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I have been avoiding gluten, dairy, soy, and sugar for about 3 months and while it is hard at first, you can find some yummy things to eat. I have a warm bowl of Ancient Harvest Quinoa Flakes every morning for breakfast. I usually put in walnuts and maple syrup, blueberries and hazelnuts, or apples and cinnamon. A great sweet snack is Clif Bar Nectar...

I am avoiding the same foods as you and have managed to make a decent treat using unsweetened chocolate, peanut butter, and honey, I cook it up together in a saucepan on low heat and then spread it on gluten-free bread or a rice cake. It is like homemade Nutella. It helps when I neeeeeed chocolate. But I have found some manufactured chocolate bars that...

I really get how you are feeling. I am a little over 2 months into cutting gluten out, and a month into cutting all dairy and soy out. I too wonder when I will finally start to feel better, physically and mentally. I have been dealing with panic attacks for almost a year now, and I see a really strong connection between feeling sick and feeling anxious...

To be honest, I think it may be worth while to eliminate both soy and casein until your stomach calms down, and then challenge them to see which it is. Both can be problematic, and you'll save yourself the grief and worry that goes along with trying to ferret out which one is the issue. I found out I was gluten intolerant 2 months ago via a blood test...

More than any specific reaction to sugar, I decided to eliminate all the foods that I had an even moderately high score for on my blood test. I have been gluten free for 2 months now and still have anxiety, bad bathroom experiences, and stomach pain, so I am getting rid of whatever I can. Sugar has always given me a stomach ache, I stopped drinking any...

I was in love with Bumble Bars before I had to cut sugar out of my diet. -Sarah

I have exactly the same issues and am actually so glad to hear that someone else deals with those awful headaches that pain relievers don't help (misery does love company). I have found that just plain non-drowsy Sudafed (the kind without ephedrine) does help the pain. I do try not to take it just before bed because I have had nightmares from it. (Sudafed...

Thank you all for the advice, I was in the middle of a sugar fit when I wrote that, and I really appreciate the perspective. I DO have tons of choices and I have known for awhile that I really need to get the sugar monkey off my back. Thanks again, -Sarah

I am about a month into eliminating my problem foods, and in my follow up appointment yesterday I had to admit that I have been really good about eliminating everything on my intolerance list (obtained from a blood test) but I "forgot" to eliminate sugar. I have an intolerance to sugar cane. For some reason I was able to open-mindedly jump into eliminating...

I sent a letter to the Chow Foods website, they run some great restaurants in the Seattle area; The Hi-Life, Coastal Kitchen, The 5-Spot, Atlas Foods, Mioposto, and Endolyne Joe's. Here is what I asked: I love all your restaurants, but sadly just found out that I am allergic to Gluten, garlic, and safflower oil. I'd love to know if and how I can still...

Tiffany, Thanks so much for the information, after I posted that question yesterday I spent a long time reading other posts and gathering more information. This whole thing is sooooo much bigger that I thought. There is so much to learn and I am pretty overwhelmed. On the other hand, I am also figuring out that it is all a process, and I have to be patient...

3 weeks ago I had a blood test that showed that I developed antibodies to TONS of foods: wheat, cereal grains, turkey, safflower seeds, unprocessed sugar, mushrooms, garlic, coffee, and so on. I also had the IgA and IgG tests, and do not have Celiac, although I had a high score. However, I did not develop antibodies to cow's milk or cheese. I have been...