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  1. knitty kitty
    Thiamine Mononitrate is not well absorbed and not utilized well by the body. Thiamine Hydrochloride and Benfotiamine are forms the body can utilized much easier. Benfotiamine has been shown to promote intestinal healing. Thiamine needs magnesium to make some essential enzymes. A magnesium citrate or magnesium glycinate supplement should be taken...
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    Yes, much of the damage done in Celiac Disease is microscopic. A pathologist trained in Celiac Disease pathology should be able to recognize it.
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    Welcome to the forum, @GardeningForHealth! I would call what you describe as "Malnutrition Progression" because the gluten free diet can be inadequate in vitamins and minerals. Additional food sensitivities can be a result of high histamine levels and inadequate vitamins needed to clear histamine. Following a low histamine AIP diet will help...
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    More research articles on Malnutrition in Celiac Disease Nutritional Imbalances in Adult Celiac Patients Following a Gluten-Free Diet https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8398893/ Nutritional Status and Metabolism in Celiac Disease: Narrative Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419423/ ...
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    On average, a slice of bread contains about 2 grams of gluten. Three grams of gluten is enough to make you feel unwell, but TEN grams of gluten gets the anti gluten antibodies into the bloodstream at a high enough level where they can be measured for blood tests for Celiac Disease and to produce noticeable damage in the small intestine. Different breeds...
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    Not that I know of, unfortunately.
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    According to this recent research, updates to the gluten challenge are being implemented. Recommended intake of gluten should be increased to 10 grams of gluten per day for at least two weeks. Or longer. While three grams of gluten will begin the immune response, ten grams of gluten is needed to get antibody levels up to where they can be measured...
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    Remember that twenty percent increase in dietary thiamine causes an eighty percent improvement in brain function? You can be on that borderline between minimum sufficiency and deficiency for a long time, years. Try a combination of injections and Allithiamine. See how it works for you. I don't see anything problematic there. Hiding in Plain...
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    Welcome to the forum, @OctiSD! You may want to consider having an endoscopy with biopsies now without a gluten challenge. That way you could get a baseline of what damage done due to Celiac is still left and needs healing. It can also rule out any other digestive problems that can cause similar symptoms. Checking anti gluten antibodies in the blood...
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    This has a list of ingredients... No gluten, corn starch. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c54cf95f-6465-4203-b98b-a54ba5a26843#drug-information
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    @heyitsme, No, the Erythrocyte Transketolase test is not widely available. One of the labs that offered it closed due to Covid. The World Health Organization recommends taking high dose Thiamine and looking for symptom improvement. Different types of Thiamine have different doses. Thiamine Hydrochloride is not well absorbed, so higher...
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    @heyitsme, An Erythrocyte Transketolase test is a better method of testing for Thiamine deficiency. Thiamine deficiency correction needs Thiamine supplementation for longer than a few days. Thiamine in the form of Tetrahydrofurfuryl Disulfide (TTFD) (aka Allithiamine) can get into the brain easily and improves brain function better than...
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    @goatmanvevo, You may want to keep a food-mood-poo'd diary. Tracking irritating foods is much easier with a diary and helpful to doctors and nutritionists. Sometimes while healing we can react to other foods. Eggs, soy, and other grains like corn may be difficult to digest and may provoke gastrointestinal symptoms. Lactose intolerance or a...
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    Welcome to the forum, @heyitsme! Your experiences and symptoms sound similar to mine when I had Thiamine deficiency and other nutritional deficiencies. You can read more of my story in my blog. Elevated liver enzymes are a symptom of Thiamine deficiency. Dizziness, especially after changing position could be Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia...
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    @normagain, I've used Cobalamine B12, Thiamine B1, and Pyridoxine B6 to help with my back pain. These vitamins together are found to act as an analgesic. Since nutritional deficiencies are common in Celiac Disease, supplementing with vitamins and minerals is a good idea. Hope this helps! Role of B vitamins, thiamine, pyridoxine, and...
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    @KSS1918, welcome to the forum! Yes, I've experienced tinnitus and difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). My Vitamin D level was very low and I was low in B Complex vitamins, especially Thiamine B1. Thiamine insufficiency affects the nerves in the head and neck causing dysphagia, tinnitus and hearing loss. Being low in other B vitamins, Riboflavin...
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    I like The Paleo Approach by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne.
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    Welcome to the forum, @Sammy cat! Are you consuming green smoothies?
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    @jmichelle, Puffy eyes can be a result of high histamine. Histamine is released as part of the autoimmune response to gluten. Taking B Complex vitamins and Vitamin C will help get rid of the histamine. Hope this helps!
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    Welcome to the forum, @Sweetsoonergirl! You may feel better if you supplement with vitamins and minerals. The gluten free diet can be low in the B vitamins and minerals like magnesium that our bodies and minds need to function. Anxiety is improved with a higher B Complex vitamin intake and Vitamin D intake. B vitamins are required by law to...
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    Welcome to the forum, @Spitcard! A biopsy is considered the "gold standard" of diagnosis. In early stages of celiac disease and in young people, DGP IgG antibodies are often the first antibodies to be produced. Anemia, diabetes, and Thiamine deficiency can affect the production of tTg IgA anti gluten antibodies. Celiac Disease is...
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    @elthomp, I've had tinnitus, but I found correcting my low Vitamin D improved it. Serum Vitamin D Concentration Is Lower in Patients with Tinnitus: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10047354/ The eight essential B vitamins and Vitamin D are effective in lowering stress, anxiety...
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    @lydialoo, Congratulations on your improvements! Dysautonomia and POTS are caused by Thiamine insufficiency. Blood tests for Thiamine deficiency are not an accurate measurement of how well Thiamine is being utilized inside cells and organs. An Erythrocyte Transketolase test is a better measure. I've had POTS and Dysautonomia myself. I...
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    Welcome to the forum @shawnthehaze! Deficiency in Thiamine (and magnesium) results in constipation and Gastroparesis (the intestines don't squish food through well). Intestinal bacteria have time to ferment those foods and gas results. Try the Benfotiamine and magnesium and a B Complex. Remember gluten based foods contain added vitamins and minerals...
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