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  1. trents
    JulieRose, Have you had either an endoscopy (upper GI scoping) or a colonoscopy (lower GI scoping)? Those would be necessary to confirm either disease, though blood work can often spot probable Celiac Disease because Celiac Disease generally produces certain enzymes that show up in blood tests. At least get the blood work done that checks for Celiac...
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    Several things to consider: 1. It's not uncommon for people who do have Celiac Disease to have negative blood work but show blunted villi when an endoscopy is done. Several of our forum participants had this experience. So the biopsy is still the gold standard. 2. It is very common for people with Celiac Disease to have one or more additional autoimmune...
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    I think it was just a hypothetical "if".
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    Welcome, Arinana! 1. Have you recently had an endoscopy with intestinal biospsy to check the condition of your small bowel villi? We have a number of forum members whose blood work is negative for Celiac Disease but a biopsy showed damaged villi. 2. Have you checked all the food labels lately of any processed/prepared foods that your eat? Do you...
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    Welcome, Anita! I would not be concerned about gluten cross contamination in raw sugar products. Do you have a reason for being concerned about this particular product?
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    Do any of you out there have a Nima gluten sensor? If so, try testing some distilled spirits and some distilled vinegar to see if it registers gluten. I am curious about this.
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    You really do need to get tested for celiac disease, even if that means suffering though eating gluten for about 3 months. A couple pieces of wheat bread per day shouild accomplish what you need for a valid test. Celiac disease damages the lining (villi) of the small intestine which reduces the ability of your GI tract to absorb nutrients. Your mood...
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    It should be cautioned that neither of these two articles claim to completely eliminate the need to eat gluten free. Both seem to target incidental gluten exposure such as we get from cross contamination. Here's a quote from the first article: "Northwestern claims after celiac patients were treated with the technology, they were able to eat gluten and...
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    I doubt the problem was that you got glutened, at least not from the frozen vegies. Lot's of things can cause the symptoms you describe including an intestinal virus.
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    With cross contamination, individual celiac responses will vary tremendously. And the amount of cross contamination will likely vary from batch to batch since it is incidental. It will also depend on how much of the item you eat which is something we don't see talked about in celiac circles very much. We talk about parts per million standards but in reality...
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    Gluten is not an uncommon ingredient in candy and even if it is not an intentional ingredient it can inadvertently be added through cross contamination in processing. Licorice and taffy have wheat starch as a primary ingredient. It's what makes them so chewy. But if you get stomach upset frequently when eating sweet/starcy food then you may have a candida...
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    Crush the die free pills into a powder and put them in some liquid you know she will drink. like OJ or chocolate milk. Add a little sweetener if necessary.
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    I realize we are straying a bit off topic but rice can also be high in arsenic. Where arsenic is present in the soil, rice is naturally good at taking it up.
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    You know, it seems every substance known to humanity has been implicated in some potential health risk. It's impossible to avoid everything and be alive. I think it comes down to avoiding the worst of them in so far as is reasonable and possible. Often, the same substances that benefit us in one way harm us in another. Now that our technology and industry...
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    "After treatment with the technology, the patients were able to eat gluten with a substantial reduction in inflammation . . . Celiac patients treated with the COUR nanoparticle, CNP-101, showed 90% less immune inflammation response than untreated patients. By stopping the inflammatory response, CNP-101 showed the capacity to protect the intestines from gluten...
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    Yes, doing an article for USAers about the impact on their health insurance rates would be a great idea.
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    Welcome to the forum community, JulieRose. First of all, you speak of being allergic to gluten. You do not say you have Celiac Disease but know that if you do, Celiac Disease is a gluten-related condition but it is not an allergy. It is an autoimmune disease whose inflammatory episodes are triggered by the ingestion of gluten. With Celiac Disease, the...
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    StaceyBella, welcome to the forum community! Can you be more specific? What part of being a Celiac is getting harder for your wife? Are you speaking of her symptoms? Are you speaking of psychological emotional stress or the social implications of trying to eat gluten-free? Are you speaking of the challenge of adopting a gluten-free lifestyle and understanding...
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    Apparently not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar "The term "distilled vinegar" as used in the United States (called "spirit vinegar" in the UK, "white vinegar" in Canada) is something of a misnomer because it is not produced by distillation but by fermentation of distilled alcohol." It can be made from almost any fruit or grain high in starch...
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    Thanks for the clarification. Do you have a good gluten-free recipe for spanikopita? It can take weeks to heal from a gluten setback.
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    As you normally do? I would hope you kick it up a notch as from you own admission you seem to be cheating on the diet now and then. Is that what you mean by normal?
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    Welcome Freedee! Corn would not be an issue for most people with Celiac Disease but it would be if they also had an allergy to corn. But that would not be a Celiac Disease immune system response per se. We do know that people with Celiac Disease typically develop intolerances and allergies to other foods because of the dysfunction celiac disease introduces...
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    Hmm! Never thought about having celiac disease raising the cost of health insurance. I'm not sure I've seen that here in Washington.
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    I've said that at times too on this forum, Scott. You hit the nail on the head. Until they have an official diagnosis with laboratory proof, many will find a way to not take their need to eat gluten-free seriously.
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    With Celiac Disease, you are either all in to eliminating gluten in your diet or you aren't in at all. Admittedly, this can be difficult for people to accept who are part of certain food cultures or who have a dysfunctional relationship with food. But your health is at stake here.
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