Mefellows
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I've had Celiac-like symptoms (or allergies) all my life...colic, stomachache, hives, fatigue, brain fog, etc.
In High School, I went to my doctor and said, I have a problem with starchy foods. Could I have Hypoglycemia? He was very condescending. I always reacted very highly to scratch tests, was giving myself subcutaneous allergy shots all through my teens, prescribed Tagamet, lived on Pepto Bismol. In 1986, I had an endoscopy (but no biopsy). They found inflamation of the Duodenum, and told me to stop drinking Coke. All blood tests found me lacking many nutrients. I finally gave up on the medical community, and got by with acupuncture, raw foods (off and on), fasting and avoiding dairy. This worked okay until my husband was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. After 4 years of hospitals, taking care of babies, and working all at the same time, my contentious eating habits had gone out the window, as had my health. I had an MRI for dizziness sometime during that period. In late 2008, almost 2 years after my husband died (5+ years after his diagnosis), my mom, kids (then 14, 11 and 7) had IgG tests that came out positive for about a dozen foods in addition to gluten. Because we all tested positive to gluten and wheat, we really focused on eliminating that. It helped so much! We all still get sick often, but are not so debilitated anymore. Now that we are stronger, we are beginning to focus on cross contamination, hidden ingredients, accidents with things other people make, and beauty products in the hopes of living a more healthy life.
(My first cousin was diagnosed with Celiac recently, as was one of my late husband's first cousins. I think my kids may have it on both sides.)
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ARCHIVED Igg Testing -Recent Article Questions Reliability
Mefellows replied to IrishHeart's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut
It doen't say you are celiac. In fact, we don't know for sure that we are, we just suspect as the symptoms match up and it is the whole family. The test simply told us some things to try to eliminate. Eliminating gluten made a big difference. Essentially, I am saying that I am grateful for the IGG test as it led us to forums like this, and we are getting... -
OMG! I get this. I thought it was just weird hives...just as itchy as hives. Is iodine (besides gluten) the answer?
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Why not just test yeast by itself? See if you get the same reaction from the yeast as you do from the yeasted baked good. Or, alternatively, eat something with all the same ingredients as the pretzels, but without yeast, like some sort of cookie or cracker, and see how you do.
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ARCHIVED I Had A Nightmare That I Ate A Crouton
Mefellows replied to Chaff's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I don't know if it ever completely goes away, though it gets easier. My daughter drempt last night that she ate an oreo and didn't get sick. This is after 4 years of trying to avoid gluten! -
ARCHIVED Igg Testing -Recent Article Questions Reliability
Mefellows replied to IrishHeart's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut
The IGG test was the way that my mom, children and I found that we were probably Celiac. We have done really well an a gluten-free diet and avoid the other foods that got high scores (as necessary for each person). After lifetimes of unexplained symptoms, debilitating allergies, and shifting diagnoses we are starting to feel better thanks to that test. Elimination... -
My daughter and I went to Olive Garden last week and both asked for the gluten free menus. We placed our orders, I mad my substitutions based on other allergies/sensitivities. The server was really nice! As we were eating, my daughter asked for a side of broccoli. The server very kindly told her that THE BROCCOLI IS COOKED IN THE PASTA WATER!!! I don't know...
