M. Martha

Thanks! It was very, very weird....have never had anything like it. Threw every immune support protocol I had at it.

No I don’t have the test but I could probably get it. I’m sure it wasn’t a comprehensive panel, however, which negated its validity in my mind. At the end of the day, I just wanted to feel better....I was convinced twice: after the initial 2 weeks on the specific carbohydrate diet when the “lack...

Yes, corn can bother me. Rice doesn’t. Unless you’re eating organic corn, it’s probably been genetically modified and sprayed with round up (glyphosate). They started using it extensively in the mid-90’s. Rice can have high levels of arsenic so I don’t eat much of it. With that said, I’ve also f...

Just a heads up re to my diagnosis for what it’s worth. My sister was flagged in December 2016 with elevated antibodies after experiencing bloating and going to her doctor who tested her. She was 68 - we’d both eaten gluten all of our lives but remembered our grandmother being “allergic to wheat...

Check out Isabella Wentz, the thyroid pharmacist, who was in her 20’s when she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. She may be able to provide a roadmap for addressing your daughter’s issues. She wrote Hashimoto’s Protocol as well as other books. My symptoms were similar to your daughter’s, but ...

I didn’t have strong digestive symptoms to gluten either. My symptoms were primarily neurological and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I was able to lower those antibodies by cutting out gluten and treating SIBO. I had a mild case of SIBO - took the lactulose breath test to diagnose and treated with xif...