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  1. RMJ
    I really dislike standing out from a group. But this year I decided I wasn't going to risk eating anything at an annual soup potluck. My first party doing that and I was worried. I considered not going. It turned out to be no big deal. No one even asked why I wasn't eating.
  2. RMJ
    Grass mix probably means perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, Bermuda grass, and other lawn grasses. Allergies to grasses are pretty specific so I don't think wheat would cross react.
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    ARCHIVED Advice Please

    RMJ replied to Blue14's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Aspirin and NSAIDs like Aleve and Naproxen can irritate the stomach so I'd advise against those. Sucralfate (prescription) is often given to treat ulcers - it coats the ulcerated areas. Perhaps you could ask your doctor for that. I hope you find some relief. Nausea was one of my main symptoms.
  4. RMJ
    My boss gave me a bag of Lindt truffles today. Thanks to this topic I immediately checked the ingredients and saw barley malt. My cubicle mate was happy to take them off my hands.
  5. RMJ
    I'm frustrated when almost every item on the gluten free menu says the item must be ordered without xxx (xxx being sides, sauce, seasoning, etc.).
  6. RMJ
    It's hard to tell from what you have posted. Is there any more information on the lab report such as units. or headings to the columns?
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    ARCHIVED Venting

    RMJ replied to beth01's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Must be very frustrating to have your new house make you sick. I hope you can get rid of the dust and/or find another cause soon.
  8. RMJ
    Not everyone washes dishes well. if my husband washed the plate, you should rewash before using!
  9. RMJ
    Yeah!
  10. RMJ
    < 2 means less than 2, not greater than 2. I'm glad you're feeling better without gluten!
  11. RMJ
    Were the TTG IgG tests run by the same lab? Different labs may use tests made by different manufacturers which have different normal ranges.
  12. RMJ
    Moving in together is wonderful, but a pretty big life change. Could it be causing you stress?
  13. RMJ
    Blood tests for antibodies are not perfect - I used to work in an R&D lab that developed them. Each manufacturer that develops a test chooses a value for the cutoff for positive vs negative so that most, but unfortunately not all, patient results fit with the results of biopsies taken from the same patients. Your positive result is awfully close to...
  14. RMJ
    All tests run on blood or serum samples are in vitro tests. The test is run outside of the body (originally, in vitro meant in glass, for example in a glass test tube). An example of an in vivo test would be an endoscopy. The test really isn't anything terribly new. It just can be run as a panel on that company's machine.
  15. RMJ
    Here is a June 2014 list of Swanson's gluten free items. Open Original Shared Link
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    Unfortunately not. It is another blood test looking for antibodies.
  17. RMJ
    FDA says there are currently no scientifically valid methods for measuring gluten in fermented foods (Compliance section, item 6). It may pass a (scientifically invalid) test for gluten, but there could be fragments of gluten after fermentation that the test does not detect. Open Original Shared Link Also, it doesn't take an intact gluten molecule...
  18. RMJ
    I saw a similar change with Ghirardelli cocoa. Customer service said they had changed where it was manufactured, and it is now made on shared equipment.
  19. RMJ
    Great numbers! I've been gluten free for two years and some tests are still positive.
  20. RMJ
    "What does “The SPE pattern appears essentially unremarkable. Evidence of monoclonal protein is not apparent.” mean exactly?" That's good! You don't have monoclonal antibodies. If the excess antibodies were monoclonal it would be a concern. Monoclonal antibodies are made by a cell and its daughter, granddaughter etc cells, which all are the same and...
  21. RMJ
    Can you get the report that includes her results and the normal ranges? Those numbers look low, but normal ranges differ from lab to lab so it's hard to evaluate without them.
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    Can you get a copy of the results? You wrote "allergy panel", but celiac is not an allergy. If the full celiac panel, including IgA and IgG antibodies, has not been run, that would be a less invasive next step than an endoscopy for your little one.
  23. RMJ
    I can't get gluten free corn flakes at my grocery store (the corn flakes they have has malt extract which may have gluten) so I have Corn Chex instead.
  24. RMJ
    I used to prepare plain roast chicken so that the dog (who had IBS) could eat with us.
  25. RMJ
    I've driven 20 minutes to a gluten free cafe.
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