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Digestive problems do cause suffocation like symptoms, and people who complain about shortness of breath are not mad. For a comparison, when you have the flu and feel tired, no doctor says you are mad and should see a psychiatrist... In the case of food intolerance, the immune system of the body is triggered, and this normally cause short of breath - remember...

You can be gluten intolerant with inconclusive biopsy result, as it happened in my case. I have had no less than 3 biopsies, spread over a 18 months period, all of them coming "inconclusive" (meaning that they did show some duodenum membrane damage, but not as much as expected of celiac disease). In this respect, doctors seem to name true celiacs only those...

A friend of mine that had no significant health problems all his life and definitely did not experience any food related trouble, was forced to take a endoscopy of stomach and duodenum; doctors found him have shorter than normal villi (2:1 length/width, instead of expected 4:1). He does not believe gluten has anything to do with this. Does anybody know...

The elimination time depends on the element that you want to test your tolerance to. For gluten it should be a several months period (say 3). For dairy, I would say 3 weeks are enough. For fruits/vegetables even less time will show improved health condition if they were making you ill. As for when should you start reintroducing new foods, this is definitely...

I was not aware that yeast can have negative effects on the GI tract when used in moderate quantities. I this is the case, then rice bread may also be banned from my future diet. Yikes.

I believe gluten sensitivity accompanies us from birth. I am 25 years old, and have been diagnosed 2 yrs ago, but I have had stomach and bowel problems all my life; it's just that starting 3 years ago my situation shifted to an unbearable condition. The trigger I believe to be eating a lot at fast-food restaurants, very spicy and very sweet foods and lots...

I also began being very sensitive to hair and skin related industrial products, to the point of not tolerating shampoos. As a man, I was able to eliminate fancy hair products and I currently use concentrated tea (that I prepare myself) to wash my hair: boiled nettle, mallow, bur and camomile. Very probable women will dislike this solution, but for me...

I happen to have blood Type B, which is supposed to be the most probiotic compatible. Yet, I do encounter negative effects when ingesting them. A general medicine doctor told me that a possible explanation would be this: the lactobacilus creates a highly acid environment in my bowels, which is bad for inflamated bowels and especially the duodenum, a delicate...

The use of probiotics was highly recommanded by all my doctors, since the friendly bacteria are always needed when our digestion is impaired. So, full of hope, I started with Lactobacillus acidophilus and saccharomices boulardii, both which are known for helping digestion and vitamin absorbtion. But! After several days of taking them I felt worse and...

Careful with low calcium intake: celiacs tend to improperly absorb calcium and also eliminate milk products from their meals. Just be sure you get enough calcium (1g per day is needed, I believe, check other sources too). And yes, I, too, suffer from different forms of skin problems (incl dandruff), that get worse when my digestive problems get more severe...

There are 2 aspects of the recovery: - digestive tube (duodenum) recovery; - rest of the body (that feels the effects of the crisis, too); You should apply indigestion recovery measures (diet with mint tea, for ex.) and flu-like recovery tactics (rest to bed, may be some mild vitamin supplem, preferable by injection because many tablets can contain gluten...

Dear Mariann, I am sorry to disappoint you about the "Baby food" products: they made me feel even worse than the natural fruits, simply boiled. In a way, this was to be expected, since these baby foods do contain many things (they are "enriched"). So if you are to keep trying with veggies and fruits, I advise you to stick with natural carrots and apples...

Casein is not a sugar as far as I know (like the lactose), but a protein (like the gluten). It is contained in every dairy product - cheese, not only milk.

You need not be too paranoid in your endeavour, like examining shampoos or every product that you use for other purpose; just pay attention at foods, and generally try to eat everything made in the house, simple. It does take a while (>1month) with ups and some downs before the gluten-free diet shows full efficiency.

Thanks very much for the specific enzyme list. How comes that I can eat meat and cheese, but not veggetables? Isn't meat supposed to be the toughest to diggest? I eliminated veggies from my diet months ago because I was feeling sick when eating them. I must point out that I was able to eat plenty vegetables and fruits some years ago, until Celiac dis...