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    They don't let you eat anything before a colonoscopy!!! You can make your own clear broth ahead of time, if you need to. Can you drink white grape juice, honey-sweetened mint tea or homemade lemonade? I was told to drink Gatorade, and would NOT touch the stuff again. Your doc's office should tell you way ahead of time what kind of laxatives they want you...
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    Speaking of being able to eat things someday: I went a little crazy yesterday eating fruit. We are in the middle of fruit season here so it's easy. I started off with a handful of bing cherries from the tree. After breakfast I drove to a u-pick blueberry place and picked about 14 pounds. I kept eating a few and kept telling myself "Don't eat any more...
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    Everyone who has tried my sauerkraut says it tastes salty. I think it tastes like the stuff from the store. When I make kimchi, I use only a bit of red pepper so it's not too hot for me. When it is new it tastes like whatever you put in it, after a few days it gets tangy. I call it kimchi, but a Korean cook would probably roll her eyes. I think I'll look...
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    There are lots of recipes on the internet for kimchi, sauerkraut and other fermented vegetables. I've been experimenting for a few months. Now that I have my own homegrown chinese cabbage, the kimchi is pretty good. I use honey in place of sugar and do not use any prepared kimchi sauce. I just started my first batch of sauerkraut with homegrown cabbage....
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    I find it interesting that so many of us have set-backs related to stress. This happens to me, too. Do we get stressed easily becuase of longterm digestive issues? Does stress go right to our guts? Are our stress-fighting capabilities severely limited due to gut disease? In my case, I think all of the above.
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    Sherry Are you in Oregon or going to be soon?
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    Yikes!! I hardly know where to jump in here. The study supposedly supporting D2 that one finds by following the links was published by science daily.com a while back. Here it is: Open Original Shared Link Before you cite this article to support D2, please read it! It clearly states that there were 3 groups: 1) placebo. 2) D3. 3) D2 AND D3...
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    Sherry I thought the same thing! More indication that even though gluten got us where we are, gluten-free doesn't necessarily solve the problems. And the article reminded me of the self-procalimed-celiac expert GI doc who told me the guts completely heals in a short time. Right. Jan and Sherry I have ups and downs,too. Mostly with energy rather than...
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    Speaking of healing and renewal, here's a new article from celiac.com that sheds some light on why we are here. https://www.celiac.com/articles/21835/1/Ful...Diet/Page1.html
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    Very interesting, Sherry, about kryptopyrroluria. It makes me wonder which came first, gluten damage or deficiencies?
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    More on salt, low blood pressure, etc. I did look up salt in the BTVC knowledge base. Elaine said that the dextrose in salt is not a problem, it is legal. On the other hand, she said sorbitol is illegal. Go figure. BTVC legal list also states: peanut butter with no additives, legal. Peanuts, in shell legal after six months. Shelled peanuts, illegal...
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    I picked up a bottle of Solaray sublingual B12 lozenges the other day and decided to call them to double check before opening it. I was told that the sorbitol in it may come from a wheat source, therefore it is not gluten-free. So tomorrow the bottle goes back to the store, unopened.
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    I'm going to pop in here with a new topic. I just discovered that my container of sea salt contains dextrose. Aaghh!!! Why, oh why do they put sugar in salt??? Tomorrow I go to the store and try to find some sugar-free salt. And, I called th Solaray people to find out if their sublingual B12 is gluten-free, an they said NO. It is made with sorbitol which...
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    I suspect that long term malabsorption of nutrients is at the heart of not being able to grow muscle. It's not the gluten itself, but the malnutrition that it causes. In addition to being gluten free, you may need extra vitamins and minerals. You might want to get blood-tested for Vitamin D, B12, folate, iron and others. Eating yogurt or some other kind of...
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    I absolutely agree with you. And I don't feel that celiac is a disease. I think of it as a natural reaction to poison. There are those who say that the whole disease thing is a precursor to medical "treatment' in the form of pills.
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    Ali Michael Pollan, in his book In Defense of Food, also discusses the low-fat hype, and how it doesn't work and is not backed up by science. Also, Ali, thank you for mentioning the benefits of raw food. I have been eating raw vegetables since starting the SCD and have always found them easy to digest, maybe even easier than cooked vegetables. Mia...
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    My blood pressure is low, too. I get it checked and they say"OOh, wonderful!!" and I ask them if I am still alive. I am wondering if I am not producing enough aldosterone, one of the adrenal hormones. I'm going in next week to find out more. Mia, did you ever get checked for aldosterone?
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    David You have more faith in doctors than I do. No doctor ever suggested to me I might have celiac disease despite numerous tip-offs over a period of five decades. I figured it out for myself after reading a newspaper article and eliminating wheat from my diet. I knew within 48 hours. I have since seen a so-called self described "celiac expert" GI doc...
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    Hey FG We are in the midst of strawberry season here, too, and I was thinking about posting on this topic. If you search the site, you will find that you are not alone in your reaction to strawberries. I don't know why strawberries are an issue for you, but I can tell you my experience. For years I have picked and frozen lots of strawberries....
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    Whoa--treatment? The only treatment for celiac is a gluten-free diet. You do not need a doctor's permission or prescription for that. I am going to get very opinionated before you go to the doc. Don't waste your time and money. You responded to a gluten-free diet, therefore you know you are gluten intolerant and shouldn't eat it. All of those statistics...
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    Darkhorse I think your appetite changes are to be expected. You are no longer gumming up your insides with grains and sugars and that is a huge change. If you are hungry, remember, there are no restrictions on quantites eaten.
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    Hi David The sister you talk about sounds just like me. Funny. My experience has been that doctors do take me seriously when I tell them I am extremely gluten intolerant and I have been told by a GI that I probably have celiac although I was not tested. So I think they are getting better educated. As far as your lingering symptoms, small intestinal...
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    Hi Darkhorse Don't worry about the yogurt, you can do the diet without dairy. Have you ever tried making kimchi? It is a fermented food. I hear you on the sweets. I was a major chocoholic and sugar addict when I started the diet. Like Sherry said, the cravings go away in two weeks or less. It is worth sticking it out just to kick this habit! If you...
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    Clearsky and Martha and anyone wondering if sticking to the diet is worth it I've been on the diet for 14 1/2 months. When I started I had been gluten-free for over a year and was not healed. Even though many of my gluten-caused symptoms, like joint pain, dizziness and bloating had abated, I still had lousy digestion and no energy or stamina. The SCD...
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