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Sorry to hear about this. I woudn't even consider leaving the country anymore until they come out with a cross-contamilation pill. Travelling in the U.S. is difficult enough with Celiac. Even here, I have to find a hotel with a fridge and kitchen, and health food stores nearby. I bought restaurant cards a few years ago and only used them once, at...
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If you don't take other medications, you probably don't need to check with a doctor about St. John's Wort. I already looked up the drugs it interacts with, and the one Rx drug that I take, Quinapril (for BP), was not on the lists. Most doctors, at least in the U.S., probably don't even know anything about SJW, anyway. They almost never do, regarding herbs...
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My anxiety is definitely celiac related, and I probably had neurological damage that can't be measured. It got much better after my GI symptoms improved from going gluten free, but not 100%. Five years ago, I went to a neurologist, after many other doctors had not found my problem, and she Rx'd Zoloft and Xanax. Some types of these drugs contain gluten...
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You may benefit from supplements, such as B vitamins, fish or fish oil, magnesium, etc. I took anti-anxiety meds and anti-depressants, before and after diagnosis, but have stopped them and recently started St. John's Wort, which is for mild depression and anxiety. The SJW hasn't started working yet, but I'm hoping that it helps. Good luck, whatever you...
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Just because you're not very sensitive, and don't notice a reaction, doesn't mean that there isn't damage when you consume gluten or ingest small amounts from cross contamination. It's best to avoid it completely. I know people with a medical diagnosis who risk their health by drinking non gluten free beers, and cheat in other ways, becasuse they don't...
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ARCHIVED Differences Between Celiac And Gluten Intolerance
ENF replied to lcarter's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
For Celiac Disease you must have the genetics, and an autoimmune response. It's hard to nail it down sometimes, when the tests aren't conclusive. I don't know about "intestinal inflammation (swelling)", I never saw that listed as a common symptom. While there are differences between Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance, not all people with Gluten Intolerance... -
ARCHIVED Period Of Time Eating Gluten That Then Leads To Other Autoimmune Disease?
ENF replied to UnhappyCoeliac's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I don't know the answer to your question, but I wouldn't put too much stock in the words of the nutritionist featured in that video. She spends 15 minutes going on and on about Celiac Disease, and never once uses the term, or even the word "Celiac". She will only call it Gluten Intolerance. There are other things about her that led me to believe that she... -
Everybody is entitled to an opinion. There's been a cut-and-dry "Celiac is no excuse" response or two, on this and other previous threads about Jury Duty and Celiac, and fortunately the courts and doctors usually don't agree with this. I'd rather discuss issues like brain fog, which can present major problems for jurors who've had Celiac Disease, as...
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I went to see the dietician at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. This was three years ago and I believe they have a different person now, but I'm sure that he or she is very knowledgeable. They also have doctors specializing in Celiac. I don't know if they treat gluten-intolerance, as a separate condition from Celiac, though.
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Maybe it's hard for you and I, but......... It's best left unsaid.
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When I served on Jury Duty, and Grand Juries, I had extreme brain fog and couldn't follow the cases. I just went along with whatever most of the people decided. Fortunately, since my diagnosis, the Courts and GI doctors did not think that Celiac symptoms are a ruse to get out of jury duty, as some people apparently do, and have excused me for life in the...
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Thank you. My wife says that she noticed, when she first knew me, even though she thought that I was very intelligent (her words, lol), I often couldn't follow the plots of movies we went to or rented. How am I supposed to follow a trial, which is far more intricate than two hours of entertainment that is specifically designed to hold your interest...
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Since I've been on a gluten-free diet I rarely even catch a cold, and when I do it's usually mild and ends very fast. I believe that my formerly-belabored immune system has returned from the maelstrom with a vengeance, lol, and I hope that others with celiac disease have similar results when they go gluten-free.
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Just having Celiac Disease would be related to the last category below, and if you're on the diet your immune system probably isn't compromised enough anymore to warrant the Swine Flu vaccination. I'd like to know what doctors like Peter H. Green and Alessio Fasano are advising their patients to do, and if they are giving Swine Flu shots at the Celiac Disease...
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It belongs on this forum area, where it was moved to, but was originally placed in the Celiac Disease -Coping With forum. That was what I was referring to. Most people that have Celiac, and are on a gluten-free diet, are probably not going to be eligible to get the Swine Flu vaccine unless they have other issues that the CDC recognizes.
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Is a poll like this really necessary on a Celiac/Gluten-Free board?
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My advice, to anybody with Celiac related problems that make jury duty very difficult, is to see your doctor and get a letter as soon as you receive a jury duty summons. The doctor should explain why he/she does not recommend that you serve on jury duty, mentioning whatever complications there are in your particular case, and of course the need for a strict...
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You should have hit "quote" when you replied to the posting of mine with the alleged edit - without evidence a jury won't believe you. J/K
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Where did I say that my GI thinks that "ANY RANDOM treated celiac should be excused"? Those were not my words, nor his, and I made it clear that I was speaking for myself about my particular situation - although other people with Celiac have similar symptoms to mine and have been excused from serving, and my doctor's note did NOT say "my patient has Celiac...
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ARCHIVED Corona Light Beer
ENF replied to haleym's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
The OP, haleym, has gluten intolerance, not Celiac. I do know people diagnosed with Celiac that drink light beer, not gluten free, with no reaction. I wouldn't do it, myself. -
They do not want to stop the trail because a juror has to go to the bathroom. I couldn't work at a job where I didn't have access to a bathroom whenever I needed it, either. Everybody is different, and I am only speaking for myself as a long-term Celiac. Although I am 100 percent gluten free, my digestive system is not completely healed - and from what...
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I do not understand how people without Celiac Disease, and even some who do have it, can say that anybody with Celiac, regardless of dietary changes, should not be exempted. My gastroenterologist, a graduate of John Hopkins University School of Medicine, believes that I should not be required to perform further jury duty service, and the courts agreed -...
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I agree. Stress is very bad for people with an Autoimmune Disease, jury duty can be very stressful, and the brain fog from stress can affect a person's thinking. This happens to me.
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Celiac Disease affects various people differently, I was undiagnosed until few years ago, and my digestive and neurological systems still act up in ways that are unpredictable - even though I maintain a strict gluten free diet. I served on regular and grand juries before diagnosis. During those times, not knowing what was wrong with me, and being under...
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Reminds me of George Eliot's saying, "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt ."