A Great Viewpoint On Coping

[Nevadan]

I ran across this article which I think most will identify with: Open Original Shared Link

George

[shellbean]

That is a really good article. She said it exactly right! I couldn't have said it any better!

[TinkerbellSwt]

I have to agree, that is a wonderful article. I just sent it out to my family and friends. Thank you for posting it, as I am having some of those issues now. It helps to see others that have the same issues.

Tinkerbell

[jaten]

Great article!!

[floridanative]

Thank you for posting this article. I am sending it to my Mother with Dr. Green's book today. She was dx'd Monday and she is already questioning the dx since she doesn't feel better....excuse me 'you've probably been sick for over 15 years....you're not going to feel better in 2.5 days on the gluten-free diet'. Can anyone tell me if you were sick for a long period of time, how long it was before you felt any better at all? I was sick for a short period and after two weeks all my bloating was gone. In four weeks my energy level was way up. But I'm afriad that Mother will go off the diet if she's not responding like me. Even though I've told her in ten different ways she will recovery more slowly due to being sick for so much longer. If anyone can relate to what she's going through (since I can't) will you share with me your experience and how you were glad you stuck it out and finally began to get your life back? Please understand I need something encouraging to share with my Mother. She has many classic symptoms, arthritis, thyroid disease....a biopsy dx'd daughter with Celaic....she has Celiac. But I need to help her understand you have to give your body time to heal after wreaking havoc on it for all those years.

Thanks in advance if anyone can share anything....positive posts only please. You'll understand I'm not going to share anything that will not encourage her.

[bigapplekathleen]

Thanks for sharing that link. what a great article!

As far as how long it takes to feel better -

I felt a lot better within a week of eating gluten-free, but months passed as some symptoms subsided and new ones appeared. A (stupid) gluten challenge 2 years later set back all my progress, and even the gluten-free diet didn't make me feel better. I am now on a totally grain-free, legume-free and dairy-free diet (let's call is 'paleo' or caveman diet); it's the only way I feel well.

Here's the thing - some people take longer to heal than others. If you aren't feeling better on the gluten-free diet, perhaps you're missing something in your diet and mistakenly feeding yourself gluten. (Check lipsticks, balms, hand lotion if you ever lick your fingers, makeup base, re-using old cast iron pans that you used to use for wheat, using a toaster that's shared with wheat, etc) OR if you still aren't feeling better, perhaps there is another intolerance that was missed (dairy, casein, peanuts, etc)

Please remind your mother that she will most likely need additional supplements to help heal the gut - things like probiotics (acidophilus, for example) and colostrum. A nutritionist or naturopath can help with things like that. I wish I had taken those right away, but am feeling better since using them on a regular basis.

Best wishes,

K.

[Moongirl]

This article makes me want to cry and say thanks all at the same time. These are all feelings I have and try to get across to people that just dont get it...so thanks for putting in words for me, people like donna make it so much easier sometimes.

[Lollie]

I wanted to say thanks for sharing this article. I too, sent it to all my family and friends as a testiment to what celiac does to you emotionally!

Lollie

[Guest Viola]

A great article .. thanks for that!