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Emily Elizabeth
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I just thought I would find out how all the newbies are doing. There were a lot of us that were diagnosed in the last few months.

I am still not right, but I have noticed that I am getting better. My hairdresser (who I hadn't been to in years since she moved) said that I had a lot of new hair growing in. I'm taking that as a good sign (though I hadn't realized that I had lost any hair).

My intestines are still not working properly (going at least 4 times a day), but I think I have figured out what happens to me when I am "glutened." So at least I know that I am not accidentally ingesting it on a daily basis (right?). When I went to PF Changs and when I had a bbq at my house I believe I was glutened because both times I woke up in the middle of the night and urgently had to go to the bathroom (2-3 times). So I think that is the sign that I was glutened.

People at work are saying that I look a lot healthier, etc. so that's good too. I'm no longer foggy at work, or extremely hungry. It seems to have balanced out a lot.

Anyway, I'd love to hear how all the newbies are doing and will always take any advice the veterans have to give!

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I'm pretty new myself, I was just diagnosed in March 2007. At first it didn't seem so bad, I never really like bread or anything anyway. But now that I'm realizing just how serious celiac is I'm starting to get really depressed. The fact that we have to look at everything like shampoo, makeup, soap, toothpaste, laundry detergent, is very overwhelming to me. And how even the smallest amount can do damage to your intestines. I can't even really tell when I've been glutened, I don't get sick like everyone else seems too. I cheated once just to see what would happen and nothing did. That kinda worries me because I could be getting glutened all over the place and not even notice. What's going to happen to me if I can't get completely gluten-free? I live with my fiance and a roommate and having to watch them eat whatever they want is making me resentful. Not to mention they are probably cross contaminating all the gluten-free food in the house. It just seems very hard to handle right now and I'm turning into an emotional mess. I hope the other newbies are doing better than me.

Julie

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

noglute Newbie
noglute
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hi,

I was just diagnosed with Gluten sensitivity in May 2007 & have been gluten free for about two weeks. My doc says blood work does not show celiac disease but I've been told blood work are not always acurate. I haven't noticed that much change, still have stomach pains, fatigue, brain fog, no energy..

not sure how gluten free I am though when you consider I use same pots/pan as everyone else in my house & not sure if my shampoo's & lotions are gluten free. right now it's overwhelming, I'm going to see my doctor tomorrow to just go over this & see what else he can test me for, what kind of damage gluten has already done.

Please advise what else I should ask my doc about or what other test I should get.

Thank You.

I just thought I would find out how all the newbies are doing. There were a lot of us that were diagnosed in the last few months.

I am still not right, but I have noticed that I am getting better. My hairdresser (who I hadn't been to in years since she moved) said that I had a lot of new hair growing in. I'm taking that as a good sign (though I hadn't realized that I had lost any hair).

My intestines are still not working properly (going at least 4 times a day), but I think I have figured out what happens to me when I am "glutened." So at least I know that I am not accidentally ingesting it on a daily basis (right?). When I went to PF Changs and when I had a bbq at my house I believe I was glutened because both times I woke up in the middle of the night and urgently had to go to the bathroom (2-3 times). So I think that is the sign that I was glutened.

People at work are saying that I look a lot healthier, etc. so that's good too. I'm no longer foggy at work, or extremely hungry. It seems to have balanced out a lot.

Anyway, I'd love to hear how all the newbies are doing and will always take any advice the veterans have to give!

Crystalkd Contributor
Crystalkd
Posted

I'm starting on week 4 of the diet. I'm still figuring out what I can andcan't have.

I'm doing alot better. Now I just need to make sure all the gluten is out of my house. It is a little overwhelming to think I need to look at my makeup, hair care, and laundry stuff. I think all that is fine but to be honest I'm not sure. It's still tough to watch others eat things I can't have but I'm slowly getting over it. Although Saturday will suck. My friend is getting married and I won't be able to have a peice of cake. All in all though today has been decent.

zkat Apprentice
zkat
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I thought I would post here, even though I am 6 months gluten free. Jan. I thought I was gluten-free, but seems I was gluten light-wow if I only knew then what I know now! So truly not gluten free until Feb.

