This part of the forum is for techniques and information on how to cope with celiac disease and the gluten-free diet. http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:25 -0800 60 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63969 Now, I have found out that I am super sensitive I guess. I have a problem with about 90% of the gluten free foods out there. I get a reaction from almost everything including the gluten free chex cereals. AArrhhh. My favorite breakfast food. Here the other day my sweetie was eating a gluten sandwich and I was drinking a bottle of water. He reached over a couple of times and took a drink. I didn't think anything of it, DUH, a couple of hours later I was doubled up with pain and bloating, and diareha. I chewed him and myself out. I fixed him a sandwich and I forgot to wash my hands and sure enough a couple hours later sick as a dog. I would love for him to go gluten free but he won't. He tried for 3 days and he had gluten withdrawals so bad and he was in a lot of pain. So he went back to gluten. He understands the problems with eating it but he just can't seem to understand the concept of cc though.
He just dosen't believe it. Thinks i'm making it up. So i'm slowly educating him but sometimes I want to slap him up side the head.
Anyway, that's my update, It can be done, it just takes time and patience.
Everybody have a good weekend.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:09 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63969 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63944 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:51:09 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63944 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63925 Have a good day everyone!!]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:04:35 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63925 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63917 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:21:12 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63917 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63916
Do I need to wash my dishes separate from the other dishes?
Do I need separate dishes from my husband and son?
Do I have to have a separate set of cookware for myself?
When I eat at company's house, am I getting glutened by eating from their cookware that has previously cooked gluten?
Can I kiss my son after he's had a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich?

It feels kind of ridiculous to have my own dishes, I think I'll just throw my hands up in the air if I have to go that far.
We're careful as far as having separate peanut butter and butter spread and jelly and toasters, because I know that's obvious cc.

But really? How far do I have to go? I'm tired of isolating myself from everyone and thing. Gr! ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:58:01 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63916 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63915
Im used to having cheese and tomato on gluten-free toast or left over gluten-free pizza but I need to lose weight! Im the heaviest ive ever been and for some wierd reason ive gained 10Kg in the last year!! Ive had lost of tests done and all the only thing the doctors found was a blood clot near my left ovary which was probably a cyst.

Ive been gluten free since May 2008.

I feel uncomfortable in my skin, I feel self concious and un-sexy. My weight gain is effecting my sexual relationship with my partner....I dont want him to see me naked, I feel so big at the moment - how can he possibly find me sexy?!

Please help - suggestions on how to improve my diet would be really appreciated!

Thanks so much!

Erin
(wilem)

p.s I dont binge drink, smoke, snack on fatty cakes/biscuits etc. I feel like I eat fairly well already!

Also - I should add: Im in Australia and its coming into summer....I live in the desert and its already SUPER hot here! I guess i need lunch ideas that a 'summer friendly' eg. Not hot soup. Also, i dont get a long lunch break so I need meals that are quick and easy to prepare.
Thanks! :-)]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:05:39 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63915 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63913 I am of Italian descent and was wondering if anyone else who is Italian is dealing with celiac disease? I know celiac disease affects 1 in 250 Italians and was wondering if I could get your attitude about the cause and treatment of this disease.

Thanks
Amanda]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:26:37 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63913 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63911 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:10:29 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63911 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63908
One of the associations I am in at school is having a Thanksgiving/Christmas potluck in two weeks. Different grades will be responsible for different types of items with a general turkey being cooked by one person. When I found out about the potluck I went to speak with a member of the executive board and the faculty sponsor to discuss accommodations. They are both aware that I have food allergies, but probably not aware of the significance of them. I asked if it would be alright if I helped to cook the turkey and the gravy to make sure I could eat it and asked if everyone would please label their food dishes with ingredients so that it would be safe. The exec and faculty member both told me that this would be too difficult. They said that the turkey would be fine and it was too much to ask people to label their food dishes. Really?! I was blown away. I explained that often times gravy is thickened with wheat and that chicken stock can have wheat in it and they just blew off my concerns. I still want to go to the potluck, and will of course bring a dish that I can eat and share, but am a little offended. Is it really that hard to ask people to label their food dishes for the safety of another person? I wasn’t asking for anyone to make gluten free stuffing or go out of their way to buy ingredients that I could eat, just help me to be aware. The consolation they gave me was that I could ask people if I could eat their dish throughout the night, which I feel would be incredibly disturbing and draw more attention to myself.

