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  1. annie-is-GF
    I don't know about anyone else but I get severe headaches every single time I drink a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks. I know they supposedly are gluten-free but it never fails with the headaches, and a throbbing, unrelenting headache is for me THE unmistakeable sign of being glutened. I don't know. If S-bucks can guarantee this drink is gluten-free...
  2. annie-is-GF
    Hey Donna, I ran into this same thing not too long ago when I was looking for a good gluten-free multivitamin. Apparently Maltodextrin is okay, and the "gluconate" that you mention is probably "ferrous gluconate" which is a source of iron in most multivitamins. Coincidentally, iron also causes "indigestion" and constipation! Hopefully that's all that...
  3. annie-is-GF
    I went gluten-free about a month ago and I have to say that gluten-free PASTA has got to be one of the most "convincingly real" gluten-free foods out there. Both Glutino and Tinkyada are amazing. You will not have to say goodbye to pasta, I promise!
  4. annie-is-GF
    I went off of Celexa cold-turkey last summer because I didn't have enough money to refill my prescription.... it was the worst summer of my life! I got SOOO sick. I was nauseous and dizzy for at least a month... no appetite, because of the nausea... I got carsick after driving only a couple blocks... my dreams were bizarre. I lived on gravol. After a long...
  5. annie-is-GF
    It sounds like what your family needs is blunt, up-front honesty about everything. I can understand being annoyed if most of your communication is passive-aggressive (I am the ultimate passive-aggressive person in the world so I have dealt with this with almost all of my friends and family! Yikes...). Instead of doing the "argh"/nagging thing from time to...
  6. annie-is-GF
    I don't entirely know what to say because my chronic headaches are going away now that I am gluten-free. Anyway, when I do get headaches I take Excedrin "Tension Headache", which works really well, or any other acetaminophen pain killer. There are lists online of gluten-free meds and most pain killers are on that list. For me I find that anti-inflammatories...
  7. annie-is-GF
    I would say that mood problems/irritability were my biggest problem. I was dianosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety before coming off gluten. I would be extremely irritable especially with family and friends, and with perfect strangers I would automatically feel defensive. I felt like I had a dark cloud over me all the time. Now that...
  8. annie-is-GF
    Hey Donna, that's funny that you mention having trouble with tomatoes... come to think of it I have heard a lot about celiacs and even people with simple wheat intolerance having a lot of issues with tomatoes. Sounds like you should stop eating them! Sucks, eh? Stupid food intolerances. I know of an AMAZING recipe for gluten-free brownies. Trust me... my...
  9. annie-is-GF
    I find that rice crackers hit the spot once in awhile when I want something cracker-y. Not rice cakes... I hate those things... rice crackers. And there are a bunch of good flavors. One thing that is really good is corn bread. It's way better than fake "white breads" because it doesn't need strange replacement flour... just corn flour and corn meal...
  10. annie-is-GF
    I think it will! The body isn't supposed to be chunky so I think your weight will go back down after a bit
  11. annie-is-GF
    Mmmm, bagels... I like gluten-free bagels just as much as regular bagels, as long as they're toasted. Cinnamon-raisin toasted with butter are yummy
  12. annie-is-GF
    Thanks for the quick, thorough responce ... I dread the thought of being "intolerant" to yet another thing, but if it makes me feel better in the end it just might be worth avoiding.
  13. annie-is-GF
    I tend to eat rice bread in the morning because I need something that really fills me up quickly and gives me energy... but sometimes I think that it isn't worth it, because frankly, the bread is sticky and has a strange flavour, and I don't feel so great after eating it. I think it's a good idea to stay away from unnecessary breads although I don't want...
  14. annie-is-GF
    I already posted this question on some Facebook celiac groups and got a bit of guidance, but I would like to ask some of you life-long gluten-free experts as well I am IN LOVE with Mi-Del brand's gluten-free gingersnap cookies. In my opinion they are better than glutenous regular ginger snaps. After being on a 2-day high of happiness that such a cookie...
  15. annie-is-GF
    This is just my humble opinion, but I do think that people who eat relatively normally on the gluten-free diet after being diagnosed probably lose or gain weight for awhile and then come back to a balanced weight. The body is good at balancing itself out and if you don't tend to overeat or to eat nothing but junky gluten-free food, I think the body will normalize...
  16. annie-is-GF
    Oh man, I can definitely relate with the restaurant fear thing! Every time I've gone to a restaurant since being diagnosed I have had annoying experiences with restaurant staff. I am NOT one of those pushy people who have no problem asking for special treatment. I tend to be shy. I went to Boston Pizza and very shy-ly asked if they knew of any gluten-free...
  17. annie-is-GF
    I have a question about all this dairy business... is it lactose intolerance causing the dairy issue or is it something else? I keep hearing about casein sensitivity and I'm not sure I totally understand what casein is or why celiacs can be sensitive to it. I can't handle dairy either, and I think that for me it is lactose intolerance... I know it's bad...
  18. annie-is-GF

    ARCHIVED Duh!

    annie-is-GF replied to Jo.R's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I soooo hear you!! I am excited about wearing summer clothes and not looking pregnant! hahaha! It's much easier to hide a "not-pregnant pregnant-belly" in winter clothes! Yayyyy freedom
  19. annie-is-GF
    Yikes. I'm sorry you feel so awful. I don't know what to say, because it seems that every person with celiac disease is unique - different random things seem to cause this gluten reaction in some people. Maybe you have a casein sensitivity? Casein is a milk protein I believe... some celiacs can't handle it and it causes a gluten-like reaction. I don't know...
  20. annie-is-GF
    I love the people who really care for those of us with celiac disease! My stepsister is my roommate and she said that we should take turns every night making meals from a gluten-free cookbook. What a sweetie. Does anyone have a specific recipe for those peanut butter cookies? They sound DEE-LISH. I might add chocolate chips
  21. annie-is-GF
    Like some other people said, I think it will just depend on your sensitivity to gluten. Some people are so sensitive they are extremely careful with cross-contamination and what not and they STILL get sick, without even knowing why. If I were you I would use the bread machine after scrubbing it out... but I am not as sensitive to gluten as some people are...
  22. annie-is-GF
    I recently bought a little pocket dictionary listing a TON of obscure-sounding chemicals and additives and just about everything you can think of. It lists everything in alphabetical order and everything is labeled as being "Allowed", "Not allowed" or "?Check" based on the gluten-free diet. It is incredibly helpful... especially for us newbies. The pocket...
  23. annie-is-GF
    I'm glad someone posted about this!!! I too am incredibly happy and relieved that I finally have a solution to (almost) all my problems. I feel like a new person - less moodiness, tiredness, headaches and even anxiety. Life is wonderful :) To everyone out there who hasn't started feeling better yet... hold on, it WILL happen!!
  24. annie-is-GF
    HAHA, good question! Unfortunately I was NOT on a hot date... but that is good thinking, bringing up the possibility that it may have been something else DURING my red wine drinking that may have glutened me. I shall have to think about that.
  25. annie-is-GF
    :) Thanks so much! To be honest I am surprised someone had this happen to them as well... it seemed so random and unrelated to celiac so I wasn't convinced that it had anything to do with celiac. Last summer I had a lot of trouble breathing and even went to Emergency and they could find nothing wrong with me so they gave me a prescription for VALIUM...
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