Feb. I was OK with all of it, I was relieved to know what was wrong with me all those years. Still ate out way too much and took too many chances-this lasted until about March when I really started feeling better and then got glutened. Learned my lesson-no more. I made the switch to paranoid gluten girl and will eat it only if I can see it being made and I can verify it is Gluten free. Through April felt the best I have ever felt. I had a little set back at the end of May, Thyroid issues, but we are getting those under control.

I went through the whole mourning process, though I really didn't think I would because I never really was a big fan of bread type foods-they always made my stomach hurt. Now I am over that and have discovered the joys of gluten free cooking. I have made lots of meal substitutes that to me are better than the gluten counter parts. I have found I prefer my cooking to the prepackaged stuff, but I have always been that way. And I am not a fan of Chicken, though I eat it almost every day :huh:

So the moral to my long windy post it-hang in there, it gets better. I now have so much energy that I drive my poor ADHD husband crazy! Life is what we make it. This is so doable.

My substitutes list:

For shampoo, conditioner, lip balm, and lotion I use Desert Essence. The entire line is Gluten free and Organic

Make up is Bare Minerals. I hate make up anyway, so this stuff is perfect

Namaste is the BOMB! My family devours the brownies and I am the only one gluten-free

I can make better fried Catfish than any southern joint.

Redbridge Beer is better than no beer

Malibu Rum is Gluten Free

Whole foods hamburger buns are good biscuit substitutes.

Glutino Mac and Cheese is my fave!

Coconut flour pancakes are the best thing after a soccer game

We are very lucky to have the resource. I cannot imagine what is must have been like in the years before the internet!

Kat.

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grey
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Hi, I'm starting on week 4 too. I'm inthe hospital for celiac complications (iv vitamins, additional tests, etc), since sat and they said a few more days. The gluten-free food part isn't bad, but I also have to be DF and maybe soy free. My neuro symptoms haven't resolved; one kind of D has stopped, but I still have a lot of gas, pain, & D (they're doing tests on that too). I'm still losing weight, the vita. iv & fluids are giving me a little more energy, but I'm sleeping a lot, and I still have the brain fog, pain, and dizziness.

I've been very strict with gluten-free food, meds, but I have a hard time figuring out cosmetics; I'm nervous about getting my hair cut! I was excited when I found out that Target's method cleaning products are gluten-free so I could keep those. I'm luck I live alone so xcontam. is not has hard, but it's lonely/hard w/o the support. (I got a cat-she's gluten-free too :) )

The gastro who did the biopsy made it sound so easy - just don't eat gluten - you'll be fine in 2 wks! <_< It looks like it might take more time than that. I'm still hopeful that eventually I'll feel not just ok but healthy, and I haven't felt that in a long, long time!:)

mee Newbie
mee
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Hi all! I am not good w/ computers and am having trouble posting a rather urgent and important question.

I'm new to this site but diagnosed about 2 years ago. So were both my kids. It is still overwhelming for me at times because it can be so tme consuming to do things sometimes. I am having a birthday party for my son this Friday and the pwerson I thought who could make him a normal looking and tasting birthday cake is unable to. I hve baked many things successfully but now can't eat corn, potato, chocolate, dairy egg yolks, nor soy. Which makes it difficult to do the cake and the icing!! I really want him to like his cake! And his friends too! Does anyone know of a bakery in Lancaster, or even a dedicated kitchen where someone could bake me a somewhat professional looking cake for this Fri??? That's Lancaster, PA. I'm near the city too. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again. mee

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Hi all! I am not good w/ computers and am having trouble posting a rather urgent and important question.

I'm new to this site but diagnosed about 2 years ago. So were both my kids. It is still overwhelming for me at times because it can be so tme consuming to do things sometimes. I am having a birthday party for my son this Friday and the pwerson I thought who could make him a normal looking and tasting birthday cake is unable to. I hve baked many things successfully but now can't eat corn, potato, chocolate, dairy egg yolks, nor soy. Which makes it difficult to do the cake and the icing!! I really want him to like his cake! And his friends too! Does anyone know of a bakery in Lancaster, or even a dedicated kitchen where someone could bake me a somewhat professional looking cake for this Fri??? That's Lancaster, PA. I'm near the city too. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again. mee

Mee

I have found a good substitute if one is sensitive to chicken eggs. I eat duck eggs with no problems. That might be something to check into. They work just fine in baking. They are also richer tasting. I pay $6.00 per dozen.

