Belinda Meeker
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ARCHIVED Dannon Response To Gluten Question
Belinda Meeker replied to marciab's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
gotta add one my Aunt makes lol.... She takes 2 yogurts, 1cool whip , mix them together and put into ur gluten free crust (like made from the cinnamon crackers ) put into frig for 1 hour, then enjoy not for me tho I don't like yogurt -
Hi... I'am new to site but saw u get them on ur feet also . tell me more plz, we get them too on our feet and they itch like crazy for a couple days then the blisters show up and if u pop them white (clear) liquid comes out, but if u don't pop them they hurt so bad just was wondering wht u put on ur's? I allso get tons of hives daily but not sure if it...
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ARCHIVED Hives, Anyone?
Belinda Meeker replied to bnsnewman's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
YES I do get them daily also....but still being tested so can't help u much but i do have a suggestion of soemthing to put on them (ppl don't laugh it really works) I was at my mom-in-laws and she had no Benadryl so she told me to go put some of her Vagicaine Cream on my hives and they stopped itching immed. so maybe try this on ur lil one. Mybe she got... -
Congrats Pedro! I'am very glad to hear it is working for u now I hope we get the results u waited so long for..... Hubby goes for his specialist this Wed. everyone keep their fingers crossed that we to get some answers so we can stop Gluten forever ( we already were gluten free and had neg blood test so now were told to go back and eat the horrrable...
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ARCHIVED My Son Is So Tired...
Belinda Meeker replied to jacob'smom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
he use to drink alot of soda and yoohoo's and pre-made kool-aide sunny-d before we were tested for "C" then after he still drank a few like pre made kool-aides yoohoo and soda's but when he cotinued to be still tired all the time I switched him to what only I made and no pop/soda's so basically wht I'am saying is he now drinks alot of water and nothing made... -
ARCHIVED My Son Is So Tired...
Belinda Meeker replied to jacob'smom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Well my son is also allergic to colors, so red 40 and yellow 5 (MILK sometimes) r out, but he can do gatorade and water and no-colored kool-aids Ice tea sometimes, he doesn't dirnk any juices due to colors, but have read on some lables malt and barley, he can't do sunny-d or citrusy soda's (have cut out all soda's) still make sure to read lables i still... -
ARCHIVED Looking For Opinions...
Belinda Meeker replied to JerryK's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
J U r very very "outstanding" with this haven't seen someone capture things of such beauty before, u have taken it beyond wht words can say.......... -
ARCHIVED My Son Is So Tired...
Belinda Meeker replied to jacob'smom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Yes my son does too, he is 17 now but forever was so fatigued all the time whenever he would play just a short while....but sine we have watched what he drinks also changed his tiredness and if he eats while in his bed just before he falls asleep has helped good luck I know how hard this is and now whole family is going through testing's........ -
ARCHIVED Enterolab
Belinda Meeker replied to confusedks's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hey hi there.... I know where u r comin from my son is 17 and "very fatigued" all the time after 17 hours of sleep,but since we have watched what he is also drinking, it seems to help (drinking more water now then ever did in his whole life),he also eats in his bed before he goes to sleep and wakes up less tired so maybe try those too we r here for ya and... -
ARCHIVED Ranch Dressings
Belinda Meeker replied to candi1008's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
have a quick ? when my son was tested positive 2 years ago(Celiac Sprue) we were told only Hunts katchup was safe.....so is others too? we always used Heinz before...and he CAN"T or anyone else in family do Hidden Valley Sorry Candi and all Hidden Valley lovers (I'am new to all this still) And if any lucnhmeat lovers Son found Gluten free at Wal-mart -
ARCHIVED Is It Celiac Or Ibs?
Belinda Meeker replied to Aunt Poppy's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi I'am new to all this have a quick ? wht is Candida ? we r going through testing now for "C" cuz we have a C>Sprue 17 year old. TY for ur time Bea -
ARCHIVED Does This Sound Like Celiac To You?
