I was also reading that transglutaminase is used in the cheese making/yogurt process. Is this also a concern for celiacs. So exhausting keeping up with what I can and can't eat.
Am doing ok. Took the vit C and iron and by the beginning of August all the splinters had disappeared. Stopped taking the vit C & iron and 3 weeks later they seem to be returning. My GI doctor and I are going to test for iron deficiency in 2 weeks, so will stay off iron & C until then to confirm that it is indeed the correlation with the splinters...
So great to hear! Actually makes sense with the iron, as vitamin C helps in the absorption of iron. Sounds like a good theory that it is either the vitamin C, or vitamin C aiding in the absorption of the iron. Thanks for all the feedback. Going to try adding iron as well. Hoping this will help us both feel better and worry less
Hi Spencer88- just wanted to update you on the splinter hemorrhages. I went to my GI doctor and he ran a bunch of bloodwork. I didn't actually get the bloodwork done for a few weeks as I wanted to go back to consistently taking my B-12, D3, K, and multi.(Solgar VM-75) When I did get the bloodwork done, all the numbers came back fine. Vitamin C is water soluble...
Have been dealing with splinter hemorrhages on three of my toe nails since February. I did go to my doctor who rightly so did a very complete blood work-up ruling out other diseases such as lupus and RA and referred me to several other doctors to make sure that it was not cancer, endocarditis, or something serious. I went to the doctors. I have done some...