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  1. SkyBlue4
    I have this too! I have ridges and I also have a few nails that curve down on one side when they grow beyond the nail bed. I never thought of deficiencies as the cause. I have a check-up today with my pcp and I will inquire.
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    Vinegar may do the trick? I will certainly give it a try. Thanks! I cannot believe my luck- I just got the darn machine before being diagnosed!
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    I second what has been suggested. Hashimoto's can certainly cause your levels to go wacky. There's a simple blood test for the antibodies. And yes, when your thyroid is off, even just a little, you can feel horrible in a variety of ways.
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    I am preparing my kitchen to be gluten free and I am just sick with the knowledge that I have to get rid of some of my favorite (and most expensive) kitchen items... like my bread machine . Now I'm wondering if I should also get rid of my KitchenAid Mixer. It has a metal bowl but I wonder about the machine itself. There are some nooks and crannies on...
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    The dog "kisses" would definitely be a huge concern with a toddler. I would have never thought of the dog food as the culprit!
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    Don't know if this qualifies as a crisis really but my son has PANS/PANDAS (autoimmune reaction to an infection) that causes anxiety/OCD as well as Tourette Syndrome overnight. He literally went to bed one night and woke up a different kid. We rushed him to the ER thinking he must have meningitis or something. It was scary.
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    Apologia? I will have to check that out. Thanks! I am finding there is a very active homeschooling community here and a local co-op forming. Very exciting!
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    Just started homeschooling my oldest son this year. We're using Time4learning for math and language arts and so far he seems to enjoy it. Having a hard finding a science curriculum we like. Does anyone have one to recommend for a 5th grader?
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    My story is complicated but I will give you the shorter version. I was diagnosed IBS years ago. I stopped questioning the symptoms after a doctor told me that if I wasn't bleeding into the toilet, then it was just IBS. Nice and thorough. Our first child died of intrauterine growth restriction (of unknown cause). My second was small for dates, diagnosed...
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    So true! No. Good luck with your test today!
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    You said you were gluten free for 3.5 months....were you on gluten when you had the endoscopy?
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    The Total IGA is an important piece of the Celiac puzzle and will tell you if your tTG IGA result is valid. I would ask if they ran a full Celiac Panel and post all of those numbers here along with the lab ranges. I am newly diagnosed so I don't have much more feedback to offer you but other folks on this forum are extremely knowledgeable and can probably...
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    Wow, that is terrible. Your SIL is being not only insensitive but sabotaging your efforts to stay healthy. I am sorry to hear that.
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    Thank you and I agree. I am contemplating starting a gluten-free diet before my endoscopy. 2 months is a very long time to know exactly what is making you so sick and continue doing it anyway. And for what? To see how bad it is? It doesn't make much sense, I know. But the hesitation I feel comes from concern that I won't fully commit if I hear that I...
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    I've done this. We have too many autoimmune issues in our family for me to remember them all when I see a new doctor. Besides, It's more efficient to bring my own printed history along than to take the time to try to squeeze the writing it into their tiny little family history box while I'm sitting in the waiting room.
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    I posted a month ago (maybe two) about my labs and thought I would post an update after finally being seen by a Gi doctor. My labs had revealed low IGA but mildly elevated tTG IGA and tTG IGG. Yep, I'm an anomaly . Here's a link to the thread with my labs.... https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/103321-understanding-my-labs/ Today the Gi doc looked...
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    Is a gluten free shampoo a must? I thought I had read it wasn't but I'm a newbie and still learning.
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    I have Hashimoto's (my only diagnosis at the time) and applied for Life Insurance. The company did not want to insure me but offered my husband, who is quite overweight, a rather large policy. This is my concern. I really don't need one more reason (diagnosis) for my rates to increase. You certainly make a good argument for skipping the endoscopy...
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    I am wondering if you feel that having Celiac confirmed with a biopsy is for the best? That might sound like a strange question but I was reading on another forum about the downside of being a confirmed Celiac- increased health insurance rates. Who needs that?! Did anyone experience any problems with their insurance after a biopsy confirmed you have...
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    Thank for this recipe! My son's biggest complaint has been about the texture of the gluten-free bread we're buying for him. I'll have find the flour and give this a try.
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    Thank you for that information! I wondered about the low total IgA result. Some information I had read seemed to indicate that it was not low enough to impact the tTG IgA and this confused me. Given my symptoms and family history, I would not be at all surprised by this diagnosis. I just wish things were clearer for my son. He's a tiny guy and cannot...
  22. SkyBlue4
    Hello, Thank you for taking the time to read my post. My question pertains to my lab results. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) - 64 mg/DL - range 70-410 Immunoglobulin G (IgG) - 1151 mg/DL - range 639-1349 Gliadin IgA Antibody - 2 U/mL - range 0-15 Tissue Transglutaminase IgA Ab - 16 U/mL - range 0-15 Tissue...
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