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  1. trents
    Welcome to the forum, @LouisaM! You don't specifically say so but may we assume you have been officially diagnosed with celiac disease? First, igg antibodies are not the most reliable measure of celiac disease inflammation. They are not as specific for celiac disease as is the tTg-IGA antibody test. Was the ttg-IGA ever done in the course of your...
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    Welcome to the forum, @ceslater! High or normal serum calcium levels mean very little when it comes to bone density sense the body will rob calcium from the bones in order to keep serum levels adequate. Celiac disease typically results in vitamin and mineral deficiencies because of damage done to the villous lining of the small bowel, the area of the...
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    Same as Scott Adams, I take Nature Made B-Complex from Costco. Don't know if you have Costco where you live.
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    Welcome to the forum, @ArchieK! It is common for celiacs to experience intolerance to foods in addition to gluten because of the damage cause to the gut lining by celiac disease. Common offenders are oats (even gluten free oats because the oat protein avenin resembles gluten), corn, soy and eggs. Also, it is not only the lactose in dairy that can cause problems...
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    Despite the ominous sound of the name, maltodextrin is safe for celiacs: https://nationalceliac.org/celiac-disease-questions/maltodextrin/
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    Kikkoman does offer some gluten free soy sauce products. We use them a home.
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    I would like to try it before I pass judgment. If it is an improvement in taste and texture of present non wheat facsimile bread products and proves to be safe as well as competitively priced then I say let's go for it.
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    But wouldn't you want to use it at home?
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    Gini1, It takes at least 6 weeks of consuming say, the gluten equivalent of 6 slices of wheat flour bread daily to be confident of creating enough inflammatory antibodies to give valid testing. Eating a bunch of gluten containing food the day before isn't going to cut it. It takes a while for the antibody count to build up in the blood to a sufficient level...
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    The celiacs who cheat on their gluten free diet are generally those who do not experience the violent reactions that you do. There is a huge range of sensitivity among celiacs. Some are "silent" and experience no immediate reaction at all, even though long term they are slowly damaging their gut.
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    Like knitty kitty, I also wonder if you were restricting gluten intake before the antibody blood tests.
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    To the B-complex I would add sublingual B12. You needn't worry about toxicity with B vitamin supplements because they are water soluble and any excess will be peed out. B12 is critical to proper iron absorption. And D3 is like a master vitamin in the body.
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    I note also that POTS can result from serious infections and is connected with autoimmune conditions such as celiac disease: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16560-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots Did the POTS precede COVID?
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    Elevated DGP and IGG are often the only indicators of potential celiac disease we see when people are on a low gluten diet or have been tested weeks or months after commencing a gluten free diet. But the wild card here may be the long COVID. One thing for sure is that I would put her on a high potency B-complex vitamin and a good amount of D3. Make sure...
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    But you could say the same about innumerable other food ingredients. Just because certain individuals react to a non-gluten, non-wheat ingredient food additive doesn't mean it should be banned from gluten free foods for everybody else.
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    You may be experiencing gluten withdrawal. It is a well-known fact that gluten has addictive qualities similar to opioids and some people have pronounced withdrawal symptoms when going gluten free. You may also be suffering from nutritional deficiencies as when you remove wheat flour products you remove a significant source of vitamins from your diet. Wheat...
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    Yes, it is possible but not probable that it could mean that.
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    IGE levels have to do with allergic reactions. Celiac disease connects with an entirely different immune system pathway and is an autoimmune condition, not an allergy. A person can have an allergy to wheat but not have celiac disease and they can also have celiac disease and not be allergic to wheat.
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    Welcome to the forum, @Jjk1992! Did your decision to try going gluten free preceded the celiac blood antibody testing or come after it? If before, you probably sabotaged the test results. Not sure why your doctor would say there isn't much research supporting the condition known as gluten sensitivity. Gluten sensitivity, or NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten...
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    A false positive is possible but the EGA is not as sensitive a test as the tTG-IGA. It is normal with celiac disease to have some positive and some negative blood antibody test scores. And it is possible that you will show negative on the biopsy despite some positive antibody scores. Depends on a lot of things, one being how long since onset. A negative biopsy...
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    Thank you @Arimas2510, and welcome to the forum family!
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    Are his other liver enzymes such as ALT and AST within normal range? Bilirubin?
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    Welcome to the forum, @Jenn D! Elevated liver enzymes was the driver that led to my celiac diagnosis over 20 years ago. In my case, the liver enzymes returned to normal levels within a few months after going gluten free. Now to be fair, it wasn't my alk phos that was high like in your son's case but both the ALT and AST were mildly elevated for about...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Kara Anne! Although weight loss with celiac disease is more common than weight gain and is considered a classic symptom, it is well-known and established that some do gain weight with the onset of celiac disease. I was one of those. But I gained even more weight after diagnosis and going gluten free. But by then, I was well into...
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    Why do you feel such a strong need to get tested? Doesn't your experience and your family history tell you what you need to know. Stop torturing yourself and get serious about eating gluten free!
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