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If so, has anything helped. Has anyone tried casein free and had success? I was diagnosed with celiac June 2006 and gut symptoms cleared up within two weeks. I was, however, experiencing non-situational depression that did not resolve gluten-free. Was told by a support group friend who was diagnosed at Mayo that she was told there that it usually takes...

I was diagnosed with celiac June 2006 and gut symptoms cleared up within two weeks. I was, however, experiencing non-situational depression that did not resolve gluten-free. Was told by a support group friend who was diagnosed at Mayo that she was told there that it usually takes at least 18 months gluten-free for celiac related depression to resolve. ...

I'm not as worried about the adverse effects of l-glutamine as I am the consequences of gut permeability. I have a master's degree in nutrition, have read up on the pharmacology, and am titrating dosage slowly. Thanks for your concern; I'm sorry you had a bad experience, but am trusting the professional literature that shows such occurances are rare...

If you'll use a super-fine grind of rice flour, it's much better. Can be obtained online at Authenic Foods or sometimes at Asian grocery stores. Annalise Robert's book recommends it. She talks about it on her site as welll. Open Original Shared Link

I've been reading about l-glutamine's benefits for decreasing gut permeability. I've been gluten free for almost a year, casein free for 6 months and still don't have complete resolution of symptoms. While I realize healing can take 2+ years, I'm ready now to start supplements and herbs (primarly ginger) to hopefully speed healing. I read about l-glutamine...

Bumping this thread up to say I'm about to try l-glutamine. Thanks for all the info presented in the thread, both positive and negative. Kudos to bean for keeping to posting about the positives in a ...well... 'positive' posting style.

Thank you!

Good to see you're doing well! Casein free was much harder for me than gluten, although I'm adapting (5 months now). And yes, it's aggravating that casein isn't better labeled. You're safe with vegan, though. Coconut milk has been a lifesaver for me in recipes because I like creamy. It makes wonderful bread pudding. Just substitute gluten free bread...

That's pretty much my thinking as well. I haven't read much about it - have just been so relieved to know what it was. I've never had dermatitis herpetiformis, but 'autoimmune anything' these days makes me wonder if Celiac is involved. Interestingly, I felt "glutened" all day Friday (headache, big D all day), and had eaten out (safely, I thought,...

Bullous pemphigoid is autoimmune in nature and causes skin redness with 1cm or larger blisters. It usually occurs at 60 years old or older, but I (40yo) woke up yesterday morning with a small patch of it on my torso. I was of course, freaked out, searched my bed for spiders, went to the doctor (general family practice) thinking it was shingles. He...

Sorry no answers , but kind of glad there's no mention of surgery yet. Hope you get reassuring answers soon! Personal question from a stranger ...did the technician doing your ultrasound mention seeing gas pockets? Mine did and and had to push around a good bit because the gas limited her visibility. I ask that because even though I had...

I had no problems with it; am sorry you did.

Update to say thanks to those who encouraged me early on. I'm still casein free and feeling better. Not sure if some of that can be attributed to outdoors and sunshine, but I'm not going to challenge with casein anytime soon. And thankfully, I'm feeling better though I'm taking in a good bit of soy, so that doesn't seem to be yet another needed restriction...

I have anxiety/depression and SSRIs (Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac) didn't help. Welbutrin made me nearly crawl out of my skin. Finally have gotten great results from Seroquel which is actually classified as an anti-psychotic but has more and more research backing it as a good anti-depressant, especially when the depression is accompanied by anxiety and...