Susan :blink:

gfmolly Contributor
gfmolly
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I just thought I would find out how all the newbies are doing. There were a lot of us that were diagnosed in the last few months.

Hi,

I have been gluten-free for a month and a half....I have finally stopped making regular mistakes! That is probably the hardest part to figure out, what to eat that is safe! My family gets together alot, and eating at other people's houses has been challenging. I made a stupid error yesterday and will pay for it the next few days with d, but it is a good reminder!

I too am feeling healthier and am so happy to feel "normal" for longer stretches of time. I have stopped losing weight. I have a blood draw today to see if my iron levels have gone up, since I am anemic.

Any advice on taking iron? I was given a very pure for of iron from my doc, but it makes me feel horrible right after I take it. It's not glkuten-related. I think it could just be hard on my system??

Anyway, best wishes to all the newbies, and thanks to the vets for all of your help and guidance. It is truly appreciated!!

Terri

rinne Apprentice
rinne
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Hi all! I am not good w/ computers and am having trouble posting a rather urgent and important question.

I'm new to this site but diagnosed about 2 years ago. So were both my kids. It is still overwhelming for me at times because it can be so tme consuming to do things sometimes. I am having a birthday party for my son this Friday and the pwerson I thought who could make him a normal looking and tasting birthday cake is unable to. I hve baked many things successfully but now can't eat corn, potato, chocolate, dairy egg yolks, nor soy. Which makes it difficult to do the cake and the icing!! I really want him to like his cake! And his friends too! Does anyone know of a bakery in Lancaster, or even a dedicated kitchen where someone could bake me a somewhat professional looking cake for this Fri??? That's Lancaster, PA. I'm near the city too. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again. mee

Hi, Elizabeth on The View is a celiac and recently celebrated a birthday with I'm thinking a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake. You wouldn't be able to eat it but if your son can have dairy he could. :)

confused Community Regular
confused
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Hi im about 3-4 months gluten free, and i feel the best that i have in years. I use to be so afraid to leave my house and now i cant seem to stay home. I use to miss alot of school and family functions from the anxiety of not knowing what was wrong with me. I am now coaching my sons baseball team, I can now go to baseball and tball games for hours and not worry. I can now go grocery shopping and not have the need that i have to run out of the store. I can take my kids to whereever they have to go and not say, no we have to wait til your dad comes home to take you. My sex drive is even back to where it was 10 years ago when we met. Hubby really is happy about that lol

I use to want to hide in baggy clothes cause of my bloated tummy. Now i wear what i want and feel good in it. Im still not skinny, but im happy with who I am.

I dont wake up in the middle night sick anymore. I dont get up at 1 and 2 am and stare at the ceiling anymore, when i hit that pillow im asleep til 5 am. I have became a better cook, since i dont rely on packaged stuff anymore. I just wish i had more time to cook and bake. I can look at packages now and know what stuff can be gluten, i still have to look up a few things but not as often anymore.

I had to go gluten, casein and soy free to feel this good. Yes i sometimes miss that cheese, but i love who I am now and would never think about cheating. I have learned everything can be made like the real stuff it just takes more time and more ingredients.

So all of you still sturggling with the diet, just know there is a happy ending at the end. You will get better and if you are not feeling better just off gluten, try and take casein or soy out and see if that helps.

SO happy a poster before me said malibu rum is gluten free, I have wondered just never looked it up. I am going to go buy me some of that tonight with my cranberry juice. I cant wait.

One more thing, i feel like an little kid when i find out i can eat soemthing that i thought i would never be able to eat anymore. Little things in life now bring me such pleasure.

paula

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bakinghomesteader
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Hi, I am 2 weeks into the gluten-free diet. I feel really good. I challanged myself last Friday and had a reaction. Since then, I have been recovering from that gluten and am starting to feel good again. No more gluten for me, no sir. I did have a little pitty party about it. Got all upset and depressed. But I am ok with it now and realize it is what is best for me. I think it is even helping with the myasthenia gravis.

