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  1. Fiddle-Faddle
    Do full workups now include vitamin deficiency testing? Wow, that is really good news. Every "full workup" I've ever had included hundreds of dollars of blood tests--and the only deficiency ever looked for was anemia. If your doctor is smart enough to be looking for vitamin deficiencies, (s)he is likely smart enough to have looked for thyroid problems...
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    You might want to read the whole thread (and others) at Open Original Shared Link as there are other ideas there that may be helpful for your dizziness and ataxia. One other idea mentioned there is B12 deficiency. A common symptom of celiac is acid reflux, which is almost always treated by long-term Prilosec. Long-term Prilosec use causes B12 deficiency...
  3. Fiddle-Faddle
    According to Open Original Shared Link "Many people here have found that certain foods trigger Meniere's symptoms. The most common offending food seems to be wheat. The protein in wheat is called gluten, and it is also found in other grains (barley, rye, and oats). Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten, and increasingly common...
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    I don't think any test can tell you "for sure." Doctors don't agree on whether gluten intolerance belongs under the subheading of celiac, or vice versa. Some think they are two completely separate conditions, while others believe that gluten intolerance is simply early-stage celiac. Genetic tests can indicate likelihod, but plenty of people without...
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    Annalise Roberts has a cookbook of recipes specifically for the Zojirushi bread machine: Gluten-Free Baking Classics For The Bread Machine. You can probably find a used one on-line. Many of her recipes also appear on www.foodphilosopher.com. You can also try www.betterbatter.org, which has a ton of very good recipes, and they sell a very nice...
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    Actually, wheat IS a common allergen, and if it is an ingredient, it is now required to be clearly listed on labels of food products made in the US and in Europe.
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    I've never refrigerated my gluten-free flours (which I buy in bulk), and they've been fine. I do store them in sealed hard plastic food containers (I bought mine at Sam's Club). That keeps creepie-crawlies and humidity out, and they also stack very nicely.
  8. Fiddle-Faddle
    We buy Rudi's gluten-free bread at Costco! 2 packages for $7.89--we buy 8 loaves at a time! (4 of us gluten-free in this family!)
  9. Fiddle-Faddle
    If it were my child, I would take him off gluten immediately. And, in fact, that is exactly what I did do with my children. If it were a peanut reaction, no way would they make you feed your child peanuts until he reacted enough for them to MAYBE see it in blood work or endoscopy. And gluten-loading for a few days is NOT enough for the test to be accurate...
  10. Fiddle-Faddle
    I have had very similar symptoms to what you describe. Various doctors came up with various diagnoses: migraine disorder, cochlear hydrops, Meniere's Disease, Benign Positional Vertigo, etc. Turned out, I had B12 deficiency, which probably started before I went off gluten, and was exacerbated by 10 years of Prilosec (for gluten-induced acid reflux)...
  11. Fiddle-Faddle
    There are support forums about the question of ablation vs. hysterectomy; here is just one: Open Original Shared Link
  12. Fiddle-Faddle
    I'm just wondering if you've had your thyroid checked, and also if your doctor is "up" on the latest levels deemed to be optimal? I had heavy, extremely painful periods last year. The OBGYN did NOT think to check my thyroid levels, even though I'd been treated for Hashimoto's for years. Later, I had surgery for something else, and the surgeon checked...
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    My apologies--it is much muddier than what my initial impression was, when I first looked up PSC. If you like, I can edit my previous post. It looks like PSC and celiac are strongly linked, and it SEEMS that untreated celiac actually causes the PSC? At least, that's the impression I'm coming away with. I didn't see a single case of PSC linked with celiac...
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    Prozac is VERY dangerous stuff. PLEASE don't stop taking it cold turkey! You should wean off very, very slowly, under the care of a doctor. Open Original Shared Link "Often there is the terrible withdrawal associated with the SSRIs. Unless patients are warned to come very slowly off these drugs by shaving minuscule amounts off their pills each day, as...
  15. Fiddle-Faddle
    Hysterectomy? You might not NEED a hysterectomy if you go off gluten. Open Original Shared Link
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