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    Have you had your thyroid checked? Hyperthyroidism can cause low weight.
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    Sorry, I misspelled one of those grains. It's teff, not tiff. Rice should be okay as well. And sorghum. Here, this should help: https://gluten.org/2019/10/17/gluten-free-grains/ It's important to realize that just because something is naturally gluten free doesn't mean it remains gluten free by the time it gets to you. Cross contamination with gluten...
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    This might help you avoid those hidden gluten mistakes:
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    Good news! Thanks for sharing.
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    About 10% of celiacs react to oats (even gluten free oats) like they do to wheat gluten. A high percentage of celiacs cannot tolerate dairy, either the lactose or the protein casein. There are other grains besides oats you should be eating. Can you do corn? What about buckwheat,, tiff, quinoa?
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    Welcome to the forum, MomOfFive! The most common celiac antibody test run is the first one in your list (tTG-IGA). However, young children, because their immune systems are immature, so will often not throw a positive for this one even when they have celiac disease. This why the physician ordered other antibody tests and you are blessed that you have...
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    It just seems like there are too many variables involved with this helminth therapy to have any certainty that it is working. You're saying it can take up to two years for it to become effective? How do you even know when it has become effective? What, do you have to get a celiac antibody test every few months? Sorry, I'm not interested in this until the...
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    Wait, something from the article, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7678792/, linked above referring incidentally to the prevalence of celiac disease: "The condition is becoming increasingly diagnosed and is estimated to affect 2% of many ethnically diverse populations (5,6)." For some years now, we have been operating under the 1% statistic...
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    It also concerns me that helminth infections are not always beneficent. There was a reason those meds were developed to kill them. Just because we develop the capacity to live with them does not mean we live better with them.
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    On the other hand, it could be the case that the way helminth therapy works (at least for some) is not based on a particular biochemical compound or compounds they secrete but the dynamic way these parasites interact with the human immune system. This would be the essence of them being immune system "modulators". If this is the case, it may not be effective...
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    Well said, fair and balanced!
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    Totally agree. And for all the faults of "big pharma", it is also true that big pharma has given us many valuable health and wellness tools. Same with "big tech". Same with capitalism in general. Progress nearly always contains a mixture of negative and positive dimensions, evil and good.
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    If the Vikings weren't unique in this, then how is it that health benefits have been ascribed to helminth infestation? And although there are many reasons for this, it is still true that lifespans have increased dramatically since industrialization.
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    And thank you for your input, Jerry. I would also point out that food sensitivities are not the same as allergies.
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    Do you know what the average lifespan of Vikings was? I am always skeptical of people associating healing powers to this or that food or health practice of ancient peoples that usually died before the age of 40. And if the Vikings were in fact healthier than other people groups of the period, was it because of hookworms or in spite of them and actually do...
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    As is always the case, some celiacs will react to trace amounts of gluten in products that would fall well below the FDA standard for being considered gluten free of 20ppm if tested. Although Planter's doesn't test their products for gluten content, all information they do give would point to the likelihood if them meeting the gluten free standard. That is...
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    How many generations back have these drugs even been available?
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    Over time, forum member experiences, especially those who seem to have obvious celiac symptoms but test negative, have been pushing me in this direction. That is, of understanding NCGS as a precursor to celiac disease. I believe that future research will confirm this to be the case. But even so, it could be the case that many of those with NCGS never progress...
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    Welcome to the forum, Judi Magner! The only genetic test available at this time for celiac disease is the one you have already had done. It does not diagnose active celiac disease but only establishes the potential to develop active celiac disease. About 40% of the population have one or more of these two genes but only about 1% of the population experience...
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    Closed minded? You're a little quick on the trigger with critical labels my friend.
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    The problem I see with your theory is that hookworm and tapeworm infections are relatively rare in the population of developed countries in modern times. The number of people with celiac disease who have never had these worm infections and who have never been treated with the meds you mention has to be far greater than those in the celiac population who have...
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    It is not unusual at all to not see any obvious damage during the scoping itself. This is usually the case unless the damage is advanced and severe. At any rate, you should now be able to start the gluten-free diet since you have had both kinds of testing done. Refer back to Scott Adams' post on The Gluten Free Diet 101.
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    For a lot of people, having an official diagnosis of celiac disease makes it easier to stay on track with the gluten-free diet. They can't rationalize cheating by saying, "Well maybe it's my imagination. It could be something else in my diet besides gluten. So, let me give gluten another try." And it also gives them more credibility with medical professionals...
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    Demi01, I would not assume that consuming small amounts of gluten is safer if you have NCGS instead of celiac disease. It depends on a lot of things. Just because a small amount doesn't seem to bring on noticeable symptoms is not the same as saying no harm is being done.
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    Welcome to the forum, Demi01! It is normal to have stronger reactions to gluten after returning, having already begun a period of gluten free eating. I know of no way to soften the reactions you are having now that you have returned to eating gluten. But perhaps you are consuming more gluten than necessary. The Mayo clinic guidelines call for daily...
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