Hi AK,
Thank you so much for coming back and sharing your experience with the gluten-free, casein-free, and almost soy-free diet.

I can't tell you what a relief it is to hear how well you're doing AK. You've been on a very long road my friend.
I just don't understand why doctors are so negative about Dr. Fine's findings, he's help so many people who now understand the value of his work. The good news is a few of the high profile celiac researchers are beginning to do more intestinal antibody testing. There is a new Italian study that really confirms Dr. Fines findings. I really should post that study.
Here it is
if you want to take a look and share it with your doctors.
The more women I help steer through the traditional medical maze who test negative for gluten intolerance and then positive through enterolab is astounding. But- the proof is always in the diet, if you stick with it. Compliance is always a stickler if you haven't been diagnosed properly.
I've noticed Dr. Fine has revised some of his findings regarding people who test positive for gluten, casein, and soy......it may take a little longer to notice full results. It seems if you have multiple food sensitivities the immune system could be reacting to others foods or body tissues for a while. If you're not feeling 100% it wouldn't hurt after a while to try further food testing. Some of these antibodies stay in the system for over a year. I vacillate back and forth over suggesting a dairy free diet in both the follicular and luteal phase for all as a trial, but it's hard enough to get women to think about gluten adversely affecting them.
I agree with you on the autistic connection. There is still so much more to learn about how these undigested proteins-peptides affect behavior.
Keep on keepin on my friend.