Gemini

I know that there is something else she is doing. As I mentioned in an email to the Tickle Me Elbow gang, I know that Neroli was a big cat lady. She spoke so fondly of her Miss Emily (which resonated with me as I am an Emily), and I knew that she was one of those people whom cats love.

Well, in the past month we have had to have our two elderly cats put to sleep, our old beautiful Tess just two days ago. Funny how things transpire.....for last night in my haze of grief, a great warmth suddenly washed over me, for I am sure that my two lovely little feline souls have met up with Neroli and have found her waiting lap.

I'm so sorry about your kitties.  I have had to put down too many animals over the years and it's as hard as losing a human friend.  All I can picture now is Mushroom in heaven, being followed by all these kitties that everyone has owned....probably going "Feed me, feed me"!

I hope Shroomie's family see these posts because it's bound to make them feel a little bit better, knowing how well she was thought of on here.

Mental health problems are a symptom of celiac disease just as much as diarrhea is.

 

I wonder where you'd be without your husband supporting you Gemini, if instead he thought your diet was a sham and decided to divorce you over it, instead of baking you bread. You're 'molly-coddled' at home regularly as far as I can tell.

Oh, my ....where to begin?

I would never have a husband who would respond that way because I would never pick a husband who behaved like that.  We all subconsciously are drawn to certain personality types, most likely shaped from what we learn in our childhood from watching our parent's relationships, and that can work both ways. You can't tell anything, cavernio, because you can't get past that attitude of yours.  I work as hard as my husband yet I am the one with the long commute. So, he is gracious enough to bake me bread because I don't have time.  I, in turn, do things for him, and that's what marriage is all about. There is no reason to molly coddle at home because we are equals who treat each other with respect and pull our own share of the load. This is what I wish for everyone to experience in a marriage but sadly, it's not always so.

You insist on doing battle with those who have a healthier attitude about being and staying gluten-free than some posters who have posted before and still continue in their destructive behavior.

There is only so much compassion and patience in this world with those who choose to detour from the diet and then make excuses, on a forum, and ask for answers to their questions, when they know what some of those answers will be. Honest, truthful answers, in today's society, are not welcome unless they are wrapped in sugar and we behave like enablers to those seeking answers they already know.  You can only whine so much before it's time to take control of your life.  It's all about choices.

I got glutened in a bar once when all I had was ice water.  Have a look at how they wash the glasses and how the ice is stored.  I should mention that I am very sensitive so typical celiacs shouldn't have to worry about this.

 Yeah...the bar owners must have stored the ice under the leaky box of Ritz crackers.  Good grief...... 

It's nice to see someone from the mainstream branch of medicine agree that TSH is not the best way to monitor thyroid function. The reason so many of us with Hashi's ditch the endo's is because many do not do a good job of making people well.  They get stuck on old school medical teaching and do not like to step outside the box with treatment.  They still freak out over someone's choice to use natural thyroid hormone with the added T3, which is something I will never understand.

There are a few people on here who know their stuff with regards to thyroid diagnosis and treatment.  They dispense better knowledge than many doctors I have seen.  Of course people still need to work in unison with a doctor on endocrine issues, but they need to educate themselves well on the subject in order to make sure they don't end up with a bad doctor.....of which there are many.  The same with Celiac.  If you do not understand the mechanisms of the disease and how it works on our GI tract, you'll have a hard time recovering and maintaining health because there is a lot of bad celiac advice out there today.

Nuts are all fat and fats can be hard to digest in the newly diagnosed.  I would just make sure you don't overdo it...which can be hard to do because pistachios are good! 

Soap is an excellent cleanser because of its ability to act as an emulsifying agent. An emulsifier is capable of dispersing one liquid into another immiscible liquid. This means that while oil (which attracts dirt) doesn't naturally mix with water, soap can suspend oil/dirt in such a way that it can be removed more efficiently than using just water.

 

It's also highly recommended to wash all your produce / vegetables with 'produce washes' to more effectively remove pesticide residues.  

  Produce washes, which I assume you are referring to the kind that you spray onto produce and then scrub and wash off, are citrus based.  I use them all the time to wash produce.  There is no soap in them at all because most people would gak over the thought of eating soap or soap residue on food.  The citrus acid in the wash will dissolve any waxes on fruit and wash away any nasties on the surface. 

As I have stated before, I am also extremely sensitive and have never used soap to wash anything I eat and haven't had any issues.  The vast majority of people who report a reaction to legumes are just having trouble breaking down the sugars in the legume.  This is why we have products like Beano on the market.  The reaction is the same as a gluten reaction.....gas, pain and even diarrhea.  You can also be intolerant of them and that may very well cause neuro symptoms in some. 

This whole cross reactive hype is total nonsense.  The only thing your body recognizes as gluten is gluten itself.....wheat, barley, rye and oats, in some people.

If you have been having symptoms after going gluten-free, then you most likely have additional intolerances or something else going on.  Many Celiacs cannot tolerate other grains or potatoes for awhile but can add them back in after their gut has healed.  I would disregard this and focus on figuring out what foods bother you with a journal.  Then you can try adding them back in when you feel better.

