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I hope this is not off subject.  I have had celiac for 14 years and have
followed the diet faithfully.  I know I am not eating anything with gluten.
I have many other autoimmune illnesses, two of which cause severe pain
(Interstitial Cystitis and Fibromyalgia).  Within the last year I have also
developed Type 1 Diabetes. I read about diabetics being helped after
following the gluten free diet yet I developed it after 13 years on the
diet. I spend my life and money trying to get my immune system in better
shape but it just seems to get worse.

I am not really sure what I am asking here but the posts about the Specific
Carbohydrate Diet have me puzzled.  I tried it for awhile (not long enough
to tell for sure if it was helping).  My biggest problem was I was eating a
lot of food that would make your cholesterol rise.  I already am at high
risk for heart disease because of the diabetes, family history and I had a
blood test (homocysteine) that came back way off the charts.  Should I try
the SCD again but plan ahead so this does not happen?  I am not looking for
a "cure" for celiac but wondering if most of these problems started in the
gut.

I tried vegan for awhile but that just seemed to run down my B-12 and other
vitamins.

How do you know what is healthy?  I feel like I am at a point where
everything I put in my mouth is questioned.  Am I hurting myself by eating
meat or carbs, etc? Is this just rotten luck?

If anyone has advice I would appreciate you emailing me privately.
Thank you.

Ginny Mingolla
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