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  1. trents
    Welcome to the forum, the pineapple.co! It's pretty unusual for rice to give problems but people can be allergic/intolerant of anything that has a protein component. That said, have you looked into SIBO?
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    As far as grams of gluten per day needing to be consumed pretest I can not give you an amount but if you re-read my first post it is the equivalent of what is found in two slices of wheat bread per day. Might be easier just to buy a commercially produced loaf of bread.
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    There have been some studies that suggested sourdough bread is less "toxic" than other breads made from gluten containing flour. And there are some anecdotal accounts where people with celiac disease claim they can eat sourdough bread without repercussions, symptomatically speaking. But I don't think the scientific community or the celiac community is ready...
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    I'm not sure that high total IGA will skew a celiac antibody test but low total IGA will.
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    The Floradix is not heme iron, It's plant based iron so it may not be as effective.
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    I think taking calcium with will likely have a negative effect on iron absorption. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21462112/#:~:text=Studies on human subjects have,salts or in dairy products. Calcium supplementation raises the PH in the gut. To improve iron absorption you want to take something acid along with it like Vitamin C, orange juice or tomato...
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    Blood in the stool will not be visible unless the sight of the leak is in the lower part of the intestinal track. Then it would be bright red. If the bleed sight is higher up then it may give the stool a darker appearance than normal.
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    I doubt if this is the issue, since you seem to be assimilating some iron from your diet, but have you been checked for pernicious anemia? This is caused by the inability to assimilate B12 due to lack of something called "intrinsic factor."
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    Also, are you consuming oats and/or dairy? About 10% of celiacs react to oats like they do wheat/barley/rye. And it's not clear that this is due to cross contamination with gluten containing grains or whether the oat protein itself, which closely resembles gluten, is the culprit. And recent studies have shown that for some people, the protein casein in dairy...
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    Scott, in the article you site you make this statement, "These tests are very specific because certain antibodies only appear in those with gluten sensitivity, celiac disease and/or dermatitis herpetiformis." This seems to contradict the information you gave in a forum conversation a few days ago where you sated there currently is no test for gluten...
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    Welcome to the forum, A. ! A., for the sake of clarification, have you been making a serious attempt to eat gluten free since diagnosis? You don't really say but your question at the beginning of your second paragraph implies that. Your anemia is borderline low but your very low ferritin levels are a concern. That tells me you are assimilating iron...
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    Is the mucous you speak of with he upset stomach showing up in your stool or when you vomit. You say you don't vomit up food. That's a little confusing. But yes, most or all of the symptoms you describe could be caused by celiac disease, directly or indirectly.
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    Absolutely! Not all are.
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    Short answer, "No." Long answer is it will depend on how much of the extract is used in the product and how sensitive a celiac the individual is who is consuming the product. It is likely that it will produce a celiac reaction in many because they are on the sensitive side. At the end of the day that is the issue. But the other question is concerning the...
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    In your case, because of low IGA, I would recommend pursing an upper GI endoscopy with biopsy of the small bowel lining to check for damaged villi that is the hallmark of Celaic disease. The antibody blood tests for celiac disease are not accurate in people with low IGA. But whether we are talking about the blood antibody test or the endoscopy, you must be...
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    Welcome to the forum, BillH! Are you sharing the kitchen with others who are not trying to eat gluten free? I see no need to ditch existing pots and pans and utensils, as long as you scrub them thoroughly after they were last used for cooking gluten containing foods. Concerning vitamins, I would advise an adult Centrum or equivalent plus a...
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    Okay. But keep in mind that if you have celiac disease or even gluten sensitivity, you may not get the answer from our experiment unless you are totally gluten free. It is often an "all in" or not at all in if you know what I mean. You may or may not see much difference in symptoms just by cutting back on gluten.
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    Welcome to the forum, Krags! A "relatively free gluten-free diet"? Do you have an official diagnosis of a gluten-related disorder or are you just experimenting with eating gluten free?
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    Not that's true dedication to the gluten free diet!
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    I wish the article would have gone into more detail about the "functional specialized laboratory tests" that can be used in alternative medicine settings to diagnose adrenal dysfunction.
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    Upper GI is also commonly called an endoscopy. But technically speaking, "endoscopy" can mean a scoping from either end. With an upper GI, the esophagus, stomach and small intestine are scoped when the tube is inserted via the mouth. This is what is used to diagnose for celiac disease. Celiac disease damages the villi that line the small bowel and the upper...
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    I was meaning a scope at the end of year one after going gluten free and then another two years later. Talk to the GI doc about doing the upper GI at the same time you go in for a routine colonoscopy. You may get a two for one discount. But make sure he cleans the scope well if he does the lower end first. If you want to pursue the serum antibody test...
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    Welcome to the forum, LoisT! Are you now eating gluten free? You don't say but I would assume so since you are "playing along." Unfortunately, if you are even approximating eating gluten free then serum antibody testing will likely not be helpful and at best equivocal. That is the only other testing for celiac disease besides the endoscopy biopsy...
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    I use gluten free buckwheat groats on a regular basis for a hot breakfast cereal. They are delicious and highly nutritious. An excellent source of fiber as well. Add a pad of butter and a little sugar and you're good to go. Takes about 10 minutes to cook. I get them off Amazon. There are several brands available there that are gluten free. Buckwheat is not...
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    Not sure about the apnea, lungs and hernias being linked to long term exposure to gluten but the other problems you mention are statistically linked to undiagnosed celiac disease. You and I were diagnosed at about the same age and looking back over my life there were some symptoms I experienced even as a child. But when I was about 37 yr. old there was laboratory...
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