Belinda Meeker
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ARCHIVED Just To Say 'hello' To Any Celiacs In Or Around Paris!
Belinda Meeker replied to Rosey's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Hello Rosey, Welcome to the family I'm not from ur area but live near Paris (Illinois that is) and thought u might be a neighbor lol I'm sure once the new week starts ppl will be on more, alot don't get on the weekends ! So ask ?'s and post ur vents or strange happenings they will put them where they go , Good luck ! Belinda -
Susie x, My thoughts and prayer r with you ! I sure hope things work out for you for the best and will keep you in my prayers. Belinda
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ARCHIVED Wedding Vent
Belinda Meeker replied to blueeyedmanda's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Glad to hear u r going to get married soon ! Congrats My son is getting married in October, and his bride to be asked us wht we would like to wear (being her mom and I r neither one fancy) Her mom has chose to wear black so I'am going to too only because we have to do the together thing lighting candle and walking down the isle I too had a ... -
ARCHIVED Did I Gluten My Hubby?
Belinda Meeker replied to Belinda Meeker's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Thanks so much Karen U r proly right on the money it had to be the candy bars He also ate some of the 3 must. before I got home He has never had a problem with milk or it's family , but I aways have . So I took his candy bars away and told him he could still have his M&M's He has been gluten-free since 2 months ago and only had 2 spells... -
My hubby too also gets these kind on his butt , belly, legs, arms, chest and there r slowly going away since going gluten-free but he also has the itchy water filled kind on his hands and feet He also had wht the doc called "eczema" on his hands and elbows (also going away since going gluten-free) So if u still have these get em checked out buy ur...
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ARCHIVED Did I Gluten My Hubby?
Belinda Meeker posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Hi all and please feel free to add ur comments: I have a list of wht hubby ate yesterday and need some answers if he got "Glutened" He eats this every mornin and is okay with it: Coco pebbles and Vitamin D milk (he eats 1 bowl every morn at work and does fine)it was on someones food list this site as being safe but he had another bowl after I left... -
ARCHIVED How To Deal W/ Child Cheating On Gluten Free Diet
Belinda Meeker replied to a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Very Well Put Yes it is hard to have them DXD at an older age, but my son was tired of being sick and he too went through the stage of hey mom I can eat this "NOW" but he was wrong it came back and kicked him in the behind and he was throwing up and sleeping for days The best advice has already been thrown ur way, but always keep in mind he has to... -
ARCHIVED Ideas For An 11 Year Old
Belinda Meeker replied to confusedks's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Kassandra, Is she a girly girl? Well 11 years old is kinda a hard year, not knowing if they r still young or if they think wow I'm older now But I only have boys, but I have 2 nieces and when they were 11 we did a "make ur own T-shirts ( some let just their friends sign or made hand prints of all the kids at the pary) it turned out that the boys liked... -
ARCHIVED Newly Dx W/ Question About Food
Belinda Meeker replied to fkewatson's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hi, I make my own, and u could freeze them and heat for later If u like the recp' let me know I would be glad to send ur way Good luck ! I don't do gluten-free foods online way too expens, but I do make good cheese stix, onion rings, chicken stipes, and bites :0 Belinda -
ARCHIVED I'm New ~ My 3 Year Old Was Just Diagnosed
Belinda Meeker replied to dandelionmom's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
dandelionmom, U didn't have any signs? Hi my son had it all his life (the signs) Just didn't know til he was 13 what it was He had hives cotiniously as a youngster,D, asmtha,bad skin, (he was born with baby acne and so was his brothers) slept alot As he got older and was in sports major fatigue, hives, D, very bad stomache pains then bouts of terrable... -
ARCHIVED Best Pie Crust?
Belinda Meeker replied to Anya78's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Hi, I just told hubby at dinner I would like to try pie dough lol So could u post the ingred's and amounts please ! I don't get any magzines not able to afford any Sounds good and I too use to make flaky crust and awsome breads and pasty's I would greatly Appriciate the info. Thanks! Belinda -
ARCHIVED Calling All Serious Bakers Out There!
