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  1. nmw

    ARCHIVED Denver Doctors Anyone?

    nmw replied to songstressc's topic in Doctors

    Dr. Scot Lewey - gastroenterologist in Colorado Springs - Pikes Peak Gastroenterology Dr. Monique Martin - DO/ND in Englewood CO - Global Medicine
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    The only doc who "gets it" in the area is Dr. Scot Lewey in Colorado Springs. He also has a blog you can check out: thefooddoc.com.
  3. nmw
    Reflux is what lead me to do a type of elimination diet after 1 1/2 years gluten-free. I discovered several intolerances and tested positive for IgG allergies to several foods. Dairy gives me horrible reflux.
  4. nmw
    My reactions to gluten are similar to yours. As soon as I went gluten free the symptoms subsided.
  5. nmw
    Check Consumer Reports website for a complete report on dishwashers. I visit before any large item purchase to get reviews and comparisons.
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    There is a possibility of supplements causing issues-that's a lot of stuff to be dumping on your poor, hurting, healing gut. Once your gut starts to heal and better absorb nutrients and food it could be overloaded by the daily onslaught of all you are taking. It's time to reassess what you really need and don't need. I think over-supplementation contributed...
  7. nmw
    I am casein intolerant discovered 18 months gluten-free. I had bloodwork done that showed a delayed reaction (IgG) to casein, as well as wheat, oats, rice and yeast. I avoid dairy completely. I have similar reactions to casein as I do to gluten, but with more headaches, weird body pains and major bloating. I can't take legumes anymore either, and I miss them...
  8. nmw
    I use corn gluten fertilizer on my lawn and it contains....wheat!!! Sheesh.
  9. nmw
    My anxiety and depression went away immediately after dropping gluten. It's sad to think of how many times I felt horrible, ate comfort (i.e. gluteny) food as they were the only foods I could get down, and continued the evil cycle. Bread or cereal > anxiety attack > Xanax > sleep > repeat. My hair was falling out more than normal, but that ceased...
  10. nmw
    Crippling anxiety attacks and depression, wild mood swings and social anxiety were my first and only symptoms for a long time (at least 2 years, likely much longer) before I discovered that gluten was a problem for me. Be sure to have the full celiac blood panel run so you can move toward a definitive diagnosis of your issues - gluten-related or not.
  11. nmw
    Thanks Read the comments, there are some good ones.
  12. nmw
    My other intols (dairy, rice, soy, corn, yeast and all grains) also showed up 1 1/2 years gluten free. I avoid all grains, most legumes and potatos with other nightshades consumed very sparingly. Grain makes me feel yucky - not as bad as gluten and dairy but still bad enough to say "no thanks". Corn makes me feel horrible for days.
  13. nmw
    The one person you can have the most effect on is your daughter. Has she been tested? As she is 16 and not legally emancipated (I assume), take her to a doctor you trust - not necessarily a pediatrician - and request that she be tested for Celiac. Yes she could refuse to go, but you, the parent, need to make sure this happens. Presumably she is miserable...
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    ARCHIVED Soy

    nmw replied to Oriana's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I have had problems with soy. For me I think it was my vastly increased dependence on soy following my switch to the gluten-free life. I cut it out completely and can now handle small amounts. I've since learned to rotate my foods and pay careful attention to how I feel. I keep a food/symptom diary that helps me track all of this. I think a lot of it depends...
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    ARCHIVED Hot Flashes

    nmw replied to wowzer's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    It does sound like meno. I get hot flashes when glutened as well as with hormonal shifts. To answer your question, for me the hormonal ones pass quickly with little, if any residual effects, and the glutened ones are more like a toxin reaction and are accompanied by all my other gluten symptoms.
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    Hi Shymom! Good detective work so far. Keep it going! Your little girl is lucky to have you working it our for her. If the doctors you are talking to don't want to listen, change doctors. Good luck and welcome.
  17. nmw
    Ancient Harvest also contains corn. You may be reacting to the corn. I know I do.
  18. nmw
    I never got any reply to any of my numerous inquiries to the maker of VSL3. I was hesitant to take it even though my GI (see: thefooddoc in NancyM's post above) prescribed it for me. I am still amazed that manufacturers will just blow off inquiries, made both by phone and email. I never did start the VSL3 and take a regular commercially available probiotic...
  19. nmw
    I take approx. 30 drops (one dropperful) every morning. I can tell the difference when I do not take it. I take a second dropperful later in the day if I feel the need or am having nerve reactions to food intols or am extra stressed.
  20. nmw
    I have found that being as careful with casein as I am with gluten makes a difference. I've been 90% dairy-free since August and 100% since October. When I do get a little bit of dairy I know immediately - my sinuses flare up, I bloat and feel cranky for several days. It's almost like a gluten reaction to me, but not as bad. Have you kept a food/symptom...
  21. nmw
    This sounds like a good idea, given the circumstances. As an adult woman you should have an established relationship with a good gyno. You need to see a gyno who is like your integrated medicine doc who can at least accept that you have other, food-related issues. See if they can refer you to someone who would be a good fit for you. Hormonal changes and food...
  22. nmw
    Is it possible that you are haveing a reaction to something else - delayed or otherwise? Weird that you would react to the same substance after so many ingestions!
  23. nmw
    Re: secondary intolerance/allergy and dairy - lactose is the sugar component of dairy. Lactose problems can be caused by the failure to digest lactose due to villi damage in the intestine, among other things. Casein is the protein component and can cause simliar issues to gluten in that it is a protein, and if one's gut is leaky, proteins passing through...
  24. nmw
    I don't want to freak you out but black color in stool can be indicative of blood from inside your digestive tract, as opposed to bright red blood which would be from a hemmorhoid. Have you had an endoscopy and/or colonoscopy? Now would be a good time to make an appointment with a gastroenterologist. It could also be from some new food(s) you may have introduced...
  25. nmw
    Mine is called pneumonia, with which I have been suffering for a week. Nothing like a preview of what serious lung disease feels like to make you quit without any hemming, hawing or BS rationalizations. I am a week smoke-free and lucky to have been sick enough not to want one and do the mental quit while I have no cravings. Cold turkey is the only thing...
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