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He ate constantly and in large portions; he would regularly eat five to six chapatis in a meal.

Presenting Symptoms;
• severe attention-deficit disorder (add) and on medication for it
• obesity

On investigation, we found very low levels of vitamin d (just 13.6), b12 (188) and ferritin. his celiac markers were negative, but the anti-gliadin antibodies were borderline positive, suggesting a non-celiac wheat sensitivity. His mother, who had accompanied her son and wanted to achieve weight loss, also tested positive for anti-gliadin antibodies. Her celiac markers too were negative. This reinforces the fact that often, such sensitivities run in families. We eliminated gluten and cross-reactive grains from his diet. It took him several months to embrace a gluten-free lifestyle, but once he did, he began to lose weight. after three months, I happened to ask his mother how he was doing academically. she said he’d sat for an exam for the first time in his life. She hadn’t reported the fact that he was sitting and studying for hours, because they hadn’t correlated this change with the diet. he soon went on to write his own board exams and secured 84 per cent. unreal! After eight to ten years, he continues to remain diligent about dietary compliance. He now looks like a model and has gained the confidence to be a public speaker. He spoke in our Celiac society meeting and said he’d never imagined speaking in public. Both he and his mother welled up. A life transformed!

The Case of the Rumbling Stomach;
Mr b., a south Indian businessman, the son of a legendary actor and dancer from the south, forty-five years old, came with very severe borborygmi (sounds from the stomach). He felt uneasy in the pit of his stomach whenever he ate. he had been prescribed antacids but they hadn’t helped. he was on vitamin supplements and ayurvedic preparations but the discomfort persisted. He was slim, with a bMI of 20, and was a teetotaler.




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