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  1. trents
    The prevalence of type 1 diabetes in the celiac population is 6% and in the general population, 1%. So there is a statistical correlation between the two. Celiac disease onset requires two elements: 1. having certain genes, and 2. a triggering stress event such as a viral illness. I would think COVID should qualify for the latter. Also realize that the...
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    Were you consuming normal amounts of gluten up until the blood antibody test draw? Going gluten free before testing will likely invalidate the results. Give it time. If you have celiac disease there is damage to the small bowel lining, where the nutrients from our food is absorbed. Once you go gluten free there should be healing of the lining and a return...
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    An A1C of 6.1 is prediabetic level. I would have you consider that you may have other food intolerances not related to gluten. Things that are commonly found in carby snack foods. I would also suggest you look into SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth) and histamine intolerance.
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    If your serum antibody tests were positive, even weakly positive, after being on a low gluten diet, I would assume you have celiac disease. If you have already had the biopsy and are just waiting on results, why are you still eating gluten? Were you already off gluten when the biopsy was done? You mentioned you were not eating much gluten when you had...
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    Ah! So there's a difference between fat based vitamins and fat soluble vitamins. I didn't know that!
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    I was thinking fat soluble vitamins carried the risk of toxicity with excessive dosages, for instance, D3. Water soluble vitamins are certainly cleared from the system via the kidneys and urine but my understanding is that is not true with fast soluble vitamins.
  7. trents
    I don't know about Allithiamine but Benfotiamine is not water soluble. What is a safe dosage?
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    Yes, symptoms are largely the same as with celiac disease. And the antidote is the same: Life-long gluten free eating and not cheating on the diet.
  9. trents
    You could also have non celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) in which you experience most or all of the same symptoms as celiac disease but there is currently no test for it. So, your tests would be negative. But to confirm that diagnosis, you would need to have a biopsy done. With NCGS there will be no villi damage in the small bowel.
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    I have not heard of the " house smells like mac and cheese" thing before but the rest of the symptoms your describe are all very typical of those who have celiac disease. Have you been diagnosed with celiac disease and if so, why is your GI doc putting you on a gluten challenge? And if you have not officially been diagnosed with celiac in the past...
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    No. Nima was bought out by some medical supply company who seems to have eliminated the sensor and it's capsules from their product lineup. The only Nima products available are used and what you might find in carried over inventory. . . but they will be expensive most likely.
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    Yes, indeed!
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    Yes, you can post links here.
  14. trents
    Personally, I have not read or heard that celiac disease has any effect one way or the other on the effectiveness of vaccines.
  15. trents
    Then I would assume the liver issue is due to something else. Fatty liver disease? A temporary viral infection?
  16. trents
    18% of celiacs experience liver inflammation before going gluten free. That was me 20 years ago. Liver enzymes normalized with a few months of going gluten free.
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    The tTg-IGA is the most specific blood antibody test for Celiac disease. If it is positive, even a weak positive, the chances are very high that you have celiac disease. All the symptoms you list are classic celiac symptoms. No one person will experience the entire range of symptoms that are common to the celiac population as a whole. Did you do a...
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    That's because even though the gluten is not an intentional ingredient in the product, the equipment used to manufacture it is not dedicated to just that product. There may be other medications manufactured on that same equipment that uses wheat starch as a filler. And, so cross contamination cannot be ruled out.
  19. trents
    What is often mistaken for lactose intolerance in celiacs is actually casein intolerance. Casein is the main protein in dairy.
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    Touche'!
  21. trents
    Don't take allergy testing too seriously. If you google it you will discover it can be pretty unreliable for several reasons. There is often poor correlation between what the tests show and the symptoms you experience in real life. A better option may be to start keeping a food diary and after a few weeks you may start to see patterns between your bad allergy...
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    You need to get tested for celiac disease. The first stage of testing is getting a blood draw sent to a lab to check for celiac antibodies. Keep eating gluten until you get tested or the tests will not be valid.
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    There is historical evidence that celiac disease has been around for many centuries, long before the advent of modern agriculture with it's herbicides, pesticides, and hybridization. There are many theories as to the apparent increase in celiac disease which include hybridization to increase the amount of gluten and the abuse of antibiotics. Celiac disease...
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    No, I was just having a little fun with you, Scott!
  25. trents
    By current FDA standards, it is gluten free in that it contains no more than 20ppm of gluten. That is the current definition of gluten free in the USA and it works for most celiacs. But 20ppm is too much for some celiacs who suffer reactions to that amount.
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