My husband was kinda put out by it all at first. He sure has come around. Thanks to those who gave me advice on that. He is now one of my biggest advocates. He sticks up for me at restaurants and makes them redo my meal if it is wrong. He likes to see that I am finally feeling better after so many months/years of not.

I am so grateful for this forum. I am glad there are people out there that want to help and know how I feel.

Bakinghomesteader

mee Newbie
mee
Posted
Hi all! I am not good w/ computers and am having trouble posting a rather urgent and important question.

I'm new to this site but diagnosed about 2 years ago. So were both my kids. It is still overwhelming for me at times because it can be so tme consuming to do things sometimes. I am having a birthday party for my son this Friday and the pwerson I thought who could make him a normal looking and tasting birthday cake is unable to. I hve baked many things successfully but now can't eat corn, potato, chocolate, dairy egg yolks, nor soy. Which makes it difficult to do the cake and the icing!! I really want him to like his cake! And his friends too! Does anyone know of a bakery in Lancaster, or even a dedicated kitchen where someone could bake me a somewhat professional looking cake for this Fri??? That's Lancaster, PA. I'm near the city too. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again. mee

Guest micah
Guest micah
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Hi, I am 2 weeks into the gluten-free diet. I feel really good. I challanged myself last Friday and had a reaction. Since then, I have been recovering from that gluten and am starting to feel good again. No more gluten for me, no sir. I did have a little pitty party about it. Got all upset and depressed. But I am ok with it now and realize it is what is best for me. I think it is even helping with the myasthenia gravis.

My husband was kinda put out by it all at first. He sure has come around. Thanks to those who gave me advice on that. He is now one of my biggest advocates. He sticks up for me at restaurants and makes them redo my meal if it is wrong. He likes to see that I am finally feeling better after so many months/years of not.

I am so grateful for this forum. I am glad there are people out there that want to help and know how I feel.

Bakinghomesteader

Hi, My name is micah,

I'm gluten free (I hope) for just 1 day. I made it 2 days before that, but then got glutened yesterday. I'm just learning what I can have, so I'm really on a limited diet right now...fruits, veggies, meat, dairy all with no additives since I don't know which additives contain gluten yet. I've been so sick for so long (9 years) - I always knew food made me sick but no idea what or why. Having been to so many doctors over the years with an IBS diagnosis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Hypoglycemia, possible MS. Never have I gotten any help or any suggestions to check into diet. I went gluten-free for one month to try it out and my brain fog cleared and my legs (I have trouble walking) started gaining some strength. But I got off the diet to see what happened and didn't get back on until now a few months later. I instantly got all of the brain fog and severe fatigue back as soon as I went back on gluten. I'm hoping this will be the answer for me to feel better.

Nice to meet you! Micah

natalie Apprentice
natalie
Posted
I thought I would post here, even though I am 6 months gluten free. Jan. I thought I was gluten-free, but seems I was gluten light-wow if I only knew then what I know now! So truly not gluten free until Feb.

Feb. I was OK with all of it, I was relieved to know what was wrong with me all those years. Still ate out way too much and took too many chances-this lasted until about March when I really started feeling better and then got glutened. Learned my lesson-no more. I made the switch to paranoid gluten girl and will eat it only if I can see it being made and I can verify it is Gluten free. Through April felt the best I have ever felt. I had a little set back at the end of May, Thyroid issues, but we are getting those under control.

I went through the whole mourning process, though I really didn't think I would because I never really was a big fan of bread type foods-they always made my stomach hurt. Now I am over that and have discovered the joys of gluten free cooking. I have made lots of meal substitutes that to me are better than the gluten counter parts. I have found I prefer my cooking to the prepackaged stuff, but I have always been that way. And I am not a fan of Chicken, though I eat it almost every day :huh:

So the moral to my long windy post it-hang in there, it gets better. I now have so much energy that I drive my poor ADHD husband crazy! Life is what we make it. This is so doable.

