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  1. knitty kitty
    Mamabear, Did your doctor address your Vitamin D deficiency? Twelve is seriously low. Minimums are about forty, but seventy or higher is much better for you. You will have to supplement to get it higher. The synthetic form is D2 and is often prescribed, but D3 is the natural form and better utilised by the body. Celiac Disease often causes...
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    Fletcher, you poor thing! Get your vitamin B12 levels checked! And vitamin D levels also! Low vitamin D can cause depression. Low B12 can cause mental changes, too. As can deficiencies of thiamine and niacin. "Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterized by megaloblastic anemia, fatigue, weakness, constipation, loss of appetite, and weight loss...
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    I'm so glad you found the articles helpful. I'm a little more than Paleo prejudiced. I found another article that is more descriptive of my own experiences with dairy. Open Original Shared Link "This is the first report to identify an association between the risk of schizophrenia and elevated antibodies to bovine casein prior to disease onset...
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    This article has a great explanation about milk digestion in Celiacs! Open Original Shared Link Some of us are just lucky and have a problem with the milk protein casein, too. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link I agree there's not a "one size fits all" diet. You have to find what...
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    Kind of a science-y explanation..... This article that says green tea contains a lot of fluoride. Fluoride can displace iodine in the thyroid... Open Original Shared Link And excess iodine will cause DH flares..... Open Original Shared Link DH may continue flaring as long as you've got gluten antibodies active... Open Original...
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    Open Original Shared Link Thought this article may help. It explains some reasons for body odor may be linked to vitamin or mineral deficiencies. Malabsorption is common with Celiac Disease. I recommend the Autoimmune Protocol paleo diet. Yes, an elimination is scary because one has to change one's mentality towards food...but the elimination...
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    April, you might want to get your B12 levels checked before and after surgery. Anesthesia can cause a B12 deficiency. Your body needs lots of B12 to process out the nitrous oxide (laughing gas) given in anesthesia. Deficiency symptoms may start several weeks afterwards because your body's store of B12 becomes rapidly depleted. Many Celiacs develop...
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    Lily, I understand your worries about mysterious reactions to something eaten or used, but it could be malnutrition. Doctors often overlook malnutrition because they are trained to write prescriptions. Many Celiacs suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Minerals like Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium are essential for the body to maintain...
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    Emily, I agree with Cycling Lady's advice to continue eating gluten until all tests are completed. Many Celiacs report horrible reactions to the reintroduction of gluten into their diets after several weeks or months of being gluten free. They endure these Gluten Challenges for diagnostic purposes after they went gluten free on their own or on poor...
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    You may want to be checked for vitamin deficiencies. Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in malnutrition. Deficiencies in different vitamins can result in different kinds of mouth sores. Vitamin C deficiency causes sores on the gums. Vitamins B 12, B 6, and B 3 can cause changes of the tongue and lips. Deficiencies of minerals such...
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    Hello! When I find myself up at odd hours, I put on this celiac disease Mozart for Meditation... Open Original Shared Link And I get out my dot to dot book, like one of these for adults.... Open Original Shared Link Sometimes I knit mindless objects such as hats, washcloths or socks. Knitting has a soothing rhythm to it and is easy to...
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    Have you tried tryptophan? It's an amino acid found in milk and turkey. Being allergic to milk, I use a tryptophan supplement, along with a calcium supplement, and I'm out like a light. Another amino acid supplement, L-theanine is good for relaxing and a feeling of well-being, though not sleepiness. And passion flower extract is really good...
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    Has your daughter been checked for nutritional deficiencies? Many newly diagnosed people have vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Iron deficiency can cause a loss of appetite as can deficiencies of B12 and vitamin D. Additionally, anxiety can be a symptom of vitamin D deficiency. If deficient, more than a multivitamin might be necessary to replenish...
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    Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in malnutrition. Many newly diagnosed Celiacs have nutritional deficiencies. Here are a couple of articles that I hope will help. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
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    Hello, The symptoms you described after ingesting dairy are similar to iodine allergy symptoms. Open Original Shared Link I have an iodine allergy and dairy allergy. I used to could eat certain kinds of dairy, but can't tolerate any at all now. Different kinds of dairy products have different amounts of iodine in them and the iodine in...
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    Open Original Shared Link This article discusses how wheat and dairy products can produce opioids that can affect the brain and mess with your mind. Yes, I react to dairy. I have had some pretty weird experiences after consuming dairy. Yep, I would wake up in a panic with scary spiraling thoughts. Also vitamin and mineral deficiencies...
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    Open Original Shared Link Tremors can be caused by vitamin deficiencies. Vitamins B 12, B1, B6, Vitamin E and magnesium are important to nerve and muscle function. Many vitamins are often low in newly diagnosed Celiacs. B12 absorption is less efficient as we age. Your mother might benefit by getting checked for nutritional deficiencies. Hope...
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    Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Potatoes can aggravate leaky guts. Many gluten free processed foods use potato starch.
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    "Activation of the adaptive immune system is one prerequisite for the occurrence of celiac disease and is reflected by the development of gliadin antibodies and auto antibodies. Our finding that, in a fraction of coeliac patients, CM protein challenge may induce an inflammatory reaction of the same magnitude, as did gluten challenge, may also suggest an innate...
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    There's this study... Open Original Shared Link
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    Playing the devil's advocate.....if you want to have a DH outbreak, eat foods high in iodine, such as seaweed or kelp, strawberries, cranberries, turkey, shrimp and dairy products like cheese and yogurt, or even idolized salt. I had really bad DH outbreaks after eating rye breads and thick chewy pizza crust. Here's a couple of articles that might...
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    Open Original Shared Link This article gives information on different kinds of skin problems caused by vitamin deficiencies. The eight B vitamins and vitamins A and D are extremely important to skin health! Rashes and itching and bumps are the first clues you could be deficient. I had severe malnutrition and have experienced many of the...
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    knitty kitty replied to clitfin's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I have suffered from this. Try increasing your vitamin D, zinc and vitamin C. My vitamin D was very low at the time. I got my vitamin D, zinc and C levels up with supplements and noticed great improvement. Takes several weeks though. Here's a study on the vitamin C helping with it. Open Original Shared Link Hope this helps.
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    Optic neuritis may be caused by nutritional deficiencies, especially deficiencies in vitamins B 12, D and A and some of the other B vitamins. This happened to me leaving me blind. B12 deficiency can also make DH worse. Vitamin A deficiency is often found in Sjogrens. Malabsorption goes with Celiac Disease. Please get checked for nutritional...
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    http://www.thepatientceliac.com/tag/mast-cell-activation-syndrome-and-celiac/ Here's an article or two on Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. It explains how some foods cause a release of histamine but they overreact and cause all sorts of problems. Open Original Shared Link AutoImmune Protocol Paleo diet is also very helpful. Open Original...
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