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Posted 11/23/2011 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, i had bldwrk done it came out borderline '"17" for the antibodies for celiacs i asked my GI doc but he didnt give mea clear answer as to whether i have celiacs. I also am a chronic colitis patient so i am thinking it is due to that. I do feel sick when eatin bread, cakes or cookies in the past 2 yrs. Wonderin if it is a gluten allergy and not celiacs?
Posted 11/27/2011 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Blood test is not highly accurate. The biopsy from endoscopy is the "gold standard" for celiac testing. Has he done that?

I have some sensitivity to wheat, but more to the additives, sweeteners, flavotings and colorings in commercially baked wheat products. Dextrose, aka corn sugar, which is in a lot of these products is also a problem for me.

My allergist had me start keeping a food journal, with times, everything I ate and reactions. You can also have a wheat allergy. The journal helps sort it out. It does take time, as in months! I know some of my sensitivity is wheat because I get GI reactions with home-baked bread with no additives. I've also done extensive "challenge testing" to test ingredients in foods. My GI doc seems pretty ignorant of food sensitivities, but the allergist says she "sees them all the time."

Celiac can be something you are born with, but also something that develops later.
Posted 11/30/2011 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
Many docs no longer feel the endoscopy is the "gold standard" for diagnosis of celiac.  To begin with, too many people with celiac disease are told they do not have it because either there were not enough samples taken, or they couldn't get to the damage, or the person reading the results didn't know what they were doing.  Way too many false negatives in this area. 

After they do their testing, and you receive a negative response, then you go gluten free and see how you feel.  If you feel better, then you have an issue with gluten.

Posted 11/30/2011 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
I started eating gluten free cookies and it didnt bother me . Does celiacs cause fibromyalgia or hypothyroidism?
Posted 11/30/2011 9:37 AM (GMT 0)
The problem is, celiac/gluten intolerance causes vitamin and mineral deficiencies which in turn causes other issues to develop.  I do not think they have figured out what causes fibro, yet thyroid issues and celiac/glutenintolerance go hand in hand.  Just google celiac/gluten intolerance symptoms and you will find a list you will not believe of connections between it and so many other issues.  I have small fiber sensory polyneuropathy directly related to the deficiencies I suffered because of gluten.  I also have gluten ataxia, candida, and leaky gut, all related.

Gluten is evil, and now, it's even worse than it used to be.  Wheat these days has 80% more gluten in it then it did when wheat was first discovered.  Genetically modified foods are the worst thing a person could be eating.

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