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PS- Wanted to add that I also have mild scoliosis. Haven't heard much about celiacs and that... And my poor daughter was born with food allergies. She developed eczema by 8 weeks old and would break out in hives after nursing. At 9 months she had a severe reaction while eating barley cereal and that's when we found out she was allergic to wheat, oats...

Thanks Ladies for your responses!! Nora, I'll check out that link you sent, thanks. I consider myself a late bloomer. Didn't get my period till I was 15 and was left out in the cold in the breast department. Wasn't short though, very thin. I had surgery at 21 to remove my tonsils and it wasn't until 3 months later that I noticed my hair was thinning...

Hi Nora, Thanks for your reply. I have had all the testing you asked me about. All have been negative except the endo back in 99. Then no positive since from those tests but my symptoms have increased or not gone away. I just had some other tests done from another lab so we'll see. If I didn't have the DQ8 gene I probably wouldn't be harping on celiac...

Glad you at least got some what of an answer! Hopefully you can start healing. I'm not sure about if the higher the number the more severe. I thought that the Gliadin was checked to see how you are responding to a gluten free diet. I know for the lab I've used (Quest) their range is <3 for a negative result. What lab do you use? Not all labs use...

Hi, I have tried a gluten free diet only for a period of a couple of weeks and I did feel good but then went to feeling back to not great again. So I gave it up. Is that normal? Would I feel good right off the bat and continue with that? I haven't tried gluten free again since and that was a couple of years ago. If from Quest I haven't been able...

Hello, I am looking for opinions on my situation. I am 31 and have been stuggling for about 10 years with various symptoms including hair loss, acne, loss of muscle tone, fatigue, anxiety, bloating, fragrance/chemical sensitivities, eye issues, etc....as well as glutamine deficiency, low iron stores, and low vitamin D. My cholesterol is also very low...

Hi, I happened to see an old post regarding pre-made soft pretzels. I found a site recently that sells them: www.glutenfreebagelcompany.com They have breads, cookies, cakes, bagels, pretzels, mixes...etc. I just ordered my first bag of soft pretzels tonight so I don't know if they are good but I am hoping so! Enjoy!

Well I did the finger prick test yesterday and it came out negative. So maybe it's not celiac and I had a false positive on the endo? It still bugs me though because I have heard and read that it's unusal to have a false positive and then having the DQ8 gene bugs me even more. I saw a doctor on Friday and he wants me to do a stool test for yeast. Actually...

Thanks for your response Robbin. I just received the tests yesterday!! I don't know if anyone can answer this question but these tests are at home finger prick tests, I'm wondering if alcohol will affect the results? I wanted to do the tests today but had a few beers last night. I don't want to risk messing things up so maybe I'll just wait. ...

No one is familiar with this lab?

Hi, I came across an article in the magazine called First for women on the go. I think it was the May 15 or 16th issue. The article talked about a woman who suffered from extreme fatigue and other symtoms for a while and she could not figure out what was wrong. She had all sorts of testing done including the regular allergy testing through scratch...

Hello, I got my HLA results today. Here is what they are. I am going to type them as they appear in the results: HLA-DQB1* 03(DQ8) HLA-DQB1* 06(DQ6) HLA-DQ2 Negative HLA-DQ8 Positive I had this done through Quest. One of my doctor's was kind enough to do my request. If anyone can help me understand this better I appreciate it. All...

I noticed that the Celestial Seasonings Sugar Plum Spice tea has roasted barley in the ingredients. I'm not a big fan of tea in general but that is one that I liked and haven't found any others yet. I think I read in another post not too long ago that CS does have tea safe to drink.

Thanks. I live in South Jersey and will check for it in stores.