Xiao Bai

There is a lot of bad science out there, but one theory that shows promising results for validity is that “caloric restriction”, which usually results in a low body weight, is strongly correlated with longer life. So be happy! Why in the world would you want to gain weight when most of the world is trying to lose?

Hospitals are notorious for glutening their patients. It has happened to me several times. The most recent was two years ago. I went to a very high-end hospital for an appendectomy. They sent a nutritionist to talk with me for an hour, put a special bracelet on me so all the staff knew I had celiac. But the food was full of gluten. Soup with flour as...

There is a procedure called fecal transplant, that is considered highly effective for most of your conditions. Unfortunatly, it is not approved for use in the US for any problem except for C. Difficile. There are places is Argentina and Brazil that do it, and they are very modern and oriented to foreigners like us.

Well, you can probably get an apple or something. You might be able to get someone to boil you some eggs. But be careful of things like nuts that should be naturally gluten free. They have almost always been soaked in a flavor solution that usually containes caramel coloring, "soy" (wheat) sauce and other aditives. If I am really hungry and must eat in...

Are you kidding? Celiac disease (and gluten) are not very well known here in Beijing.

I am 69 and was diagnosed 5 years ago, after an acute onset of extreme gastro issues about a year earlier. I've been gluten-free since then, but still have persistent gastro issues, though not as bad as before. However, I am able to work, and actually have a pretty difficult job in another country. I still have B-12 deficiency and anemia, which makes me more...

I was referred to a nutritionist right after I was diagnosed four years ago. She went through a half hour of "Nutrition 101", covering essentially the recommendations of the Standard American Diet. We we got to "grains", she recommended that I eat whole wheat rather than white bread, and to make sure it was actually whole wheat rather than just caramel...

You might want to try taking digestive enzymes. I was diagnosed two and a half years ago with celiac disease, and I was still having major intestinal symptoms until about a month ago when a doctor suggested I take digestive enzymes. It has made an unbelievable difference.