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  1. knitty kitty
    I suffer from Dermatitis Herpetiformis, too. Like @Rogol72, I had to cut out all gluten-free processed foods, dairy, oats, and eggs before my skin cleared up. I followed the Autoimmune Protocol Diet. I also supplement with the eight essential B vitamins. (Meat and liver are great sources of B vitamins.) Low levels of certain B vitamins ( B1...
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    @Xravith, How are you doing? Two cookies are not enough. For testing, you need to be eating a minimum of ten grams of gluten for two weeks minimum before testing for Celiac antibodies. Ten grams of gluten is roughly five or six slices of gluten containing bread per day for two weeks minimum. Breads that contain lots of gluten typically...
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    For back pain, I take a combination of Cobalamine B12, Pyridoxine B 6, and Thiamine B 1 (in the form Benfotiamine), which have an analgesic effect. These three B vitamins together work way better than those over the counter pain relievers. Theses are water soluble B vitamins that are easily excreted via the kidneys if not needed. Thiamine will also help...
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    @stephaniekl, welcome to the forum, Is your daughter taking any nutritional supplements? Weight loss and failure to thrive are two symptoms of thiamine insufficiency. Thiamine deficiency symptoms are not recognized as such by doctors. I experienced similar symptoms when I became malnourished. Thiamine deficiency symptoms can become worse...
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    If a Celiac person is successful in following a gluten-free diet, they can go into remission. They may not have a reaction to gluten without a precipitating event like an injury or infection or even emotional or mental stress. Following a strict gluten-free diet at home, then indulging in gluten containing products abroad without a reaction...
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    Potatoes contain glycoalkaloids that promote leaky gut syndrome. This is where food particles can get into the bloodstream and cause problems in other places. Potatoes in processed foods are often bleached with sulfites to keep the color light. Sulfite sensitivity can occur in Celiac.
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    Have you tried a genetic test to look for Celiac genes? No gluten challenge required.
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    Hello, @ElisaAllergiesgluten, Have you tried going on a low histamine Paleo diet like the Autoimmune Protocol diet? A low histamine AIP diet would help your body rid itself of the extra histamine it's making in response to allergies. Are you Celiac as well? Since we need more thiamine when we're stressed, adding Benfotiamine, a form of Thiamine...
  9. knitty kitty
    Don't skimp on the gluten daily while undergoing the gluten challenge!
  10. knitty kitty
    Welcome to the forum, @Jades Journey, Were you eating a sufficient amount of gluten every day in the weeks prior to testing? Ten grams of gluten per day for a minimum of two weeks is required to get the antibody levels high enough to leave the intestines (where they are made) and get into the blood stream (where they can be measured).
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    Look at the ingredients. Thiamine Mononitrate is in that ingredients list.
  12. knitty kitty
    Peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain iincluding numbness, tingling, buzzing in the feet or hands) can be caused by deficiencies in several vitamins, not just B 12 Cobalamine. Thiamine B 1, Pyridoxine B 6, and Riboflavin B 2, zinc, magnesium and calcium are also needed to work with B12. With Celiac Disease, the absorption of all the micronutrients are...
  13. knitty kitty
    Symptoms that get worse if you don't supplement is a sign of malabsorption, possibly due to Celiac disease. Blood tests for nutritional deficiencies are not very accurate, and should be done when you have been off of supplements for eight to twelve weeks, otherwise the vitamin supplements you've taken will be measured. The blood circulation system is...
  14. knitty kitty
    For pain relief I take a combination of Thiamine (Benfotiamine), Pyridoxine B 6, and Cobalamine B12. The combination of these three vitamins has analgesic effects. I have back pain and this really works. The B vitamins are water soluble and easily excreted. Hope this helps! Keep us posted on your results!
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    Welcome to the forum, @Xravith. I experienced similar symptoms before my diagnosis. Mine were due to the loss of vitamins and minerals, essential nutrients we must get from our food. With Celiac Disease, the intestinal lining, made up of thousands of villi, gets damaged and cannot absorb essential vitamins and minerals, especially the eight B vitamins...
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    Yes, I, too, have osteoporosis from years of malabsorption, too. Thiamine and magnesium are what keep the calcium in place in the bones. If one is low in magnesium, boron, selenium, zinc, copper, and other trace minerals, ones bone heath can suffer. We need more than just calcium and Vitamin D for strong bones. Riboflavin B 2, Folate B 9 and Pyridoxine...
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    Yes, I agree, most doctors miss the subtleties of Celiac disease. The AIP diet was designed by a doctor who has Celiac herself, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne. Her book The Paleo Approach is most helpful. The AIP diet eliminates all grains and other pseudo grains like rice,corn and quinoa because they can be irritating to the digestive track. It eliminates...
  18. knitty kitty
    Welcome to the forum, @petitojou! I lost a lot of weight, too. I found that I was low in the B vitamins and other essential nutrients. Vitamin B 1, Thiamine, is not usually tested, because blood tests are so inaccurate. Doctors are not familiar with vitamin deficiency symptoms any more. Low thiamine can cause fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea...
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    I used Aveeno products for years and had to stop using it because my skin problems got worse. I do have Dermatitis Herpetiformis. Not all people with Celiac react to oats. I use tallow balm. People have been using it for thousands of years. Tallow balm is better absorbed that plant fats. There's also tallow balm soap. My favorite brand...
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    Having a RAVENOUS appetite (or conversely no appetite at all - anorexia) and unintended weight loss are symptoms of early thiamine deficiency. People who are physically active, athletes, physical laborers, those who exercise outside regularly have a higher metabolic need for thiamine. Exercising outside regularly can cause more thiamine loss because...
  21. knitty kitty
    @Celiac50, Most Celiac patients with a Marsh score as high as yours are more likely to suffer from fat malabsorption and deficiency in fat soluble vitamins, Vitamins A, D, E, and K. Vitamin A toxicity does not cause Celiac disease. Your Vitamin A toxicity was probably developed after your diagnosis and subsequent over-supplementation. Fish contains...
  22. knitty kitty
    Neanderthals were pushed out of their hunting and gathering areas by humans clearing the land for growing grains. Since early Celiac disease processes may have few or no overt symptoms, and considering life span was much shorter back then, Celiac disease may not have been so detrimental to their health. Other indigenous peoples who developed...
  23. knitty kitty
    @JForman, Did you know that Celiac disease genes can be traced back to the Neanderthals? At times I have found it amusingly distracting to think that we're eating according to our ancestors who had eaten gluten-free for thousands of years, before those homo sapiens started growing grasses all over the place. (Yes, grains evolved from grasses...
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    @Rejoicephd Getting glutened and gastrointestinal Beriberi have very similar symptoms! Drinking alcohol cleaves thiamine in half making it useless. A twenty percent increase in dietary thiamine produces an eighty percent increase in brain function. Symptoms seem to wax and wane mysteriously, depending on how much thiamine you absorb from...
  25. knitty kitty
    This article explains how thyroid problems and Celiac are connected... Celiac Disease and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: The Two Peas in a Pod https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9312543/
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