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    Actually, people with untreated celiac disease tend to have low cholesterol and triglycerides (although this is not true for everybody) because we're not absorbing well. My cholesterol was 130 prior to going gluten free. I'm now at 180. Triglycerdies were extremely low. They're up now but still under 100. richard
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    You do not have to avoid cheddar cheese (or almost any other cheese for that matter). I'm still careful about shredded cheeses but the fact is that almost all have cellulose, not wheat. I've heard of one variety of one brand microwave popcorn (one of the super butter or theater ones I think) that has gluten, but every other one I've ever checked or heard...
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    ARCHIVED Dapson

    lovegrov replied to swimmer875's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    As I understand it, if you're making even small mistakes too often, you'll continue to break out. Your only real solution is to get real strict about gluten. Also, for a while (but not forever) yoiu need to avoid iodine. This primarily means no iodized salt (kosher is OK) and no shellfish. richard
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    I'm not Terri-Anne but I can tell you from three years of reading celiac forums that some people see an improvement in ADHD and some don't. richard
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    Gretchen, You have two positive blood tests and one borderline. I assume you have some celiac or gluten intolerance type symptoms. From everything I've read this means the chance you have something involving gluten is approaching 100 percent. The Igg can be raised by other things (don't have a list with me) but the Iga is VERY specific to celiac. The ttg...
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    ALL Wrigley's gum is gluten-free. When I first went gluten-free I was warned that gum could be coated with wheat to keep iot from sticking, but in almost three years I've NEVER found it to be true. richard
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    Some organic or flavored teas have barley but very few. And they usually seem to be labeled. Regular old bagged teas are gluten-free; it's the fancier ones you have to watch. richard
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    " Well that's interesting. I was under the impression from my 3-4 months of research that gluten intolerance untreated will lead to celiac. I didn't know that there was another train of thought." Part of this is semantics. Read below what Dr. Fine says (I've heard the same elsewhere, but can't remember where): "With better understanding of how gluten...
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    lovegrov replied to a topic in Doctors

    Stef, I don't know about your doctor, but mine is so busy he's perfectly happy not to have me in all the time. He has absolutely all the business he can handle without ever seeing me. In fact this doctor agreed to take me only because I DO have celiac. He has it, too. but he wasn't taking new patients. Also, a doctor worth his or her salt WILL being...
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    "One thing that confuses me still: if someone is gluten intolerant and they eat gluten, will they always eventually developed celiac disease? Or can gluten intolerance exist as its own problem separate from celiac disease?" I'm not sure there's any definitive answer to this. Some think gluten intolerance is merely an early stage of celiac while others...
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    Did you have some sort of health problems that went away after you went gluten-free? If so, in some circles your postive blood test plus improvement on the diet would be considered proof. Anyway, eating gluten from now until Oct. 4 might or might not be long enough. Everybody is different, but I think the top experts say you need to eat it for three months...
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    I know that Gold's horseradish is gluten-free. Also, Kraft will clearly list any gluten in the ingredients and last time I checked their's was gluten-free. richard
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    You need lots of protein, too. My doctor had me eating red meat at every meal for a while. richard
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    To have any chance at an accurate test you have to eat gluten every day for up to three months. Why are you considering this? Do you doubt that you have celiac? richard
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    Maybe others can suggest a bread they like. Personally I haven't found one that I think is worth the money so I just don't eat bread any more. Everybody who ate the Deland bread said it was the best but I kept seeing people who said they got sick from it. Everybody assumed that millet just didn't agree with some people. But then three different people...
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    ARCHIVED Dapson

    lovegrov replied to swimmer875's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    Unfortunately I know of only three things -- dapsone, the other drug you've ordered, and being completely gluten-free. But the gluten-free route takes a while. Are you gluten free? If not, you should be. richard
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    Last time I checked McCormick theirs was. McCormick will clearly list any gluten so all you have to do is read the ingredients. Also Crosse and Blackwell (once again you can just read the ingredients to double check). richard
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    Not sure where they got their info but millet and amaranth are both gluten-free grains. Be warned, however, if you are eating the Deland millet bread. It's tested out as severely contaminated more than once. richard
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    The sad fact is that 20 percent of processed foods that are not supposed to have gluten do actually have measurable gluten because of contamination somewhere in the process. richard
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    If the caramel color is made in the U.S. it will not have barley. In fact, I can't remember the last time I found caramel color with barley. I'm not saying barley is never hidden, but wheat is really more than 95 percent of our problem. richard
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    He could have contaminated it but I'll have top tell you that I see more complaints about contaminated Lay's products than with most companies. You'll get one bag that's OK and another that isn't. In Lay's case, I don't think their warning is just CYA. As is the case with cereal, the nature of the product makes it harder to clean lines completely. richard
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    It might have been a list of gluten-free specialty products they carry from other companies but they don't have a gluten-free list of their brand. I guess it's possible somebody made a list of the products they've personally called about, but do you know how long ago they called or whether ingredients have changed since then? Your best bet is to call them...
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    I didn't have obvious symptoms (at least not right up until I suddenly got VERY ill) and my numbers were also sky-high, indicating I had had celiac for quite some time with no symptoms. Your doctor is probably doing the ttg now, but with the two readings you have the odds are soemthing better than 95 percent that you do have it. BTW, I know of people weighing...
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    I'll add a warning to this. Particularly if your husband has been sick, do NOT go and start eating out right away. Eating out even at good places carries a high risk of cross contamination. Even eating processed foods bought from a store carries that risk. Start easy with good fresh meat, vegetables and fruit. richard
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    I was going to say the same, KFC is NOT an option at all. richard
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