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  1. trents
    Is the toaster the old fashion popup kind or a toaster oven? Sounds like that is the main source of cross contamination worry. In this situation, a toaster oven would be a better way to go and either getting into the habit of washing the rack before you use it or getting your own rack and swapping it in for the other one whenever you need to use the toaster...
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    Why not just get your PCP to order the tests?
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    Certainly could be Celiac Disease or maybe gluten intolerance/sensitivity. But there very well may be other medical problems as well. Ask your doctor to test you for Celiac Disease. There are antibody blood tests for this that fall a little short of 100% definitive but it's the place to start. If the blood tests are positive for celiac disease then the next...
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    I'm not sure that going back on gluten for only a month would be long enough to give valid test results. Seems like people on the forum are advocating about 3 months.
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    Welcome to the forum, Lura! There are more than one gluten-related medical conditions. And on top of t hat, the terminology can be confusing. "Sensitivity" can be a catch-all term. There is Celiac Disease. There is gluten intolerance. And, there is gluten allergy. Before you go on a gluten free diet, you would need to get tested for Celiac Disease...
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    High iron levels? Usually, with Celiac Disease people get anemic if anything. When you speak of high iron levels are you referring to ferritin or hemoglobin?
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    False positives are not common but do happen. Yes, if the endoscopy confirms the blood antibody test, you should go gluten-free immediately. It is common for Celiacs to have vitamin and mineral deficiencies, although most of the time the deficiencies are found in the B-complex spectrum. Are you experiencing symptoms appropriate to celiac disease or is the...
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    Sounds like it could be Celiac Disease but could be other things too or Celiac and other things. Request Celiac antibody blood tests before you attempt to eliminate gluten. What meds are you taking for the colitis?
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    Do you know more precisely what antibodies were checked for in those three blood tests you mentioned? Have you looked into SIBO? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/small-intestinal-bacterial-overgrowth/symptoms-causes/syc-20370168 Celiac Disease produces dysfunction in the immune system as a result of "leaky gut" syndrome from damage...
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    It is certainly possible/probable that you have developed an allergy/intolerance to some other foods. Due to the "leaky gut" syndrome that accompanies Celiac Disease, the immune system becomes dysfunctional and reacts to some benign food substances as if they were invaders.
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    Take your allergy testing with a grain of salt. They really aren't very useful in my experience. Consider keeping a food log or just pay attention to your allergy symptoms and see if there are patterns there with regard to symptoms and what you eat. Keep in mind there may be many hours, the best part of 24, before symptoms manifest themselves after you eat...
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    I don't remember that song but I remember the one about beans in your ears. You look young Sharona so I'm sure that one is not in your memory. It's from the 1960s.
  13. trents
    What is earworm? A rock group or a performer? Sorry, I don't follow the Hollywood/entertainment industry scene.
  14. trents
    Good advice. Many prepared foods, energy bars, protein bars, etc. contain inulins and alcohol sugars that are difficult for many people to break down. By the way, Sharona, I love your name. Never heard that one before. Is it a family name?
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    Welcome to the forum Onofrio! Wikipedia has this to say about parmigiano cheese: "Parmigiano-Reggiano is made from unpasteurized cow's milk. The whole milk of the morning milking is mixed with the naturally skimmed milk (which is made by keeping milk in large shallow tanks to allow the cream to separate) of the previous evening's milking, resulting...
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    Bob's Red Mill has their own in house testing lab.
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    Celiac Disease and Diabetes have significant genetic overlap on the genome map. So having both is very common. In fact, there is an element in the medical/scientific community are advocating that all diabetics should also be screened for celiac disease. The good news for you is that the modifications to eating habits necessary to address celiac disease...
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    Gene testing can only demonstrate the potential for Celiac Disease. A high proportion of the population have the genes that indicate potential for developing celiac disease (40% I think). Of those with the gene potential, only a small percentage actually develop celiac disease however. It takes both the genes and some kind of triggering stressful even (such...
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    If you eliminate supplemental iodine, make sure you are still getting enough from natural sources. There's a reason they started putting iodine in salt. It's important for thyroid health.
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    Seems like you have answered your own questions for the most part. I don't think there is anything to do except make a serious commitment to eating gluten free. All of the symptoms you describe could be related directly or indirectly to your gluten sensitivity. Your body is rebelling against your resistance to doing what you should have done years ago and...
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    Not sure what you are asking about. You are already a member and have made a post. Choose a forum category from the forum home page and then choose a particular topic thread having been started by another member within that category. By the way, welcome to the forum community Capt-Lyon!
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    Small bowel bacteria overgrowth would not have been revealed by an endoscopy. Actually, there is a test you can do at home by drinking baking soda mixed in water and monitoring how much you burp.
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    Thanks, but I'm not sure how either solanine toxicity or nickel allergies relate to gluten issues and Celiac Disease. What's you thought there as to the connection?
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    So at least at some point your were indeed having symptoms. Are you saying you no longer have symptoms when you eat wheat\barley\rye products? This is confusing since you said in post #1 you have no symptoms. I strongly suggest you take the next step of diagnosis/confirmation and ask for an endoscopy/biopsy.
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    Yes, I would like some links. Seems like just about every food you can think of has some potential health benefit but also some potential health danger, at least for some people with certain medical conditions or when consumed to often in large quantities. So a lot of this kind of alarm sounding is just sensationalism. I would like to have some links to be...
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