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    Lymphaderma? Do you mean lymphadema? Steve
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    Have any of you tried Amaranth grain as a hot breakfast cereal? I got some recently and its delicious! It has a mild sweet flavor, packed with fiber, too. I like it much better than teff and qinoah which to me have a stong, acrid or musty smell and flavor to them. The only two drawbacks with Amaranth is that its spendy and it takes 20+ minutes to cook.
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    You probably had a lot of stored energy and you were rested. The second time around may be a little more laborous. But I rejoice in your report. Seems like your body has experienced healing. Steve
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    Costco sells some gluten-free protein bars and protein mix. From just looking on the ingredient lable, the Fudge Graham flavored Zone bars (but not the Chocolate Peanut flavor Zone bars) appear to be gluten free and the Pro-Rated protein whey protein powder is gluten free. The Alpine Vanilla Pro-Rated whey protein powder is pretty tastey.
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    I had a routine colonoscopy done in October and there was a small polyp found. I don't remember how large it was. The doctor said they find them about 70% of the time in people over age 60. I'm 55. He was not concerned. The biopsy indicated it was benign. The import of finding this was that it moved the recommended repeat colonoscoy interval up from 10 years...
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    I've had them before I was diagnosed with Celiac disease and was on a gluten free diet. Didn't notice any adverse affect but then I'm one of those Celiac's without a lot of overt symptoms. If you're concernced about the potential for gluten in the drug, ask the doctor's office where they get it from, i.e., who manufactures it and call that company to inquire...
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    I wonder if anyone has done genetic studies on Celiac disease that would shed light on why the disease begins to express itself in infancy/early childhood with some people but not until adulthood with other people and why some show the classic GI symptoms and some, like me, have the "silent" form with little or no obvious GI distress? Steve
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    A+ Steve
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    ESR is "erthrocyte sedimentation rate" a test for arthritis. Erthrocytes are red blood cells. Ferritin is a protein in the body that binds with iron. "Is there anything else I should know? Ferritin is normally found mainly inside of cells, with only a small amount in the blood. When there is damage to organs that contain ferritin (especially the liver...
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    I developed an eye disease in my mid-30's but I can't exactly remember the name of it. Something like "Kukendahl's spindle". Anyway, I have a real problem with glare, especially when looking out into a sun-lit window when I'm indoors or driving at night when streetlights are shining off wet pavement. I also developed a floater about two years ago. I'm now...
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    Ditto. Yes, the test is called hemoglobin A1C.
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    It would be difficult to establish a definite connection between the two statistically since pars plantis is such a rare disease. I note from a little quick internet research that some feel pars plantis is an immune mediated disease, which of course, Celiac disease is as well. As the US medical community is finally beginning to catch on to the frequency of...
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    Here's a link, Amanda, to the surgerical procedure we are talking about: Open Original Shared Link It is usual not to be able to vomit after this surgery, I think. The reason might be that vomiting involves the contraction of the stomach, which after this procedure where part of your stomach acts as a valve to close off the esophagus from reflux, would...
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    BTDT? What's that stand for? Since Celiac dx, has your husband been put on any new medication such as bone building drugs? Steve
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    There is also a parathyroid hormone simulating drug for bone building called Forteo. It is administered by daily injection and is quite expensive. Can be the ticket for folks who don't respond to the orals like Fosomax or can't tolerate them from an upper GI perpective. I have osteopenia. I'm 56. I was on Fosomax for about two years but took myself off recently...
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    You gottem'. Diagnosis is made with an upper GI/endoscopy. This is an extremely common medical problem and there is a higher incidence with Celiacs. I have a small one. Caught it pretty early and Protonix keeps my GERD in check. Steve
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    The most common surgery to correct a hiatial hernia is called a lap nissen, a laprascopic proceedure as the name implies. I think it involves taking a muscle from your chest wall or somwhere and wrapping it around your esophagus to create a substitute sphincter valve. This keeps the stomach contents in the stomach - theoretically. It's a lot less traumatic...
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    ARCHIVED Knee Bursa

    trents replied to debmidge's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    The bursas are fluid filled sacs that act as cushions around joints and areas of the body where muscles and tendons must move over boney prominences. They protect the muscles and tendons from damage as they slide over those boney places with movement. Sometimes the bursas themselves become inflamed, usually due to overuse or the changes brought on by aging...
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    A generation or two ago, before antibiotics were widely available, strep throat was associated with rhumatic fever and heart valve damage. I haven't heard the term in years, though. Of course, that is not an autoimmune condition. But, it is widely held by experts that acute illness can trigger the onset of Celiac disease in adults who have had a latent form...
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    I went back and looked at the referenced article again. The author was not a medical doctor but someone with a BS in health studies or some such thing. It was reviewed by an MD, however. I intended to contact the author to explain that her explanation of Celiac disease was incorrect but there was no email address given for her. Her name was hyperlinked but...
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    ARCHIVED Food

    trents replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I don't think you can delete a post. I asked the same thing of the forum back a few months ago. Just post a disclaimer or correction. That's the best you can do. Steve
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    Thanks for your input, Jersey angel. Sounds like the statement made in the article would better fit a food intolerance condition like say, lactose intolerance where an enzyme is actually lacking that is needed to break down the substance.
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    Interesting. I note that in passing, the article mentions that, "None of the babies had celiac disease, in which the body cannot digest a protein called gluten, which is found in various grains including wheat, rye, and barley." Is the mechanism of celiac disease really that the body cannot digest gluten? That is not my understanding of the basis of the...
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    ARCHIVED Knee Bursa

    trents replied to debmidge's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Deb, I noticed that you said this surgery has been advised by a GP. Has this dx been corroborated by an orthopedist? I wasn't aware that knee replacements were done because of bursitis. Normally, they are done because the cartilage lining the ball and socket of the joint is worn out. Is this the bursa behind the knee cap? Do you have more details? Steve
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    Trouble is with these things sometimes, esp. if you have to go to the hospital, is that you may get the orignal infection cleared up but wind up with some colonized drug resistant bug (MRSA if you are familiar with the medical jargon) that hides in your body and waits for some opportunity to pounce on you again. I work in a hosptial and this a huge and growing...
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