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Drinking and Celiac

Michelle Jackson

By Michelle Jackson
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Michelle Jackson
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Hi,

This May sound like a dumb question, but I was diagnosed with Celiac through blood tests last week, I am 21. I have a Tissue Transglutaminase IGA of 19 when it should be less than 4 but have been on completely a Gluten free first for almost 3 weeks. 

 

Let me start off by by saying I am not a big drinker. And in my healing period wouldn’t even have such a question except for the fact I graduate college next month and my boyfriend had planned to have friends come up to celebrate. I wanted to ask if anyone has consumed alcohol during their recovery period (of course gluten free alchohol only) and if one drink causes/could cause catesphropic decline in my recovery. I read that alchohol only flattens villi when consumed chronically and I am aware alcohol is not good for you. I just want to see if I can have one gluten free drink in celebration given I’m pretty sure the stress of college is what triggered my Celiac. 

 

Thank you for any advice and I apologize if this is a dumb question. 

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11 minutes ago, Michelle Jackson said:

Hi,

This May sound like a dumb question, but I was diagnosed with Celiac through blood tests last week, I am 21. I have a Tissue Transglutaminase IGA of 19 when it should be less than 4 but have been on completely a Gluten free first for almost 3 weeks. 

 

Let me start off by by saying I am not a big drinker. And in my healing period wouldn’t even have such a question except for the fact I graduate college next month and my boyfriend had planned to have friends come up to celebrate. I wanted to ask if anyone has consumed alcohol during their recovery period (of course gluten free alchohol only) and if one drink causes/could cause catesphropic decline in my recovery. I read that alchohol only flattens villi when consumed chronically and I am aware alcohol is not good for you. I just want to see if I can have one gluten free drink in celebration given I’m pretty sure the stress of college is what triggered my Celiac. 

 

Thank you for any advice and I apologize if this is a dumb question. 

Have a glass or two of wine or hard cider or a rum and coke!  Enjoy!  There is no reason to think it will hurt your "recovery".  

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Ennis-TX
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Rums like James Harbor, Admiral Nelson (I use this in cooking), and Bacardi should be safe. Tequila is generally made from agave and gluten free, some vodkas are good like Titos made from corn (actually called gluten free), and Ciroc made from grapes.

Wines are safe normally, I keep and use barefoot for catering and cooking.

Hard ciders like Austin Ciders (local here in texas but I keep it around for guest and cooking) are safe also, and a few others. DO NOT drink "gluten removed" or any beers made from wheat, barley, or rye even if marked gluten free. There is no way to test these effectively to be gluten free due to the nature of the fermenting and processing but they have made many of us sick.

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23 hours ago, kareng said:

Have a glass or two of wine or hard cider or a rum and coke!  Enjoy!  There is no reason to think it will hurt your "recovery".  

Thank you. I meant My recovery in the sense that I need to heal whatever potential mild damage the gluten has caused. 

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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17 minutes ago, Michelle Jackson said:

Thank you. I meant My recovery in the sense that I need to heal whatever potential mild damage the gluten has caused. 

That's what I meant, too

 

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rami999 Newbie
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it has nothing to do with drinking any thing

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