Skylark
-
Posts
5,198 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
79
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Celiac.com - Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Since 1995
Everything posted by Skylark
-
Thanks for sharing that info! It's right in line with the papers I found.
-
I know 2-3 months sounds rough. That is why I've never gone back and challenged. You got me curious. I'm linking abstracts for you, as they're publicly available but I checked full text for two of the papers as the challenge time length wasn't in the abstract. Here is an article showing median time to relapse in children with gluten challenge with...
-
As far as oats, the scientific consensus is that while most celiacs can eat uncontaminated oats safely, a few cannot. Across studies, some people have dropped out of oat studies because they felt unwell, and one had a biopsy-proven reaction. There are also immunological measures that suggest minor reactions in some people. What's recommended in the literature...
-
If you're ultra-sensitive, there is the blue cheese question too. Many blue cheeses are 100% naturally gluten free but some artisan cheeses have the mold culture started on bread. There is still no detectable gluten in the finished cheese so even the cheeses with cultures that were started on bread are safe for almost all of us. If you're unlucky enough...
-
You're welcome. Fine hasn't put any data about his anti-TTG tests on his website. If I had your results I would try gluten-free and ask my Dr. to rule out inflammatory bowel diseases (like Crohn's or microscopic colitis) if it didn't help.
-
Yes, that's the study. The role of an innate IL-15 response as the first step in celiac is also pretty well documented. The model is gluten -> IL-15 through innate immunity -> interferon-gamma and NK cells -> inflammation and apoptosis of epithelial cells -> abnormal antigen presentation of gliadin by DQ2 or DQ8 -> anti-gliadin antibodies...
-
Soups, Soups, Boy Does It....
Skylark commented on Jersey Shore wheat no more's blog entry in Jersey Shore wheat no more's Blog
I love those Progresso soups. I am especially fond of the clam chowder. -
Bread, cookies, pie, cake. Who would think they are poison? Knowledge set me free. Source: Celiac Haiku
-
This is a pretty good article that explains the December 2010 research on people with positive blood tTG or EMA blood tests and negative or Marsh 1 biopsy and its implications. Basically, because people with positive bloodwork and negative biopsy have the same metabolic markers as celiacs with full villous atrophy. The researchers recommend a gluten-free...
-
The thing with ANY antibody testing for sensitivity is that you have to follow up with diet. One piece of information that could be useful is absence of antibodies; however, there were people in Fine's data who were negative for anti-gliadin and still felt better gluten-free. It could be because in some people gluten seems to have an innate inflammatory...
-
Anti-TTG (anti tissue transglutaminase IgA) is a better test for celiac because it is autoimmune. Presence of anti-TTG is definitely abnormal, whereas low levels of anti-gliadin may not be. Yes, I mean I haven't seen that many people on the board post positive anti-TTG results. There are plenty of anti-gliadin as you would expect with a 60% positive...
-
Big chains I know of are Wendy's and Burger King. Wendy's is celiac heaven because the chili is gluten-free so you can get a filling meal of chili and a baked potato. I'm not crazy about the taste of BK food, but you can get the chicken salad and usually the french fries are in a dedicated fryer. Boston Market is another chain where we can eat a lot of...
-
A Good Gluten Free Bar?
Skylark commented on Jersey Shore wheat no more's blog entry in Jersey Shore wheat no more's Blog
I love Bumble Bars. Also, all the Tiger's Milk bars are gluten free except the crunch flavor. Others I eat are Larabars, Mrs. May's Trio Bars, and Kind bars. -
I often get asked about Enterolab, as I don't hold their anti-gliadin stool testing in high regard. Dr. Fine's story is pretty much on his website. He is a published expert on microscopic colitis. He started suspecting that in some patients the colitis was caused by an autoimmune celiac-like reaction. He was disappointed in the inaccurate serum tests...
-
Shopping can be overwhelming so I always tell new celiacs to shop the outside of the store and stick to simple foods. Label-reading will take a little practice and research. It's easy to tell that a banana or a potato is gluten-free. I detour around the bakery section. I feel like an invisible cloud of gluten is hovering in the air. I mostly live...
-
1. You're going to get glutened occasionally no matter how careful you are. It's OK. Pick yourself up and keep going. 2. Don't worry about what others think. There will be people who say you are worrying too much about cross-contamination. You might meet celiacs or people who don't stick to the diet very well and say it's fine to cheat (it's not)....
-
Here are my favorite cooking blogs for gluten-free recipes. Gluten-free crockpot recipes http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/ Gluten-free Bay http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/ Hey, that tastes good! http://www.heythattastesgood.com/ Kill.the.gluten http://killthegluten.blogspot.com/ Tartelette - French Pastry with regular and gluten-free...
-
The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat
Skylark replied to jess-gf's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Tonight I'm going out so I brought a sandwich on Udi's to work. Tomorrow... Chicken legs, baked in the oven with a little butter and lots of Tabasco sauce (brand name is gluten-free unless you are too sensitive for vinegar). It tastes kind of like hot wings. Brown rice in the cooker, and I'll steam some broccoli. -
Plasma Donation - Celiac's Sought
Skylark replied to Mari's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
It definitely says it's for research. "Even one donation could aid in the researcher's effort of developing more effective testing or finding a cure." I imagine they need plasma from celiacs who are newly diagnosed and still eating gluten though. There wouldn't be antibodies from folks on a gluten-free diet. "Once the products are successfully collected... -
The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat
Skylark replied to jess-gf's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
I was super-tired and threw some chicken and stuff in a pot. I was too lazy to brown the meat or saute onions and garlic, just threw it in a Dutch oven and hoped for the best. It came out really yummy. 5 or 6 frozen chicken breasts. Whatever you can arrange in a layer in the Dutch Oven so the wine and tomatoes mostly cover them. Fresh is fine too and... -
The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat
Skylark replied to jess-gf's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Oh yes, but thanks for checking. They are soaking tonight and I'm going to prep all the veggies and ham and toss it in a bowl in the fridge. I agree that 3 hours is nowhere near long enough in a crockpot for dried beans. I'll rinse the beans tomorrow and put everything but the tomatoes in the crockpot on low all day. It should hardly take any time in... -
The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat
Skylark replied to jess-gf's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
I'm going to try this navy bean soup recipe in the crockpot tomorrow. It looks really good. Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce is gluten-free so no issues with ingredients. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Navy-Bean-Soup-I/Detail.aspx -
I've heard this too, but my understanding it it's a matter of your body shifting digestive enzymes around. Vegetarians can gradually reintroduce meat, starting with broth or small amounts of it. The digestive enzymes are no different for gluten and non-gluten grains so that's not what's going on. We also can't gradually re-introduce gluten. If you're sensitive...
-
You are gluten intolerant. What happens is that the "assault" on your immune system stops when you stop eating gluten. If you are intolerant and try to go back to wheat, you get freshly activated T cells that make you quite sick. Remember, it is not unusual at all to go between foods. Think of something you might not have eaten for a few months, like...
