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  1. cristiana
    Chiming in here to say that if dermatitis herpetiformis and shingles are eliminated, one other thing it might be is adult onset eczema. I got it during one of the lockdowns, so I guess it must have been about 21/2 years ago. I had it first on my chest, then it went to my scalp, then my midriff. It seemed to be both sides too. My doctor thought at...
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    This is a very interesting article but I am afraid I don't understand some of the terminology. For anyone who can, are they saying here that if a coeliac mother has a baby, the baby has a 11-14 per cent chance of having coeliac disease? I've read so many differing statistics. The one that has been bandied about here in the UK is that there is...
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    Hi @TheSootyShow Love your name - I was a great fan of Sooty when I was little, and my children too! I'm in the UK so thought I'd chip in here. I know someone who had a private endoscopy with no positive blood tests - she had had a lot of gastric issues and just wanted to rule it out, and a private consultant was happy to do it. She didn't have...
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    Another amazing Cornish product, the answer to everyone's dream who misses Mars Bars. Thank you Buttermilk, also for your fudge products. If only all chocolate and sweet manufacturers could keep gluten out of their recipes like you. https://www.buttermilk.co.uk/collections/dairy-free/products/caramel-nougat?gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI98L3yYj4gQMV...
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    Also, meant to say - recovery from anxiety and depression can sometimes take a while. If you or I were to break a leg, no-one would expect us to be out running marathons the following week. Recovery takes time. I read in a book on depression (I think it was by a chap called Tim Cantopher, Depression, Disease of the Strong) that If your recovery was...
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    Yes, I agree, B12 levels are so important. Low levels of this will not do your anxiety any good. When I was diagnosed my levels were just hovering around the low end of normal. Reading about B12 on this forum I came to realise that here in UK what is construed as a normal B12 level in other countries is thought to be a deficiency. I then started taking...
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    Hiya Tanja I do think the line you are describing could be possibly to do with a hernia. However, do you know if you had diastasis recti during your pregnancy? This link describes it: https://blogs.bcm.edu/2022/08/24/abdominal-bulging-diastasis-recti-or-hernia/#:~:text=The main way to tell,discomfort and abdominal wall weakness. I am...
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    So to summarise, on the one hand you have been told by your gastroenterologist that you don't have coeliac disease because your villi are in 'perfect condition', but on the other hand your report states, "The presence of increased lymphocytes with preserved villous architecture raises the possibility of potential/early celiac disease." I can see why...
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    @Dawson123 Gastritis is a condition that affects many people for a host of different reasons. The National Health Service website here in the UK notes the principal causes: infection with a bacteria called helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) taking anti-inflammatory painkillers (such as ibuprofen) and aspirin drinking too much alcohol being...
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    Hi @Dawson123 and welcome to the forum. I can quite see why you have questions. Interestingly, when I had my last biopsy (and I am a coeliac) my results came back with raised lymphocytes but no villous damage. I've been gluten free for a decade and my gastroenterologist said words to the effect that if I'd eaten nothing but rice and water all this...
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    I was filling in a "special diet" section in a hospital form for an op I have to have in a few days time, as I have to probably stay over for 24 hours, and there was no section for gluten free/Coeliac Disease. 😟 However, the hotel I am staying at the night before offers a gluten free option for breakfast. Unfortunately because I can't eat that morning I ...
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    My children are both terrified of being sick. I trace it back to a holiday in Italy when they were very young and both were very sick following a meal at a restaurant. Neither are coeliac, but I can imagine being a coeliac with a fear of vomiting could be a challenging thing to manage. I think one thing worth pointing out to your daughter is that not...
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    I often mention a dodgy old dishwasher on this forum that we used to own. I frequently emptied plates from it that didn't feel squeaky clean. When we replaced it with a dishwasher that used clean water for the initial rinse cycle, my Ttg numbers improved. Could have been a coincidence though. I know a lot of people in the UK who wash up and never...
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    No - so odd. But it feels as if it should be. It also feels as if I've been stung by a bee. No sting.
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    Hi Trents. Thanks for coming back to me. Very puzzling - nothing to show for it at all. I can only think that it is either something else altogether, or the ulcer takes a while to show. Apparently sleeping on the affected side is how it can arise, but I seldom sleep on that side. I have read that cartilage injuries can take a long while to heal because...
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    For nearly a week now I've been suffering from very unpleasant ear pain - it feels at times it is the cartilage, the very tip of my ear - like someone is pulling at it or it's been nicked by a pair of scissors at the barbers type pain, other times it feels like there's a bee sting at the side of my head. It hurts if I put pressure on the ear, or the side...
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    I couldn't agree more, hobbies and interests are so important. I never really had one until my aunt suggested how important it was to have a hobby or interest so that when my then baby girl finally flew the nest it wouldn't be devastating. She was so right! A couple of years later I got involved in a particular interest I am so thankful - it has helped...
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    Yes, I get this too. My central vision sparkles for about 10 minutes then returns, smartphones being the biggest trigger. So I don't have one - I feel a complete dinosaur! "P.S. I do still get Opthalmic Migraines caused by looking at digital screens: computer screens, phone screens, tablet screens, even my flat screen television. My ophthalmologist...
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    When I was a teenager I suffered from a lot of migraines which left me with a headache, light sensitivity and very nauseous. I found certain light conditions triggered and exacerbated the issue, particularly strip lighting, and sun shining through a window in a stuffy classroom. Since going gluten free I've had a type of migraine from time to time...
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    Yes, the only major glutening episode I've had in recent years resulted in chills and vomiting two hours after eating. I was so surprised, I hadn't been that sick since I was a child. When I first went gluten free I just got diarrhea and a sore stomach after a substantial glutening. It seems the reaction is far worse now.
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    Hello @whaleroad - I'm from the UK, and a fellow crumpet-eater! (You will be glad to know if you do ever have to go gluten free, Warburtons make some delicious gluten free crumpets, and I actually prefer them to the normal ones!) I think you need to see what your results are. It could be that despite your gluten avoidance your results are still positive...
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    Just chiming into say I think mine took 8 years to get down to normal levels from memory. I tried so hard to get my numbers down, I rarely ate out, never cheated etc. I did make the odd mistake along the way but I think in my own case cross contamination at home must have been happening. I share the house with gluten eaters and we had a very suspect...
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    Tanja... it's now just gone eight in the morning here in the UK so I thought I'd check in. Do get the book - if you can't get it at the library, I'd say it's worth getting it online or from your local bookshop. A relative of mine is a GP and has a background in psychology and thinks it is fantastic. It has helped me, and I've given it to others, and...
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    Hi Tanja Definitely keep an eye out for changes in BMs and see a doctor if they persist, but it does sound likely that you can blame the blueberries on this occasion.😊 Just rereading your questions, yes, that hard area I have (the trapped fatty tissue) is always there, but I am only really aware of it, as I say, when I am putting on weight - th...
  25. cristiana
    Perhaps rapid transit time is the reason you are having this at the moment and haven't experienced it before. The amount of time food takes to pass through the gut can make a big difference to the appearance of a stool. Anxiety is a common reason why food passes too fast through the gut too quickly, food intolerance and glutening, a stomach virus too. ...
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