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  1. Ursa Major
    Anemia, osteoporosis, bloating and gas are some of the 'classic' celiac disease symptoms. The hot flashes fit too. Of course your biopsy was negative, after six months off gluten, it was entirely meaningless. You have the gene, you have the symptoms, and you feel better off gluten. Ignore your stupid doctor, who apparently is entirely ignorant when it comes...
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    Your doctor obviously doesn't know what he is talking about (the majority don't it seems), ignore him. You know that the gluten-free diet is working, good for you for figuring it out, stick with it! I am glad you're better.
  3. Ursa Major
    Hi Jhun, and welcome to this board. My take on your puzzlement is this: I don't think people in the Philippines traditionally eat wheat, rye or barley. It is possible that the majority can't tolerate it, but if they never eat it, then they never get active celiac disease. Once you start adopting a diet foreign to your heritage, you may suddenly get sick...
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    The blood tests are not as reliable as the doctors make you believe they are. And neither are biopsies. With his genes, and the symptoms he is experiencing, you can be pretty sure it is celiac disease, even if all the tests are negative. You should definitely give the diet a try, no matter what all the tests say. The blood tests will only be positive...
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    Wow, how incredibly happy you must be to finally be well, after all these years. I think you are right about wanting to at least let Dr. Fine know about your success, everybody can use a boost and a thank-you at times.
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    Here is a link to a corn allergen site, that lists all the foods containing corn. Open Original Shared Link
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    Can you hold in in place with an elastic bandage? That way you won't have to stick anything onto her skin.
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    I think it is the glue, whatever it is made of. I am severely allergic to all but the sensitive skin bandaids (and that goes for every brand I've ever tried, whether it's a fabric or a plastic bandaid). They don't stick as well, because they must use a different glue. But at least I don't get that awful rash within five to ten minutes, that might last...
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    Well, in Germany you'll find gluten-free foods mainly in health food stores called 'Reformhaus'. If you go to Google.de you'll be able to find Restaurants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Here is a link to a gluten-free guide to Paris. Open Original Shared Link That's all the info I've got, but you can just google the different countries you go to...
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    Right, I forgot about them. One of my friends was one of those Japanese Canadians, who died of leukemia six years ago at the age of 68. Thanks Mango, for that link. It has amazing information. Here is an excerpt from the page "The oiling of America". Here is an excerpt from "The skinny on fat". Very enlightening. I've really just started...
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    ARCHIVED Losing My Doctor

    Ursa Major replied to Rusla's topic in Doctors

    Rusla, I am sorry your lost your doctor. I know it will be tough finding another one who actually understands. Don't give up, and I hope you'll find another great doctor soon.
  12. Ursa Major
    I will find you proof when I have time. I am very tired after babysitting three small children today. The Inuit have long stopped eating their native diet. In fact, they stopped as soon as they started eating things the white men brought them. They are very fond of black tea with a ton of sugar in it (I've read as much as ten teaspoonfuls a cup). Hardly...
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    With me, having any brand of bandaid on (other than the ones for sensitive skin) for more than ten minutes will result in a horrible rash that lasts weeks at the very least. When I have my blood taken, I always have to bring my own bandaid with me, as the doctor's offices NEVER have anything but the cheap plastic bandaids, which are the worst of them all...
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    Lisa, I am sorry you're in so much pain, and that the doctor at the hospital is a non-caring jerk. The same sort of thing happened to me a year and a half ago. I went to the hospital, thinking I was having a heart attack. I was in excruciating pain. After five hours, the doctor told me that my heart was fine, that it was 'only' severe stomach and bowel cramps...
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    Welcome to our board! I hope you'll find the help and support you need here.
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    I know that the stickers you lick might have gluten in them, but I don't know about the self-sticking ones. I don't know if bandaids have gluten. But I know that I am very intolerant to them. I can only use bandaids for sensitive skin (other than my fingers, the skin is thicker there), otherwise I get a horribly itchy rash (in the shape of the bandaid...
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    Hathor, you are making the same mistake most people, even doctors, make. You think that the same diet will work for everybody. That is not the case. Some people, like you, need very little protein and more carbs to be healthy, and too much fat and protein makes you sick. I am the exact opposite. I can't tolerate starches at all, they make me instantly gain...
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    Fiddle-Faddle forgot that I changed my user name. But yes, I used to have terrible joint and muscle aches and back pain from the age of three, as well as being skinny as a stick, having no energy and being a generally unhappy child. I finally figured out I am intolerant not only to gluten, but all lectins and even medium levels of salicylates (follow the...
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    I don't know anything about wine making, and never drink any wine (or other alcohol), because I simply hate the taste, and can't tolerate alcohol. But it seems to me that it should matter that they coat the crozes (whatever those exactly are) with wheat flour, if it comes into direct contact with the wine.
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    Wow, sounds like you can do some pretty fancy tricks! It's pretty amazing what can be done with skateboards. My two youngest daughters went snowboarding last week Saturday. The most impressive 'tricks' Susie, my 15-year-old did, was slamming into a huge ball of ice and severely bruising her ribs, and doing some pretty fancy (unintentional) somersaults...
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    You're not being troublesome. I cannot tolerate legumes, either, and I am fine with those pills. But if in doubt, why don't you call them? There isn't a number to call on the container, so you would have to find it on the Internet (or see if they have an e-mail address).
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    What I quoted I copied straight from the label.
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    Betsy, I don't quite agree on the OCD. I often have to blink my eyes (and I mean a lot). I KNOW I am doing it, but I can't stop. There are other tics I can suppress (even though they'll come out eventually if I do), but I have never been able to suppress the eye blinking and clearing my throat. If somebody feels he HAS to count to a certain number in...
  24. Ursa Major
    I am glad you found a sensible doctor, you must be relieved.
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    I personally wouldn't worry about it. Because if you do, you'll end up being so paranoid that you won't be able to eat anything without getting all stressed out. Which will be worse for your health than eating the foods that have a very, very small chance of contamination. Besides, I really don't believe that they can use the same equipment for harvesting...
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