My substitutes list:

For shampoo, conditioner, lip balm, and lotion I use Desert Essence. The entire line is Gluten free and Organic

Make up is Bare Minerals. I hate make up anyway, so this stuff is perfect

Namaste is the BOMB! My family devours the brownies and I am the only one gluten-free

I can make better fried Catfish than any southern joint.

Redbridge Beer is better than no beer

Malibu Rum is Gluten Free

Whole foods hamburger buns are good biscuit substitutes.

Glutino Mac and Cheese is my fave!

Coconut flour pancakes are the best thing after a soccer game

We are very lucky to have the resource. I cannot imagine what is must have been like in the years before the internet!

Kat.

So Bare Minerals is okay? I've been meaning to call them. Do you like the product? Is it worth the $$ ?

zkat Apprentice
zkat
Posted
So Bare Minerals is okay? I've been meaning to call them. Do you like the product? Is it worth the $$ ?

Bare Minerals is Okay. I love the product, but I hate the feeling or look of make-up. It covers all my little imperfections on my face without the caked on, clogged pore feeling of foundation.

I bought the starter kit at the end of Feb. for $65 and it lasted me until just now. I only had to buy more foundation because I spilled it :rolleyes: Otherwise, it would have gone another couple of months. I replace the mascara more often.

Kat.

nowheatnomilk Rookie
nowheatnomilk
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april 2007- acid reflux all my life, lactose intolerant 2years ago, celiac now.. I bake alot still playing around with how oats effect me however I think that they make my throat swell, there is so many hidden glutens in foods it's very difficut to find foods. aleast baked goods. vegies seem to be the snack of the day,water is the drink. My rosacea and adult acne has cleared up since my celiac diet.

nowheatnomilk Rookie
nowheatnomilk
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oh yeah , I discovered I don't like brown rice flour.. :(

fletch84 Newbie
fletch84
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I have been doing okay...I have been on a gluten-free diet since around Mother's Day...and a dairy-free and soy-free diet for about the past 3 weeks. All of the above have made such a difference! I have tons more energy, am less irritable, and actually want to go out and enjoy life :) There have been a few set backs, I was glutened twice, and both times made me realize how sick I actually was for the past year, and it has made me a LOT more paranoid with what I eat when I am away from my house...but being paranoid is definately better than being sick :) It is ridiculous how sick you can be and not even know! And I have been trying to educate those around me (the question of "why can't you eat that" pops up atleast twice everyday...) I am just happy that I have found this forum to help me on this gluten-free journey :)

SScottie Newbie
SScottie
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I was diagnosed in Feb. and have been trying my hardest to be gluten-free ever since. At first I didnt realize what a serious and life altering disease celiac is. I am frustrated and confused to say the least, but have been doing as much research as possible to learn how to cope with everyday eating, life styles changes, etc. Im starting to wonder however, if I do not have more GI problems. Unlike most of the symptoms I read about here (diahrea, etc), when I eat gluten I just get intense left side pains and chronic constipation. Does anyone else experience these problems? I have had the blood test and the intestinal biopsy and was confirmed with Celiac disease, but cannot relate to most symptoms other celiacs describe.

gfmolly Contributor
gfmolly
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Unlike most of the symptoms I read about here (diahrea, etc), when I eat gluten I just get intense left side pains and chronic constipation. Does anyone else experience these problems? I have had the blood test and the intestinal biopsy and was confirmed with Celiac disease, but cannot relate to most symptoms other celiacs describe.

noglute Newbie
noglute
Posted

good to know others have the left side pain. that is where most of my pain is & of course constipation, bloating, roaring/bubbling, brain fog, heart burn. the left side pain though is intense I have to sit up or lay down on my back to feel better.

Unlike most of the symptoms I read about here (diahrea, etc), when I eat gluten I just get intense left side pains and chronic constipation. Does anyone else experience these problems? I have had the blood test and the intestinal biopsy and was confirmed with Celiac disease, but cannot relate to most symptoms other celiacs describe.

I get major pain on my left side when I eat gluten and my small intestine roars at me! I got glutened yesterday and I will pay for three days at least!

