Ok, this may sound like bragging and maybe I am, but I feel great.
It's been a month now that I've been 99% gluten-free, except for the late evening cookies and
the accidental glutening on the cruise ship.
I feel really good.
-I'm no longer bloated and going to the bathroom 8 times per day.
-I can go on a nice long 6 mile run and not worry about it.
-I have a ton of energy, especially for almost being 47
-I'm in a much better mood...the difference between night and day. I basically feel
quite happy to be alive, which is..you know...better than I've felt in about 6 years.
-My chronic heartburn has lessened substantially, I still get it, but it's not killing me anymore.
j
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Dental Enamel Defects
Gastro symptoms
Positive Dietary Response
Enterolab Antigliadin IgA positive 12/06
Transglutaminase IgA Positive
Blood TG IgA Negative 2/07
HLA-DQ 3,1 (Subtype 7,5)
Gluten Intolerant...Likely non Celiac
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Ok, this may sound like bragging and maybe I am, but I feel great.
It's been a month now that I've been 99% gluten-free, except for the late evening cookies and the accidental glutening on the cruise ship.
I feel really good. -I'm no longer bloated and going to the bathroom 8 times per day. -I can go on a nice long 6 mile run and not worry about it. -I have a ton of energy, especially for almost being 47 -I'm in a much better mood...the difference between night and day. I basically feel quite happy to be alive, which is..you know...better than I've felt in about 6 years. -My chronic heartburn has lessened substantially, I still get it, but it's not killing me anymore.
j
WELL DUH!!!!! Now go get that hard-headed brother of yours. Hard-headedness is definately a genetic link.
Ok, this may sound like bragging and maybe I am, but I feel great.
It's been a month now that I've been 99% gluten-free, except for the late evening cookies and the accidental glutening on the cruise ship.
I feel really good. -I'm no longer bloated and going to the bathroom 8 times per day. -I can go on a nice long 6 mile run and not worry about it. -I have a ton of energy, especially for almost being 47 -I'm in a much better mood...the difference between night and day. I basically feel quite happy to be alive, which is..you know...better than I've felt in about 6 years. -My chronic heartburn has lessened substantially, I still get it, but it's not killing me anymore.
j
Think of it this way Jerry. There are more nerve endings in your gut than there are in your brain. Your gut is responsible for creating more then half of the hormones that keep you functioning every day. And NOW your gut is no longer being attacked on a daily basis, it's healing. OF COURSE you feel better! Yay for you!!!
You know what? I feel better than I ever did before too!
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If you're going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill
Oh, and the heartburn could still be dietary, I usually hear people recommending to cut out starchy/sugary foods for a while
and also caffeine? Or at least coffee, because it's so acidic and oily. Never had it, just an idea.
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If you're going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill
It's been a month now that I've been 99% gluten-free, except for the late evening cookies and the accidental glutening on the cruise ship.
Congrats on the 99%! I am confused about the late evening cookies though. Ditch the cookies. Accidents and oopsies are one thing, but keeping tempting cookies is not compliant with the diet. Low gluten, almost gluten free are not as beneficial as gluten free. Kate
Congratulations. You have the right to brag. Your life is just starting now...
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Gluten intolerant - self diagnosed 2007 (not willing to do gluten challenge) and anemic
no dairy, soy, legumes, eggs, sugar, chocolate
no baked and processed foods (also gluten-free bakery) and high GI (due to hypoglycemia)
enjoy brown rice, buckwheat, quinoa and polenta instead
neurological symptoms flare up when glutened and in times of stress
following paleo diet, lots of raw fruit and veg, omega 3 oils, nuts
I feel heathy and able to function for the first time in my life. Thank God.
Organic food gives a great advantage.
Kefir rules!
On a mission to get rid of Candida overgrowth after a stressful event dropped my immune system. On a strict anti-candida diet using herbs and natural remedies. No meds or drugs to make it worse thanks.
Ah yes.... Happy New Year to all, Red Bridge style... LOL
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Posted 20 March 2007 - 06:34 PM
Jerry, that's awesome that you feel so much better. If you want good (gluten free) cookies, try Kinnikinnick's K-toos. They're just like Oreos, but they won't make you sick. They also make a kick butt ginger snap. Perhaps that will help keep you from cheating.
Dear JerryK,
Congratulations! We are so proud of you! Stay away from the gluten cookies, though. They hurt you. I love cookies, too. They are the only sweet besides chocolate I have difficulty resisting. I would be more than happy to give you a recipe that your wife could make them for you. My specialty is cookies. Chocolate Chip are my favorite. I am going to make some this week.
I know how you feel with the heartburn. I have to take Prilosec OTC twice daily. Now I can actually skip a dose occaisionally and only take one. Before going gluten free, that was a different story. I had such bad reflux, I was practically sleeping sitting straight up, and taking two Prilosecs, and avoiding chocolate, tomatoes, citrus, etc. and it just was unbearable.
NoGluGirl's Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 Cups sweet rice flour
1/2 Cup each light brown sugar and granulated sugar
1/3 Cup each Smart Balance Margerine and Crisco Vegetable Shortening
1 egg
1/4 cup milk or soymilk such as Wal-Mart's Great Value
1 teaspoon each Durkee Vanilla Extract, salt, Arm and Hammer baking soda, and baking powder
1 1/2 cups Hershey milk chocolate chips or Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chips
1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
2. Spray cookie sheet with PAM (remember NOT PAM for baking, it has flour. Original and the others are safe.)
3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons full on baking sheet two inches apart. (Cookie scoops work well also.)
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, depending on whether you want chewy or slightly crispy cookies.
5. Remove from oven. Allow to set 3 to 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack or plate with spatula.
6. After that, taste one of those babies! Fresh hot chocolate chip cookies are so good right out of the oven! Repeat until dough is used up.
Jerry, you are special. You are the only person I have EVER shared my secret recipe with. Please keep away from the gluteny goodies. Remember, gluten = poison. Please don't poop to death, we would all miss you!
Sincerely,
NoGluGirl
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Strawberry Allergy, mold allergy, dustmites allergy, ragweed allergy, dust allergy, food dye allergy - 1985
Asthma - 1994
Ovarian Cyst - May 1999
Anemia - 2000
4 More Ovarian Cysts - March 2000
Bloodwork for Celiac - November 2000 negative
Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Intercolisis, Gastric Emptying Study - May and June 2001 negative biopsy
Fibromyalgia - June 2001
IBS - June 2001
Gallbladder Removal - July 28, 2003 after doctor said the tests showed nothing, so it was not gallbladder disease. It was very inflamed and irritated and nearly ruptured the surgeon told me at my 10 day post-op check-up.
Thyroid Disease - August 2004
Celiac Disease - March 2007 Current Dr. refers to me as Celiac, as she says blood tests are often inaccurate.
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