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    Welcome. I'm also in Oregon, though on the other side of the mountains near Sisters and Bend and Terrebonne and such. Glad to have you!
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    I was recently seeking a Vitamin B12 test and did some research on how to make it happen most cheaply. I did find out that many hospitals/clinics will offer cholesterol testing and glucose testing at low cost, but other than that, tests have to be ordered by doctors (or online, though these are not typically blood tests). I ended up contacting a naturopath...
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    Thanks. I'm glad my adamant avoidance of gluten has paid off so well, and that all my extra steps have likely not been in vain.
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    ARCHIVED Chocolate?

    BRUMI1968 replied to iffy's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I think Dagoba makes a gluten-free chocolate, though it might just be "hot" chocolate. Maybe you should try something like a nice tea - black tea with honey or something, or if you do dairy, a bit of milk. It can be satisfying in the same way chocolate is. Chocolate is a high allergen, and you may have problems with chocolate. Another good substitute is a...
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    Hi all. I had some blood work done the other day, and asked for the anti-Gliadin IgA and IgG tests to see if I was getting any gluten in my diet w/o my knowledge. My results were: IgA Result of 3.3 (range 0.0-9.9, anything less than 10 being "negative") IgG Result of 1.6 (range 0.0-9.9, anything less than 1o being "negative") Can anyone say if these...
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    I had just read on mercola.com (not all folks like him, granted) that it is an inorganic form and more likely to be o.d.'d on that other forms. He insinuated it had other issues, but did not go into them. O.D.'ing in iron pills generally leads to death, and may children die from it every year - kids die from this every day. So that is why he was making note...
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    Dehydration can cause fatigue and headache. I don't know how much liquid you're drinking. Also, brown rice is pretty hard to digest, or at least that's my understanding. If you're utilizing all your energy in digestion, it is hard to have any left over. Do you get the same reaction from something like banana, or other easy to digest things? Another...
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    I was on Prednisone for over a year for the autoimmune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (spleen kills blood platelets). I started out at very high dose of 100mg/day, and worked down to 5mg a day in about 3 months, where I stayed for the rest of the year. The reason that Prednisone works is because it shuts down your immune system. It has very...
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    Hi. It could very well be some ingredient, but I have had similar things happen to me both with taste and smell. There are times when I can't stand the taste of the green tea I normally DEMAND 10 times in my day. I usually just quit eating them for a while, and then they seem to come back. I think there are probably mechanisms we have to avoid eating things...
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    Actually, Celiac is covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act, and I imagine you could fenagle yourself some appliances of some kind. Just a thought Good luck to you!
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    Yes, there it is. Lowered stomach acid can also cause a decreased absorption of iron. Most folks think they have too much stomach acid, but most Americans have too little. You can test for it, either a home test or the doctor's office, but another method is just to take some Betain HCI with your dinners. Or you can use apple cider vinegar. If you raise the...
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    I wish I could help more. I would say that as a college student, you doubtlessly have a "free" medical clinic (paid for in your tuition - at least that's how it was when I was a student a year or two ago). You should go in and get a blood workup. You would be surprised how many deficiencies can cause problems that might present like the flu. I would also...
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    Iron is like B12 in that you make stores of it. If you were anemic and then took supplementation, you brought your stores up. So you would test okay until your stores went down again. This is true of B12 as well, and once you run out of stores of B12, you can be in trouble. I have read just today what kind of iron supplement to NOT take - it is called...
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    My dog eats EVO grain free. He has also eaten Orijen grain free. Both are great. Our store says those two are the best brands, though they do carry the one you are considering. I find that grain free is the way to go.
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    Hi all. Many years ago I was tested for Lyme (had a rash on leg, and was on prednisone so all my medical mishaps were taken very seriously)...here is what the test results say. Laboratory of Pathology collected the sample Lyme Antibody: 106 U/ML It says that anything under 120 is negative; no significant detectable AB Anyone have any thoughts...
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    Vita Food Products, Inc. Issues an Alert Announcing Undeclared Wheat in ELF Branded Herring in Sour Cream Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:44:00 -0600 Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, IL is voluntarily recalling its Elf Branded Herring in Sour Cream product distributed in retail stores in California, Texas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Michigan,...
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    The previous poster listed all veggies as no high allergens, but actually NIGHTSHADES are a common problem: potato (not sweet potato), peppers (not black pepper), eggplant, tobacco, tomato. Symptoms TEND toward joint aches and the like, but I have poop issues with them, and avoid them. They also require a lot of calcium to digest, and many celiac sufferers...
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    Open Original Shared Link Mine comes every day or two and includes all sorts of recall info. Many times the recall is undeclared allergens so it is well worth everyone's time. Thanks.
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    Unilever Issues Allergy Alert on Wheat in a Limited Number of Tubs of Breyers
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    Hi. When I was first diagnosed I saw a nutritionist and had some allergy testing done through bloodwork. I actually came back as not allergic to anything, including gluten, though slightly raised for yeast. Later I had some enterolab testing done and I showed a probable slight allergy to soy, but none to casein. Enterolab tests your stool, whereas the nutritionist...
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    Does he have a more Constipated presentation of Celiac? If so, he is probably experiencing anal fissures when he moves his bowels. After figuring out I had Celiac a few years ago, I remembered that when I was a kid I constantly thought I was starting my period - I mean way too young (I had older sisters). I'm sure I had fissures. (Time heals them - and...
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    I don't feel bad if I eat quinoa, but I don't eat it because it is totally undigested in my stool. I figure that means I'm not absorbing it for some reason or another. Thusly, I avoid it. Millet is good - though I think it might cause me to itch. Corn is of course an option if you're not allergic - you can try polenta (closest way I can think of it make...
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    I'm so sorry to hear about your vertigo. I woke up with insane vertigo a year ago or so - they think it is the kind that is caused when a little "rock" in your ear gets misplaced. But I did go get my ears checked. They asked some questions and looked at my eyes and whanot. If it is indeed VERTIGO (as opposed to dizziness), I would get it checked out. The...
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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    Great to know. I use some of their organics line. I want to start making my own stuff, though. Thanks for your reportage.
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