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  1. Looking for answers
    I work in HR, so I highly recommend a doctor's note. In case there's any future problems, you'll want to be sure that Celiac Disease was documented to protect you.
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    Welcome to this board. I've experienced this from time to time but I think my is related to heavy exercise, so it's different than what you're experiencing. Since you are new to Celiac, I can't recommend enough the book "Dangerous Grains." It will explain the disease in detail and what to avoid, etc. It was so helpful to me. In fact, I just re-read it yesterday...
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    I love the gluten-free pizza there. I don't eat out much for risk of CC, but haven't had any problems there. I find they differ by location. We tend to go to a particular one a little further from our house because the closer one put a "allergy" alert on my order and then brought a salad with croutons. They ended up fixing the order and apologizing, but that...
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    I guess I'll say congrats too. Getting an official diagnosis is rare. Your life will certaintly get better from here and you'll be spared years of more agony. BTW, give your wife a hug from all of us for her support. She sounds like a blessing to have in your corner. I love that she's already jumped in and made you gluten-free bread.
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    Dairy is a problem for many people on this board. I can't recommend highly enough you try eliminating it for a while. I think you'll see much improvement. Although I still can't tolerate it, many people on here have been able to reintroduce it once their digestive tracks healed (usually a minimum of six months). FYI, casein, the protein in milk, is often...
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    I personally don't eat any of the gluten grain grasses, even though they are supposed to be gluten free they make equally as sick. Plus, they are cheap filler ingredients - humans aren't supposed to eat grass
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    Autoimmune diseases and food intolerances cause a lot of inflammation in the body, which can lead to pain and discomfort. When I was your age (I'm 32 now) and eating gluten, I felt like a 90-year old woman. I had bad lower back pain and my siatic (sp?) nerve would often freeze up and I would have trouble walking until it worked itself out. Now I'm glad to...
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    Geez, if she has Chron's Disease, that's reason enough to follow a gluten-free diet. Please encourage her to read Jordan Rubin's "The Maker's Diet." He nearly died of Chron's when he was younger, and cured himself of it following a gluten and dairy free diet. He's the CEO of Garden of Life vitamins and supplements, by the way.
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    I don't think insurance will help cover food (hopefully someone will chime in if I'm wrong, but I've never heard of that). It's almost better not to have it on your medical record in my opinion. If you ever need private insurance, the diagnosis could be a problem. They approve insurance based on a point system. I had my sister look it up for me once (she...
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    Larabars cause bloat for me as well, I have a nut intolerance though. They cause stomach cramps and later bloating and puffiness under my eyes.
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    If this were true, I think many more people would have it. I think by the time most people are adults they've had the misfortune of biting into a piece of moldy bread.
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    Like Celiac Disease, Thyroid problems are often difficult to diagnose, especially through a GP. My TSH levels are "perfect" (as my docotr called them), but when I pushed him to test my entire thyroid panel, it turned out my T3 levels are low. T3 is the active hormone, which is converted from T4, the stored form of thyroid hormone in the body. For some reason...
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    Any possible chance they'd consider moving up your endo under these circumstances?
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    You know now that I read your post, I think I get the same thing. Sometimes my knees hurt so bad, but only for a day or so. For me it feels like someone if pushing on one side of my knee cap, like it's relocating. I thought it had something to do with my exercise, but I can never trace it back to a particular move. I'm sure it probably correlates with eating...
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    This happens to my eyes only - sure way to tell when I've ingested something I shoudn't have. For me this also includes nuts, dairy, soy, and unorganic peanuts - go figure!!!
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    I'm pretty sure wine is gluten free, but it does contains sulfites, which many people react to. My muscles cramp up and it also upsets my digestive track for two days.
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    I was also going to suggest pea protein...I buy mine in a powder form (25 grams of protein per scoop!), and then I add water, and half a avocado.
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    A naturopath diagnosed me, but an endocrinologist or a primary care physician should be able to run the tests. My cortisol levels were super low. My symptoms included: bloating, fatigue, PMS, dizziness upon standing, not feeling refreshed despite how much sleep I got, urinating often, sluggish digestion, etc. Doc told me to quit exercising for 6 months to...
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    First, so sorry about the accident, but it seems like you avoided srious injury, and that's the most important thing. I had the same exact thing happen to me on a So Cal freeway a few years ago. I can't quite figure out exactly what happened (I was not fiddling around with my phone or radio), but I did glance over my right shoulder to see if the lane...
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    I'm so sorry. Don't be too hard on yourself, these incidences are what make us perfect the art of gluten intolerance. I found that fast food restaurants are just no longer an option for me...too many risks. When out and about for long periods of time, I just pack my lunch. It's not glamorous, but it's just part of my life. Throwing a bar or something in...
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    well, I'm the opposite. Once I get cold it takes forever to warm back up - we're talking So. Cal cold, so 45 degrees is about the coolest my area gets in the winter. I think it has to do with my underactive thyroid...could yours possibly be overactive thyroid?
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    I'm from Seal Beach, not exactly LA, but I do drive into the city often. I love visiting Dr. Tea
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    I'm in Seal Beach
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    Yes, I live in Orange County and have been there many times. Bring your own food if possible - you will have no luck there (read: they have no clue about gluten and no food to easily navigate around). The good news is that you can exit the park and go to the restaurants just outside (it's called the City Walk). They have a mexican restaurant I always eat...
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    Please take the advise and try going soy free for a while. I'm usually cool as a cucumber, but just this week, I let a little soy in my diet and I got really depressed and spent 10 minutes trying to convince my husband he was being mean to me. This was certaintly not the case, but something about Soy makes me anxious, blue and act like a child. Thank god...
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