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  1. knitty kitty
    Stargazer1111, Hi! I had this happen to me, the glucose dropping drastically after eating gluten/corn containing meals. My doctor was less than helpful. There's two kinds of carbohydrates, simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates are made up of one sugar molecule, easily absorbed into the digestive tract. Complex carbohydrates are chains...
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    Open Original Shared Link This article describes that.
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    Definitely wise to get retested! You may also want to be tested for vitamin deficiencies, especially the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Celiac Disease causes malabsorption of nutrients, especially fats, like omega three's and vitamins A and D. The eight B vitamins may also be poorly absorbed. Riboflavin is one B vitamin that is needed for eye health...
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    It could be Sjogren's syndrome. Tear glands and salivary glands get attacked by those antibodies that go on the rampage after exposure to gluten. The tear glands and salivary glands can't do their jobs resulting in dry swollen eyes, dry sinuses, dry mouth, migraines, and high blood pressure. An ophthalmologist can do a Schirmer's test which measures...
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    Open Original Shared Link There are some helpful tips in this article. Under stress, your body requires extra B vitamins. Taking extra B complex when stressed helps me keep cold sores at bay. Hope they heal soon.
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    Have you been keeping a food journal? Often times recording every thing that is consumed will help pinpoint problematic foods or food types (greasy foods, cold foods, etc). Also record any symptoms after eating (pain, mood changes, etc). Celiac Disease causes malabsorption which results in malnutrition. Celiacs can have problems absorbing enough...
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    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...
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    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,...
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    This article is helpful. Here's another. Open Original Shared Link 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 are not required to be...
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    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...
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    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!
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    A couple more articles for you. One says high doses of B12 help Open Original Shared Link And low vitamin D is a cause. Open Original Shared Link 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 checked for nutritional deficiencies...
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    Low vitamin D levels are related to vertigo. Open Original Shared Link 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 suffer from subclinical...
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    Open Original Shared Link Chronic urticaria is linked to Celiac Disease and low vitamin D Open Original Shared Link Hope this helps.
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    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.
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    Found this study that looked at Sjogren's syndrome and food sensitivities. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676776/#!po=28.2609
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    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...
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    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...
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    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!
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    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.
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    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...
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    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...
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    Those absorbent pads found under cuts of meat containing sulfites, too.
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    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...
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    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...
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