Electra
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If they think you have Celiac they should be trying to get you in for a biopsy very soon. If that is the case you may not want to stop eating gluten because you may heal up before the biopsy. I had pain constantly before I was diagnosed with Celiac and I also was diagnosed with diverticulitis, and the pains I used to have are completely gone and I haven...
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Oh I'm so very sorry. I don't even know what to say. Nothing can make up for what has just happened to you. Blood tests will generally not show a positive if you were just eating gluten lightly. Were you previously diagnosed with Celiac?
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ARCHIVED Hoping Her Son Grows Out Of It
Electra replied to Worriedwife's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Actually my allergist tells me that it is very rare for allergies to be outgrown. You are right when you say that they can, but most of the time they get more severe and not disappear. My GI doctor told me a slew of things that the infomational packet he himself handed me conflicted. I have recently aquired a new GI doctor which I hope is better then... -
ARCHIVED Celiacs False-positives For Other Things
Electra replied to Saoirse's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
False positives are pretty much unheard of, but I'm sure it's happened before. I'm also sure that it's more then extremely rare, and that it's only happened with ignorant(meaning uninformed or uneducated) doctors. -
I know it's dangerous to have this kind of thinking, but if jimbo006 is set on thinking he is cured then I think the only advice we can give is to have jimbo006 be closely monitored by a doctor. If you are determined to eat gluten again the "safest" way to do that is under a doctors supervision. You will need routine blood tests and probably biopsies every...
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I second this one. I have Narcolepsy and can't function without my meds. I suspect you have a different form of a sleep disorder, maybe even restless leg syndrome, you should definitely do a sleep study either way just to rule it out at this point. Good luck and I hope you get some answers soon!!
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Yup definitely. I used to taste things one day and the next day I couldn't taste anything. I used to be so disappointed when I craved something forever and then when I finally ate it I couldn't taste it. Now things taste so much better to me. I can smell better too lol!! I don't dislike anything I used to like, unless it tastes different. I do not like...
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"I don't understand the sense of entitlement about eating in restaurants. It's a place of business, not a public park. If you think it's unfair to be barred from bringing your own food in, is the "No shirt, no shoes, no service" policy out of line?" I don't think anyone here has a sense of entitlement about eating in a resteraunt. I think we just want...
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I was going to say the same your B-12 is low, you need a second opinion on the B-12. I'm not real familiar with the thyroid issue, but I feel like I will be very soon. My Mom just tested positive for Celiac and she's had thyroid issues for years, so I'm just praying I don't have thyroid issues too.
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"The restaurant has the legal right to refuse service to anyone for any reason." This is a little broad and in the current context incorrect. A resteraunt does not have the right to refuse service to people based on color, race, disability or anything similar, so they do not actually have the right to refuse service to ANYONE for ANY reason. They do have...
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I don't actually think that we deserve special accommodation for having Celiac. I guess my point is that we deserve the SAME accommodations that everyone else who goes into the resteraunt gets. If a customer goes in it's the resteraunts job to please the customer and "most" resteraunts will cater to what you want. They will make your hamburger medium, well...
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I agree completely!!
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You are right in all of this I wasn't trying to compare anything actually just trying to show that things aren't as simple as just banning people from bringing food in. There are things to consider on both sides, but it's frustrating either way. I think if I come in and order a salad and the resteraunt does not have a safe salad dressing then I should be...
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I am also capable of acting like a mature adult that's why I chose not to judge others just because they do not believe the same way that I do. You have every right to think I'm rude if I walk into a resteraunt with food, just like I have every right to think it's not rude in the least. I also have many freedoms in America and there are no laws around here...
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ARCHIVED Additional Autoimmune Disease
Electra replied to holdthegluten's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I have Pernicious Anemia -
drug companies are in the business of selling drugs by they have to be aware of all allergies and list all ingredients for the consumers so they can avoid allergies, why are resteraunts not held to the same standard? You may not die if you sit there and drink a beverage, but I REFUSE to do so because I have a right to enjoy life with my family and there...
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Well I guess this comment has hit a sore spot with me, because I just can't stop thinking about it. To me that's like saying a number of things which could include any one or more of the following.. Some people are offended when others smoke around their kids, or with their kids in the car. (this can lead to medical issues, so it's been outlawed in public...
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I can understand it both ways, but we are the ones who have major difficulties to deal with and asking my family, friends and co-workers to sit there and eat without me having the opportunity to do the same is just not right. Most of us are not talking about walking into a resteraunt by ourselves and taking up a table without ordering food. Whenever I go...
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ARCHIVED Everyday Minerals - Great gluten-free Mineral Make-up!
Electra replied to Mango04's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Thanks for sharing this information. I just ordered a sample kit and a color as well!! Right now I use the Bare Minerals stuff from Wally World, but It seems to give me achne. I never had a problem with Achne until I had my kids and now it seems like every time I use makeup I break out no matter what kind it is. I hope this stuff solves that problem for me... -
Please have your B-12 level checked!! I am constantly cold too and I have Pernicious Anemia. I had that inside cold feeling all the time and my hands and feet would go numb, tingle and be so cold that I had to put a heating pad on them to function. It's nothing to mess around with. I may have permanent nerve damadge now because they didn't diagnose me in...
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LOL I have recently thought about doing this because I have 4 children who are really missing out on that family dining out time that we used to have. When I first was diagnosed I tried to still pick things that were gluten free and call ahead and ask ingredients, but I was still getting sick all the time, so now I'm scared to death to eat any food that I...
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I apologize if this sounds rude, but I would bring my own food in anyways. The worst that can happen is that they will ask you to leave (which in my opinion is very unlikely since your entire group will be there and they won't want to risk losing all of them as well). If you just walk in with your stuff in a bag and sit down with the rest of them and get...
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Thanks so much for all the advice everyone. I'm going to look for some of the other brands that were mentioned in this post and if I can find some I may experiment a little. I'm picking up apples today, but I already ate all the topping that I cooked (by itself-without apples) yesterday and it was soooooooooooooooo YUMMY and there wasn't even a hint of grit...
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ARCHIVED Can Not Stop Gaining Weight!
Electra replied to b91hd7fjk's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
I originally gained weight when I went gluten free, but that was due to hording foods like Nacho's and ice cream out of withdrawls. After I had gained 20 pds and was at my mid pregnancy weight I finally decided enough was enough. I have since lost 42 pds and my motabolism has gotten a major boost. Before I went gluten free I could not eat more then 500 calories... -
Ok so I ran out of apples but I cut the recipe for the topping into 3rds and I mixed it all together and before it was cooked I sampled it and it tasted perfect. Then I baked it with no apples (I know it probably won't give me the same affect, but I wanted to know if the taste would change any, and it's soooooooooooooo good. I hope it does just as well baking...