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    no added sugar Thornton chocolates

    They're full of sorbitol / similar sugar alcohols which are infamous for causing explosive diarrhoea episodes and other types of digestive disruption . There's no benefit over consuming chocolate sweetened with the above vs regular sugar sweetened. If anything because of the likely laxative/...
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    Coeliacs disease

    Apparently type 1 diabetics are particularly prone to developing coeliacs due to having a more "permeable " gut lining. I suspect based on my sudden inability to metabolise carbohydrate from wheat I may be one of the unfortunate to develop the condition. Are there any coeliacs disease...
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    Carbohydrate malabsorption

    Hi, thank you for replying. Yes, the blood panel results showed normal thyroid function. According to the Dr. I'm aware of the need to eat gluten (within an 8 week time frame?) containing food stuffs prior to being tested, I did mention this to the gp and requested the anti body test as...
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    Carbohydrate malabsorption

    Hi. I'm an insulin dependant diabetic and have had the condition for just over 10 years , recently I've developed inexplicable / unusual symptoms regarding carbohydrate absorption. Basically I found when I had my usual portion of my staple wholegrain(wholemeal wheat based bread. Oats) it...