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  1. HavaneseMom
    Your tonsils are part of your lymphatic system and the stones can be causes by a few different things. Here is a really good read on it: Open Original Shared Link I have cruddy tonsils, but have found that when I maintain a regular exercise program, they clear up and are nice and clean and small. It takes me about 2-3 weeks of daily 30 minute walks on the...
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    Hi There, It took me 5 1/2 months of being gluten free before my stomach pain let up. I am still recovering from other symptoms, but life is much improved without the constant stomach pain. It can take up to 2 years for the small intestine to heal and it seems to take a while for some of us to start to feel better. If you can eliminate dairy and eating out...
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    Thanks! :-)
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    Hi Icelandgirl, I just realized I should have put more thought in to my user name. I just have the two Havanese (that's the name of their breed) dog fur kids you see in my profile picture. I don't have any kids otherwise. Sorry for the confusion! But as far as testing goes, my mom and my sister have both been tested and their results came back negative...
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    Oh no! Hope they get to the bottom of it and you feel better soon.
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    You might just be having a bad day. I have noticed a lot of people, including myself have felt pretty good right at the beginning of the gluten free diet, then they will revert back to having issues and go back and forth between feeling good and having issues for a while. Hopefully it is just this one bad day for you. The only thing I can see on your list...
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    Hi AnnaChristine18, I'm glad you were able to find out you have SIBO and that treating it may be the answer to your ongoing problems. I don't know the answers to you questions, but I just wanted to mention to you that anti-biotics can cause a lot of digestive distress while you are taking them. They make me feel like death warmed over during treatment and...
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    I think he should definitely pay you for the lesson. At least give you your co-pay back . Just kidding, we know that's not going to happen. After I saw your posts about getting your kids tested, I remembered something my GI doctor told me right after he gave me my diagnosis. He told me that all of my first degree relatives should be tested now, and if they...
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    Do you have a dedicated gluten free bakery in your town? I think the one where I live is responsible for helping me gain about 10 lbs during my first 6 months gluten free ( I did not need to gain weight btw). Not exactly the healthiest way to gain weight, but very enjoyable.
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    Great news! Let us know how your appointment goes.
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    Hi Icelandgirl, So sorry to hear you had such a bad doctors visit. If it were me, I would ask him to refer you to the GI doctor he called to ask about Celiac Disease. I would go over you original result with the GI specialist and let them know that you are unable to do a gluten challenge for the biopsy, but want to monitor your Celiac anti-bodies and...
  12. HavaneseMom
    Hi Everyone, I had asked a couple of questions regarding the new US FDA Labeling Laws in another post, and one of the wonderful moderators mentioned that a lot of people have questions about it, and suggested I should start a new topic to open the subject up for discussion. My questions were: When will the new law for gluten free food labeling go in...
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    Maybe??? Can I ask you which brand it was that made you feel ill? I have felt a little off after eating a particular pre-packaged brand of grass fed beef, but I'm not sure how it would be from gluten, so I just assumed it didn't agree with me. Otherwise, if you are buying it from the butcher case at the grocery store, I have read that they sometimes re...
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    Thanks for trying to make me feel better for asking that questions Katie! I think I will just blame it on my anemia induced brain fog :-)
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    I am very curious to see what he has to say about all of this. If he is not already shaking in his boots, he should read this story about what can happen to people who make false gluten free claims: Open Original Shared Link Way to go Gluten Free Watchdog! I subscribed yesterday and it looks like a great service to the Celiac community.
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    We had those rules too when we first brought home our fur babies. They were to be crated at night and we were going to board them for a week every year so we could vacation at our favorite resort that is not pet friendly. They of course sleep in our bed now and we don't board them, but instead find a VRBO that allows pets so they can go on vacation with...
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    Hi Karen, That is a great idea! I will try to gather some facts and will start a topic a little later. In the mean time, I did a quick Internet search and came across this article with 10 fast facts regarding the new label law. Facts 6 & 7 in this article are keeping me from getting overly excited about this new law really protecting us from situations...
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    Thanks for answering all of my questions Gemini! I'm going to run to the health store today to pick up the liquid iron you recommended. Hopefully it will do the trick. I do think it will help to try a different form of iron, since the one I am taking doesn't seem to be doing a whole lot to increase my numbers. I'm excited to try this one and see what...
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    Oh My! Thanks for posting this Irish Heart. I just read through all of the links and received quite an education. "Gluten Free" splattered across a label does not always equal gluten free food! I have a couple of questions I am hoping someone can answer or provide me with links to the answers. When will the new law for gluten free food labeling go in...
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    Hi Katie, I too had a big drop in my numbers at 3 months, then they continued to drop very slowly after that like yours are. I just asked my gastro doc about it and he told me to try not to focus on the numbers too much during the first year because it can take time for them to lower to a normal range. The good people here on this forum told me the same...
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    Thanks Gemini for the great information on boosting iron absorption. I was going to start a topics about it, but know I don't need to :-) . I'm not sure if you will come back to read my reply, but if you do I was hoping to ask you a couple of questions. Do you know which form of iron you were taking? I was taking Iron Picolinate and was feeling brighter...
  22. HavaneseMom
    Thanks everyone for the great suggestions! These ideas will be very helpful the next time someone ask me about Celiac.
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    OMG LauraTX!!! I can't believe I read that wrong - and posted about it! So embarrasing! I remember that I did always have a problem with that in math class. Oh well... They did run other test for Lupus etc, that came back fine also, so that is good news. I went to my GI doctor yesterday and he suspects that alot of my ongoing issues are from my very...
  24. HavaneseMom
    Hi Everyone, I am wondering what your definition of Celiac Disease is when people ask you what it is? After hanging out on this forum for a while, I was starting to feel like everyone in the world knows what it is, but truth be told most of the people in my area really have no idea. When the subject comes up and I try to explain it to them, I...
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    Hi Everyone, I know some of you have been throught the ringer with a variety of health problems, so I was hoping someone here might be able to give me some insight on the test results I just received. I was telling my doc about some long term pain I have, so he ran a blood test for Rheumatoid Factor. My labs Reference range is 0-15 IU/mL, and my...
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