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    I agree with docaz. And this suggests the need for growth in the gluten-free food/beverage market sector as the percentage of the population confirmed to have real issues with gluten is on the rise. But it will be slow, as it has been, and the products will be more expensive as we know. It also suggests development of effective (and cost effective) antigens...
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    Hopefully, your GI doc will test you for Celiac Disease. Several things come to mind: 1. For essentially everyone who starts the journey of gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease, there is a learning curve concerning how gluten is hidden in commercially prepared food products, supplements, medications. Several recent studies have demonstrated that...
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    Safeway Signature Select Lite Butter. But I doubt the brand makes any difference. Yes, I have been having some gastritis since going off my PPI recently and the popcorn seems to help with that. I think it works because of it's soft, fluffy absorbent texture.
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    Who are these doctors you refer to? Are they licensed medical physicians or naturopaths?
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    I know that ginko biloba interacts with a lot of meds but are you sure that's true of B6, B12, zinc, calcium and magnesium? I wasn't aware of those others being a problem. What medications are you on? Do you have good health insurance? Are you a French citizen or do you have private insurance? What resources are available to you? Sounds like you might have...
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    Yes, it can be. I think you need to do whatever it takes to get your gastritis under control. Even if that means taking a PPI for a period of time. Avoid spicy foods, tomatoes, citrus, chocolate, coffee (especially coffee and all caffeinated beverages) and whatever foods are triggers for you. After eating, avoid activities that cause you to have to bend over...
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    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/esophageal-varices/symptoms-causes/syc-20351538#:~:text=Esophageal varices are enlarged veins,throat and stomach (esophagus). I would not let them dismiss that bloody reflux.
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    Good thoughts, KK.
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    Yes, I think it can be impossible to know exactly when celiac disease started because in the beginning stages for many people there may be no dramatic symptoms.
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    Not saying you shouldn't take a PPI for gastritis. Just saying don't take it long term unless you have to. Gastritis carries it's own dangers like peptic ulcers. I haven't heard that magnesium is good for gastritis but it can help with other issues, including constipation.
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    John, there is much more awareness within the medical community about Celiac Disease today than there was even 15 years ago. I was diagnosed in maybe 2003 but annual lab work pointed to the presence of the disease even back as far as 1987-88. My PCP had no clue and it wasn't until I made an appointment with a GI doc that any testing for celiac disease was...
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    Welcome, John! The onset of Celiac disease can happen at anytime in life but most commonly in childhood or the third decade of life. For me, I have lab evidence that it had begun to ravage my body by about age 37 but it took me 13 years to find out what it was. We know that about 40% (not exactly certain of that figure but it's not far off I don't think...
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    In your first sentence, did you intend to say, "too insensitive"? Might be a typo there. Otherwise I can't make sense of it. Yes, the Nima sensor is better than nothing and would be adequate I suppose for many Celiacs who are not real sensitive.
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    David, just beware that long term use of a Proton Pump Inhibitor (aka, PPI) like Omeprazole may have negative consequences for healing with regard to your Celiac Disease. Once your gastritis is totally under control and you are confident you are eating gluten-free then please talk to your doctor about getting off the PPI. And you may have to titrate down...
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    Scott, I disagree. This is what I read the other day: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/1/18080666/nima-sensor-testing-fda-food-allergy-gluten-peanut-transparency-data#:~:text=There was some good news,a “gluten found” result. Seems like the Nima sensors are only reliable when the amount of gluten present exceeds the accepted standard of 20 ppm. If I u...
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    Kind of dated information. I hope this new machine you speak of gives better results than personal gluten sensors like those put out by Nima which were kind of a bust.
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    Okay folks, let's treat each other with respect in our replies. There is a right way and a wrong way to express your disagreement with someone.
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    What is this new machine you speak of? Can you be more specific and do you have any links?
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    Distillation is one thing. Fermentation is another.
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    "DH which some also call Celiac Sprue is a skin reaction to ingesting, and even “touching” gluten." I must correct you here, Kristina. Celiac Sprue, or "sprue" for short is just an older term used for Celiac Disease and not necessarily confined to DH.
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    There is no way around it. You need to sit down with your family members and have a heart to heart talk with them and ask them not to eat your gluten-free food. But this begs the question, do your family members understand and accept your Celiac condition or are they dismissive toward it. I ask this because it is not uncommon for people to think that needing...
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    There has been some concern that some distilleries use a wheat containing paste to seal the barrels used for storage after the distillation has taken place.
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    Yes, what exactly is the medicine the PPC prescribed for you?
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    We're not entirely sure why Celiac Disease can cause elevated liver enzymes. Most think it has something to do with the "leaky gut" that Celiacs have allowing abnormally large protein fragments to get into the blood stream which then have to be processed by the liver. There is also some evidence that gluten itself can be toxic to the liver for some individuals...
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    Celiac Disease has long fingers, often causing neurological problems and it almost always causes dysfunction in the immune system because of "leaky gut". It is also common for celiacs to develop other autoimmune diseases. Many of the same genes are involved between celiac disease and other autoimmune conditions, e.g. diabetes.
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