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    "suck" works for me! The way you feel after getting glutened sucks.
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    What kind of dressing was on the salad that made you sick? The average person has no idea how ubiquitous gluten is in the ready made food industry. If you are really sensitive then trace amounts of gluten such as might be found from removed croutons may be enough to trigger a reaction. The trouble with these scenarios is that from one time to another the...
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    Welcome to the forum, Whitney! The answer to your question may in large part depend on how sensitive to trace amounts of gluten you personally are. For many, the risk of trace amounts of gluten from CC in the scenario you present would not be a concern. But there is an element of the celiac community who are super sensitive to even trace amounts of gluten...
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    Welcome to the form, mamaduck! Thanks for joining the forum and sharing your experience with your infant son. The list of symptoms and spin off medical problems associated with celiac disease is growing continually. Twenty to twenty five years ago you could not find a doctor who did not believe that unless you had classic GI symptoms you could have celiac...
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    These vitamin and mineral supplements are not going to be a quick fix. Give it about 3-4 months to see if there is a difference. D3 is turning out to be a master vitamin for the body and most who live in the civilized world are chronically low in D3 levels because we spend so much time indoors and out of the sun. Life guards in tropical locations would be...
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    Avoid long term PPI therapy if you possibly can. It raises gut PH which makes vitamin and mineral absorption less efficient and digestion in general. You may need to investigate other food intolerance/sensitivity issues as it is par for the course for celiacs to develop them. Also, research histamine intolerance/MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) and SIBO...
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    Adult multivitamin B-complex. It usually comes combined with vitamin C. D3- 5000 to 10,000 IU daily Magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate (not magnesium oxide. It is not very bioavailable) - follow directions on bottle for dosage but be aware magnesium may cause loose stools so cut back some if necessary. I have settled on 200 mg daily...
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    So, it seems that you will have to live with the ambiguity of not knowing whether you have celiac disease or NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity). And that's okay. Whichever, you just need to stay away from gluten and some other foods you have developed a sensitivity/intolerance to. Typically, those with celiac disease develop intolerance to other foods as...
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    Elevated liver enzymes is what eventually led to my diagnosis of celiac disease. But it tool 13 years from when I first became aware of the elevated liver enzymes until the time when I was diagnosed with celiac disease. My GP was clueless and I finally scheduled an appointment with a GI doc and he tested me right away for celiac disease. But by that time...
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    You can't be tested for celiac disease if you have been off gluten for awhile. All celiac testing, whether it be the blood antibody test or the endoscopy with biopsy are rendered invalid if you have been gluten free or even if you have eliminated most gluten. You would need to go back to eating significant amounts of gluten daily for 6-8 weeks to get a valid...
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    Welcome to the forum, Marmee! One challenge in interpreting lab results is the variations found in terminology from lab to lab. I think the test you are referring to is also called Deamidated gliadin peptide IGA. https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/screening-and-diagnosis/screening/ It is a secondary diagnostic test for celiac disease that...
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    If you are doing the best you can with the written communication, that's all I can ask. We'll work with it the best we can. Sorry, I should have communicated earlier in a personal message. I reacted too quickly to your posting style. More often than not I see this pattern of leaving out punctuation and frequent misspellings from young people who spend hours...
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    There is a skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis (aka, "DH") that is associated with celiac disease. It has little blisters in the bumps. Say, you have posted several times today in different areas of the forum. I would suggest that you use punctuation in your sentences to make them more readable and understandable. Your post here is one big...
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    No. Hashimoto's disease means you have hypothyroidism (level of thyroid hormone is too low). Too much thyroid hormone is hyperthyroidism.
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    Some brands may use gluten in their formulation. You would just have to read labels and/or check with the manufacturer to be sure. I think most brands don't contain gluten.
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    Really, there is no particular need to do testing for vitamin and mineral deficiencies IMO. The testing isn't always helpful anyway since it only is measuring what's floating around in the blood and not what is making it into the cells. Symptoms are in some ways more helpful in this regard. So, many of us recommend the shotgun approach to cover the bases...
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    Eizabeth, the depression associated with celiac disease may also have a nutritional deficiency base. The damage done to the small bowel villous lining by celiac disease reduces the efficiency of vitamin and mineral absorption for those having lived with celiac disease for years without knowing it. We typically recommend some heavy duty vitamin and mineral...
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    What are they saying about the protein in the urine and amorphous crystals? Protein in the urine can and usually is I believe, suggestive of kidney dysfunction. The first step of diagnosing gallbladder disease is an ultra scan to visualize any stones that might be blocking the bile duct. The second step is something called a HIDA scan which is a nuclear...
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    That would be the tTG-IGA.
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    Does "kosher" exclude grains? I thought the term simply meant that the food product had been rabinically certified to not be contaminated with substances (like pork) that are excluded from consumption by Jewish law.
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    Ask about injectable forms of antibiotics. Have you been formally diagnosed with celiac disease?
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    Welcome to the forum, Rianabow! First, from your use of the terms "mum" and "nana" I would assume you live in the UK. If so, I am aware that the blood testing for celiac disease that doctors there usually do consists only of one celiac antibody test, namely, the tTG-IGA, rather than a "full" celiac panel which would include several other tests. Can you...
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    https://www.healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes/is-type-2-diabetes-an-autoimmune-diease Apparently, the jury is out on whether or not type 2 is an autoimmune disorder. Regardless, there is not a strong statistical link between type 2 diabetes and celiac disease. But there is for type 1 diabetes which is generally considered to be an autoimmune disorder...
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    Keep us posted with regard to an endoscopy/biopsy. As RMJ indicated, normally, this is done to confirm the results of the antibody testing. She should not start cutting back on gluten until that is done, if it is to be called for.
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    Life is full of surprises, isn't it? This will mean a major change in her life and require a lot of adjustments for family and friends in order to keep her safe when eating. The social impact is the hardest thing for many to deal with. So much of our socialization revolves around food. Some will not understand. But it becomes the new norm with time.
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