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  1. Stress can trigger the onset of latent celiac disease but I don't know that it would make it worse in those who have already developed celiac disease. But, on the other hand, stress makes most things worse and digestive/gut issues caused by stress are common and might be difficult to separate from celiac symptoms.
  2. Yes. Emotional trauma can be the trigger for activating latent celiac disease.
  3. I would be careful of with cutting out too much fat from your diet. Some vitamins are fat soluble. And if you are eating a low fiber diet that will contribute to constipation.
  4. It's impossible to tell if there are no reference numbers to compare it to. Labs don't all use the same scales.
  5. I hear you. I think most of us had these same thoughts after reading the article. At some point you just have to draw a line. We've got to eat something to stay alive.
  6. I'm not sure I would vouch for the idea that treated celiac disease does not lead to other autoimmune disorders. For one thing, we now know that the healing of the villi may never be total, even on a strict gluten-free diet. There was an NIH article posted this summer on the forum that showed when more in depth analysis of the villi, more than you would...
  7. Don't decide to go gluten free until you have discussed the results with your doctor. He may want to have an endoscopy/biopsy done and if you have already been eating gluten free it would likely invalidate the results because of the healing having already taken place.
  8. Gluten free vitamin and mineral supplements should help with that. Have you been tested for vitamin and mineral deficiencies? Have you had a followup endoscopy sense being diagnosed to check for healing in the small bowel villi? Most people who think they are eating gluten free really aren't according to several recent studies. Particularly those...
  9. There is a good chance your hair loss was likely related to vitamin deficiencies but there could also be hormonal and genetic issues involved. I'm not sure anyone can tell you whether or not your hair will grow back. Have you considered Rogaine (generic is monoxidil) therapy or laser hat therapy. They do work and have enabled my wife to reverse a good bit...
  10. Let me correct one thing I said in my post above. IBS is actually not considered an autoimmune disease. It is a functional bowel disorder.
  11. MS? Do you mean multiple sclerosis? Although MS is considered an autoimmune condition it's not one I have heard of in connection with Celiac Disease but I could be wrong. I'm not sure why you went straight there unless MS runs in your family. The most common autoimmune diseases that develop in celiacs are are other intestinal diseases like Chrones, IBS and...
  12. "It’s safe to eat, but it can cause permanent damage to the bronchioles—the narrowest parts of the branching airways in the lungs—if you inhale it. Like if, say, you’re a microwave-popcorn-factory employee working over the giant tank of flavorings. Dozens of popcorn factory employees (and even one consumer—a Colorado man who ate two bags of popcorn e...
  13. Not necessarily. Not if it gets your appetite going. And it depends on the type of exercise. Resistance/weight training can build muscle mass and add weight and the right kind. Of course, the exercise would need to be age appropriate and we don't know what age group you are in.
  14. It takes time for your gut to heal and when that has happened it wouldn't surprise me if you have a better appetite. In the meantime, focus on educating yourself on how gluten is hidden in the food industry through terminology and cross contamination. Read the labels on every processed food item you buy that is not certified gluten free. Avoid eating out...
  15. Nut allergies are very common as well.
  16. Sounds like you are taking a reasonable approach. I should think that eating one meal a day containing a significant amount of gluten should give a valid test. We can all attest to the fact that once you have been gluten-free for a while you become less tolerant of it when you do consume some. Perhaps the reverse is true. That is, if you start back on gluten...
  17. The only thing to do is try the L glutamine and see if you feel better. But you shouldn't have to take anything like that if you are consistent in eating gluten free. If you are scrupulous about avoiding gluten then the gut will heal itself. If you are inconsistent in avoiding gluten it won't. Whether or you have celiac disease or gluten intolerance, the...
  18. If the nuts are coated with a candy shell there very well may be gluten in the coating.
  19. I'm skeptical that you have gluten sensitivity and not celiac disease. If the doc who did the endoscopy saw anything abnormal at all I'm not sure how he would distinguish between gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. Do you know if he took a biopsy and sent it off for analysis? All the symptoms you describe are common to celiac disease. We have a number...
  20. So I take it the blood work was positive but the endoscopy was negative? What symptoms do you have?
  21. Not trying to avoid answering your question but how were you diagnosed? What tests were run?
  22. I would interpret "right down the middle" to mean neither a little or a lot.
  23. My apology. I misunderstood what you meant by "linked to." Sounds like we are talking about the same thing. I was reacting to the fact that there is a lot of confusion out there among laity about various intestinal maladies.
  24. Are you certain the problem is that you are getting glutened from the nuts? Are you certain that you are not getting gluten in your diet from other food sources such as might happen with cross contamination? Are you certain your are not having some intolerance to something else in your diet besides gluten. Most people with Celiac Disease develop allergies...
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