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    How were you diagnosed with gluten sensitivity? Really, the only reliable way to arrive at that diagnosis is to first rule out celiac disease through testing designed to detect celiac disease. Many of the symptoms between the two are essentially the same. Testing for celiac disease can be done in one or two ways or both. The first way involves a blood draw...
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    I have only seen anemia of chronic disease in the frail elderly.
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    Welcome to the forum, Louise. You might want to google hemochromatosis with regard to the high ferritin levels.
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    I think leaky gut and celiac go hand in hand. My understanding is that the theory is that it may be kind of a chicken and the egg question in the since of which causes which.
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    But you do not have celiac disease, correct?
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    Welcome to the forum, Mommy! It is common for celiacs to develop other food intolerances/allergies because of the "leaky gut" syndrome that accompanies celiac disease. Common among them are dairy, soy, corn and eggs. But it can be almost anything. It might be helpful to keep a food diary for your daughter to see if any patterns turn up between what she...
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    WRBO I think means Wheat Rye Barley Oats. The first three are the gluten containing grains and oats contain a protein (Avenin) that is suspected to cause gluten-like reactions in about 10% of celiacs.
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    As ravenwood glass said, having the gene does not equate to having celiac disease. Most who have the gene or genes do not become celiacs. It also takes some kind biological stress event (such as a viral infection) to activate the disease and turn what is genetic potential into active celiac disease. But, many people have a "silent" form of the disease in...
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    And to be our own medical advocates by being appropriately assertive.
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    That is true in the USA as well.
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    RMJ, I was just extrapolating on what I have heard Scott say about antibody numbers below the cutoff line for positive, or at least what I understood him to say. He never said normal = zero but he has said that small numbers near the cutoff line may still indicate a celiac process is going on. I respect Scott's opinion in these matters since he has been involved...
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    Some would say that normal = zero. In other words, even small numbers indicate inflammation is going on. Have you and your husband had genetic testing done yet? Your hubby certainly has a lot of symptomatic phenomenon that is characteristic of celiac disease. But from the medical community's standpoint, his numbers don't warrant additional testing. I wonder...
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    As you are discovering, deanna, there is so much ignorance about celiac disease, even in the medical community, that people will almost always get a negative answer from family members when asking if it runs in the family. Celiac disease is a medical new boy on the block, even though there is historical evidence that it has existed since antiquity. People...
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    It should be gluten free and okay for celiacs. However, some celiacs develop and intolerance to corn apart from any gluten issue just as they do dairy, soy, eggs, etc. because of leaky gut.
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    I would suggest you get some bloodwork done to get a better idea of what might be causing this. Not every medical problem is related to having celiac disease. How's your insurance?
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    Have you had any blood work done lately to check for anemia, vitamin and mineral deficiencies? Read meat is absolutely the best natural source of iron and of the most easily assimilated kind of iron (heme iron). There is a form of anemia called "pernicious" anemia related to being unable to assimilate B12 because of lack of something called "intrinsic factor...
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    I wouldn't think one week of vegan eating would bring on anemia unless your iron levels were already borderline. But do keep in mind that there are no vegetable sources of B12 except some fermented cabbage products and B12 is vital to iron absorption.
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    The ttG-IGA value needs a reference range to make sense of it. Do you have that. What is the "normal" range? Different labs use different ranges. Can you post the entire blood work? Celiac disease damages the lining ("villi") of the small bowel which is the nutritional absorbing organ of the body. This damage, when not addressed over time, typically...
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    Is cost a limitation here? If not, I would order #2 and #3. If you can only afford one test at this time I would go with #2. The tTG-IGA is the one best antibody parameter to detect celiac disease so if #2 is too expensive go with #1.
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    deanna, did you and the children's father get tested as well? Your kids got those celiac genes from either of their parents or both and you don't have to have both genes to provide potential to develop celiac disease. Researchers have recently discovered a third gene that could be implicated in celiac disease so I'm not sure we know all there is to know yet...
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    I think it should be safe to supplement with B-vitamins without consulting your physician since they are water soluble and any excess will be peed out. Get a good high potency B-complex (gluten free). Costco's Nature Made brand is a good choice.
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    Wow! Your GI doc seems to be up on celiac disease. That is very rare. You've got a jewel of a doc there.
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    Just to camp on what knitty kitty said here, in preparation for the antibody test, the gluten challenge pretest guidelines recommend the consumption of gluten daily in the amount equivalent to two slices of wheat bread for 6-8 weeks. In other words, it takes weeks for the antibodies to accumulate to the point where they can be reliably detected if someone...
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    Persistent, elevated liver enzymes was what led to my celiac diagnosis. The liver enzymes were not majorly high but persisted over several years. As soo as I eliminated gluten from my diet the liver enzymes normalized. About 18% of celiacs experience elevated liver enzymes. However, sometimes damage to the liver is irreversible. Not to scare you. You might...
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