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    Two weeks is considered the minimum gluten challenge period for a valid endoscopy/biopsy. Usually, however, physicians want to start with a serum antibody test because it is less invasive and much cheaper. This might seem counter intuitive, but the gluten challenge period for a valid serum antibody test is 8 weeks - longer than for the endoscopy/biopsy. This...
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    At this point in time, there is not a test or a reliable diagnostic algorithm to distinguish between the two that would not involve an endoscopy/biopsy of the small bowel. And since you have been off of gluten for a significant period of time, the endoscopy/biopsy would not give valid results. You would have to be back on gluten for at least two weeks. Even...
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    Hi, Thomas. The recovery time after getting "glutened" will vary widely from person to person. For me it seem to take a couple of weeks before I start to feel right again after a good exposure to gluten. You will also find that the longer you have been off gluten the more sensitive you will be to it. Most of us find that even after going gluten-free...
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    Man! Makes you wonder sometimes if these companies even know what gluten is and where it is found. That's a basic.
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    Unless the gluten were altered such that it retained it's density and texture and it's binding qualities minus the peptides that affect celiacs and others with gluten problems. That is the question.
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    Most consider Behcets to be an autoimmune disorder, as is celiac disease. We also know that a number of other autoimmune diseases that commonly are seen in the celiac population (Hashimoto, type 2 diabetes, lupus, etc.) are located in the same genome region as is celiac disease. Perhaps that is a connection, though I realize my answer is kind of general...
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    A word of caution is in order here. Don't take those allergy/intolerance blood tests (or the skin prick tests) too seriously. They are notoriously unhelpful when it comes to being definitive with regard to what foods actually give you issues. There is often poor correlation there. There are problems in several areas when it comes to those kind of tests. I...
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    Welcome to the forum, BecaButterflies! This does not definitively answer your question but perhaps the additional information will help you make a decision. Celiac Disease is a genetic disorder in the sense that we do know it is tied to specific genes that must be present for someone to develop celiac disease. These genes are present in about 4...
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    But newcon2021, if you have been steadily cutting back on your son's consumption of gluten then just like the serum antibody testing you have already had done, the scoping with biopsy, it may have the same problem of being inconclusive because a certain amount of healing of the villi may have taken place. It is recommended that your son go back to consuming...
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    Inshirah, what kind of test did you have to check for food intolerances? Was this a blood test or a skin prick test or something else?
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    Stirling, can you link some information supporting your assertion? From what I have read, the thymus is part of the immune system having to do with the development of T cells, particularly in childhood and adolescence, which in turn form an arsenal of foreign invader antibodies. The thymus typically undergoes atrophy and by adulthood has become much less...
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    From reading their website it sounds like they do not intentionally put gluten containing ingredients in their bars but do not rule out the possibility of cross contamination in the manufacture process. That doesn't necessarily mean they would exceed 20ppm but for sensitive celiacs they probably should be avoided.
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    Yes, Scott, but if the physician orders an endoscopy/biopsy then it would be better for the boy to go back on a normal gluten diet. Seems like the OP is unsure of two things. The first is if the boy actually has celiac disease and second, if the does, then is it acceptable to go with less than a totally gluten free diet. This may be one of those situations...
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    I believe folate supplementation can mask B12 deficiency. Have you had your hemoglobin and ferritin levels checked?
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    Welcome to the forum, hayleedee! Before I forget to mention it, you need to be aware that you should not attempt to eliminate gluten from your diet until all tests are complete. In addition to the blood antibody tests you have recently had, your GI doc may want to do an endoscopy with biopsy to check for damage to the small bowel lining that celiac...
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    I agree, Scott. Too much potassium can do harm to the body.
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    Celiac disease is not an off and on phenomenon. I'm not sure where you got that information but it sounds like something that would come from an uninformed physician. One the genes are turned on by some stress trigger, they are on until the grave. The risk of not practicing a strict gluten-free diet is the development of a host of medical problems as the...
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    I am neither for or against GMO. I think each individual GMO needs to be evaluated on it's own merit and risks. Behind the anti-GMO push is the philosophy that everything natural is necessarily good and it's corollary, that whenever humans alter nature, the outcome is necessarily bad. As a Christian and a student of scripture, I am aware that the curse...
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    There are some other causes for elevated TTG. Some medications and some bowel-related conditions other than Celiac can cause this but the TTG antibody test is considered to be pretty definitive for celiac disease. Sounds like your son has been eating enough wheat to make testing valid, either the antibody test or the endoscopy/biopsy but the fact that...
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    Since the function of the gall bladder is to produce bile, a substance that helps digest fats, it makes sense to me that a person would want to limit dietary fat if they have gall bladder dysfunction or have had it removed and I think that is also the recommendation of the medical community. There are two types of gall bladder dysfunctions: 1. Stones that...
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    And the ink in the newspaper will make a mess on the counter as well when it gets wet.
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    A little clarification here. All cereal grains contain gluten but each grain's gluten is different from the others'. The gluten in wheat, barley and rye is almost identical and that is why these three grains are lumped together as those that cause problems for celiacs. Oat gluten is more dissimilar than those other three but close enough in chemical structure...
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    Good words, Jamie.
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    Since you live outside the USA it is possible some of your baking powder brands do have gluten. Check the labels of different brands and see what the starch component is made from. If they do not specify what kind of starch is used, contact the manufacturer for more specific information. Most of those manufacturers will ask for a UPC number when you call...
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    In my own experience of the past year and a half, after being diagnosed with celiac disease about 18 years ago, I have found that I develop allergies/intolerances rather suddenly too foods I have been eating all my life without a problem. Two summers ago, I was eating avocados and chia seeds frequently as I was trying out the ketogenic diet and those two...
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