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    "Vinos"? What is that? Did you consume any wine, especially red wine?
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    Do you have Celiac disease? You say you are "wheat sensitive" but you don't say you are a celiac. You are doing the right thing in getting a checkup and blood work done. Sometimes we can make assumptions about what is causing our problems that turn out to be incorrect. Exams and testing can often turn up the real cause which may be something we never...
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    Amen!
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    The key word as far as I'm concerned: "Scientists have discovered how lectins, a family of proteins believed to be a natural insecticide that is abundant in undercooked legumes and grains, can make you feel temporarily miserable." This is true for me with regard to many seeds and other foods such as raw vegetables. When they aren't washed and/or...
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    Great resource! Thanks, CL.
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    I would caution you about going low fat. Fat is very important to health and metabolism. Focus on the kind of fat you take in rather than reducing it. Substituting vegetable oils for some animal fats is going to be better than trying to drastically reduce fat intake altogether. Avocados and chia seeds are an example of some things you need to look at in that...
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    Oatmeal and oat bran cereal are good for reducing cholesterol. Bob's Red Mill sells both in gluten-free form.
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    I was on a statin for several years but it was causing restless leg syndrome, which I was also given meds for. My cholesterol was marginally high. Mostly the LDL/HDL ratio was not what the doctor wanted to see. As near as I could tell, I wasn't having any of the side effects you read about that statins can produce but since there is such a controversy surrounding...
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    I'm sure many of you are in the situation where a celiac is living (and eating) in the same house with non-celiacs. Last night I was reminded of how important it is in these situations to extra care in packaging/labeling foods in such a way that celiacs don't accidentally consume gluten containing foods that may look very much like their gluten free...
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    I think kareng probably hit the nail on the head. You are absorbing nutrients better. And to pick up with what cyclinglady added, for years the medical community villainized fat and we were told to eliminate as much fat from our diets (especially animal sources and tropical oils) as possible. That whole approach is now being called into question and...
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    I have found, and I think a lot of other Celiacs would agree, that we cannot do a good job of eliminating gluten from our diets when eating out, even when being conscience food detectives.
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    I was just using ataxia as an example of a non-celiac gluten-related neurological disorder. Yes, you would need to go back on gluten to get a valid blood test screen and if you have been off of gluten for a significant period of time so as to allow for healing of the small bowel mucosa then an endoscopy would not be definitive either. Have you totally...
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    Zach, There are also gluten-related neurological problems (such as ataxia) that are not caused by Celiac Disease. Not all people negatively affected by gluten have Celiac Disease. If you have not done so, you need to get tested to find out if you actually have celiac disease. The first step is a blood test which if positive, needs to be followed up by...
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    It's not unusual for me to go for months without a migraine. When I get them, they come in clusters. Too early to draw any conclusions yet.
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    Gut health is turning out to be related to more and more medical issues as time goes on. It is a biome that is very complex, however, and we are not even sure at this point what constitutes a healthy balance of microbiota. We have been able to identify some things that apparently can upset that balance such as overuse of antibiotics and long term PPI use...
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    CL, thanks for the clarification. I was asking liv if the h1 she was taking was making her drowsy and assuming she was using one of the first generation antihistamines. But I was confused about the h2 not being a second generation antihistamine.
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    CL, are you responding to what I asked in quoting my post. I think you are saying what I said or what my question to live implied.
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    Live, does the h1 make you sleepy? Why not some of the newer antihistamines (like Zyrtec) that aren't so sedative? Do they not have the same beneficial effect for the the symptoms you are treating?
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    I have recently begun a three day rotation of breakfast foods and supper variation takes care of itself. I sometimes get in a rut with lunches (Kirkland protein bars and I ate all the oatmeal ones and now on the dark chocolate ones, unfortunately). Doing in a turkey cheese sandwich for lunch every two to four days. Haven't had a migraine of late.
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    I'm still not seeing it in those links. The connection between tryamines and histamines, I mean. Are you equating them?
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    Posterboy, sorry if there was confusion about what I said regarding Imitrex. To be clear, for me, Imitrex is an effective antidote for migraines. Works best if I take it at the first signs of headache coming on but if I wait longer it still works well but takes about 45 minutes to begin working.
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    Posterboy, I did not see in this link you provided any mention of a connection between tryamine and histamine storms. "But my bet is on Tyramine ....it is connected to a histamine storm. Here is a nice Webmd article on it. https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/tyramine-and-migraines#1" Did I miss something?
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    "The reason the Imitrex triggers your histamine storm is MAO/DAO shares the same pathway." Huh? Imitrex seems to counteract the effects of histamine storms I'm thinking. It takes away a migraine which can be triggered by high histamine levels. Imitrex is a vasoconstrictor. Most medical people feel migraines are brought on by dilation of the blood...
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    My head is spinning!
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    My labs are all in the normal range now. Total protein and albumin are near the low end of normal but that is an improvement. For 20 years one or both were below normal. That includes about a 6 or 7 year pre celiac disease Dx span. I've been on PPI therapy for GERD/hiatal hernia for 16-17 years. But all this discussion has started me thinking that when...
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