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ARCHIVED Swollen Fingers
flxmanning posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
So whenever I have gluten, I get the "normal" reaction of an extremely distended stomach, dizzyness, mind fog, and some other unpleasantness, but the weirdest symptom is my fingers, face, and pretty much everything swell up. I called in sick to work one day, but had to go in later to pick up my phone...no one even recognized me because I was so swollen all... -
Hey! I've made teryaki a couple of times and the way that I do it is I boil about equal parts gluten-free tamari and pinapple juice. Then, when it's boiling, I add some cornstarch mixed with water (a slurry). It thickens up right away and then you can add sugar to taste. I love it and, best of all, it doesn't make me sick. Good luck!
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I've been gluten free for almost a month now and I feel better than I have in years. My mom has had similar symptoms to mine for her whole life (distended stomach, migraines, brain fog, gas and bloating, occasional D, depression, anxiety, mood swings, etc.), but had simply "learned to deal with it." About a week into my own gluten-free diet, I convinced...
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Thank you!
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It says that the site hasn't given me permission to post a photo yet. How do I get permission?
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ARCHIVED I Glutened Myself...on Purpose!
flxmanning replied to flxmanning's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Well, the good news is I learned my lesson. I don't know if it's because I was gluten free before having that stuff or what, but I honestly cannot remember a time in my life that I've ever been that sick. It was so horrible, my stomach was HUGE, I kept vomiting and having D, my mind was in a million places at once, and I was so dizzy all I could do was... -
ARCHIVED Weird Question
flxmanning posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I've noticed that when I'm glutened I crave things that I don't really crave normally like really sugary, high-fat, well, junk foods. This stuff really isn't part of my normal diet, but no matter how sick I feel when I'm glutened I still crave it. Is it because my body is just trying to find something that's easy to absorb? -
This is exactly what I needed right now. I just glutened myself on purpose (you can read my post) because I guess I just forgot all of the good that goes along with being gluten-free. Here's a list of the many good things I've experienced (pre relapse). 1. My fingers are not huge and swollen 2. I can actually sit on the ground without my stomach getting...
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ARCHIVED I Glutened Myself...on Purpose!
flxmanning posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Okay, so it all started 2 days ago when at school (culinary school), my teacher asked me to cook a miso-marinated halibut for dinner. It smelt so good and I love miso, I just couldn't resist. I had some. After that I felt so sick. I went to bed feeling sick. I woke up still feeling sick the next day. After that I was ravenous. I figured,"hmmm, I feel... -
That is the best idea ever!!! I never want another person to go through what I did. I'll shell out her name like you wouldn't believe. Irony at it's best, though...I googled the woman's name (this was after my visit) and there was actually a woman that wrote this huge article on celiac disease. Turns out, it was a completely different woman in a completely...
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Thank you so much for the support everyone! When someone treats you like that, especially when you are concerned and scared in the first place, you start to second guess yourself and think that maybe you are really just some crazy hypocondriac or something. Maybe you are putting these symptoms into your mind and somehow manifesting them physically. Then...
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So I went to a nurse practitioner today to try and get a difinitive answer as to if I have celiac disease or not. Before even listening to my symptoms or the fact that my mom has very similar ones, she said, "Are you aware that you are GROSSLY underweight?" Yes, I said, that's part of the reason why I'm here. I tried to explain to her the research that...
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ARCHIVED So Many Questions
flxmanning posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I'm going to see a nurse practitioner tomorrow to discuss my blood results since I couldn't see my doctor until September 11th. I have now been gluten free for about a week and a half. What tests should I order? I feel so much better since going gluten free and all of my symptoms fit with Celiac Disease (weight loss, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, EXTREMELY... -
Thank you so much for the support. I really can't tell you how much it helps to just have someone understand what I'm going through right now. It just seems that I'm stuck in a catch-22. The more I focus on my health and try to get that in working order, the less I get stressed about that, but then my school falls behind because of it. Then, I get stressed...
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I'm under a huge amount of stress right now since school is coming to an end and I have tests, projects, work, etc. This is the time where I need to be healthy the most and I just seem to be getting sick more and more often. Can the amount of stress you're under really make everything worse?
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I went to the web site for this, but still do not quite understand the whole thing. Are the results really more accurate than those that you can get from your doctor?
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Congratulations! I went to the one in Pasadena. If you ever need help with anything (projects, homework, etc.) you can e-mail me (flxmanning@hotmail.com). I think the programs are pretty much identical.
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Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the open arms and ideas! Unfortunately, my digestive tract is so messed up right now that I really can't have fun experimenting yet and I have to stick to bland and "boring" foods. When I feel ready and everything is working properly again I'll definately start experimenting. Chelsea- I actually did do the full...
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I have only been on the gluten-free diet for about a week and a half now and all and all I feel so much better...depression has subsided, sleep is becoming normal, more energy, etc. But yesterday I had another "episode" of a huge distended stomach and all I ate were gluten-free foods. I know that I just need to take it easy on my digestive system for awhile...
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I live in Orange County and I was just wondering if there were any support groups around the Orange County Area that I could check out. Any leads would be great!
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ARCHIVED Watermelon -- Or Am I Crazy?
flxmanning replied to chgomom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Watermelon always gives bloats me up really bad. The same thing happens to my mom too. It's totally normal, even for people without celiac disease. -
ARCHIVED Playdough?
flxmanning replied to chgomom's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
In "The Gluten-Free Bible" they actually give a good recipe for this. It's 1 cup gluten-free peanut butter 3/4 cup light corn syrup 1/4 cup honey 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar 1 1/4 cups nonfat dry milk 1. Put the peanut butter, corn syrup, honey, confetioners' sugar, and dry milk in a medium bowl. 2. With your hands, mix the ingredients thoroughly... -
ARCHIVED Alien Baby!
flxmanning replied to flxmanning's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Okay, so I've been reading this site for a little while now (since I can't really do much else at the moment), and I've read that many of you are allergic to corn. Well, I had a lot of that today (in the dried veggies, cereal, etc), so could that be causing this? I couldn't get an appointment with my doctor until September 11th (!!!), so I'm kind of lost... -
Hi Everyone! I am very new to this whole thing and have only been on my gluten-free diet for 2 weeks. I have not had the horrible symptoms associated with my celiac disease since then, but today I am just as sick as I've been so many times before. I had to miss school and my stomach is so big and bloated that I can hardly move or breath (hence the "alien...
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Does anyone have a good granola recipe? I've chosen to exclude oats since I was just recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease and am trying to really play it safe, but I would love some granola!