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Going gluten-free

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chrissy Collaborator
chrissy
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i finally took the plunge and have gone gluten free with my kids. today is day 4 for me. i don't know about my meds yet, though. i still have to call and check on them. i would love it if going gluten-free could make enough of a difference that i could quit taking alot of my meds. i wish i could say that i was miraculously feeling better already, but time will tell.

christine

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I am sure you are on the right step. Are you the one with the stubborn son? If so, has he come around yet?

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I started to notice little things after a few days. Like after 2 days I realized that my stomach was a lot quieter than usual. And within 2 weeks I could not believe how badly my stomach had hurt everyday! My neuropathy took 2-3 weeks to subside a bit as well as for the joint pain. I hope this is the answer to you feeling better!!

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It's a lot like a toothache, you don't realize how much it hurts until it's gone...

...and then you do something dumb and it reminds you that, dangit that hurt! :rolleyes:

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celiacsmom
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Good for you! You can do it & I'm sure you'll be feeling great soon!

chrissy Collaborator
chrissy
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yep, i'm the one with the stubborn son. once i get my family in the celiac study, he is willing to get tested since it won't be costing him anything.

christine

heli Newbie
heli
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Most meds are gluten free these days, however many are bound with cornstarch and corn is in the same grass family as wheat, barley, rye. I personally have a huge reaction to all corn products. But to encourage you, over about 14 months I was able to eliminate all 12 daily medications.

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yep, i'm the one with the stubborn son. once i get my family in the celiac study, he is willing to get tested since it won't be costing him anything.

christine

What study? Can you give us more info?

chrissy Collaborator
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it is a study on celiac at the university of california, irvine. it is open to families with 2 or more members diagnosed with celiac or DH by either biopsy, positive Ttg, EMA, or positive skin biopsy. i found a link to the study from a post on this board----but i can't remember who posted it, or what the thread was about. the woman i have been in contact with is maryam mousavi. they will do antibody testing and gene testing on our immediate family, and, if i understood correctly, they will test other family members that show symptoms. we have 4 older children that have not been tested yet, so it will be great to be able to not have to "convince" them to go pay to test for a disease they may or may not have. if you live in utah or california, they will have someone come to your home to draw blood. we live in idaho, so they will send us a kit to take to our hospital or dr's office to have blood drawn. kevin and i both come from larger families, and our children are "your's, mine, and our's" so i will be interested to see which of us (or both) carry the gene for celiac. our 3 children with celiac are children we have had together. another interesting thing that might come in to play-------when i was looking at some geneology, i discovered that quite a few generations back, (in germany) our family lines cross. weird, huh?----especially since he was born in idaho and i was born in louisiana---what are the chances?!

christine

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