux. My primary care doctor also did not know about celiac, but I am glad that he sent me to a specialist...

Not to worry. The advice given so far is excellent. There is no reson to feel guilty. If anything, you have a lucky circumstance in that you are diagnosed. Knowing about celiac is far better than living with issues and never being diagnosed. I felt the guilt when my sister and my daughter were diagnosed right after my diagnosis. I quickly realized that I...