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  1. tarnalberry
    Adequate protein is important, and I would have to say that, while it should in no way be a problem getting adequate, complete protein on a vegan diet, I wouldn't say that it's a trivial question. Even though I do eat meat, if I'm not having soy, I do have to keep track of what I'm eating to make sure that there's enough protein. It's not hard, but it means...
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    My husband gets tired of me talking about the same thing over an over (the issue at the moment being our boss, not celiac any more), but he's taken the approach of absent-mindedly listening. He'll go on playing his computer game, while I chatter away, not paying real attention, but enough so if I ask a specific question (like "Can you provide some response...
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    There are a number of physiological responses to stress, many of them involving the immune system, and it is thought that stress can bring about changes in the expression of the immune molecules which cause celiac disease.
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    debbie - what part of arizona are you in? there are a number of good places in the Mesa/Phoenix/Scottsdale area. (I don't live there, just have friends there and have traveled there for business.)
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    You may be able to have teff, amaranth, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, or sorgum (though this is related to corn and there's a small risk of cross reactivity). These are available in whole grain and flour form and are even higher in protein and fiber than corn or rice flours. :-)
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    It's is very common to have a body temperature under 98.6. Very low can be a sign of hypothyroidism, but in the 97 range is still normal. The distribution of body temperatures in people is very wide, and the average is really just an average.
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    You might not need to be on the full three months, but I'd say at least two to be safe. I believe the recommendation is the equivalent of 3 slices of wheat bread each day.
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    Michelle, your response about what he said shows that he is so consumed with self-pity for his own situation that he can't step outside himself and relate to anyone else's emotions. Not a good sign for the long run, unless he's willing to step up to the plate and realize that he's got to move past this issue if he wants to really move forward in life.
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    Since you have been gluten-free, the tests will not be accurate. If you want a blood test, you'll need to be on gluten for three months.
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    I'll definitely eat things that aren't specifically labeled gluten-free, if the ingredients are gluten-free.
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    If she still has the rash, and it's DH, it can be directly biopsied.
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    The way the terminology is used, an allergy means a response by your immune system that is IgE based (one of the immunoglobulins) whereas an intolerance is IgG based (a different immunoglobulin). Celiac disease happens to add an additional factor that it is an autoimmune disease where the consequences of the IgG response to wheat proteins additionally involves...
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    One of the thoughts for why it is seen more often in people of Northern European decent than, say, Arabic or Eastern European decent is because wheat was first cultivated in the Middle East (as I recall), and it took a while for it to spread. The reason that a fair number of Italians have celiac disease, some say, is because the Romans took a lot of slaves...
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    Well, genetics plays an important role as well! :-)
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    The moons under your fingernails (the white, semicircular bit of the nail bed at the cuticle) also "receed" as we get older, naturally.
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    Perhaps if you can list what foods you are avoiding, we can help get you a list of all the things you CAN eat. You may be limiting more than you need to, and even with those items, you can get a creative range of different foods to get plenty of calories in you - with some effort. Do you know how many calories a day you're eating right now?
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    Depends entirely on the doctor. Some will do it off of inconclusive blood results and a positive dietary result (like my doc), some require a biopsy with non-trivial damage showing, and there's a whole range in between. You'll need to ask your doctor what he/she concluded. As for insurance, some can deny you for it, but it depends on the insurance and...
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    DH can take a long time to clear - way longer than the 3 months you've been gluten-free. Consuming much iodine can aggrivate DH until you've been gluten-free for a long time. (It's a chemical thing. There are websites that'll go over the chemistry if you want.) Accidents don't necessarily trigger DH within minutes, so the three days you describe may still...
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    Tami, have you investigated if you may have a casein intolerance? M&M's are gluten-free (with the exception noted above) but they're not CF. Just a thought.
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    Small stuffed animals? Maybe a craft party? A bring-your-own-lunch day in the park? Video game parties? ;-)
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    I've had no problems with holidays and being gluten-free, but I don't have a kid. :-) I end up doing a lot of the cooking, but I volunteer to do that because I want to. Take it one day at a time.
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    I hate to agree with the bad news, but chances are, if you were gluten-free for three months prior to the biopsy, you got a false negative out of it. False positives on the blood tests are next to unheard of. (Also, lactose intolerance is highly correlated to celiac disease, as the lactase enzyme is produced at the tips of the villi - the part damaged first...
  23. tarnalberry
    I would HIGHLY recommend getting an Excalibur. It's reliable, quiet, and durable. Not the cheapest, but when I did my research on dehydrators (took three months for me to figure out which one I was going to get because of that price tag) there was little question left, based on reviews of a number of dehydrators and talking to a couple people I know who...
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    You're not overreacting, but you probably are a bit sensitive - and that is in no way a bad thing or something you should feel bad about! Starting out on this diet, particularly if you haven't previously been highly aware of ingredients and so forth - but even then, IS a pretty huge deal. It's a huge deal because the world we live in is a wheat-eating,...
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    My gluten reactions last a week, so three days is nothin'! :-) (And day 1 usually isn't the worst...) The only thing I can suggest is patience. Your intestines are damaged right now, and it'll take some time for them to heal, now that they finally have the opportunity to do so. (Maybe it's like when you cut/scrape yourself and a scab forms and the scab...
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