Re:is this normal - other sensitivities vansihing after going GF?

[Guest guest]

Hi

It is amazing how much better you can be overall by getting the gluten

out of your diet. I also had very good results. I had been avoiding rich

or spicy foods for years before I was diagnosed (The doctors just said I

had heartburn). After going gluten free I was able to add the spice

foods that I love back to my diet with no problems and also could eat

the rich foods with out getting severe stomach aches. I also went

lactose free when I started the diet. This by my doctors orders. After

several months I was able to take small amounts of dairy without any

problem and without having to take Lactaid before hand. I now can eat

cheese and other dairy with out problems but for some reason milk still

makes me really congested.

The benefits that I had included besides the normal:

Much less congestion.

No more eczema.

No longer reacted to lactose(except milk)

No longer reacted to spicy foods.

No more bouts of Iritis

Because of other severe health issues I still have a lot of problems

most of which my doctors blame on the celiac disease and the years that

I went before being diagnosed.

Mark

[Guest guest]

Reputable Celiac researchers/doctors like Gail Pyle etc. use the term

remission to describe the state when antibodies are down (or not

present at all) and the autoimmune response is not active (due to

careful following of the diet). I don't think the original poster was

talking about permanent remission or being able to eat gluten, just an

ideal state where the body's immune system has calmed down and may be

less sensitive to trace CC.

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>

> Unfortunately, I think that you're mistaken on this. Once you have

CD, you

> have it for life. It doesn't go into remission, ever. Perhaps

someday there will

> be a magic pill, but for now, we must avoid all gluten, forever.

> H.

> In a message dated 7/2/08 3:26:05 PM, bronwyn@... writes:

>

>

> > I am hopeful that one day my celiac will go into remission and

that trace

> > elements won't bother me any more - as I believe is the case for

many on this

> > list.