This is why terrorists will never win.  No one can break this spirit.  Thanks for posting......I have goosebumps and it isn't from my allergies!

I just hit the 8 year mark this week and life is totally normal for me.....except I am gluten free.  I can't remember what it was like to be a gluen eater.

I am sore today but it's all because of those young trainers at the gym.  I am just happy I can keep up with them so I guess that's my recovery.  I have muscle

in places I never even had a muscle, pre-diagnosis.  The only complaint I have is the amount of time I spend on food prep and I like to cook too.  But I never get sick anymore with colds or the flu so I guess all that good eating is paying off.  I have also given up trying to make others understand this concept.  I have 2 friends who I KNOW have serious gluten issues to the point where one is on disability but apparently, that's not enough to make them do a dietary trial.  Oh, well.....I can't save everyone.

If you do this long enough, your pains will go away and life will get better and better.  I honestly have no aches or pains, period.  Just dry eyes and mouth from Sjogren's but if that's the most I have to whine about, all is good.  You know......I made the mistake of looking at photo's from the Boston bombings because I do live here and when I saw the horror that these people have suffered, I thanked God again for just giving me Celiac to deal with.  Really, I'm good! 

Ohhhhhh.......we'll catch whoever did this.  Don't mess with a Patriot from Boston!  It may take awhile but we'll find 'em.

Prayers of recovery to all those injured and our hearts to those who died. 

I guess I mean that they can incorporate a little bit of birthday cake by adjusting what else they eat & when they eat. Not blatant " cheating". I think people see a diabetic eating a small amount of a dessert and think its " cheating".

No...I see diabetics cheating all the time.  Donuts whenever people bring them in, dessert with lunch and loading up on sweets at holidays.  My brother was not good about his diet for years and constantly manipulated his insulin levels.  He is a health disaster now but I also think he has Celiac. However, the diet is not convenient for him and he believes whatever the AMA tells him, so he won't hear it.  His kidneys are almost gone and he will need an organ transplant at some point.

Personally, I think being a diabetic is much harder than being a Celiac. We don't have to keep track of carb amounts and figure out how much insulin to use.

I used to get my lashes tinted for years and loved it.  I have Sjogren's Syndrome also, which is extreme dry eye.  The tint used is very safe as it's a vegetable dye.  No way would anyone be using a dye that is similar to hair dye on your lashes or you would go blind.  You do have to be careful to get some one who does a good and careful job and to remember to keep your eyes closed when the tint is on.  They usually put toner soaked cotton pads on your eyes, while the tint is on, to keep your eyes shut and to sooth your eyes.  I never had any burning or any weirdness with the procedure.  I would still be getting them done except the nanny state that I live in has outlawed it's use because a dopey woman decided to read a book while the tint was on her lashes and some got into her eye and caused a problem for her.  She got a lot of it in her eye.  This is why you follow instructions so now the rest of us have to suffer because of some dumby who didn't follow instructions. 

You say you have sensitive eyes.  Mine are about as sensitive as they get and right now I am suffering with eye problems due to the mold count outside.  I look like a red eyed hell hound!

I used tint by a licensed professional for years and never had any issues with it.  As you also have problems with soy, I would advise you to read the ingredients to make sure there is no soy based ingredients.  It's possible.  Doing a test patch won't work because the skin around your eyes and the lids are far more sensitive than the skin on your arm.  Just check the ingredients and get someone who is good at what they do.  If you do decide to do it, I think you will love it.  I did and now must travel an hour into another state if I want it done.    The woman who did mine would not do any tinting on me during allergy season, when my eyes were bothered. She was extremely careful, which I am thankful for.

Good luck and let me know what you decide!

My sister works at Mass General Hospital in Boston.....the one that Dr. Alessio Fasano has tranferred to from the Celiac Center in Maryland.  She wrote me a quick e-mail this morning to tell me that one of the menu items today in the cafeteria was an egg salad sandwich, honey mustard and cheddar on gluten free wheat bread.  SAY WHAT??????    Has someone invented gluten free wheat bread and forgot to tell us?

Look, guys, if some of you don't quit with the misinfo on the USDA "natural flavors" loophole, which allows gluten in barley and rye byproducts, and from processed starches and other grain byproducts which may not be gluten free, to be applied or used as flavoring or seasonings,  you are going to inadvertently make somebody sick.   USDA does not care at all about gluten free labeling according to a statement I have read from the current Secretary Vilsack, he says companies following VOLUNTARY food labeling for the top 8 allergens is enough and does not think the USA needs stricter standards.  Never assume. We do not have gluten free labeling standards here at this time, April 2013, in the United States. 

We may not have official gluten free labeling but what we do have, or most of us do, is a brain.....which can easily be used to figure out what is safe and what is not.  It requires some research and learning but we do not need the government to figure out what is safe for us.  Peter gave the correct information on Natural Flavorings so listen to Peter!