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ARCHIVED Buccal Swab Results: Any Other Double Dq1S Out There? Thoughts?
lisalgreer replied to lisalgreer's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Well, I have a sibling with MS, diagnosed before age 30, and I have had some strange speech stuff, lack of balance, etc. Also, I have suffered with depression, OCD, anxiety on and off for years. I also have a lot of other symptoms like malabsorption. And I have one autistic daughter and now a son being tested for neuromuscular issues. Both of my kids have... -
ARCHIVED Buccal Swab Results: Any Other Double Dq1S Out There? Thoughts?
lisalgreer replied to lisalgreer's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Negative for DQ2 and DQ8. Celiac blood tests have all been negative. Haven't gotten an endoscopy yet, but I am going to try to over the next month or so. At this point, not sure I need one. The results and the journal articles I'm reading about Double DQ1 and my family history convince me to stay away from it for good. -
Hi, all! I finally bit the bullet and did the Enterolab buccal swab. Here are my results: HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1 0501 HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 2 0602 Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 1,1 (Subtype 5,6) So, I have two copies of DQ 1. That supposedly can make immunologic responses stronger and can lead...
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ARCHIVED When You First Went Gluten Free, Did You Lose Weight?
lisalgreer replied to Prezwilson15's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Yes, I have lost weight. I used to be normal weight/moving toward pudgy but realize I was at least gluten intolerant (if not celiac) from age 5. I had a terrible wheat craving and a bunch of other symptoms even as a child. Binging and compulsive overeating haunted me most of my life. Now, one of my big theories is that gluten intolerance and/or celiac cause...