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  1. knitty kitty
    Having a mild case of Celiac is akin to being a little bit pregnant. You have Celiac. You have mild symptoms, but you are already experiencing malabsorption and vitamin and mineral deficiencies which are serious. Did you know wheat contains opioid compounds? Dairy does, too. You have opioid receptors in your brain and in your digestive tract...
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    Look into the Autoimmune Paleo Diet.... this is the book I found most helpful, easy to read, lots of illustrations, charts, etc. for visual learners.... https://www.thepaleomom.com/books/the-paleo-approach/ Think easy to digest foods...soups or stews that's been simmering until very soft and mushy. Keep a food/mood/poo'd journal to...
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    Would getting a genetic test be an option for you? Celiac is a genetic disease. If you have one of the common markers for Celiac Disease, you could assume the Celiac genes are turned on due to your reaction to gluten consumption. Removing gluten from your diet for three months gave your immune system time to calm down. Your body quit making...
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    I had fatigue and shortness of breath like you describe when I was deficient in thiamine Vitamin B1. The shortness of breath is called sailors' asthma. Your body needs thiamine to "burn" oxygen and provide energy for your body to function. No thiamine, no energy, hence the fatigue and feeling like you can't get enough air (air hunger). The classic...
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    Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in malnutrition and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. The damage to the small intestine, villi blunting, diarrhea and constipation all affect your body's ability to absorb sufficient nutrients. Removal of gluten containing foods from the diet means the removal of a major source of vitamins. Wheat...
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    When I have had trouble staying asleep or getting to sleep, I increase intake of certain vitamins that the body needs to make serotonin and melatonin. Tryptophan, pyridoxine (B6), and folate are needed to make serotonin. Tryptophan is needed to make melatonin, as well. Magnesium helps with relaxation, too. Vitamin D and sunshine are important, too...
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    I'm so glad you found the toe wriggling a relief! Yes, thiamine needs to be increased to 300mg a day. I took 100mg of Thiamine HCl with each meal. I later added Benfotiamine to help with my Type Two Diabetes, and allithiamine (fat based so it crosses the blood brain barrier) to help with brain fog. Thiamine transporters that let thiamine...
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    The fat soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K. The water soluble vitamins are the eight B vitamins and Vitamin C. If you have frequent diarrhea or constipation, the water soluble vitamins can be lost quickly. Most of the B vitamins and Vitamin C are absorbed in the small intestine. The small intestine gets damaged in Celiac Disease, so vitamins are...
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    Vitamins and minerals are absorbed at different sections of the intestinal tract. Minerals can be stored longer than vitamins, so depletion might take longer to show up. Zinc and copper compete in the body for absorption. Does your daughter use a copper cup or take a supplement or nutritional shake with lots of copper in it? Is your daughter...
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    Prescribed Vitamin D is often synthetic Vitamin D2. The more bioavailable form is Vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 can sometimes be derived from lanolin, so if you have a wool allergy, look for another kind. Vitamin D and Vitamin A can be found in cod liver oil. Be alert if you have a Fish allergy. The vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble vitamins...
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    @ellajones, Have you tried taking Thiamine Vitamin B1? Studies show thiamine can help with menstrual cramps. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825494/ Thiamine and getting your Vitamin D level up will help. Also take a B Complex and magnesium. I had very bad cramps and prolonged periods. I developed a fondness for my...
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    Blood tests for the B vitamins are not always accurate and don't reflect the amounts stored inside tissues. The eight B vitamins are water soluble. Any excess is excreted. Most can't be stored longer than a month. Supplementing with a B Complex may be helpful. Vitamin D can be stored in the liver for many months. When a blood test shows a...
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    High dose Thiamine is a minimum of 300mg or more a day. I took 100mg thiamine HCl at each meal. Some people take more than a gram a day. I also tried Allithiamine and Benfotiamine. Allithiamine is fat based so it easily crosses the blood brain barrier. Very helpful in dispersing that brain fog. Benfotiamine is helpful with diabetes, improving...
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    Yes, I've had reactions to dental anesthesia. Thiamine regulates the adrenal glands and the fight or flight reaction. How much thiamine were you taking previously? What type of thiamine did you take? Was it in high enough doses as the research suggests?
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    I corrected my NAFLD by taking high dose thiamine. I corrected my Type Two Diabetes by taking high dose thiamine (benfotiamine). My insomnia went away with high dose thiamine. My panic attacks went away with high dose thiamine. High dose Thiamine is safe and nontoxic. "High-dose vitamin B1 therapy prevents the development of experimental...
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    @cristiana, Have you heard about autoimmune hives? "Chronic urticaria and autoimmunity" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24305753/ Vitamin D helps regulate your immune system. Getting your level higher (in the 70's or 80's) might help, too. If it is DH, cutting dairy can help. Dairy contains iodine which aggravates DH...
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    @cristiana, Does your rash get worse when you're exposed to the sun?
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    http://www.google.com/search?q=are+antibiotics+anti-inflammatory+nih&oq=are+antibiotics+anti-inflammatory+nih&aqs=heirloom-srp.. Apparently so.
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    Welcome to the forum, @Bluewonder, If your parasitic infection was treated with some sort of antibiotic, your antibodies would have gone down due to the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects of the antibiotic. Iron deficiency anemia can also cause reduction in white blood cells (antibodies). Now that your iron deficiency is corrected...
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    I'm sorry you had a problem with that article. Maybe this one.....it does include bowel diseases....in humans..... The Overlooked Vitamin That Improves Autoimmune Disease and Autonomic Dysfunction https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/overlooked-vitamin-improves-autoimmune-disease-and-autonomic-dysfunction Unequivocally, Thiamine Deficiency...
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    Yeah, well, I didn't think you'd like the studies done of fish, either. An antigen is an antigen. It causes an immune response in MS (also an autoimmune disease), in fish presented with a fish antigen, in Celiac Disease. Thiamine helps down regulate the immune system so fewer t cells react. Vitamin deficiencies can occur after years on the...
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    @Mer123, You may have vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Gluten containing products are required to be enriched with vitamins and minerals to replace those lost in processing. The gluten free counterparts are not required to be enriched. Since you've been off gluten containing products for a month, you are probably not absorbing sufficient vitamins...
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    It's thiamine deficiency. Thiamine Deficiency Promotes T Cell Infiltration in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: the Involvement of CCL2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4135011/#!po=28.2258 Thiamine deficiency causes a more severe reaction to antigens than seen in the thiamine sufficient.
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    @Gloria L, Look for a B Complex with the "activated" forms of the B vitamins, like this one.... https://www.elitelifenutrition.com/products/super-active-b-complex-pure-b-50-complex-vitamins And.... 5 Benefits of Vitamin B100 Complex https://www.livestrong.com/article/401283-benefits-of-vitamin-b100-complex/ If you get...
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    @Graves_Mistakes, Ouch! Those crazy cramps are from your thiamine being too low! "The Effects of Vitamin B1 on Ameliorating the Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825494/ Thiamine is needed to turn the food you eat into energy and enzymes! If you're low in thiamine, your body conserves...
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