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  1. happygirl
    If you were properly diagnosed with it as a child, you still have it. It never goes away. It is a lifelong autoimmune condition. Symptoms might wax and wane, but for a true Celiac, the intestinal damage is still occurring. Did you have a biopsy diagnosis? In terms of the rates of Celiac-related illnesses, including cancers, fertility, etc. Many of...
  2. happygirl
    Charlie: I use Open Original Shared Link I think they have gluten, casein, soy, corn free (i think their products are all gluten-free/CF, and many are SF/CornF.)
  3. happygirl
    Ditto what Patti said. McCormick's will clearly list all gluten sources, so they will never be hidden. If you feel comfortable with the ingredient list on any of their products, then it is safe! I use their food colorings, no problem.
  4. happygirl
    Get a copy of your bloodwork. You may have a non-Celiac (by Celiac, we mean villous atrophy) gluten intolerance...which doesn't cause damage, but, can cause many of the symptoms. Or you may not have enough damage yet to be picked up on the biopsy. I'd try the diet. What can it hurt?
  5. happygirl
    Your doctor can run the tests through the national lab companies....so you don't necessarily need to do it yourself. Quest and Labcorp are two of the most commonly used lab companies by doctors (not for Celiac, just for all bloodwork). Prometheus also offers genetic testing....all of which can be done through your dr, and potentially paid for by insurance...
  6. happygirl
    Isn't that the truth.
  7. happygirl

    ARCHIVED Ct Scan

    happygirl replied to angel-jd1's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Happy it went well, Jessica. I hope it provides some much needed results for you! I recently had one done, but had the barium contrast (thick and yucky), plus the IV contrast. The barium was the worst....and you are right, the test itself is actually very quick!!! Hope your "side effects" go away quickly.
  8. happygirl
    "Pitfalls in the biopsy diagnosis of celiac disease These include: 1. Inadequate number of biopsy pieces. The disease is patchy, this combined with the fact that all biopsy pieces may not be oriented sufficiently to assess the crypt to villous ratio means that at least 4 to 6 biopsy pieces need to be taken. Biopsy of the descending duodenum is sufficient...
  9. happygirl
    There are a lot of good things about your post. 1. You have a firm diagnosis...no more wondering. 2. Your doc suggested this site. I would highly recommend the book listed in my signature. Its absolutely wonderful. All first degree relatives should be screened via bloodwork...parents, kids, siblings. Your 3.5 year old is old enough...
  10. happygirl
    Couple points: 1. The ingredients themselves look fine to me. Especially since it doesn't list that it was prepared in a facility with wheat! 2. The omission of it on the gluten-free list does NOT in itself mean it isn't gluten free. Lists can make mistakes, not be updated, the product could be new to the store, etc. So, I would call the company...
  11. happygirl
    private insurance is one thing, and I can't offer any advice there. if you have insurance through your employer, its group insurance, and generally, the only qualification is that you pay. I've been on three insurances (some my own, some my husband's)....two private sector companies that offered their employees health care plans, and the federal gov...
  12. happygirl
    Your child would need to be eating gluten for an extended period of time for the tests to be accurate. If she is doing well on the gluten-free diet, I would consider that diagnostic. Anytime I wonder if I still react, I remember the last time I was glutened, and I know its not worth it to go back on it.
  13. happygirl

    ARCHIVED Food Sensitivity Test?

    happygirl replied to a topic in Doctors

    delayed food allergy = intolerance = IgG (or, can be IgA) IgE is immediate "traditional" food allergy So yes, IgG CAN be tested for. However, the elimination diet is often more reliable.
  14. happygirl
    Carla, do you know what the test was?
  15. happygirl
    Here is a recent thread about weddings....hopefully it will give you some ideas: Open Original Shared Link 1. its not tacky 2. don't eat gluten
  16. happygirl

    ARCHIVED Food Sensitivity Test?

    happygirl replied to a topic in Doctors

    Quest runs IgG food intolerance testing via bloodwork. However, many have found its more accurate to see how you react rather than base it on lab tests alone. Do you have reason to suspect your have multiple food intolerances?
  17. happygirl
    Thanks for the info, Richard.
  18. happygirl

    ARCHIVED Guhlia

    happygirl replied to Lisa's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff

    Happy Birthday
  19. happygirl
    I only use McCormick...from my understanding, they are very aware of cross contamination, and wonderful about labeling. I trust them and have not been glutened from them.
  20. happygirl
    Elaine, Happy to help. I hope that you find some much needed answers! Laura
  21. happygirl
    My thanks to Bronco for standing up for what's right.
  22. happygirl
    From Columbia University's Celiac Disease Center: "Serologic panel Of the commercially available serologic tests that aid in the diagnosis of celiac disease, no one test is ideal. Using multiple serologies increases the diagnostic yield. Therefore, in the United States, screening in patients with possible celiac disease should consist of a panel of...
  23. happygirl
    I absolutely love their pizza crusts. I use them to make pizza, cheese sticks, appetizers (i.e., ones that call for crescent roll dough to be used as the base, etc). Also love their little apple pies, and their biscuits. (These are all gluten free bakehouse products, which are usually all together, in a freezer section). Their pb cookies are yummy,...
  24. happygirl
    It takes awhile to completely heal, and then time to start re-absorbing nutrients, etc (i.e., you might be healed, but not feel great, until your body rebuilds itself). Recovery does start in one week though. The dietician from U of Maryland's Celiac Center said that the damage starts to heal/improvements are made within a week of the gluten free diet...
  25. happygirl
    Prometheus also does the genetic testing for Celiac (HLA DQ2 and HLA DQ8 account for about 95%+ of Celiacs) Often, the gene tests are run to determine if Celiac may be a possibility, in the absence of a firm diagnosis.
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