Any thoughts? Sorry it’s long; no one else in my family/friends circle has Celiac and understands how hard it is to deal with stuff like this.
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I have been Celiac for about a year now. I still hve a lot of prbolems with, bloating, gas, constipation and loose stools. I am very dilligent about watching what I eat. I dont want to live on dulcolax and gas-ex the rest of my life. DOes anyone still ahve this problem? Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:50:55 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63907 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63892
I had heated food in the microwave before..........and then I realized what it was. My keyboard!!! I usually eat lunch at my desk, often working on the computer. Have done it for years. Of course there are crumbs in the keyboard. I can see them. I tried to clean them out and wipe down the keyboard regularly but here's the thing. Most other lunches I ate with a fork or spoon. The past two lunches were finger food. Gross, I know that, too. I got a new toaster and other things but this is the same old keyboard!!!

Lessons learned: stop eating over the keyboard (it's just not a good idea no matter what I'm eating); get a new keyboard; stop eating with my fingers, even if it's a sandwich!

Kind of funny, but not really. My own sloppiness made me sick. Dumb dumb dumb. On the bright side, these new foods really taste yummy!]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:04 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63892 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63883 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:35:32 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63883 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63881
I have been gluten free for about two months. I cheated once on purpose about two weeks ago with a couple slices of pizza after 10 days of dairy free diet as well. My stomach immediately got bloated pretty bad, not painful just bloated. I had D not any different from before. Next morning and day’s later I was fine when back on gluten-free diet but continued limited diary. I still was bloated each day(whats new, nine months now) and bowel movements are not always solid, but I only go and have to go once a day. I find it impossible to believe I have IBS or anything like that, I can control my movements just fine and really only go once. My concerns, can this just be lactose intolerance all this time?(problems since Jan) Biopsy and blood negative for celiac, chrons, uc, no vitamin defiencies what so ever and thyroid is fine. Cholesterol is 160 combined. I had Hydrogen blood test, no SIBO or any other issues there. I have lost 12lbs through since going gluten-free. I was told I am the healthiest sick person they have seen in a while! One underlying issue though, after two failed lactose tests(they were supposedly lost) they finally did one and it was negative, come to find out, it was only a hereditary marker test. Means nothing! So next week I am going for Absorption lactose test and allergy test for Soy, milk, wheat, rye, and various other things( do not think anything will come from this one, just doing as well)
Sorry to ramble, last night glutened as well. With three pcs of wheat bread and then three tacos(not a good choice lol) and only noticed some gurgling in stomach and I think that was because of taco seasonings. Reading most of everyone’s comments on here after getting glutened even buy CC, I seemed to have eaten WAY more gluten and on purpose and do not get what anyone else is?

Any suggestions, Scared, tired, and just want to be better! oh ya, I take fennel for about two weeks now, no improvements yet, next is PB8 probiotic
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I want to think it's ridiculous be concerned, and that I'm being paranoid, but I've never trusted my food source completely on someone else before. I'm sensitive enough to CC that it's been a problem before, plus my friend isn't one of the ones who gets how serious avoiding gluten, soy, and dairy actually is for me. And it's his mother who will be controlling the kitchen.

Should I make my apologies, and just make Thanksgiving dinner for me and a couple other on-campus folk? Or am I being ridiculously paranoid and there's a way to manage the 6 days, including Thanksgiving?]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:17:59 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63860 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63857
The problem is, I am just not feeling much better at all yet on this diet! I have days where I feel okay, and then days where I am bloated again, and gain weight again for no reason, I have had so many many headaches since starting gluten free that I can't even count them. I've got 4 or 5 small itchy bumps on my arms, they are like little bumps that pop up, itch to death, I scratch them and they scab over and stop itching, I've never had these before. I am also feeling totally depressed now! I dont even want to get out of bed the last several days. My bowels still aren't working right. Is this EVER going to change?? It seems so hopeless!!]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:26:41 -0800 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=63857