Snacks & Appetizers (Gluten-Free Recipes)

Thank you for your response, Trents. I was only 10mo old at the time, so I don’t know anything about the doctor other than he was in Portland, Oregon. I assume, given it was 1954, that he was white, but I can’t be sure. We didn’t live in Oregon. Having this “issue” was never a big deal as I remember. As an older child, teen and young adult, I ate some brea...

Welcome to the forum, @VinnieVan! No, never heard it called that. What was the physician's racial/ethnic profile? IIRC, The connection between gluten and celiac disease was made during the WW2 era in Holland when the Germans blockaded a region along the Rhine River and the local populace did not have access to wheat flour. A local physician began to...

Hi, brand new here! When I was a baby, I was nursed exclusively until I was 10mo old. My mother introduced a few foods, some of which had gluten. I became very ill and she had no idea why. The doctor she took me to told her I had “Anglo Saxon disease and could not eat any gluten.” He also told her I would likely never walk and not develop normally. I’m 7...

Hello:). This a lengthy post. Just looking for some advice. I had the capsule study back in 2019 I tried the gluten challenge but got so horribly distended and could finish it, I had been gluten-free since 2016 except for occasional accidental ingestion. However In 2019 I saw a gastroenterologist due to nonstop diarrhea and bloating. No diagnosis of Crohns...

Bone demineralization would not be detectable via bloodwork. It would require a DEXA scan. The body keeps calcium levels pretty constant in the blood and will rob it from the bones if necessary because it is such an important mineral for many metabolic processes.