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  1. knitty kitty
    Tessa, Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell. Your body needs B vitamins like B12, folate, niacin and thiamine, copper, and amino acids to make neutrophils. These vitamins, minerals and amino acids are all found in meat. By eating meat, you provided your body with the nutrients it needed to produce more neutrophils. Subclinical vitamin...
  2. knitty kitty
    Your diet of coconut water and yogurt and B12 scares me! Coconut water has diuretic properties. It increases urine production and can cause diarrhea. Yogurt is dairy. Celiacs have damaged villi in the intestines. The tips of the villi normally produce lactase, an enzyme that digests lactose, the sugar in dairy. With damaged blunted villi,...
  3. knitty kitty
    This article is helpful. Here's another. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820055/ Celiacs have problems absorbing not soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) and the eight water soluble B vitamins, especially B12, niacin and thiamine. Minerals like magnesium and zinc are often low. Remember that gluten free versions of bread and cookies...
  4. knitty kitty
    I am currently taking cod liver oil which has both vitamin A and D. Country Life is the brand I'm trying now. Look for brands that don't add additional vitamin A and D from other sources and that don't add other oils. Vitamin A is important to your immune system. Vitamin A helps in reducing inflammation. Here are some articles. https://www...
  5. knitty kitty
    I found improvement when I excluded iodine (as in iodized salt and shellfish). Vitamin D and A supplements help, too. Hope you find relief soon!
  6. knitty kitty
    A couple more articles for you. One says high doses of B12 help https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122544 And low vitamin D is a cause. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25512084 My DH and HS have responded well to Vitamin D and B12 supplementation. I avoid yeast as well. And I avoid nightshade vegetables like potatoes. Get...
  7. knitty kitty
    Low vitamin D levels are related to vertigo. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26386496 Vitamin D deficiency occurs in Celiac Disease because we have a problem absorbing fats because of the damage to our intestines. Vitamin D and vitamin A are fat soluble vitamins. Optimal Vitamin D levels should be between 70 and 100 nmols. Celiacs often...
  8. knitty kitty
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16609761 Chronic urticaria is linked to Celiac Disease and low vitamin D https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780889 Hope this helps.
  9. knitty kitty
    You might find this article interesting. Seems cigarette smoking might have a protective effect in Celiac Disease. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Hope this helps.
  10. knitty kitty
    Found this study that looked at Sjogren's syndrome and food sensitivities. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676776/#!po=28.2609
  11. knitty kitty
    Have you heard of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome? The Patient Celiac wrote about it in her blog and explains it well. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27619824 Vitamin D helps tame mast cells. Get your vitamin D level up! Levels between 70 and 100 nmols are much better for you. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29971262 Try a...
  12. knitty kitty
    Open Original Shared Link "Since the 1970s, 280 peer-reviewed in vitro and in vivo studies, including 50 human studies involving 8,521 patients, 5,081 of whom were given nutrients, have consistently shown that non-prescription antioxidants and other nutrients do not interfere with therapeutic modalities for cancer. Furthermore, they enhance the killing...
  13. knitty kitty
    Perhaps it is Eosinophilic esophagitis? Open Original Shared Link Eosinophilic esophagitis occurs with Celiac Disease sometimes. They don't know exactly why the two occur together... There have been other posters with both these diseases. Hope this helps!
  14. knitty kitty
    Zinc deficiency seems to play a part in Giardia infection. Open Original Shared Link Seems zinc is needed for a proper immune response. Giardia causes malabsorption of vitamins (A and D, B12, folate) and minerals (zinc and iron). Supplementing with zinc may help your body's immune response to fight this parasite. Hope this helps.
  15. knitty kitty
    Just thought I'd add a couple more science articles about how a ketogenic diet may be helpful with cancer. I follow the AutoImmune Protocol diet, a Paleo ketogenic diet which has helped me tremendously. No dairy, no nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant), no grains. And I also eat low histamine foods (nothing fermented or pickled). Histamine...
  16. knitty kitty
    Open Original Shared Link "Serum Vitamin D Levels Affect Pathologic Complete Response in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Operable Breast Cancer." This article (and many more like it) says that your vitamin D levels are very important when fighting any sort of cancer. These studies found that low vitamin D levels had the worst...
  17. knitty kitty
    Those absorbent pads found under cuts of meat containing sulfites, too.
  18. knitty kitty
    I know this one!!! You're describing what I went through! The numbness and buzzing and not being able to tell temperatures and gabapentin making it worse! It's malnutrition from malabsorption caused by Celiac Disease. Have you been checked for vitamin and mineral deficiencies? I urge you to get checked. Malnutrition is so overlooked by doctors...
  19. knitty kitty
    A few science-y articles to help explain..... About Lectins.....plants make lectins to protect themselves from being eaten by predators and are a source of inflammation...... Brown rice has lectins in the hull. White rice has that hull removed. Open Original Shared Link Then there's Sulfite Sensitivity that some Celiacs develop..... http...
  20. knitty kitty
    All the health issues you listed are related to Vitamin D deficiency!!!!! Vitamin D deficiency is also responsible for that feeling of hopelessness, depression. Have you been checked for vitamin and mineral deficiencies? How are you correcting your anemia? Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in malnutrition. Celiacs have a problem...
  21. knitty kitty
    Foods high in iodine can make DH rash flare. Avoid shellfish, idolized salt and dairy products. Dapsone contains sulfur. Some Celiacs develop a sensitivity to Sulfites and other forms of sulfur. Here's an article that explains it. http://www.thepatientceliac.com/tag/celiac-disease-and-sulfite-intolerance/ I have a hypersensitivity to sulfur...
  22. knitty kitty
    "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as Early Manifestation of B12 Deficiency" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3271502/#!po=25.0000 Please read this article! Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in malnutrition and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. One of the most common deficiencies in Celiac Disease is B12 deficiency. Many...
  23. knitty kitty
    Did your doctor check your vitamin B12 (cobalamin) level? Vegetarians often have low vitamin B12 which can negatively effect iron absorption. Folate, zinc, and copper levels should be checked, too. There's more to correcting anemia than just taking iron supplements.
  24. knitty kitty
    I've been plagued with insomnia before. I found supplementing with certain vitamins and minerals helped. Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in nutritional deficiencies. Vitamin D, and niacin (B3) helped me. Here's an article that explains more. https://eunatural.com/7-important-vitamins-insomnia/
  25. knitty kitty
    I hope you are feeling better. I experienced diarrhea for a long time. It resulted in nutritional deficiencies. My doctors overlooked simple vitamin deficiencies in favor of writing numerous, expensive prescriptions that never improved the symptoms. Deficiencies in certain vitamins, like Vitamin D, B12, thiamine and niacin, will actually cause diarrhea...
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