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Arrrgh! Gluten Free Isn't Iodine Free

ravenwoodglass

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ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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I have been losing a lot of weight since they discovered diabetes in addition to my celiac about 2 months ago. I started drinking Wegman's gluten-free 'Nutritional Supplement' last week to gain some back. I added 6 a day to my diet and have managed to gain but 3 or 4 lbs but the cost has been dear. My last DH sore had finally been healing but I had noticed it had reactivated along with the I am pooping molten lead blisters you know where. I attributed this to CC from a final through cleaning of my birds cage. I noticed yesterday my BM's had gotten real dark so I decided, much too late :( , to check how much iron was in the stuff I was drinking. It is loaded with Iodine also! I am so stupid sometimes it amazes me. If I was a dog I'd be doing a 'booty skoot' across my rug. :P:angry::D . Oh well I am done venting. Or maybe not. I hate this, I look like a stick, I live under a cancer fear cloud, and I really, really, really hate the doctors that misdiagnosed my whole family for years. There now I'm done.

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Ravenwood, that sounds awful! I'm so glad that you thought to look further and figure out the cause of those symptoms. Don't feel stupid--we have to be food detectives and chemists, both, and sometimes things will slip by. The important thing is that you figured it out. Here's hoping that it all clears quickly. :)

Lymetoo Contributor
Lymetoo
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uh oh...What's wrong with idodine?

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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uh oh...What's wrong with idodine?

It will trigger DH sores. Mine had finally started to heal completely after I found this out and switched vitamins. Each shake I consumed had 25% of the daily requirement. I was consuming 6 a day.

Ravenwood, that sounds awful! I'm so glad that you thought to look further and figure out the cause of those symptoms. Don't feel stupid--we have to be food detectives and chemists, both, and sometimes things will slip by. The important thing is that you figured it out. Here's hoping that it all clears quickly. :)

Thanks Patti I hope it does too. Feels like the last time I wore a panty liner but at least the stuff was gluten-free so I don't have any tummy troubles. This too will pass and I promise myself to never, ever take or use anything without reading the label.

Karla Newbie
Karla
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Well, I'm sorry that you had this episode, but I'm surely glad that you wrote about it! I'm having some trouble with DH blisters and had completely forgotten about iodine myself. Ate some salmon, and my scalp bloomed gloriously :wacko: with blisters. I was racking my brains before you wrote about your experience.

Thanks for ranting!!!!

I hope they go away soon.

Pegster Apprentice
Pegster
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"My scalp bloomed gloriously with blisters" Now THAT is poetic...and very true! :lol:

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