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    Hi, I have been waiting to see if someone would reply because I'm curious myself. I am also doing a low fructose diet (along with gluten free, dairy free, soy and corn free) and have been feeling better. I did a lot of research of different foods on www.nutritiondata.com to find out the sugar/fructose content. It helped a lot. I stay away from sunflower...
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    I don't overdo it with the sunflower seeds so they don't bother me. I'm a vegeterian, so meat for protein is out of the question. I bet I'll be the same way you are, Nancym, needing only 1 day to know if a food will bother me. But I still have a ways to go in my elimination phase. So far...so good.
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    Thank you RiceGuy for writing back so quickly. It is soooo nice to get others opinions. Right now the rice I'm eating is fine. I haven't had a chance to get to the store to check out others but I plan on it. And also thank you OBX Mom. I couldn't imagine having one of my daughters on an elimination diet. One of them is 8 and she wouldn't handle it...
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    Hi, I have been so tired of my stomach always hurting so I'm doing an elimination diet. I have been gluten-free, DF since Nov. 2006 (a few mistakes though). This is my 3rd day and it really stinks. But the good thing is I feel so much better already. So anyone who has done an elimination diet I have a few questions. How long have you had to go before...
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    Yes...yes...yes! And it's miserable too. Sometimes it can add 5 lbs (or more) to me first thing in the morning and I just have to wait for it to pass. I was diagnosed Nov. 2006 and have been on a gluten free (DF also) since. This only started a couple of months ago and I never ate a lot of salt to begin with. But now I check labels carefully for the sodium...
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    Hi, I was diagnosed Nov. 2006. My numbers were somewhat similar. tissue IgA- 162, IgA-165 and IgG-37. It took about 6 months for those levels to be down to normal. I was feeling better. But still after 15 months I still struggle a lot of days and get frustrated that I'll never be 100% (I keep going though). I tire so easily. Right now I'm down to a...
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    Hi Kristina, The pain you're having almost sounds like what I went through. The only reason I ever got checked out in the first place was lower right abdominal pain. I was having pain everyday for at least 5 or 6 hours and started ER visits. I had ultrasounds, CAT scans, a laparoscopy etc. I was finally diagnosed with Celiac in Nov. Once I got my diet...
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    Hi, I wanted to write yesterday but couldn't even find the energy for that. I wanted to know if anyone has had to deal with a lot of light headedness and actual fainting. I eat a very limited diet but a healthy one. I don't mind being gluten free because I was never a big eater anyways. I deal with severe abdominal about half the month (before gluten...
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    Thanks B, I am thankful that my Dr. finally diagnosed the celiac. Quicker than some people have it. And I really don't mind the gluten free diet. Just trying to make the most of it and how to cook healthier for me and my kids. Now the next part they need to figure out. I'm seeing an ob/gyn specialist in a couple of weeks to see if there's something...
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    Hi, As my Dr's app't gets closer I am kind of scared to see him. I'm not really sure why though...maybe because I've lost my faith in Dr's. My pain started over 14 months ago and I am still in pain. So 5 months gluten free and I know there's more to my problem (I am super careful especially with cc). I also see a ob/gyn specialist in a couple of weeks...
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    Hi Lisa, You are finally someone I can really relate to. Before I was diagnosed with celiac I was bounced back and forth between my gastro Dr. and my ob/gyn. Now over 5 months into being gluten free (and I'm extremely careful) they are starting to do that again. I am so frustrated and just want some answers. Before gluten free I had severe abdominal...
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    She started the gluten free diet today. It helped when she got to share in the plans for her lunches at school. I will be able to watch her too because I work at my daughter's school in Special Ed with 5th graders. She's in 5th grade and I have that lunch duty every day. Makes it kind of convenient. My 2nd grader I don't see as often there. She has...
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    Hi, I will know tomorrow (hopefully) when Serena's ultrasound is scheduled and we'll get the bloodwork done at the same time. I don't want them doing anything else, like a biopsy, until we try the gluten free diet for a time. She doesn't take any medications or supplements. She is sick maybe twice a year and then gets children's tylenol...but that's...
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    Thank you for the nice thoughts. I talked to Serena this morning and together we read the posts I received on this subject. I want her to be a part of this big decision. She realizes that it could help but then again maybe it's something different. I explained that even though I'm not eating much of a variety at the moment (until my issues with pain are resolved...
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    Thank you for writing back. Right now I'm barely able to deal with my issues and I'm scared to death of Serena's now (because she doesn't take any medication that would cause this). Should I wait to put her on a gluten free diet until the bloodwork and ultrasound are done?
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    Hi, I'm probably not writing this in the right place. I have a question for anyone who might know. First of all I'll tell you quickly about myself. I have been gluten free for 4 1/2 month (very, very careful with that and cc)...down to a basic diet because things aren't better. Between my gastro Dr. and my ob/gyn they don't know what to do with me....
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    Hi, Thank you both for writing back. I was hoping someone could relate to how I was feeling. I don't make my kids have gluten free meals all the time. Since they were tested and they don't even have the gene I didn't think it was fair to totally change their diet too (but that's how I feel...I know others feel differently). I just have to make it a...
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    Hi, Does anyone get nervous about making gluten-free and non gluten-free meals at the same time? Usually I'm ok with it. I am the only member of the family with celiac disease. I am a single Mom and a lot of times my daughters eat gluten-free with me. But other times I make different things...I am sooooo careful though with cc, washing my hands constantly...
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    I'm not a big chocolate eater but lately I like a small piece every now and then. But I noticed my gluten, dairy free chocolate has soy (flour and lecithin) in it. I was sooooo disappointed. What kind of chocolate has sunflower lecithin in it? If I can't find something to replace it, that's ok. If I have to eat really simply for a time that's ok too...just...
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    Thanks for replying. Until I knew for sure I was going to stay away from anything that said soy. I listed the few things I was eating but actually forgot the white rice bread, and Arrowhead Mills makes a Valencia peanut butter that the only ingredient is the peanuts. Ok, so it's a little oily and not as good as Skippy but it will do for now. And today I found...
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    Hi, A couple weeks ago I stopped eating any food with corn listed for an ingredient. Even more recently...soy. I just want to feel better since I've been on a gluten free, dairy free diet for 3 months now with some improvement (still pain at times) but I feel there is something else going on. What I'd like to know is about soy lecithin. Is that something...
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    Thanks, I realized after I posted that I should have put this in the baking and cooking tips section. I will try the Kinninnick's all purpose flour (I had meant gluten free in my first post) and see what happens. Sometimes I run out of one of my other kinds and am not sure what to do. My kids don't even notice the difference that they are gluten free...
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    I love to make cookies and have been using my old recipe, but of course replacing the flour in it. Right now I'm using a mixture of white rice, potato starch and tapioca flour. Every cup of this mixture equals one cup of wheat flour. I got this from my nutritionist I had seen in the past and it is good. My question is about all purpose flour. Can you use...
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    Hi Brian, I may not be much help either but I wanted to reply. I have been on vicodin (mostly 5mg but sometimes 7.5) for severe abdominal pain since last June. The pain started long before that but I suffered through it. After many procedures and 4 ER visits I was diagnosed with Celiac at the beginning of Nov. When I started being gluten free I was...
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