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    Wheatwacked, this sentence makes no sense: "Nonheme iron absorption was improved by 180% and 100%, respectively, when freeze-dried beef and chicken muscle were compared to egg albumin." I think something was left out of it.
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    Plant-based iron is not absorbed nearly as well as animal (heme) iron in food products.
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    Stacy1, what is the LPR for above your name at the top of the page with your first post?
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    No one is saying MSG is good for you. Food industry and scientists are saying it does no harm to most people. And this forum is about the impact of gluten on celiacs. No one is promoting MSG but we are saying it does not contain gluten.
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    Welcome to the forum, Stacy1! Several of the symptoms you describe are mine as well but not so much from gluten consumption as from other food intolerances/allergies. I'm especially troubled by the post nasal drip when trying to sleep at night but it comes and goes with congestion, drippy nose especially in the morning hours. I also believe this ties...
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    True, most jerky is not gluten free but if live near a Costco store, their Kirkland Signature Beef Steak Strips jerky is gluten free and the best buy I've seen in jerkey.
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    Have you been checked for pernicious anemia? It's caused by the autoimmune death of the parietal cells in the stomach such that you can't assimilate B12, which in turn is necessary for the utilization of iron.
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    The first stage of testing for celiac disease is a blood draw to check for the antibodies that are produced by celiac disease inflammation in the lining of the small bowel. If there are any positives in the antibody testing, physicians will typically order a second stage of testing, i.e., the endoscopy with biopsy of the small bowel lining. In the UK and...
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    I'm saying that many who do have celiac disease have gut involvement but do not have symptoms. Their gut doesn't hurt and they don't have diarrhea, etc. When they have the endoscopy with biopsy and it comes up positive (i.e., it shows damage to the villous lining of the small bowel) even though they were experiencing no discomfort.
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    Two pieces of wheat toast daily (or the gluten eqivalent) is considered enough. By the way, your terminology needs adjusting. "Gluten intolerant" generally is used to speak of celiac disease. "Gluten sensitive" is normally used to speak of NCGS.
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    My understanding is that the majority of celiacs who have DH also have damage to the small bowel lining typical of celiac disease in general and that only a small percentage do not have gut involvement. But you need to realize that a many celiacs who do have damage to the villous lining of the small bowel are "silent" celaics. That is, they are asymptomatic...
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    When is your blood test? Be sure not to attempt cutting back on gluten until all testing is over, including the endoscopy/biopsy that your physician may order in addition to the blood test. Keep us posted as to the blood test results. There is also another gluten-related disorder known as NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) which shares many the same symptoms...
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    The celiac triggering stress factor can also be medical in nature such as a viral infection.
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    The celiac rash is called dermatitis herpetiformis and there are little blisters in the bumps. Does that describe your rash?
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    There is no way to predict what will happen now. My suggestion is to communicate with the cooks while you are away to avoid getting glutened as much as possible. In restaurants, tell the waiter you have a medical condition that demands you avoid gluten and then order stuff that is least likely to have gluten. As far as covering yourself for trace exposure...
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    What happens now if you accidentally get some gluten? How do you react? Can you differentiate between when you get a trace as opposed to a larger amount?
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    Welcome to the forum, mrsburnssassi! Have you been officially diagnosed with celiac disease or NCGS (Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity) and how long ago? How long have you been working at your gluten free diet? The length of time you have been gluten free or at least approximating it is an important consideration in your question about losing tolerance to...
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    100% RMDA is peanuts when it comes to correcting vitamin and mineral deficiencies. 100% is maintenance dosage.
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    You might also need an iron supplement for a time. Your fatigue is probably related to your anemia.
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    The concentrations of vitamins in a multivitamin product are too low to have much impact, especially in the short run. And it sounds like you need a jump start on nutrition. On this forum we commonly recommend, in addition to a multivitamin: a high potency B-complex 5000-1000IU of D3 daily 200-400mg of Magnesium glycinate or Magnesium...
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    We know something about the genetic basis of celiac disease and are discovering more as time goes on. But the genes lie dormant until there is some kind of triggering stress event that turns them on, for example a viral infection. Once they are turned on they stay on. Once this has happened the immune system mistakes gluten as an invader and attacks it as...
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    Your doctor told you that once your small intestine heals you should be able to eat gluten again? That is absolutely wrong! The intestines should heal but the autoimmune condition known as celiac disease will be with you for life! It too has a genetic base and the genes won't change. You should never go back to eating gluten.
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    Undiagnosed celiac disease typically causes many problems. It has long fingers. And when you have one autoimmune disease you can expect to develop other autoimmune conditions. They tend to cluster, to bring their cousins along. Some things are often corrected when we go on a gluten free diet (e.g., intolerance to dairy) but other things we live on with.
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    Most of us are struggling with more than one chronic disorder. I have GERD and celiac. After taking a PPI for many years I was finally able to wean myself off of them with some diet and lifestyle changes. I still get heartburn occasionally but I take a TUM when I do and it seems to take care of it. Struggling with migraines right now, however.
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    Those two are the bare minimum of tests that should be run.
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