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  1. heathen
    Celiac disease is a disease primarily of the small intestine, although you can see some changes in the colon that are non-specific. In other words, if you're going for biopsy, you have to get an EGD, although based on your history, your GI may opt to do a colonoscopy as well just to check things out.
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    There is a brand new review of Celiac Disease in the Annals of Internal Medicine that recommends testing in 1st degree relatives of people with a new diagnosis of Celiac Disease. Your doctor should have access to this medical journal, or at least know someone who does. You might want to pass this info along. Biopsy is still the gold standard for diagnosis...
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    I don't think I've ever heard of a stool test for H.pylori... especially since it lives in the stomach. Hmm. Well, with the help of google, there is a stool antigen test--basically seeing if your body is fighting the infection. The blood test works on the same principal, whether or not you have Ab to the bacteria. I would think that the blood test is easier...
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    First, "allergy" is a bit of a misnomer, but alot of people use it because the preferred term, "intolerance," doesn't always communicate the seriousness of the condition. If you have a positive antibody blood test, you have Celiac Disease--there is no "mild" about it. If this is the case, all gluten needs to be eliminated from your diet. It's very overwhelming...
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    The important thing to remember is that fibromyalgia should be diagnosed using very strict criteria AND after everything else has been ruled out, including Celiac if GI symptoms are present. Unfortunately, it can be a default diagnosis when MD's are frustrated and would like to treat something. For those with fibromyalgia AND Celiac disease, it's important...
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    I was having the same issues with the cookies being too crumbly. Now I blend the mix VERY WELL with a hand-held pastry blender (like you would use for from-scratch pie crusts). Once the dough is very formed, which takes about 5 minutes of blending, I form the small dough balls by hand. Have had GREAT success. Most of my non-gluten-free friends assume that...
  7. heathen
    This drug is used to treat narcotics overdose. I'm not sure why it would be used for Celiac symptoms.
  8. heathen
    This test is incredibly non-specific and does not diagnose anything. It's helpfulness is giving your physician an idea the level of inflammation, especially if you do have conditions like lupus. The destructive nature of Celiac Disease no doubt causes inflammation which may result in an elevated Sed rate, but so can a really bad stubbed toe.
  9. heathen
    Just one study... hard to change a gold standard test (the biopsy) based on just one study, although it would be nice to have a less invasive test to diagnose Celiac disease.
  10. heathen
    First, everyone MUST understand that it is only in the last 15 years that the medical community figured out that celiac disease is not just a rare disease of childhood. This is what most MDs were trained to believe, and it takes a while to re-learn, but the awareness is growing. Second, most docs are not aware of the growth of the gluten free movement over...
  11. heathen
    Regardless of anything nicotine might do to help our tummies, cigarettes are ALWAYS a bad idea. Multiple forms of cancer, heart disease, vascular disease, strokes, COPD... NOT WORTH IT!!! The only PROVEN treatment for Celiac disease is adherence to a gluten free diet.
  12. heathen
    I use Roben Ryberg's traditional crust recipe from "the Gluten Free Kitchen." I just add cinnamon to the mix to help give it some taste. I've had great success with it. I use a Kitchenaide mixer and roll it out in between wax paper.
  13. heathen
    also, don't forget Boston's near the airport.
  14. heathen
    pain meds, especially ones with morphine or codeine in them, are notorious for constipation. make sure they aren't making the problem worse. Keep on with the prune juice and gluten free fiber sources like rice or flax--they're often better than medical laxatives.
  15. heathen
    Stick to the salad bar This is what i have to do at the hospital. i also use the prepackaged dressings.
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