@Scott Adams Its mostly just little ceasars pizza which may seem silly as its probably the lowest quality pizza in many eyes but it's one that I have fond memories of as a kid, but I don't think the pizza tour would be a good idea for me. I do think I will reach out to the therapists in my area again and focus on my current issues which regard my diagnosis and the challenges it has caused me with my family. Thank you for your comment, I also read a bit of your article on supplements and plan on reading it fully later, I believe that supplements will help me be sure I am at least receiving some of the nutrients I am not currently getting due to my appetite being nonexistent.
I have went through intensive counseling, but not since my diagnosis. I have a hard time with seeing a therapist because of the trauma I have experienced, and for a therapist to really help I end up having to relive it all,which along withliving in a rural area with very few options for therapists has made it difficult. I have reached out to the few available with out any follow up from them which breed mistrust within me before ever having seen them. I really appreciate you taking the time to explore this issue with me, it means a lot to me to just have someone try to understand the intricacies of my situation.
Ah ha, found a 2019 study that looks at different testing kits and the if they include DQ-7.5 :https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31066583/
Hey Confusedcelic, What a great question! Glad to find a discussion on this topic.I am a gut-focused naturopath based in Australia and I have some patients I am wanting to test very thoroughly for coeliac disease. They have symptoms of coelaic and cannot gluten load due to the discomfort. I have been looking into this issue of which genes to test based on the latest research. Thanks for posting that study by Tinto, et.al (2015). There is also this short 2024 letter to the editor written by an team of gastroenterologists working at a clinic in Italy saying the same thing, that HLA DQ-7.5 is important to test, particularly in certain populations. Good to know. This is a link to the article -https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/iji.12671- and belowis a quote from the article: I wonder if the company 23&me tests for it? I am not a genetics expert but I know you can send your saliva in, and then once processed, download your raw genetic data. You can then upload it to various servers including MTHFR Support, Livewello, or Genetic Genie and it will give you a report. I just don't know if those servers report on DQ-7.5. But I will ask some of my more genetically savy practitioner colleaugues and report back!
Thanks for the additional information, Doreyn. Sounds like your parents were too rigid when it came to managing food issues in the home. I think most parents struggle at times with trying to make sure their kids get adequate nutrition and they worry when the kids are between growth spurts and their appetites seem to disappear. But if the parents make too big a deal over it it becomes a control battle and creates a lot of resentment. Sometimes those conflicts resurface later in life. Then you've also had these medical problems (pancreatitis, diabetes, celiac disease) that complicate your relationship with food even more. Are you in counseling or have you been in the past for support in your struggle with these issues? It sounds like it would be of help.