Belinda Meeker replied to NewGFMom's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
mamaw, Hi I too am new at this baking from scratch "The New gluten-free Way" and so far mine has been a dissaster Do u say that this bread u quoted is better then the other cardboard tasting ones? So far we don't like the ones made with just rice flour (brown or white) they taste too yukky So if u have the web site for this book u metion could... -
ARCHIVED Making Bread
Belinda Meeker replied to Yellow Rose's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Yellow Rose, Boyyyyyyyyyy u sound just like me I have wasted so much time and money this week trying everyones bread recp's but so far the only thing that I made that turned out was Irsih Daves pizza crust and it was alot better then the cardboard ones I made before lol If u go to this web sight it shows u wht it should look like in the steps :Open... -
ARCHIVED My Story
Belinda Meeker replied to mike07's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Welcome Mike, I sure hope u find out wht is going on soon,it takes forever to get any results and in the meantime they say stay on the gluten But they rn't the ones sick nor r they the ones being damaged Oh well ! Just wanted to welcome u and say hi U sound just like all of us But the diet really isn't as bad as it sounds just time consuming... -
ARCHIVED My Story
Belinda Meeker replied to mike07's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
David, I noticed u mentioned MS? Could u explain why .......We have a Celiac Sprue 17 year old son,hubby,I,and 2 other son's which all show signs But the reason I ask about MS his brother (hubby's) was DXD about 10 years ago and us having celiac disease could this be his reason too? My mother-in-law and mostly all of his side kinda think I'm nuts... -
ARCHIVED A New Weight Loss Support/accountability Thread
Belinda Meeker replied to lonewolf's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Thank You for the welcome:) I'am sitting with a AB energizer on my belly as I type this lol It was a huge help before after my Hystrec. at 28 So thought I'd try again Yesterdays menu: BF-coffee 2 cups (sm sgr/gluten-free crm) L-chciken salad/tostitos D-chicken salad,butter pot's w/parsely, 1 ear corn/cob U'd think I'd be a tooth pick eating... -
ARCHIVED Dermatitis Herpefiformis
Belinda Meeker replied to Lunai's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
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ARCHIVED Dermatitis Herpefiformis
Belinda Meeker replied to Lunai's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Check ur oil or wht ever u used to cook them in I have DH and yes u could have it too, so maybe u r just being cross contaminated or not seeing the hidden clues I know from experience that if I eat one tiny minute of wheat, gluten or any of thier buddy's my DH flairs up and my hubby's looks just like ur's sounds, so try to watch ur soap's face creams... -
ARCHIVED Dermatitis Herpefiformis
Belinda Meeker replied to Lunai's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Check ur oil or wht ever u used to cook them in I have DH and yes u could have it too, so maybe u r just being cross contaminated or not seeing the hidden clues I know from experience that if I eat one tiny minute of wheat, gluten or any of thier buddy's my DH flairs up and my hubby's looks just like ur's sounds, so try to watch ur soap's face creams... -
My son did this too and man O man he has paid big time he was fatigued terrably like he was as a child and the stomach cramp D stools all returned So be careful u might be being masked at first so watch urself u could do severe damage in the end U see my hubby just now the past 3 years has showed some more signs then he did when he first quit smoking...
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ARCHIVED Is This Possible
Belinda Meeker replied to a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Greg, Hi there, sorry I can't answer ur ? but I saw no one has responded, but many have visited, so maybe u could go to a web MD and it might give u r answer Good luck ! Sorry Belinda -
ARCHIVED A New Weight Loss Support/accountability Thread
Belinda Meeker replied to lonewolf's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Well this is a "Great Thread" And I too need or want to loose 20lbs before my son's wedding in October, but I have some difficulty problems with the exercise things (I can't use my arms due to severe nerve damamge) and I have a spine stimulator for the pain so my exercise program is quite limited I don't have an appitite either due to wearing morphine... -
ARCHIVED Excessive Sweating When Glutened
Belinda Meeker replied to Mballerina's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
I too had my uterus removed at 28 then my ovaries 3 years ago and when I sweat then I would get sick to my stomach first, so I knew it was coming but now that's all gone and if I get glutened I sweat from head to toe just not under my armpits lol wierd huh. But it will happen within an hour after being glutened and continue til the next day even throughout... -
ARCHIVED Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Belinda Meeker replied to radgirl's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Mine came on my feet and hands and found out through hubby's and my GI doc. (hubby's appt) mine was DH, so that day I went gluten-free and they started to go away til I accendently got glutened When they first start they itch like crazy and nothing seems to be there, so u don't really know wht it is til a day later a small round hard bump forms under the... -
ARCHIVED Hiatal Hernia?
Belinda Meeker replied to holdthegluten's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Yes I have one but can't tell it is even there unless I haven't eaten for a long time and go to bed empty stomached, then I wake up super heartburn feels like a heart attack. But I don't take anything for it just try to keep something in my stomach always, maybe it will help u too. Far as treatment not sure, sorry doc. never told me when he found it during...