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Sounds a little abnormal but not completely unheard of. Your body is finally getting a chance to shift away from eating food every day that is causing further damage and getting the chance to actually try to heal. There are a few things it could be: 1) hidden gluten in something—maybe it’s easier these days but a lot of us who have been on ...
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I’ve run into this scenario with vitamins on Amazon that were labeled gluten free but listed malt syrup in the ingredients list. FDA guidelines say you aren’t allowed to have an ingredient called malt syrup (likely barley) and still label your product gluten free. I made a review noting this and tried to submit something with Amazon to note the FDA noncompliance but...
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What You Need to Know about Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis and Testing
the-sprawl commented on Jefferson Adams's article in Autumn 2021 Issue
I have the same result and HLA-DQ2.5 appears to be right around the risk of the HLA-DQ2 line in the chart (about 3%). It is noteworthy that 3% still isn’y a super high rate *but* almost 95% of people with celiac disease will have an HLA-DQ2.5 (90%) or HLA-DQ8 (5%) variant so it’s almost a prerequisite. -
Confused by results
the-sprawl replied to Hexagonal's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Would they consider setting you up with a dietitian to go over your diet? It can be overwhelming at first to understand where all the hidden gluten can be. Things like Rice Krispies which are made of rice actually have a barley coating to keep them crunchy so they are off limits. I had a supplement I was taking which claimed to be gluten free but was...
