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  1. knitty kitty
    It's much easier to correct low Vitamin D if you take high doses. It's safe and health improvement is much faster. This is how I corrected my severely low Vitamin D level. I had no ill effects correcting my deficiency this way. High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Can Correct Hypovitaminosis D Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty https://pubmed.ncbi...
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    @science enthusiast Christi, It could be Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Lots of people with Celiac develop it, especially if they eat a high carbohydrate diet. Colonic bacteria crawl into the small intestine and ferment the excess carbohydrates and prebiotic fibers which causes lots of gas. I changed my diet to the Autoimmune...
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    @Theresa2407, My Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFD), now called Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), cleared up, resolved, after supplementing with Thiamine B1 and Riboflavin B2. "Specifically, higher intakes of vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 were negatively associated with the risk of NAFLD. Consequently, providing...
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    I agree, @Flash1970, I've found a grain free diet more beneficial, too. I like the Autoimmune Protocol diet, a paleo diet, which removes potential problematic foods while healing after diagnosis, then can be expanded and easily maintained long term.
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    @cristiana, It's the same here, doctors check just Vitamin D and B12 routinely. The blood tests for other B vitamins are so inaccurate, or expensive and time consuming, doctors tend to gloss over their importance. B vitamins are water soluble and easily excreted in urine. Some people need to be careful with Pyridoxine B6 because they can store...
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    @Scott Adams, You're right about corn and wheat not sharing similarities in the 33-mer peptide segment of gluten. Corn has a completely different peptide that causes an autoimmune reaction because it attaches to HLA-DQ8. Casein in dairy shares with wheat similarities in the33-mer peptide chain. Sorry about the oversimplification. Maize...
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    @Heatherisle, Newly diagnosed people often suffer from nutritional deficiencies. Thiamine B1 stores can be depleted within a few weeks. Thiamine deficiency can be localized in the gastrointestinal tract causing Gastrointestinal Beriberi. It is under diagnosed by doctors! Dysfunction of the gallbladder can be seen in Gastrointestinal Beriberi...
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    Thiamine and other B vitamins are available without a prescription, but it's always best to discuss supplementing with your doctor and dietician. I take Thiamine Hydrochloride, Benfotiamine, and Thiamine TTFD. (Avoid Thiamine Mononitrate because it's not well absorbed or used by brain f bodies.) Benfotiamine especially helps heal the gastrointestinal...
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    Remember that damage to the small intestine can be microscopic and patchy. Deficiency in Thiamine can result in Gastrointestinal Beriberi. The symptoms are the same as a glutening! Clinical profile of patients presenting with thiamine-responsive upper-gastrointestinal upset: A pointer toward gastric beriberi https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih...
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    Processed meats and formed meats, like sausage, sandwich meats, chicken nuggets, contain "meat glue" to hold their shape. This "meat glue" is produced by bacteria and called microbial transglutaminase. It's the same structually as tissue transglutaminase that our bodies produce in response to gluten. Microbial transglutaminase provokes the same autoimmune...
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    How clean is her gluten free diet? Is dairy included? Does she eat out? SIBO? Thiamine deficiency presenting as Gastrointestinal Beriberi?
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    There's more essential vitamins than B12 and Vitamin D! Thiamine is B1. Thiamine deficiency causes insomnia. Thiamine deficiency causes changes in brain function resulting in anxiety, insomnia, depression and dementia. The brain uses more thiamine when stressed emotionally or physically. Interesting Reading: Subclinical Thiamine deficiency...
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    @Heatherisle, Has your daughter been checked for vitamin and mineral deficiencies? A combination of Thiamine Hydrochloride (or Benfotiamine) and B12 and Pyridoxine B6 relieves pain as well as over-the-counter pain relievers. What sort of food does she eat on the GFD? Many gluten free processed foods?
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    Your doctor is incorrect! Your positive DQB1*02 is all you need to develop Celiac disease. Just having one copy is sufficient to develop Celiac. Reference: Carrier frequency of HLA-DQB1*02 allele in patients affected with celiac disease: A systematic review assessing the potential rationale of a targeted allelic genotyping as a first-line...
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    I take Niacin, bilberry, Omega threes, zinc, selenium, and Vitamins C and A for eye health, skin health and digestive tract health. The skin, digestive system and eyes are all derived from basically the same sort of cells. Niacin is extremely important to keeping these tissues healthy. Niacin has be shown to prevent cataracts and improve eye...
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    @Colleen H, How are you doing? I hope you're improving. Yes, I react to gluten free products with corn in them. Segments of the protein in corn are the same as protein segments in gluten. So I react as though I've eaten gluten if I eat anything with corn. I take a combination of Thiamine B1, Pyridoxine B6 and Cobalamine B12 together. ...
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    I've heard RO water is bad, too. Distilled water has all the minerals distilled out of it, so it will pull minerals out of your bones, too. I only use distilled water to fill up my clothes iron so it won't get mineral deposits inside and quit working. I drink mineral or spring water.
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    Hello, @Aretaeus Cappadocia, My favorite source of B12 is liver. 😺 I react to nutritional yeast the same way as if I were glutened. Casein, a protein in dairy, and nutritional yeast have protein segments that match certain antigenic protein segments in gluten. The proteins in rice, corn (maize), and chicken meat have them as well. Some pe...
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    Welcome, While picking through chickpeas and lentils I have found little pebbles and on occasion, a kernel or two of wheat. Farm equipment and transport trucks are used to harvest different crops. It would be really expensive to have separate trucks and packaging lines for each crop. I have found sorting or picking through the peas or lentils...
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    Yes, that's the one I was referring to! Good for you, being proactive!
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    @Known1, I understand you have had your B12, Folate B 9, and Vitamin D level checked. However there are other B vitamins that are not routinely checked because blood tests for other B vitamins are terribly unreliable, expensive, or cumbersome to use frequently. Results can take a long time to get back, delaying proper treatment and risking permanent...
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    @Known1, I'm sure you can find a shelter or community service group that would appreciate your lotion donation. I've replied to the topic of your bloodwork as it relates to vitamins in your "Introduce Yourself" post so as not to high jack this thread. Thanks
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    @Jmartes71, Talk to your doctor and dietician about checking for nutritional deficiencies and supplementing with essential vitamins, minerals and Omega threes. Vitamins like Niacin B3, Thiamine B 1, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Omega three fats are important to maintaining the protective layer of skin. Try incorporating Tallow balm (I use Ancient...
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    Good morning, @Known1, When new to Celiac disease, It's extremely easy to blame all reactions on gluten contamination in products. Be aware that Celiac disease causes a state of hyper vigilance of our immune system. Our over stimulated immune system can react to chemicals in products and foods that normally are tolerable. Bananas contain...
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    @catnapt, You would do well to get a DNA test done. You could be seronegative Celiac.
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