Comment by Calipso on November 2, 2011 at 2:24pm

I've still haven't been tested, but I want to try thy gluten free diet, want to be my diet buddy?:D just so hard to start with all those delicious foods... I think I will try to get tested a few moths latter:)

Comment by Jarod on November 4, 2011 at 8:39pm

Wow, I just joined and decided to start a blog, I didnt read any other blogs before I started mine but we basically are trying to determine the same thing. I have not yet been tested for celiac yet but I do plan on it. And I have been printing a bunch of papers on gluten free foods. I really wanna go on a NO GLUTEN diet but it seems so hard ya know. Any ideas lemme know im all up for it!!

Comment by emmettbrown on November 15, 2011 at 8:27pm

Definitely try it out. I suffered from Celiac my whole life, but I didn't figure it out till I had a bout with alopecia areata. A lot of people who can't eat wheat also can't eat milk products. I've been dairy-free and gluten-free for about nine months - never felt better!

(I actually treated my initial outbreak with a combo of Wobenzym, folic acid and bovine colostrum, and a little Protopic from my doc. Worked great for me - attached are time lapse pics over a 2-month period last summer.)

Whenever I slip up and eat some dairy or wheat now, my scalp and eyebrow itch in those very same areas and I quickly shed a few hairs. Motivation to stick with the program! :)

- Bill

Comment by emmettbrown on November 15, 2011 at 8:30pm

Add'l info to consider about celiac disease and hair loss: One thing to consider if you think you are sensitive to gluten -- the celiac test that most doctors use isn't very accurate. I've heard that it's only accurate in about 30% of cases. So even if you got a negative test result, you may still have a problem with gluten.

The good news is that a few new tests have recently been introduced that are much more accurate. My mom's doc gave her a new test from a place called Cyrex Labs. Here's a page on their site about this: http://www.cyrexlabs.com/CyrexTestsArrays/tabid/136/Default.aspx

Looks like array 3 and array 4 are extremely comprehensive. Although I think it was pricey - around $700. Her doctor said that a cheaper approach could be a stool test from a place called Entero Labs: http://www.enterolab.com/

Of course, I did my own inexpensive home test: buy some gluten-free beer and drink it. See how you feel :) Seriously, it was amazing how much different I felt - no anxiety or gas, just a nice buzz... I'm now off gluten and dairy, and everything but my facial hair has come back in. So food sensitivies were my autoimmune triggers.

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