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  1. Blue-Sky
    I wouldn't assume something is or isn't safe if it doesn't have a warning that it may contain wheat. If I am buying a highly processed food such as candy or an item that might be cross contaminated at the factory like seasoned peanuts, I normally avoid products without a gluten free label. Hersheys, for example, makes lots of chocolate bars but only...
  2. Blue-Sky
    My understanding (I looked it up a few months ago, but it might have changed since then) is that there are two types of allergen statements. One says "contains" followed by any of the top allergens that it contains and the other is "may contain" followed by any of the top allergens that the manufacture thinks it may contain. The contains is for ingredients...
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    I think sleep problems are frequent with IBS. Here is a link on Melatonin supplementation improving IBS symptoms. https://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12876-023-02760-0
  4. Blue-Sky
    Melatonin and tryptophan control muscle spasms, and the relaxation of a muscle which allows for a small amounts of stomach contents to leave the stomach and enter the small intestine. Supplementing is better than foods containing tryptophan for example as it is already broken down and can be absorbed in the stomach quicker. https://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral...
  5. Blue-Sky
    The following thread discusses, if dairy is cross reactive and how common or uncommon it might be:
  6. Blue-Sky
    I have gout although I have only had a few attacks. I was trying to find a food that was high in xanthine oxidase inhibitors. Red spinach fits the category well and you can eat lots of it. But also keep in mind that lowering uric acid to quickly can also cause an attack and that rapid changes in vitamin b12 status can cause an attack. A lot of gluten-free...
  7. Blue-Sky
    Interesting article. Some stomach issues such as h. pylori infection and GERD are largely caused by diet or aggravated by diabetes which is common. These affect insulin resistance and stomach bacteria which are both strongly related to dementia. "The risk for dementia before age 90 years was significantly higher among people with a history of proton...
  8. Blue-Sky
    There are some similarities between CFS and what you describe on this thread, but CFS might cover a broad range of different conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH1wn3D9HNg At the 20 minute mark it talks about how exercise can trigger an autoimmune response. (The drug that is mentioned in the video unfortunatlly failed the last trial.) ...
  9. Blue-Sky
    Certain peptide sequences (chains of proteins) found within longer chains of proteins (which make up gluten) will trigger an immune response resulting in damage to the gut. Distilled vinegar in the US in normally made from corn. The heat though evaporates water and acetic acid. This then condenses to make distilled vinegar which doesn't have any protein. ...
  10. Blue-Sky
    You could have: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenitis H. Plyori bacteria causes stomach ulcers and it reduces stomach acid production. Reduced stomach acid production allows for H. Plyori colonies to survive in the stomach. https://biologydictionary.net/pyloric-sphincter/ In celiac disease (it may get better on completely gluten free...
  11. Blue-Sky
    These are sugar molecules found in fruit and vegetables as well as some artificial emulsifiers. There is evidence that some emulsifiers depending on the quantity and type and individual food sensitivities can promote inflammation. Foodmaps can also promote inflammation though, so it likely depends heavily on individual sensitivities. A low foodmap...
  12. Blue-Sky
    "May contain" could mean that is manufactured on the same equipment that makes items that contain wheat. It doesn't take much wheat to trigger celiac disease (a crumb is enough for some people) that could be the problem. My symptoms vary at different times but small amounts of wheat are enough to make me anxious.
  13. Blue-Sky
    You can look at the label, if it says gluten free then it should be fine. Walmart has a few gluten free ice cream choices, but most contain wheat or a label which says it could contain wheat. If something is made from wheat and contains over 20 ppm gluten that is intentionally added to a food: by law the label has to say that the food contains wheat...
  14. Blue-Sky
    You might want to get checked for diabetes if you haven't already as that is another thing that can cause carb cravings. Right now I take extra thiamine as it might help maintain blood sugar levels, and insulin tolerance which I think is important: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23715873/ Thiamine boosts tight junction proteins, however it...
  15. Blue-Sky
    If someone is Celiac allergies (IGE) are more common. There is also though some bacteria disturbances which frequent in Celaic disease. Certain T-reg cells can remember different antigens and move to different parts of the body. Exposure to an antigen in the digestive track can promote tolerance to that antigen. There is likely an over exposure to certain...
  16. Blue-Sky
    Sure I can get you a picture but it might be a week or two as I there aren't any close to where I live and I don't need to go to town right now. The USA MacDonald website is this: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us The UK version is: https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/help/faq/which-of-your-products-are-gluten-free.html With a "gb...
  17. Blue-Sky
    @Scott Adams The Macdonalds here have a sticker on the window on the drive through, where you pay which says that the french fries are not cooked in a dedicated frier, and that other wheat containing products are cooked in the same oil. The Macdonalds website is confusing but it gives a link to the complete ingredients in the UK at the bottom of...
  18. Blue-Sky
    I would see a doctor, as swelling could be a serious condition that isn't related to celiac disease or vitamin deficiencies and it is best not to take chances with that sort of thing. Celiac disease, or another autoimmune disease, may aggravate an underlying condition but it is important that a doctor knows so that you can get treatment as soon as possible...
  19. Blue-Sky
    It sounds to me from the link I gave it can do similar things as other species of hookworm. Maybe not quite as bad though. And the wiki website link doesn't talk about that. It is still a hard no for me. The science says it ineffective for Celiac disease, or at very least unproven.
  20. Blue-Sky
    The safety of controlled infection with the hookworm, Necator americanus, had to be established before clinical trials with this organism could proceed, and was confirmed in studies at universities in the UK and Australia. Some people volunteer for clinical trials, but these are always done under close medical supervision for limited time periods...
  21. Blue-Sky
    Actually in this thread, they talk about applying the hookworms to the arm which I think is the normal method. As far as them being safe or not, that is probably really complicated to figure out, and unproven: Even the website that was linked to tons on this thread says some people should not take hookworms. The amount of bleeding can be variable...
  22. Blue-Sky
    I am not convinced that the study was poorly designed. I don't have time to go through all of the claims on that site you linked to but it doesn't seem to me to be giving a very balanced picture at all. It is easy to say for example that a trial needs more time to get positive results but it is more likely the worms aren't very effective for treating...
  23. Blue-Sky
    In this trial hookworms were ineffective as a treatment or Celiac disease for over 2>gram a day of gluten but helpful for lower amounts. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7678792/
  24. Blue-Sky
    Celiac disease can go under the radar of blood tests and symptoms. An analogy would be having a fire burning in a different part of the house from where you are. You may or may not see smoke from the fire. There is evidence that celiac disease starts out as pre-celiac disease which can be tested by autoimmune antibodies in the stool a long time before antibodies...
  25. Blue-Sky
    Hookworms can enter through someone's foot...travel up their leg...eat through their lungs...get coughed up...then swallowed make their way to the small intestine and grow there. 😅😁 They cause major blood loss do to internal bleeding. I am not quite sure how people survive hookworm infections.
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