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  1. trents
    So, for clarification, does the xyzal contain either barley or rye?
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    Celiac disease is not an allergy to wheat or gluten. It is an autoimmune disorder. Your immune system mistakenly identifies the gluten in wheat, barley and rye as an invader as soon as it comes in contact with the mucosa that lines the small bowel, or the "villi" as we call them. The immune system attacks the gluten but in the process the inflammatory reaction...
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    Even after the physician discusses the results with you there is a very good chance he will want to set you up with a GI doc for an endoscopy with biopsy of the small bowel lining to confirm the results of the blood work which is the normal process unless the blood antibody tests are 10x normal levels. So, don't start eating gluten free until all testing...
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    Ah! The key logical ingredient was finally supplied. That is, the iron in nonheme food becomes more assimilable when consumed along with heme food. Actually, I suspected that was was the point Wheatwacked was trying to make but I wasn't sure.
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    But animal flesh and eggs would be a source of heme iron, not nonheme iron. That's why I don't understand what these statements are trying to say.
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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...
  23. trents
    100% RMDA is peanuts when it comes to correcting vitamin and mineral deficiencies. 100% is maintenance dosage.
  24. trents
    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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