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  1. Nancym
    They talk about collecting poop from diapers so probably pretty young!
  2. Nancym
    That occured to me after I posted.
  3. Nancym
    I stick as close to eating meat, fish, veggies, fruits a few nuts or nut butters and try to keep the starchy/sugary junk to a minimum. I feel healthier when I do and it keeps the weight gain away.
  4. Nancym
    If your blood tests and/or biopsy come out negative I would advise a dietary trial regardless. The blood tests just don't pick up everyone who is sensitive to gluten. I was kind of like you, had lots of gas, bloating, occassion (becoming more than occassional) cramping and diarrhea which I thought was just normal. It is rather amazing how flat...
  5. Nancym
    I don't know why they'd tell you it meets the Codex standard. In the US those definitions are under the auspice of the FDA, not the EU's Codex.
  6. Nancym
    Just FYI I had joint aches all over, jaw, wrists, fingers, feet, knees, hips, back, etc... and muscle aches and spasms and tendonitis. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis and put on a drug called sulfasalazine and I'm feeling much, much better! The way I got diagnosed is I made a list of all the weird little symptoms...
  7. Nancym
    Sounds like carb withdrawls to me. Really, to be successful any change in eating needs to be planned. You need to have food prepared ahead of time, food on hand to be prepared and menus of what you're going to eat. You really don't want to start out having no idea what you can eat and being hungry on top of that. Otherwise you'll get too overwhelmed...
  8. Nancym
    In my mind SCD and Paleo diet are so close they could almost be the same thing. SCD allows a few milk products but since I can't seem to tolerate them, I didn't use them. I found the SCD/Paleo diet to be very healing. I've been cheating a bit and my intestines aren't happy with me. Initially the SCD diet is even more restrictive than the Paleo...
  9. Nancym
    You can make pancakes out of anything, it doesn't have to have corn or wheat flour. Your brown rice flour will work fine. I use coconut flour and eggs for pancakes.
  10. Nancym
    Presumably he got the genes for the disorder from possibly you and your husband (one or both) so the entire family might want to adopt a gluten-free diet. It could improve everyone's health and your kid won't grow up feeling so isolated by being the odd one out. Of course, you'll know the genetic thing soon if you ordered it from Enterolab.
  11. Nancym
    I tried making yogurt with the plain "milk". LOL! The bacteria ate all the potato out of it, leaving behind the water. It was funny. I think I will try again.
  12. Nancym
    Well, it depends on you. Your sister had postive diagnosis and still can't stay gluten free. Some people can go gluten-free without a positive diagnosis, just based on their own dietary testing. What does it take for you to make the changes you need to make? Someone in a white lab coat? Lots of people can't even adhere to the diet with a biopsy. That...
  13. Nancym
    I always find protein and fat to be things that keep my blood sugar stable and thus reduce the nasty hunger you get with hypoglycemia. So I'd eat meat, nuts, avocado, eggs, stuff like that.
  14. Nancym
    I'm likely to get sick if I overdo on nuts or seeds.
  15. Nancym
    Cool! Glad you feel better about that decision. In reality I knew that I probably don't need to spend the $$'s to confirm what we really already knew, that includes Enterolab, but I justified with thinking that if I got a positive confirmation and genetic results I could pass that info along to my siblings and I might also find out about my status...
  16. Nancym
    That pretty much says it all. You aren't going to get a clear diagnosis from blood tests unless he is eating gluten and has been for a good while. Even then, there are still a lot of people that respond wonderfully to a gluten-free diet but don't test positive. So what does this blood test do for you? If he didn't respond to the diet and he tested negative...
  17. Nancym
    Sounds like sleep apnea to me. That can be deadly at worst and it can seriously compromise your health at best. See a doctor!
  18. Nancym
    Yeah, I can't imagine a way to better support your husband and child than by going gluten-free. If you're not there's more of a risk of contamination and they have the foods they probably miss being paraded before their eyes every day reminding them of their oddity. There are plenty of non-gluten alternatives to eat so you won't starve.
  19. Nancym
    It's tough because people are all different in their ability to comprehend. Most don't even know what "gluten" is and wouldn't realize it is a part of wheat or other grains. Then they might have heard that gluten intolerance is in fashion at their latest cocktail party and they instantly think you're a neurotic parent. I'd probably say my child had...
  20. Nancym
    I've heard that sometimes they'll use some ingredient like ... remembering... hydrogolized yeast extract, which is basically MSG but it sounds less threatening. From wikipedia Interesting article in Slate about MSG: Open Original Shared Link
  21. Nancym
    Oh yeah, palpitations is another symptoms of hyperthyroid, now that you reminded me. But some people react with caffeine with palpitations.
  22. Nancym
    If you've been off gluten for 8 months or more even Enterolab might not find the antibodies.
  23. Nancym
    Some other symptoms of hyperthyroid are: 1) Being too warm, sweating a lot 2) Growing lots of hair 3) Itchy skin 4) Bad temper 5) Eye problems 6) Raging appetite and possibly weight loss (though I gained weight... go figure!) 7) diarrhea 8) Muscle weakness That's all I can remember at this point. There's quite a few symptoms. I'm surprised...
  24. Nancym
    You might want to give the SCD diet a try. It has helped a lot of folks with intestinal issues.
  25. Nancym
    I had a racing heart beat with Graves Disease, which is related to Celiac disease. Has anyone checked her thyroid?
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