Comments | katespace: Gluten, how I loathe thee.

katespace

Gluten, how I loathe thee.

Oct 13, 2006 12:29

So I think I mentioned in passing something about gluten. If I didn't, then, well, you'll hear all about it below.

( Gluten and me, and as little about poo as possible )

food, gluten, celiac

Comments 12

girliegoalie October 13 2006, 17:07:24 UTC

but poop is funny

katespace October 13 2006, 17:11:39 UTC

Hahahaha, it is. Farts are better though. ;)

mongolbbq October 13 2006, 17:18:44 UTC

Boo! I'm glad you're feeling better though. Mark's aunt had Celiac disease, so if you do have it, I can get tons o info for you.

katespace October 13 2006, 17:20:24 UTC

That would be great. I'll keep you posted!

kesara October 13 2006, 17:30:49 UTC

You can have gluten intolerance without having celiac disease, and the blood test for celiac is notorious for coming back with false negatives. I have similar problems that spring up from time to time, dermatitis herpetiformis (the skin disease complication of CD), gut issues, migraines, etc, that magically resolve when I go gluten-free for a while. I've been tested for celiac several times and it's come back "negative," but that doesn't really mean much. Many people have the disease but have a naturally low antibody level. That's something weird about my immune system; my antibody and pathogen level is almost unmeasureable. So the celiac test will not come back positive because it looks for antibodies ( ... )

girliegoalie October 13 2006, 17:42:51 UTC

stay away from quinoa! it's asstacular!)

hey!

I like that stuff

katespace October 13 2006, 18:25:04 UTC

Thanks for the info.

I don't usually self-diagnose, but in this case I noticed the pattern, got tested, and am doing an experiment to see if I was right. It's not a huge deal to eat gluten-free for a few weeks to see if it helps. Especially since I don't know when I'll get the results back. I didn't want to have my gastrointestinal tract continue to a splode until then.

Yeah, my doc also said that even if the test comes back negative, that doesn't rule out gluten intolerance.

I did just discover that reese's peanut butter cups and rolos do not have gluten. :)

jenskot October 14 2006, 01:15:43 UTC

Yes, but think of all the weight you'll lose (er, if you needed to lose any weight, which you don't)! And you'll be glad to know my party is featuring Real Hahd Lickah (tm) just for people like you and Liz!

katespace October 17 2006, 14:02:32 UTC

Mmmmmmm, hahd lickah.

redfishie October 17 2006, 01:45:17 UTC

you now more and mroe people I know are showing up with gluten problems. The elephanty walk btw, does a gluten free side of their menu.

katespace October 17 2006, 13:57:46 UTC

Awesome! Thanks for that info.

redfishie October 17 2006, 14:09:00 UTC

They actually call it a celiac side. I know a couple of gluten sensitive people in boston and I know there are a couple of other restuarants but can't think of them off the top of my head.