Emily Elizabeth Enthusiast
Emily Elizabeth
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I hve baked many things successfully but now can't eat corn, potato, chocolate, dairy egg yolks, nor soy. Which makes it difficult to do the cake and the icing!! I really want him to like his cake!

I have a recipe book that has great recipes for baked goods without using gluten, eggs, dairy (and one other thing I can't remember at the moment). It's called "Cooking Free." I'd be happy to post a recipe for a cake and icing if you like. Also I have heard that Whole Foods (a grocery store chain near me) has a wonderful gluten free bakery. Here's a link to their store locations.

Open Original Shared Link

You can also order cakes from this store - I haven't tried it yet, but I hear from other Celiacs that it is really good:

Open Original Shared Link

I hope this helps!

lcbannon Apprentice
lcbannon
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First couple of months were tough, Having to read EVERYTHING and coming to grips with places I could not go or things that I could no longer eat. But I dived into this wonderful site and got lots of cookbooks at the library and found reciepes on here and other places on net.

4 mo into this, I had to have some major surgery 2 weeks ago so I baked up some goodies ahead of time so I would no be so deprived and things hubby could just warm up. He now eats a lot of my gluten free items very easily.

Fathers Day I made a Choc Sheet Cake gluten-free and no one in family knew and this is their fav dessert.

Have learned to like mexican more and been more inventive in kitchen.

Bottom line- not counting breakfast (thats a yogurt daily) I have 14 meals a week to eat, if one is not so good, maybe next one will be. Even when I ate "normal" still had bad meals sometimes.

This has not solved all my probs nor did I expect it to but it has helped. (Left side pain person here too) I have found it worthwhile and made it a LIFE change, not a diet/ You go on/off diets. Life Changes are postive.

Guest maybe I have celiac
Guest maybe I have celiac
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Still experimenting with food elimination. Acne is not as cystic, still have it but not the big cysts. Eliminating casein milk the past day, feel much better. My depression seems better but is coming and going. I think my gum lines arent as receded. More energy, not as fatigued and exausted for no reason. Less nausea. I feel that I can eat more and not get bloated. Less brain fog, and probably countless other things I am not aware of. We'll see, only been a month...

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      Celiac and dermatitis herpetiformis has taken Me from Me