Belinda Meeker replied to Laura--G's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi Laura, well i 'am no doc but it sounds like to me it could be, this disease is so tricky...it took the doc's 15 years to figure out my 6ft 140 >17 years old to get a DX he was the same way hurt to eat anyhting at all for a long time.....is ur friend also white pasty looking most of the time? that and the fatigue was what the doc that DX'D my son's even... -
ARCHIVED School System Questions
Belinda Meeker replied to ELB3345's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Well good luck on that one....where i live my son had to just come home for lunch cuz he was the only "C" child in town....but when he was younger all the room mothers from K-6th always made only things he could eat along with the other classmates every year the got a list of wht he couldn't have and they always made it so "he wouldn't feel embarresed to... -
ARCHIVED I Was Diagnosed With Parkinsons 9mth Ago At 33yrs Old
Belinda Meeker replied to iagreenthumb's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Hi, I 'am new to all this but after reading these few pages......wonder how far back the celiac gem goes,so far we have only 1 of us been tested post. for Celiac Sprue>and with wht i read here... my dad's - dad's bothers all had PD and died at young ages, so wondering if it too could be Celiac related? Plus my hubby's brother and girl cousin r the same... -
ARCHIVED I'm Going To Give Up Eating
Belinda Meeker replied to isiskingdom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi. I'm new to site but did u happen to change any of ur shampoo,soap,deo,fabric sft,lnd.soap, maybe it's one of them glutened ya.......or maybe it's something u r drinking, keep a diary like we do on our son of everything he comsume's i know it's a pain in the rear but it helps when he gets sick to go back and say well that's another no no I hope u have... -
ARCHIVED Here To Get More Input
Belinda Meeker replied to Belinda Meeker's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you wowzer.....we really need good luck for a change -
ARCHIVED I Think Im Going To Feel Like This Forever
Belinda Meeker replied to ReneCox's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hey Rene, nice to meet u .....I know where u r comin from my son says the same thing but, maybe u don't know that there r hiddin glutens in almost all products out there (my son says he want to tell the FDA to be more careful with labels) He too can't go out ot have a cheeeseburger with the guys or for pizza and God heres u hun just alot of times he gives... -
ARCHIVED My Son Is Having Problems.
Belinda Meeker replied to Ridgewalker's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I know where u r coming from my son missed tons of school cuz all the kids made fun of his "gas" and frequent potty breaks....so my suggestion is before he gets to old and drops out of school like my son did maybe check into Home Schooling they have great sites for this now and we wish we would of known and not put my son through all the fun making the kids... -
ARCHIVED My Son Is Having Problems.
Belinda Meeker replied to Ridgewalker's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
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ARCHIVED Low Weight 3 1/2 Year Old
Belinda Meeker replied to ELB3345's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Yes we r in the same boat.....my 17 year old went threw wht ur little guy is right now going threw and we just found out 2 years ago wht it is now but far as the weight gaining sorry I am still working on this for my son, he is 6ft tall and weighe 140 lbs eats like a horse but looses instead of gains,they tried to give him iron tabs but made his beely ache... -
ARCHIVED Here To Get More Input
Belinda Meeker posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi everyone, Well new to the site so just wanted to let eveyone know we to are battleling the "C" disease, have one son diagnosed after many years of "Oh it's just gas or maybe something not agreeing with his system" well to make long story short,as a child he suffered severe hives then stomache aches/w-the runs (so he called then) then the fatigue after... -
ARCHIVED Shopping Options
Belinda Meeker replied to momof2sn's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hiya,I too am looking for suggestions on foods for whole family, this is a very hard situation to be in and I know from past expeiances kids r hard to feed when "C" disese hits....but when my guy was tiny and allergice to everything from soup to nuts we found that if we stuck to the rice products he was alot happier belly wise, so have u tried some of the... -
ARCHIVED Have A Few Questions:
Belinda Meeker posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
("C" Disease 1 true tested so far) Well where to start....have 3 son's youngest has the worst allergies, but other 2 boys haven't been tested but, have signs. Now hubby and I r too showing signs, but can't get a doc to say wht we have so here is wht hubby has .....bloated belly,red patches on belly, hands, feet, bottom,and other ereas,sometimes liquid filled... -
Hi, I'am not sure if my other lettter I typed went anywhere so here's another.... We have a 17 year old son who has the "C" disease and has had it all his life just found out 2 years ago why he was so sick as a little guy...when he was a baby he suffered severe hives and belly aches at first they told us it was food allergies then it was just someting that...
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ARCHIVED Not Celiac After All - Maybe Hope For Some Of You?
Belinda Meeker replied to VydorScope's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Thnx again for coming to my rescue Patti, this is so confusing ....hope I get use to it real quick, I think I will enjoy being able to tell wht we have been threw,and wht others have to PS: hubby loves Lemon M pie could I plz have resp.?