Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Howdy & Thank You!

GarlyDog

By GarlyDog
in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff

Recommended Posts

GarlyDog Newbie
GarlyDog
Posted

Hi Everyone,

I have recently, within the past three months, switched to a gluten-free and dairy-free diet after landing in the hospital twice. It has been difficult, logistically and emotionally, to make the switch. My dairy allergy is on the extreme side, requiring me to tote EpiPens. The gluten intolerance is more pain added to the mix.

Going off course on purpose or accidentally is really painful for me. Without realizing it I was poisoning myself and just suffering with the symptoms daily. I thought I was dying from some unknown condition until my wife figured it out and pointed me here.

I have been lurking on the forum since starting my new diet. The posts here have been extremely helpful and encouraging. Some have made me cry as I can feel the pain, fear, and relief in the posts.

Within weeks of making my diet change absolute, my weight, blood pressure, and glucose levels have all come into the healthy range. I feel great, better than I have felt in at least a decade.

I wanted to say thank you to all the posters for helping to make my life so much better.

Gary

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Welcome Gary! Take a walk around. :D

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Keep looking at posts.

GFinDC Veteran
GFinDC
Posted

Welcome Gary. You may have noticed there are quite a few of us with dairy problems in addition to gluten. For most it is not an allergy though but an intolerance. Either way avoiding dairy is the answer for many of us. Please do feel free to ask questions. We all learned this stuff for the first time ourselves once, even if it was a few years ago or just a month ago. Sometimes we even remember what it was like starting out. Certainly an adventure! :D

GarlyDog Newbie
GarlyDog
Posted
  • Author

Thanks for the welcome.

  • 2 weeks later...
Melissa Palomo Apprentice
Melissa Palomo
Posted

Yay so glad you're feeling better now. :)

eatmeat4good Enthusiast
eatmeat4good
Posted

Congratulations on figuring this out and doing what it takes to get better.

I was sick a long time too and it feels absolutely amazing to get better and to be able to live your life.

Welcome to the crowd!

And give your wife a hug!

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


mushroom Proficient
mushroom
Posted

Congratulations on taking charge of your life through diet :D Long may you be healthy!!

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      132,638
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Saras
    Newest Member
    Saras
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):

  • Who's Online (See full list)

    • There are no registered users currently online

  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • trents
      What foods can trigger a response in people with gluten sensitivity?

      By trents · Posted

      Welcome to the forum, @yellowstone! The most common ones seem to be dairy (casein), oats, eggs, soy and corn. "Formed" meat products (because of the "meat glue" used to hold their shape) is a problem for some. But it can be almost anything on an individual basis as your sensitivity to rice proves, since rice is uncommonly a "cross reactor" for celiacs. Some celiacs seem to not do well with any cereal grains.
    • yellowstone
      What foods can trigger a response in people with gluten sensitivity?

      By yellowstone · Posted

      What foods can trigger a response in people with gluten sensitivity? I've read that there are foods that, although they don't contain gluten, can cause problems for people with gluten sensitivity because they contain proteins similar to gluten that trigger a response in the body. I've seen that other cereals are included: corn, rice... also chicken, casein. I would like to know what other foods can cause this reaction, and if you have more information on the subject, I would like to know about it. Right now, I react very badly to rice and corn. Thank you.
    • Jmartes71
      Shingles - Could It Be Related to Gluten/ Celiac

      By Jmartes71 · Posted

      Shingles is dormant and related to chicken pox when one has had in the past.Shingles comes out when stress is heightened.I had my 3rd Shingles in 2023.
    • knitty kitty
      Shingles - Could It Be Related to Gluten/ Celiac

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      Here's one more that shows Lysine also helps alleviate pain! Exploring the Analgesic Potential of L-Lysine: Molecular Mechanisms, Preclinical Evidence, and Implications for Pharmaceutical Pain Therapy https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12114920/
    • Flash1970
      Shingles - Could It Be Related to Gluten/ Celiac

      By Flash1970 · Posted

      Thank you for the links to the articles.  Interesting reading. I'll be telling my brother in law because he has a lot of pain
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.