Most people - and physicians - think gluten illness stops at coeliac disease and problems with the gut. That is a BIG mistake. Gluten related disorders including non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) are rife, certainly according to my clinical experience - and I must have tested at least 300 people by now for gluten reactivity. And …
New Coeliac Book – Coeliac Disease: What You Need To Know
For those of you with coeliac disease rather than being TrulyGlutenFree (ie. cross-reactive to other glutens in grains and dairy, see here), friend Alex's book will be a goodie for you. Check it out.
New Gluten Tests Page
I'm motoring along with the test reviews for you. It's quite fun, actually; I like to feel I'm on top of what's best for us! I've completed the new Gluten Tests page for us today. Have a peek - and I hope it helps you through the maze of how to test - properly - …
New TrulyGlutenFree Supplements Master List Out!
Updated free grain and dairy free supplements list
Gender Differences in Coeliac Disease
People very often imagine that all coeliac disease sufferers are the same. I can tell you from clinical practice that the symptoms in women and men do vary quite considerably. Here's a list I saw recently in an article which rather proves that point. Women may have infertility or problems with their periods as their …
Gluten Sensitivity and Microbial Transglutaminase – Meat Glue
Studies are coming out now about the use of more and more meat glue aka 'microbial transglutaminase' being a possible factor in gluten related disorders. I suspect it is both a cause of them and a reason why some do not heal. Are food additives causing celiac disease? Widely used 'meat glue' may be driving …
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Cyrex 3 Gluten Test Expanded And Price Reduced!
Updated post with a bit more info... The first-line gluten test I recommend is the Cyrex Array 3, which looks for the traditional gluten proteins (gliadin, 33 mer) and the coeliac transglutaminase (Ttg2), plus importantly a lot of other markers the mainstream tests miss - and which I find come up positive a lot! In …
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Female Coeliac Clues
Female coeliacs can present with non-gastro symptoms far earlier than men. What clues come up most?
Gluten Cross-Reactive Foods List
The body can easily confuse other foods that look structurally similar to gluten and give gluten sensitives and coeliacs the same gluten reaction. Here is a reminder list of the gluten cross-reactive foods for you (requested by J today so thought it might be useful to have it on here and searchable) and I have also …
Gluten Summit: The Round-Up!
At last, I have come to the final part of the Gluten Summit series: the summary! What are the main conclusions? What can help us most practically in our day-to-day gluten lives? Have a read of the round-up piece here: Gluten Summit Summary: What Have We Learned? In this report, I have picked out the …