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    How many years have you been trying to live a gluten-free life? 2 How often or many times do you think you've been hit with wheat? Too many - we don't eat out anymore... uh, well, except last weekend when we went to Boston Market and YES I got glutened dammit. Anyone been diagnosed with cancer, kidney or liver problems? No (but yes to osteoporosis...
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    I'm not fatigued, I'm tired. I get at least 8 hours a night, but when I get home from work, I crash on the couch and sleep for 3 hours, get up and eat, go to sleep again and my dh wakes me up to go to bed. On weekends I sleep 11 hours per night, and nap on the couch during the day. This has been going on for months and it seems to be getting worse....
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    I just found the Nature Valley Roasted Nut Crunch bars in Almond - they're filling, but kind of pricey. I have them on hand for when I need to rush out the door and can't prepare anything in advance. I know a lot of people like to make their own stuff, but I have 2 jobs and 2 kids, so I'm often running out the door. :-) Sometimes I'm desperate for prepackaged...
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    This is one of the first signs that means I've been accidentally glutened. I look at least 7 mo pregnant and that symptom doesn't go away very fast. I've got my regular clothes, and my pregnant clothes. :-) My pregnant clothes are pants that are a size too big and blousy shirts. They hide my figure pretty well. Blousy shirts are trendy, so I don't look...
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    1) Personal pizzas on Kinnikinnick pizza crust (usually with leftover meat) 2) browned hamburger mixed with brown rice and peas 3) Sheppard's pie 4) or get my husband to cook - right now he's making gluten-free lasagna - yummy and I don't have to step a foot into the kitchen!
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    We use frozen Kinnikinnik pizza crust found at King Soopers (local supermarket). Kind of pricey, but so yummy that all of the non-celiac's in my house LOVE it. Everyone gets to build their 7" personal pizza, so everybody's happy. We also make Deby's garlic bread (Denver-based store) so it's a true pizzeria on nights that I'm too tired to cook.
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    I love thinly-sliced red onion, artichoke, and diced-up leftover grilled chicken. Sometimes I add hatch green chilies for a kick.
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    I have a little suggestion from when I had similar issues with food repulsion. My doctor made me promise that I'd drink one ensure a day, just to keep getting nutrition since my food intake was spotty. Like you, it wasn't that I didn't want to eat, I couldn't eat - my body had shut off the food desire button. So to this day - several years later (and I can...
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    I've had similar problems with c for a long time - I never have d. Yoplait yo with probiotics has helped dramatically! I have 1 serving every day and it tastes like regular yogurt. There is another kind of yogurt that has probiotics - can't remember the name of it but Jamie Lee Curtis advertises it on TV. Plus, added benefits, I get calcium and I eat it as...
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    I have the same worries about silverware and gluten. Even at my own home (not all of us are gluten-free, but we are very careful to keep things separate), I always wash my forks/spoons/whatever before I eat. Those nasty crumbs find there way to every nook or the dishwasher deposited gluten without rinsing thoroughly. I even quickly rewash pans/corningware...
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    I had my baby at 30 weeks (he's 15 now) and had placenta abruptia with my daughter (she's 11) that healed on its own. Both kids are healthy and in AP/honors classes in school. The medical field is well prepared for premies, now more than ever. Since you're so worried, talk to your OB about it. She will help you through your fears about how your baby will...
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    I'm one of those newbies that is going through the grief stages of celiac. I'd never heard of celiac until 5 1/2 weeks ago, went gluten-free 4 weeks ago, and got the official diagnosis yesterday. Grief has stages, and anger and sadness are two powerful emotions that are *necessary* for us to explore before we learn to accept the disease. I can step back...
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    ARCHIVED Diagnosed Myself

    jenngolightly replied to Nanjkay's topic in Doctors

    If you don't want to see a doctor for celiac, no big deal. However, two important disorders that go along with celiac are anemia and osteoporosis. You should go to a doctor and have a complete metabolic panel and blood panel taken to make sure you're absorbing the minerals and vitamins you need. If you're anemic, you'll need to take iron. If your vitamin...
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    This cafe/bakery/catering does very well in Denver. It's not as healthy as yours sounds like, but you might take some tips from it. The owners are super-nice, so I'll bet they'd be willing to talk to you: Open Original Shared Link
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    I've been on the diet for 4 weeks ... It's really hard. I love your name. Last Tuesday I was feeling particularly down. I told my husband, "You know what I miss most? Eating raw chocolate chip cookie dough." It was my comfort food. And I started crying. Then, on Wednesday, dh took me to dinner at our local gluten-free cafe. They sell bakery items and...
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    This is an interesting question to me. I find this board to be very un-user friendly because I can't tell which posts I've read and which I haven't. I always click on View New Posts because that helps me narrow it down, but then I click on a topic that I think I've read and maybe have posted to, I have to scroll through all the posts to see if I've read...
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    Wheat Free, Worry Free and Living Gluten Free for Dummies are written by the same person - Danna Korn. The dummies book is brand new and more up-to-date - but contains most of the same info and both have recipes. I bought both and my dh and I switched off reading the books. We wish we had only bought the dummies book. There are TONS of cookbooks. Some...
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    gfmomof3 If you decide that you want to try a bread machine, look for one at a Good Will. I have a bread machine that I paid full price for years ago and like it a lot, but I've been hunting for a Zojirushi that's too expensive to buy at a retail store. I've been going to local Good Will's because they have tons of un-used bread machines for $10-15 each...
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    I took 9 months off - my boss and environment were terrible and I was really emotionally distressed. I thought I hated my profession, but after that much time off, I realized that I did like what I was trained for, but I didn't like the rut I had been in. I found a job that I was qualified for and took advantage of my skills, and I loved it. I was careful...
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    My first big mistake. I've been on the diet for over 2 weeks now, but haven't been very adventurous in the kitchen. I've never been much of a cook, but this diet is inspiring me to try new things. Plus, my family is getting sick of my dull dinners so I attempted Beef Stroganoff last night. Everyone was excited. Especially me - I felt very Rachael Ray...
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    I'd love to answer that! I had my unofficial celiac diagnosis a few weeks ago. Then I went to see my bone doctor, she's an endocrinologist, about my osteoporosis which I was diagnosed with a few months ago. I was expecting to be put on forteo which is a once-a-day shot to build up bone. I told her about the celiac and she said that my osteo should be GONE...
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    I had a dexa scan done earlier this summer. Although I'm 36 and a lot older than your daughter, the procedure is the same. It's easier than an x-ray. You lie face-up on a padded table and the scanner moves over your body - hovering about 8 inches above you. It only scans the bottom half of you, so it's not scary because it doesn't go over your face. It's...
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    Be sure your doctor runs ALL the blood tests. My doctor ran only 2 and they both gave a false negative, so I walked around thinking I didn't have celiac - eating gluten and having constant stomach problems. My doc thought it was just acid reflux because the blood tests were negative. Some doctors just don't know how to test for it. Be adamant and demand for...
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    When I used to bake "regular" bread, cookies, and cake, I had to alter the ingredients to compensate for Denver's high altitude. If I didn't, the final product turned out undercooked or dense on the inside. Usually I decreased the wet stuff and added a tbsp or so of flour (this was to pre-packaged goodies, not homemade). Does this work for gluten-free...
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