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I have lupus as well as celiac disease. My mom has rheumatoid arthritis. We've both found that for us, the joint pain only goes away on a sugar-free, grain-free diet. She's done well on Atkins. My kidneys can't handle all that protein, but I feel 100% better on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Now, if I get out in the sun too long, or get ahold of...

How horrifying! I do have a 100% gluten-free kitchen (all four sons have celiac disease) and I would go through the roof if somebody contaminated my safety zone like that. As soon as my temper leveled off a bit, I would tell her that she is welcome to come over and sit in your air conditioning but she'll need to cook elsewhere. Maybe she'd...

Interesting, debmidge! I'm at your comment that for me, "Adventure Bar" takes on an entirely new meaning! I only had the one bite but I didn't care for it. It did taste like cheap chai and tanning oil to me LOL It is noon the next day and I'm fine, so I'm guessing the Adventure Bar is gluten-free. I won't be buying it again or giving it to...

Thank you for replying, Ursa Major! It is nice to hear from someone who understands when one is panicking. So far so good, I am going to bed with all fingers and toes crossed. I have a busy Saturday planned and no time for a glutening. None.

Was in a hurry at the store, went to grab a Snickers bar. I did notice the different packaging, but it seems they are always messing with their packaging and I didn't closely inspect it. Got home, got the kids to bed, took one bite....spices. Weird coconut-ish flavor. This is foreign food, NOT snickers. I looked at the pkg. and in the corner...

(((I have to give you all a hug)))) it is nice to have this treated as a reasonable idea We are tent campers, the boys really enjoy it. I was thinking in the summer I could take my camp kitchen stuff wherever I went but when I imagined doing that in the winter it didn't seem practical I could just see myself making a little fire, getting out the...

(*longtime lurker, infrequent poster*) We went to a big family weekend get-together, out of state. I spent a small fortune buying gluten-free "convenience foods" for myself and our 4 celiac sons. I packed a cooler, prepared food ahead of time, etc. for a 3 day event, thinking that I'd be ready for anything and we wouldn't need to eat anything questionable...

This is the scariest thread I've ever read My baby had rectal prolapse. Our family doctor wanted to just arrange a surgery, without even trying to find out why he was having that problem! I had looked online, and found that Toby had all the symptoms of cystic fibrosis. I insisted on an appt. with a ped. gastro. at our local children's hospital. Toby...

My four sons have celiac disease. Its a few years until they join a teen board, though

Great ideas! This is what we did last year: We went trick-or-treating in a nearby neighborhood, just for the tradition and social aspect of it. When we came home, they handed me their pumpkin baskets, and went into our dining room which I had decorated for our home party They were immediately distracted by the goodies and decorations. I had a little...

I had pleurisy, too, at age 25.

I'm sure this is true, Erica! For a long time I belonged to Open Original Shared Link I wasn't low-carbing, just on a very strict sugar-free diet, and I would hear this story all the time. People figured out on their own that wheat was a problem, and now it is standard knowledge on that board that wheat and gluten cause trouble for many people!

LOL I'm in Indianapolis! I was AP when AP wasn't cool haha and I never do quite get used to the fact that there are many more of us these days When I start dreaming about 'the internets' I know I'm spending too much time online

Really? I have found a board with OTHER attachment parenting, breastfeeding, cosleeping, homeschooling, babywearing Celiacs???? I thought I was nearly the only one in the world LOL #1. is this one of those weird dreams where I'm on the internet and it doesn't make sense? #2. do any of you people live near me???

Thanks, Jen! We've gone without local support (other than HFS staff LOL) for the past year but we'd love to meet others with this delightful condition! Emailing you linz, I didn't know there was an Outback in Avon! Oh, wait, down by JoAnn's, Bonefish Grill, etc. Well, good! We have friends on that side of town that would probably rather meet there...