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  1. Carriefaith
    I use Imagine products for chicken and Vegetable broth I think McCormick beef cubes are gluten-free. I believe Mc Cormick is one of the companies that clearly labels gluten on their ingredient lists, please correct me if I am wrong about this. I've used them in recipes before and had no problems and I am super sensitive. To make a broth I put 1 cube in...
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    That tube thingy sounds painful I'm really glad that you are home and doing well though I wish you a great recovery and hopefully you will be symptom free forever Best wishes
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    I take a vitamin D supplement and a multivitamin with vitamin D in it every day. I also drink boost sometimes as well. Vitamin D is not naturally in most foods (it is fortified in milk) and if you don't get much sun it is easy to become deficient. Maybe ask your pharmacist or doctor for a soy free and gluten free vitamin D supplement, or ask if boost...
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    Thanks for your info Linda. I'm trying to get all the stuff I can on pancreas problems and celiac disease.
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    I find that chilling boost enhances the taste.
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    I weigh less than I used to before getting sick with celiac disease. I also eat tons of food and never gain a pound. (Although I have always been that way). It's kind of weird I guess. Maybe Vote4PresBush04 idea is right in that we may have high metabolisms. I'd also check all your products for hidden gluten just in case
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    Make sure that you inform your doctor that you were gluten free for 3 weeks before the tests. In order to get accurate results, you need to be eating gluten when you get tested so that there are antibodies in your blood. For some people the antibodies can stay in their systems for awhile, but everyone is different... I'm no expert on this subject, maybe someone...
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    Hope you're doing ok and that the surgery went well. I hope that you are celebrating your 1 year gluten-free anniversary symptom free!
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    I lost about 5-8 pounds very gradually (1 year) when I first started feeling sick and then I lost an additional 5-8 pounds very suddenly (1 week) when I was at my worst.
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    wow, I didn't realize there were that many celiacs with pancreas problems. I guess it's more common than I thought. I think I may be having problems with my pancreas and I have been doing some research on it. I seem to have a lot of the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis.
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    I drink boost... I like Chocolate and Vanilla and they are gluten and lactose free. Chocolate malt though is not gluten free. Boost was suggested to me to drink by a doctor. I find that it gives me some energy and it reduces my hunger cravings. Boost sometimes makes me feel better when I am feeling sick
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    One of the symptoms of celiac disease is missed periods because of malnutrition (Kind of like when girls miss periods when they are anorexic). If you have only been on the diet for 6 weeks then your intestines probably haven't healed resulting in malabsorption of essential vitamins and minerals in you intestin, which may cause you to miss a few periods. Ask...
  13. Carriefaith
    I am in a similar situation as you but I have been gluten free for almost a year. Like the others said check everything to make sure it is gluten free. Other suggestions to discuss with your doctors: - Maybe get a colonoscopy to make sure nothing else is going on - Suggest getting tested for parasites and or bacterial infections in the intestines ...
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    I also have problems with fatigue, energy levels, and lack of stamina. Most of my vitamin levels have been checked (to my knowlegde) and the only one that wasn't excellent was calcium. So I don't know why I am still having problems. I try everything to get energy. I drink boost (which helps sometimes), I take lots of vitamins and minerals, I drink tons...
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    When I take communion, I just take the juice. I let the bread/waffers pass by. Works for me!
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    I've never reacted to Tylenol, but I have reacted badly to advil. This was before I was on the gluten-free diet.
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    Good work! That's impressive!
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    Thanks Karen! I must try it out when I'm in the area!
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    Welcome! There are lots of smart and helpful people on this site. You are very wise in getting your son tested for celiac. I hope your son's biopsy went well. Keep us posted!
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    Yes I eat those all the time
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    I have read in the book Wheat Free Worry free: The Art of Happy, Healthy Gluten-Free Living by Danna Korn that celiac and schizophrenia may be related. I believe that there is a section in the book on this topic.
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    I find that the doctors in the ER are too busy and they just seem to want to get you out of there as fast as they can. They just want to give you a prescription and send you on your merry way. They don't seem to have the time to do a few simple tests to rule something out. As an example, I went into the ER about 5/6 years ago with a horrible back injury...
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    celiac3270 I am so happy for you... Finally an answer to all your troubles. You will feel better before you know it! I hope the surgery goes well! Best of luck, Carrie
  25. Carriefaith
    Once when I was doing my banking, I licked an envelope by mistake... As soon as I licked it, I realized what I did and I went outside and spit a few times to "try" and get rid of it. I never got sick from it as far as I can remember.
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