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  1. nvsmom
    No, I said this: Amy's pizza claims to be gluten-free but it may not be since the facility it is made at is not. It is not certified gluten-free, they just say gluten-free on the label. Amy's Pizza may not be gluten-free because of cc if it is from a shared facility, so I wouldn't eat it no matter what gluten-free claims they make.... My personal choice...
  2. nvsmom
    Good article!
  3. nvsmom
    I make the exact same gluten-free recipe as my mom's normal stuffing - I just use gluten-free bread cubes (cut up a day or two ahead and left to go a bit stale) instead of regular bread. A package of sausage, celery, apples, poultry seasoning, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper, and chicken soup lightly poured on to moisten it. I tried cornbread once...
  4. nvsmom
    I think what it comes down to is that if you have any doubts that it is gluten-free, after reading all the ingredients, then don't buy it or eat it.... That's where the "easy" comes into it. We don't have to eat something if in doubt, and there have been many many times that I have gone hungry or eaten a couple of Lara Bars because I could not be sure my...
  5. nvsmom
    Welcome to the board. Autoantibodies that attack the endomysial layer of our intestines (as shown in the tTG IgA, tTG IgG, and sometimes the EMA IgA tests) can remain elevated for months or years after a celiac has stopped eating gluten. There are a few members around here who were still testing positive after 2 years gluten-free - at close to one year...
  6. nvsmom
    You ladies look great! Congratulations.
  7. nvsmom
    Oh yeah. That DGP IgG of yours is well over double the normal limit - that is something to take seriously. The DGP IgG is considered to be one of the most specific (to celiac disease) tests out there. A positive result means you have celiac disease 99-100% of the time. (This is where I got my stats: Open Original Shared Link) It loos like celiac disease...
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    The positive deaminated gliadin test (DGP IgA) is very specific to celiac disease - somewhere around 95% of all positives are caused by celiac disease (as seen on page 12 of this report: Open Original Shared Link). A positive DGP IgA most likely means celiac disease. The tTG IgA tests is also very specific to celiac disease but it can have a low sensitivity...
  9. nvsmom
    I like pumpkin pie for dessert - I use gluten-free cookie crumbs and butter for the crust.
  10. nvsmom
    scstampin has not been active on the board for a couple of years, so I am afraid that you may not get a response. Perhaps start your own thread concerning those genes. Best wishes.
  11. nvsmom
    LOL That study surprised me too. I was bottle fed and started on "solids" by the time I was a month old, and I always wondered if that kicked off my celiac disease... I guess not. LOL
  12. nvsmom
    Ditto the others. They gave you some good answers. Gluten is not passed on in our food - meat and eggs are fine. Gluten can't be killed, only removed by washing or burning it off. If you can not get something spotlessly clean (like a plastic mesh collander) then you might want to get rid of it - old toasters included. I would advise skipping dairy...
  13. nvsmom
    It could be celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS). Celiac damages the intestinal lining - it is an autoimmune disease that attacks the body after being triggered by gluten. NCGS is an immune response to gluten (not an autoimmune disease) that can make you feel every bit as horrible as a celiac but your intestines won't be damaged. If...
  14. nvsmom
    Ditto Bartfull. If you think you will ever want to be tested for celiac disease it is best to get it out of the way now. A gluten challenge is around 1-2 slices of bread per day for 2-3 months - that's incredibly hard to go through if you have started feeling better. KWIM? Nuts are really good to get you going. I find coconut will do it too. Coffee too...
  15. nvsmom
    Awesome reminder to hang in there and stay patient. Here's to your good health!!
  16. nvsmom
    Thanks. Here's Rockets (Canada): Open Original Shared Link
  17. nvsmom
    In Canada Smarties are an M&M like candy that does have wheat in it. Our equivalent to Smarties are called Rockets.
  18. nvsmom
    Dr Green has a book on celiac disease, I think its called the Silent Epidemic? It was one of my favourites. Most of the books are well done although those based on personal experiences like Jennifer Esposito and Elisabeth Hasselback (sp?) tend to have more alarmist info and a few incorrect facts. You don't have to remove all wheat from your home but...
  19. nvsmom
    I would say option 3. (eating gluten-free but not carefully) is quite risky in the long term. If you do in fact have celiac disease and get cc'ed or eat gluten once or so a month, your body will be in a constant low level of sickness and inflammation... not good. It could lead to future health problems. The gluten challenge is often risky but you are...
  20. nvsmom
    False positives are very rare. I think it gets as high as 5% for the tTG IgA test but it would be a weak (false) positive and is probably caused by thyroiditis, diabetes, liver disease, crohn's, colitis, or a serious infection... The positive is caused by something in all cases but 95% of the time it is caused by celiac disease. False negatives are much...
  21. nvsmom
    I used to resort to advil or tylenol but it really did not help much.
  22. nvsmom
    LOL
  23. nvsmom
    Mmmm... cheeseburger. My cravings have mostly gone now except for a few things. I miss a really good beer and cheeseburger, as well as a gooey cinnamon bun, but I've reached the point where it feels really weird to eat a sandwich for lunch - it just feels wrong. LOL Habits change but it does take a long time, and I don't think cravings ever completely...
  24. nvsmom
    I'm so glad that he is doing so much better! Wonderful! My guess is that this is just a blip on his road to recovery. I found that the first 6 months or so was very much of the "2 steps forward and 1 step back" variety. It can take a few months for the autoantibodies to stop being made and even longer to recover after that. If you are sure that he...
  25. nvsmom
    I found that other foods gave me the same symptoms as celiac disease too; it was not just gluten but that has improved over the last couple of years. I assumed it is because my intestines have healed so other foods do not bother me as much - dairy especially has improved. It sounds like you have undiagnosed celiac disease or the more common non-celiac...
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