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New To Blogging... Confusion Has Settled In!
so i'm very new to the whole blogging world... i'm a bit hesitant b/c although i was diagnosed with celiac almost a year ago, i feel very much like i still don't know what i'm doing! it's like when you're sitting in a classroom and the teacher asks if there are any questions but you're so lost, you can't even begin to formulate a question... that's kinda where i'm at! i have so many things i would love to get info on - maybe if i kinda bullet them out it would help organize my own thought
You have Celiac Disease
The day I heard those four words, my life changed forever. No, they were not “will you marry me?”, yet I fondly remember that. They weren’t, “you're having a baby”, although that was the happiest moment of my life. The day I heard those four words, was the day that I realized life is full of ironies, and not in an Alanis Morissette kind of way. It was the day that a simple statement nearly put me into immediate carbohydrate withdrawal. Those four words were, “You have Celiac Disease.” Serio
Interstitial Cystitis and Gluten Intolerance
I have to admit to being overwhelmed with the response to the article on Gluten Sensitivity and Bladder Disease. Thanks to everyone who wrote in, here and to me personally. The article has been picked up not only by Celiac sites, but by sites that support people who have Intersititial Cystitis, and that honestly thrills me, because it doubles the number of people who have the potential to get better by going gluten-free. Today I met a naturopath who said she had just seen the first published
Farmer's Market Response to Gluten-Free Demonstration
I did my first two farmer's market demonstrations this week. Here's what happened. In Lake Oswego on Saturday, Sept. 6th, I woke early and carted all my stuff to the market, set up, and proceeded to make gluten-free waffles, with fresh peach sauce and coconut cream - gluten, dairy, and sugar free. They were yummy. I also made some chocolate chip waffles for the kids. While I spoke a little about the gluten-free diet and it's importance for a growing number of folks, almost the entire crowdFinding effective and 100% natural products
Finding effective and 100% natural products that perform up to my standards was already a challenge, so naturally, finding those products that are also gluten-free was no easy task. In the midst of all my searching, I wondered if I was simply being silly. Since going gluten-free in my diet, my skin had vastly improved, my rosacea was hardly noticeable, and the annoying acne that had begun to plague my back and chest a few years prior was gone. I did notice that gluten-containing shampoos aToo Busy
We've been working on our farm and trying to get the house ready to move into. The remodel took longer than expected, mostly because we found termite damage when we took down the thirty year old paneling and had to rebuild some walls. We hope to move out there permanently within the month and are really looking forward to it. Driving back and forth between our houses is very tiresome...not to mention, expensive! I write about farm life on my other blog. If you're interested, you can
Hospital Celiac Menus
Hi..as you've probably already noticed....I'm very new to this....and I'm having a heck of a time doing this...but maybe this time I've done it right....I dunno but here goes! I recently was hospitalized for another ailment I have been fighting for years...infact the same time I was diagnosed with COPD (emphazema) I was diagnosed with celiac disease. I am one of the ones with little or no symptoms of celiac disease except for this time I lost 36lbs in about 30 days I went from 140 to 104
Celiac Disease - Recovery Support
It's been a while since I had the energy or time to sit down and focus on writing or blogging, but I'm back. I also find it interesting, from a physiological perspective, that after being gluten poisoned two months ago to the day and being so inundated with sickness, pain and trying hard to feel better, along with doing more Celiac research and being so focused on my stomach, that I seemed to have needed a little break from "all things gluten free." I think that sometimes living with a chronic i
Electronic Edibility
I broke down and paid $30ish for the downloadable gluten free food list. Last winter I got a used palm pilot online for $30ish, so I could try out this program and see how much easier my gluten free life could be. So, now that I finally did it and have been using it for a month or two, I'll tell you how it is. It's not too great. It was quick and easy to download. The palm is easy to use. It lists restaurant foods, too. The foods listed show whether they have gluten or not, how they were
My Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking Classes
For gluten-free folks in the Portland area, I have been offering gluten, dairy, and sugar free cooking and baking classes beginning in August, and continuing through the fall. The class offerings are listed below: Sept. 6th - Chef demonstration: gluten-free waffles with seasonal toppings @ Lake Oswego Farmer's Market, 9:00-10:00 FREE Sept. 17th - Basic Gluten-Free Baking @ Multnomah Arts Center, Multnomah Village in SW Portland. 5:30 - 8:00; Call 503-977-2342 to register. SeA Diagnosis? Or Not........
FINALLY! A call from the GI doc's office (8/22) and the nurse tells me "it looks like you may have a mild case of Celiac Disease; try a gluten free diet for a few weeks to see how you feel." LOL I asked her to send me a copy of my results for my records, which arrived yesterday (8/25). I was thinking that since this office didn't seem to know much about Celiac Disease, that maybe they didn't really know how to interpret the test results, and that by looking at them myself I'd see definitiv
Gluten Free Raleigh Blog
Ok here goes nothing... This is my first attempt at blogging so bare with me. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in June this year and have since been on a quest to find all things gluten-free in Raleigh, NC. There are some folks in this town already established in this realm and new folks coming on all the time. I would like to use this blog to highlight these people and to drum up exposure for them and hopefully draw others into the game. Most gluten-free blogs are mainly recipe blogs so I wi
I'm A Silly-yak
So much has gone on over the last several weeks. I've been busy, tired, and overwhelmed. Um, did I mentioned TIRED ?! I really need to work on the whole sleep thing. I notice that when I take my sleep meds (prescribed) that I feel better the next day. I do not ache as bad, I have more energy also. Sometimes, though, I do not take my sleep meds because I'm up too late doing my homework, and therefore don't have enough sleep-time. So I really need to make some tweaks in my schedule.