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      Hi, I was recently diagnosed with Celiac and dermatitis herpetiformis after years of suffering without answers. I lost my mind. I lost my job. I lost so much time. I lost Me. Conventional doctors are opulent come near me and the one who did sat across the room, misdiagnosed me, pumped me full of steroids which collapsed my entire hip for 6 months. So without answers I began my holistic journey. Fast forward a couple of years and still struggling with a mysterious whole body itchy, crawling “skin hell”, perfect teeth now deteriorating, thick hair now thinning rapidly and no more than a day or 2 at most relief….An acquaintance opened up a functional medicine practice. Cash only, I found a way. Within a month tests clearly showing my off the charts gluten allergy/sensitivity as well as the depletion of vital nutrients due to leaky gut and intestinal damage. dermatitis herpetiformis was more than likely what I was experiencing with my skin. I was happy. I thought this is easy, eat healthy Whole Foods, follow the diet restrictions and I finally get to heal and feel confident and like myself again very soon! 😔 Supplements are very pricey but I got them and began my healing. Which leads to the other major issue: not working, stay at home Mom of young kids, entirely financially dependent on my man of 7 plus years. He’s never been supportive of anything I’ve ever done or been thru. He controls everything. I’m not given much money ever at a time and when he does leave money it’s only enough to possibly get gas. His excuse is that I’ll spend it on other things. So my “allowance” is inconsistent and has conditions. He withholds money from me as punishment for anything he wants. Since being diagnosed, he’s gained a new control tactic to use as punishment. He now is in control of when I get to eat. He asked for proof of my diagnosis and diet bc he said I made it up just to be able to eat expensive organic foods. Then after I sent him my file from my doctor he then said she wasn’t a real doctor. 😡. I go days upon days starving, sometimes breaking down and eating things I shouldn’t bc I’m so sick then I pay horribly while he gets annoyed and angry bc I’m not keeping up with all the duties I’m supposed to be doing. His abuse turns full on when I’m down and it’s in these desperate times when I need his support and care the most that I’m punished with silence, being starved, ignored, belittled. He will create more of a mess just bc I’m unable to get up and clean so that when I am better, I’m so overwhelmed with chores to catch up that the stress causes me to go right back into a flare from hell and the cycle repeats. I’m punished for being sick. I’m belittled for starving and asking for healthy clean water. I’m purposely left out of his life. He won’t even tell me he’s going to the grocery or to get dinner bc he doesn’t want me to ask him for anything. I have no one. I have nothing. Im not better. My supplements ran out and I desperately need Vitamin D3 and a methylated B complex at the very minimal just to function….he stares at me blankly…no, a slight smirk, no words. He’s happiest when im miserable and I am miserable.  this is so long and im condensing as much as I can but this situation is so complicated and disgusting. And it’s currently my life. The “IT” girl, the healthy, beautiful, perfect skin, perfect teeth, thick and curly locks for days, creative and talented IT girl….now I won’t even leave this house bc Im ashamed of what this has dont to my body, my skin. Im disgusted. The stress is keeping me from healing and I think he knows that and that’s why he continues to keep me in that state. He doesn’t want me confident or successful. He doesn’t want me healed and healthy bc then how would he put the blame of all his problems on me? This journey has been hell and I’ve been in Hell before. I’ve been killed by an ex, I’ve been raped, robbed, held hostage, abused beyond nightmares but the cruelty I’ve experienced from him bc of this disease is the coldest I’ve ever experienced. I’ve wanted to give up. Starving and in tears, desperate…I found a local food pantry in our small town so I reached out just saying I had Celiac and was on hard times. This woman is blessing me daily with prepared gluten free meals, donations, educational info, people who know this disease and how they manage life and the blessings just keep coming. But it’s overwhelming and I feel like I don’t deserve it at all. He just glared and I know he’s going to sabotage it somehow. I don’t even know what to do anymore. I’m so broken and just want peace and healing. 
    • cristiana
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      By cristiana · Posted

      @Colleen H   I am just curious,  when you were tested for coeliac disease, did the doctors find out if you had any deficiencies? Sometimes muscle pain can be caused by certain deficiencies, for example, magnesium, vitamin D, calcium, and potassium.   Might be worth looking into having some more tests.  Pins and needles can be neuropathy, again caused by deficiencies, such as iron and B12,  which can be reversed if these deficiencies are addressed. In the UK where I live we are usually only tested for iron, B12 and vitamin D deficiencies at diagnosis.   I was very iron anemic and supplementation made a big difference.  B12 was low normal, but in other countries the UK's low normal would be considered a deficiency.  My vitamin D was low normal, and I've been supplementing ever since (when I remember to take it!) My pins and needles definitely started to improve when my known deficiencies were addressed.  My nutritionist also gave me a broad spectrum supplement which really helped, because I suspect I wasn't just deficient in what I mention above but in many other vitamins and minerals.  But a word of warning, don't take iron unless blood tests reveal you actually need it, and if you are taking it your levels must be regularly monitored because too much can make you ill.  (And if you are currently taking iron, that might actually be making your stomach sore - it did mine, so my GP changed my iron supplementation to a gentler form, ferrous gluconate). Lastly, have you been trying to take anything to lessen the pain in your gut?  I get a sore stomach periodically, usually when I've had too much rich food, or when I have had to take an aspirin or certain antibiotics, or after glutening.  When this happens, I take for just a few days a small daily dose of OTC omeprazole.  I also follow a reflux or gastritis diet. There are lots online but the common denominators to these diets is you need to cut out caffeine, alcohol, rich, spicy, acidic food etc and eat small regularly spaced meals.   When I get a sore stomach, I also find it helpful to drink lots of water.  I also find hot water with a few slices of ginger very soothing to sip, or camomile tea.  A wedge pillow at night is good for reflux. Also,  best not to eat a meal 2-3 hours before going to bed. If the stomach pain is getting worse, though, it would be wise to see the doctor again. I hope some of this helps. Cristiana    
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