anglepoise

Hi, I've had some weird things happen to me in the last month. Several weeks back, I got what looked like food poisoning, & wound up in the hospital, where I had to get rehydrated with an IV. So there was that, then a few days back, my fiance & I were on a road trip, when I started to get these waves of stomach cramps. They soon became terribly severe & started migrating to my intestines. Pretty soon, both my stomach & intestines were cramping in waves, so bad that I was screaming into a pillow. I felt like I'd been shot. This went on for an hour & 1/2. I honestly thought I was dying. We were in the mountains, nowhere near a medical facility, so we just pulled over & I hoped they would pass. All in all, I had the cramping for 4 1/2 hours. It was a nightmare. I've never had anything like that before. I've been gluten free for about a year & wonder if I got contaminated in both instances. Blood tests showed that I didn't have food poisoning after all in the 1st instance. Has this stuff happened to others here?

angel

I'm honeymooning in Yellowstone this July, and am pretty nervous about the food situation. Since it's a national park, I'm expecting nothing but concessions with hot dogs & hamburgers. Anybody here who's had any experience with gluten-free dining there?
Thank you!
Angel

Can anybody help me to find a bakery in the Washington DC region that might be hospitable to doing up a gorgeous gluten-free wedding cake??

Thank you,
angel

I am a 35 yr old female & have been strictly gluten-free since about last April. I'm not feeling much relief though. Over this past year, I have also weeded out other foods that I realized I was sensitive to, like corn, dairy, and soy. So here I am, leading a lifestyle like a monk. No alcohol, no smoking, & I exercise frequently. I eat fresh meat & veg, yet I still feel terrible. I also have Fibromyalgia. New symptoms seem to have arisen. I have cramping throughout my back, neck & arms. I have Raynoud's Syndrome, & with this being winter, it's flaring up constantly. I am a music teacher & am not even able to play my instruments now for any length of time due to pain & Raynaud's.  I am lucky to be engaged to an incredible man, but I am very very depressed. I am terribly suicidal. Every day, I am fighting suicidal thoughts. I cut myself sometimes, when I just can't deal with the pain & frustration. I am terrified I'm going to commit suicide. I am living now for my fiance, who is aware of my pain & misery & who pleads with me not to kill myself.I try, but I am finding the most mundane tasks to be so difficult & painful. I try to reason with him, saying that if I am in so much pain, day & in & day out, does he really want me to continue on like that? I am pretty much housebound, since I give lessons from here, but even when I have free time, I dont have the strength to go anywhere or do anything other then maybe clean the house or watch tv. I am sorry to be so self-pitying, I just don't know what to do at this point. I sincerely want to stay alive, & to have a great life with my fiance. I don't want to be a drain on society though. I want to be fully functional. Doctors have put me on different meds, painfillers, anti-depressants. Nothing works.
OK, I've blathered on long enough.Thanks for listening.

angel

I bought a large Butterball turkey breast to cook for me & my boyfriend tomorrow. On closer inspection, I noticed 2 things. (1) Enclosed is a packet for gravy, containing wheat, & (2) the turkey itself comes soaked in a concoction including modified food starch (something we all should be very wary of). So, I'm off to Whole Foods for an organic turkey!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone,

Angel