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    Hi! Have you heard of gluten ataxia and neuropathy? It is a different form of autoimmunity than celiac: eating gluten causes an autoimmune attack on cerebellum purkinje cells (brain balance center) and potentially other nerves, like peripheral nerves in hands and feet. I have had this diagnosis since 2014. I tested negative for celiac by biopsy, but my symptoms...
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    I went through withdrawals from gluten for the first 2 weeks. Headaches, mood swings, and the feeling like I wanted to gnaw on something. After you get gluten completely out of your system, you should start to feel better. This could take up to a month (and only if you don't make any mistakes). If you accidentally ingest gluten, your reaction will now probably...
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    Only the antigen test caught it, the giardia was not seen under microscope exam ever. There was another local lab who didn't see it or detect antigen, either. It's a tricky one to diagnose.
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    I had diarrhea, ibs, SIBO, and grain/gluten intolerance. I also have gluten ataxia. I treated the problems and changed my diet so that I didn't eat any grains. This helped, but I didn't get completely better. Then my doctor ran a stool analysis test from Genova Diagnostics and I tested positive for giardia and blastocystis infections. Even Mayo clinic had...
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    I can't eat brown rice, rice bran, or rice bran oil without having the same symptoms as being glutened. I have gluten ataxia, but not celiac. I have been tested for food sensitivities, and rice was one of my worst reactions. Because Rice is in almost all gluten free products that have grain, I avoid eating grains. I follow grain free or paleo recipes, or...
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    Have you heard of gluten ataxia? It is an autoimmune reaction to gluten (like celiac and dermatitis herpetiformis) except that the antibodies are against your nervous system and especially the cerebellum part of the brain. People with gluten ataxia may not have celiac disease or test positive on any of the tests done to detect celiac, but it is critical that...
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