ShayFL

Yes thyroid meds often take a lot of fine tuning. Some do great on straight Armour. Some find it has too much T3 for them. If you have trouble converting T4 to T3 then it is usually a better choice than Synthroid/Levoxyl. But everyone is unique. Some people even do best on straight T3.

I take my Armour sublingually so I do not have to worry about whether my intestines are absorbing well. It has worked for me so far.

Looks like mild intestinal irritation. If your blood labs come back POS. A gluten free diet is the answer, no matter what the doctors say.

The PROOF is in the diet. You will know once you are on the diet long enough if it is the culprit.

With the right doctor you would get a definitive CELIAC diagnosis. Your doctors are just not very good at diagnosing. You can request that your biopsy slides be sent to another specialist for interpretation (a second opinion). It is your right.

But your blood panel is VERY ELEVATED. Why do you think that is? You shouldnt have ANY of those antibodies to gluten. YOU ARE CELIAC is the answer.

You are doing the right thing by being gluten free. Stick to it.

There is no need for further testing. NONE. IMO.

Google: PepZin GI

It helps heal the stomach lining. It is used in Japan for this and prescribed by doctors there. Non-toxic and safe.

You might want to stick with cooked/steamed veggies for a month or so. Raw veggies can be harder to digest at first. Or puree the raw veggies in a blender before eating.

I agree you sound textbook and while self-diagnosis isnt always a good idea, since you are not going to go to the doctor due to financial reasons, implementing a gluten free diet will NOT hurt you. And you just might find your answer.

I have not had hardly any stinky gas or D since I went gluten-free.

Your intestines need time to heal. Many have to eliminate dairy for a few months too. And Soy aggravates a lot of Celiacs.

What to Eat:

Meats - Fresh or frozen and unmarinated (you can make your own marinade)

Eggs

Nuts & Seeds - Make sure gluten free (you may have to call the manufacturer) (almonds are high in calcium)

Veggies - Fresh and frozen with no sauce (lots of greens to get enough calcium)

Fruits - Fresh and canned

Rice

Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

This is a good basic diet to get you HEALED. You can expand from there.

You may wish to consider a digestive enzyme (gluten free) to help you at first. And a good multi-vit-min (gluten free).

Wishing you well!

DH and I used to shop "together", but he started working more "at the office" and I started working less due to the economy....so it just fell into my lap. I dont mind too much. I hate driving, but I enjoy hand picking my food. He is good for quick runs now and again on his way home from work.....

Im not complaining....he is a hard worker and good provider.

Healing is a complex issue indeed. And I am sure there are many multi-faceted reasons people do not heal.

I was just referring to what "triggers" it mainly. But you also have a valid point about as we age it is harder to heal.....already so much repair work going on in an older body....that it can take time and 100% gluten-free diet to "get anywhere".

I agree that this has been really good for my DD to learn to read labels and be "prepped" so if she develops health issues and needs to cut out gluten she will already be so close to there that it will not be traumatic.

I dont feel like I am a BURDEN to anyone in my family. THEY ALL WANT ME WELL AND HEALTHY.

My husband said he would do whatever it took. He eats his gluten away from the house. He doesnt even bring in gluten foods anymore. He doesnt want to eat outside. And he doesnt care.

And my daughter has been the greatest. Checking labels for me. Letting me know if some little "barley malt" tries to sneak in. She eats her pop tart treats on the porch. But really she is like 90% gluten-free. She loves my gluten-free cookies, cakes, etc. She tells me all the time how much better it is to be gluten-free.

I made fresh pipping hot gluten-free blueberry muffins this morning...he is delighted with the change because I am cooking/baking more and becoming an EVEN BETTER cook.

It has been a win/win in my house.

I wonder.....Not every Celiac/Gluten Intolerant gets the disease with the VERY FIRST bite of gluten....so is gluten really the "trigger". Or is something else the "trigger" that makes the body start reacting to gluten in the first place.......

A lot of women get the disease after childbirth....so clearly "stress" is one trigger. Infection is another.

You can have the genes.

Eat gluten.

But really I think one of the other things has to happen to "trigger" the disease: stress, infection, trauma, antibiotic use, etc.

This would explain why SO MANY Celiacs/Gluten Intolerants DO NOT get well just removing gluten. They didnt fix the "triggering" problem.

i.e. stress reduction and REST, rebalancing the gut flora, therapy for emotional trauma, etc.

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PayPal is BUYER friendly. NOT SELLER.

If you cant get ahold of the company, just contact your CC company. They will do the rest. PayPal cant stop it.

You can do a chargeback on PayPal. Call your Credit Card company and tell them what happened. They will initiate the chargeback. Be warned that it can take a full 2 months to resolve. But you WILL get your money back.

What a great Hubby.

If mine would only do the shopping......

I agree with gfp.

Have you been tested for "wheat" allergy with an Allergist??

Bless you. A balanced thyroid makes for a MUCH better life.

3. Do CARNATION

A lot has to do with how well you convert T4 (Synthroid is T4 only) into T3 (the active form of thyroid). In my family, we dont convert well and that is why we do better on Armour (has T3 ready to go) or a combo of synthetic and Armour.

My Sister's labs looked perfect on Levoxyl but she felt like poo. Then adding the Armour which has T3 made all the difference.

YES!!!! It took me forever to find one: Pure Encapsulations B12 Liquid 1000 mcg per ml

Sublingual.

Gluten Free

Sugar/sugar alcohol free

Check out Pure Encapsulations website. All of their products are GLUTEN FREE and free of toxic excipients. I am in the process of converting entirely over to their line.

All things are possible Rivka! Yes, your observation and analysis is correct. You are very fortunate to be responding so quickly. Yeah!!!

You have a great doctor!!

Welcome to the path of wellness with your gluten-free diet.

I see your headline and I think....another poopie thread.....

But you surprised me.....

There are quite a few of them:

Open Original Shared Link

https://www.celiac.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=27

Open Original Shared Link

There are likely to be more, hopefully others will chime in. I dont use them. I enjoy cooking and what I make tastes better than anything I get anywhere else including restaurants.

But these could be helpful for "in a pinch".

You may just have a threshold level for these irritants. 1 beer fine. 3 beers not fine.

I have not eaten soy or dairy for YEARS. I cut out Gluten about 4 months ago. I dont eat yeast and rarely eat eggs and my diet is more exciting and colorful than it ever was. Anything but bland and boring.

Im also not eating grains.

Tonight I had Cumin/Cilantro chicken, mixed veggies and baked plantains for dinner. Delicious!

It is harder if you do not cook, but there are some great places online where you can order food free of all of your intolerant foods and they are delivered to your door. Just heat them up.

To the PepZin GI you can add 8 - 10 mg of Biotin to speed healing.

Have you eaten beets? (not a problem then).

Bright red? (could be a hemmoroid or a small tear in the anus).

Or dark red? (could be something more serious and you should see a doctor as soon as you can).

You are testing positive in antibodies to Gliadin which is a glycoprotein (a carbohydrate plus a protein) within gluten. This means your intestines are compromised allowing gluten into your bloodstream (it shouldnt be there!!) and your body is "attacking" it (that is why there are all of those antibodies). The gliadin/gluten attaches to all sorts of sites like your thyroid. So when the immune system "attacks" the gliadin/gluten.....the thyroid gets damaged too. Once the body realizes it is attacking the thryoid, it sends in more "troops" so you get antibodies to your thyroid. (Hashimotos).

You need to be 100% gluten free for life!

Welcome to the club.