Waiting, And Feeling Worse
I had a follow up with my GI doc on Thursday, and he said that everything is 'normal' (colonscopy/biopsy, stool samples, blood work). We talked about the high values on some of my previous blood results and he said it was really nothing to worry about, but that we could do testing for B12/Folic acid levels. I pushed for the rest of the Celiac Panel blood tests, and his response was that the TtG IgA was the most sensitive, but that we would go ahead and do the rest of them anyway. (Gee, thanks.Hey! I'm Not "Allergic" to Wheat!
Hey! I’m not “allergic” to wheat, barley, or rye; but I know that living without them takes a knack. The term “allergy” doesn’t really apply when my immune system begins its attack. I can get sensitive to other foods—so sly are my body’s defenses when they’re out of whack! I am, or have celiac (Greek for abdomen)— no allergy but an autoimmune disease, such that I cannot eat a type of gluten. So on my order, hold what’s macro-processed, please! Or better yet, I’ll bring my mea
First Week Gluten Free
I have been gluten free for a week. I was seriously torn with going gluten free, because I hadn't had a conclusive diagnosis that requires me to be off gluten. I was worried about feeling deprived, about feeling left out, about feeling.... uncomfortable with changing everything Yet, I am dumfounded, this is easier than I thought it would be. No, not for the fact that it's "easy" but for the fact that even though I feel better, the change is quite different, and even though it's far from goNot So Saintly (or Gluten-Free) Ham!
Food, food, food. The one thing I realize since being diagnosed with celiac disease, is how much time was not spent on food before. I must spend half of my recent waking hours thinking about what to eat. I have told myself that I am trying too hard and that all I need to do is convert my pantry to gluten free and stay with fresh, whole foods. Easy right? This has however, not been the case. It seems that at least once a week I am mistakingly adding some ingredient that I cannot eat. Tonig
Kim's Gluten-Free Artichoke Salad
Ingredients: 2 Large cans gluten-free artichoke hearts, drained 8 baby carrots, sliced lengthwise 10 asparagus stalks previously steamed until bright green and tender crisp 1 medium tomato ½ yellow or red bell pepper 5 fresh basil leaves, chopped 4-6 oz. feta cheese 4 tablespoons fresh grated Romano (or Parmesan) cheese Dressing: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon white wine or rice vinegar 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 2 cloves fresh pressed garlic ¾ teaspoon dry mustard Fresh grounBloodshot Eyes
My eyes have recently been bloodshot. Does anyone know if this could be a symptom of gluten or casein intolerance. I have had the enterolab results that say I am both, but have not had bloodshot eyes until just recently. Thanks for any help.
More Test Results - Normal
Got a phone call from the GI doc's office with test results from the stool samples and my colonoscopy biopsies. "Everything looks normal; no indication of parasites or colitis. Follow ups are usually scheduled for 4-6 weeks after the colonoscopy." HUH?? All we've done is rule out some pretty bad stuff (for which I am quite grateful, don't get me wrong!). I still feel like crap, and now I need to wait 4-6 weeks before we talk about anything else? I pushed for an earlier follow up apGluten Free[dom] Day#1
So, I have been so hesitantabout going gluten free. I joined this forum a while ago, and have a plethora of diagnoses which include Diabetes II,Hashimotos,IBS,GERD,Dysphagia,Restless Leg Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, and the list goes on; I have tested positive for food sensitivity to Whole Milk, Egg, Wheat (non-glutenated), Soy, Yeast, Cocoa Bean, Mixed Nuts, & Shellfish. I had a colonoscopy over a week ago, and and my biopsies came back okay (which it's my understanding that doesn't mean much iPatience, Patience.........
Mine is wearing thin. I still don't have test results from the stool samples, and don't expect biopsy results until early next week sometime. It's been really hard to sit around and NOT dwell on the possibilities. And if those come back negative, what next? I still need to address having the rest of the Celiac Panel done (they only tested for tTG IgA), but other than that, and asking about some of the 'high' reports on my CBC, I'm not sure what the next steps are. I just know I'm not fee-
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Thank you so much for your helpful response! I feel my ch better! By any chance do you know anything about Prague or Croatia?
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- trents commented on Scott Adams's article in Oats: Are They Gluten-Free?1
Gluten Contamination Common in European Oats and Gluten-Free Oat Only Products (+Video)
"When comparing gluten-free oat-only products with general gluten-free foods and ordinary oat products, the study found that gluten-free oat-only products had the highest contamination rate. For instance, gluten-free foods in general had contamination rates of around 18 percent, while oat-only products labeled gluten-free had rates nearing 73 percent. Ordinary...- 1
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- Scott Adams commented on Dr. Tom O'Bryan's article in Autumn 2005 Issue3
Are Oats Gluten-Free?
This article is from: Journal of Gluten Sensitivity Autumn 2005 Issue. Bob's did not have GF oats back then.- gluten-free
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- Yaya commented on Dr. Tom O'Bryan's article in Autumn 2005 Issue3
Are Oats Gluten-Free?
After confirmed diagnosis 13 years ago my gastro insists on periodic endoscopies every 3 years to be sure I'm as gluten-free as I think I am. I come out perfectly clean. Bob's Red Mill gluten-free products have been my go-to, but they are not listed. I'm curious as to why.- gluten-free
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