Wondering About Testing Etc

[TruePurple]

Is there somewhere a list of symptoms that would give one cause to be tested for such a thing?

Whats all considered glutton? Ezekiel bread which uses sprouted grains glutton? Millet which is standard for the stews I make glutton? Being a vegetarian removing glutton and keeping a balanced diet would be especially difficult. So I need to know relatively sure first.

Whats the different means of being tested and whats the most accurate. In the faq's it refers to biopsies. Having bits of my colon cut out seems a extreme test to me. Thought I also remember reading about stool & blood tests.

How well and how certain is all of this? I remember seeing some stuff on food by blood type. But then again I read enough posts of people who didn't react to food the way the blood type thing said they would. Also myself am blood type O and do fine on a vegetarian diet and on yogurt which it both says are bad for O. I wanted to make sure this wasn't in the same vein.

Whats with all these posts being pinned? I tried to find my post after putting it up and I couldnt due to page after page of pinned posts.

[BRUMI1968]

I decided to get tested because when I quit wheat, I felt so much better. Less constipation (a lot of folks, though, have diarrhea), less gas and bloating, way less anxiety and panic attacks. When I quit gluten (also found in barley, rye, and through contaminated oats [they usually grow wheat every other year with oats and its hard to keep them separate]), I also lost the itching and the canker sores that I had been experiences.

The symptoms of celiac can range so greatly in part because we've all been digesting our food without absorbing all the nutrients we should - our small intestines which grab up the vitamins and minerals are all flat and smooth instead of sticky and fingerlike - less area to grab stuff in other words. So fatigue and other signs of mineral/vitamin deficiency show up readily.

I think the blood testing, the one that includes four or five separate tests, is the way to start. If you come back positive on two of the tests, that's pretty much for sure; if you come back positive on the other tests, that could be celiac but also could be crohns or other diseases. Some folks go on to get a biopsy, others don't. Many folks just quit gluten to give it a try and find their symptoms disappear, so they stay on it.

I think that it's easy to get all the nutrition we need even without gluten. Grains have been touted as extremely healthy, especially since the sixties and seventies when the "whole foods" movement got going. That's when folks started eating brown rice instead of white rice, and the like. Veggies, though, contain all the stuff that's in grain.

SPROUTED grains...I don't know on that one. I stay away from any bread with gluten in it, sprouted or no. I am thinking about sprouting some other grains and beans before eating them...but am still researching that.

Good luck. I'm sure you'll get lots of responses to your questions; folks here seem to know a lot of stuff.

[eKatherine]

Is there somewhere a list of symptoms that would give one cause to be tested for such a thing?

I'd start reading here

Whats all considered glutton? Ezekiel bread which uses sprouted grains glutton? Millet which is standard for the stews I make glutton? Being a vegetarian removing glutton and keeping a balanced diet would be especially difficult. So I need to know relatively sure first.

"Gluten" is the protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and other related grains that cause us reactions. Other grains to avoid are spelt, emmer, and farro. Oats generally cause issues, too.

Sprouting grains has no effect on the proteins, so Ezekiel bread is definitely out. Millet is safe. Rice is safe. As you browse through the site index,

"Glutton" is a person who gorges him or herself, which has nothing to do with gluten intolerance.

Whats the different means of being tested and whats the most accurate. In the faq's it refers to biopsies. Having bits of my colon cut out seems a extreme test to me. Thought I also remember reading about stool & blood tests.

When you're still on gluten is the best time to have tests. After being off gluten, many tests will give negative results. A positive on any test means you have it. The biopsy test is not necessary, but many doctors will insist on it, even though it is not always appropriate.

Going on a gluten free diet and getting good results will tell you that you are either gluten-intolerant or celiac. If you go on a gluten-free diet and get results, you should stay on that diet.

How well and how certain is all of this? I remember seeing some stuff on food by blood type. But then again I read enough posts of people who didn't react to food the way the blood type thing said they would. Also myself am blood type O and do fine on a vegetarian diet and on yogurt which it both says are bad for O. I wanted to make sure this wasn't in the same vein.

Ignore blood type diet stuff. The way the blood type diet works is that they put you on one of four very different diets depending on what your blood type is. If you were on a bad diet before, you'll improve and attribute this to the diet, although any of the four diets was healthier than the one you were on originally.

The "science" behind the blood type diet is somewhere between very shaky and wishful thinking.

Whats with all these posts being pinned? I tried to find my post after putting it up and I couldnt due to page after page of pinned posts.

New posts drop to the bottom until they are pinned by the moderator. Just the way they do it here.

[jenvan]

symptoms may include (but aren't limited to):

abdominal cramping, intestinal gas, distention and bloating

chronic diarrhea or constipation (or both)

steatorrhea -- fatty stools

anemia - unexplained, due to folate, B12, B6, or iron deficiency (or all)

weight loss with large appetite, or weight gain

dental enamel defects

osteopenia, osteoporosis

bone or Joint pain or muscle pain

fatigue, weakness and lack of energy

infertility - male/female, lack of periods

depression

aphthous ulcers

seizures

ataxia