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THANK YOU for the link. Read through the whole thing. Didn't eat for >24 hours and started to feel A LOT better. Still sick, but nowhere near yesterday sick. I decided to just talk/explain in detail how sick the food made me to one of my relatives who was very understanding. She is going to explain to other relatives that I won't be able to eat the...

just realized I wasn't directly responding to you - response above and below this post I'm quoting

My Japanese speaking is a bit more advanced than that (though still basic) so I think you can hold back on the research for phrases or apps. Again, appreciate it. Will look into Amazon overnight- never even crossed my mind. Thank you!

I can converse at a basic level but relatives who are Okinawan and live here were supposed to help me (they do not speak English). I also have a printout in kana and kanji explaining my dietary restrictions. Relatives intentions are 100% good but clearly do not understand cross contamination and that even if they cannot see the "mugi" it will still make me...

I'm in Okinawa for a week to visit family and for research-related reasons, and despite research on eating gluten-free in Okinawa, things have been unexpected and going wrong from the start. I've been here for 24 hours now and have already ingested at least 3 items with gluten (I just got over what doctor was pretty sure was refractory celiac and was...

Today was the first day I was able to eat full meals. Feeling better. Hope this keeps up. Doctor wants me off prednisone soon. @GFinDC Thanks for the suggestion. I'm still sticking with soy milk. I cut soy out for a few years and it made no difference. My diet is high protein and soy milk is higher in protein than other non-dairy milks. I...

@crazymurdock Some blood work from yesterday is back and so far looks normal. Albumin is 4.0 g/dL which is normal low end of the range. @jmg Thanks for the peer-reviewed case study. Printed it and will give to my doctor. @GFinDC Enteric feeding is something I’d like to avoid if possible. Right now I’m just eating beef, avocados, co...

@crazymurdock Only meds I am on right now are nasal sprays in the AM, prednisone and topical Dapsone. I am also taking prescription VSL#3. I don’t take calcium or magnesium at the same time as meds, vitamins or iron. Magnesium can interfere with medication efficacy and calcium interferes with iron absorption (calcium uptake is prioritized). Albumin w...

@cylcinglady & crazymurdock March and April I felt OK without taking prednisone but not to 100%. Magnesium and calcium intake is adequate with supplements. I am also taking fish oil DHA/omega 3, thiamin, vitamin C and chelated iron. All vitamins are gluten-free per manufacturer. No NSAIDs or antacids. Dietary protein intake is based on multiplier...

Hello, I was diagnosed with celiac disease almost 2 decades ago. I normally do not eat out and have been very careful with my diet and cross contamination. Had been very ill over the past ~2 years for unknown reasons. After an out-of-state trip to specialists, pill cam, GI scopes, biopsies, spinal tap, several blood tests and stool tests, and other...