Joe Hoffman

As frustrated as you are with having to go through this,,, I guarantee your husband is ten times more frustrated. I wasn’t diagnosed with celiac disease until I was 54, over ten years ago. The first two years were HELL, but after my intestines healed things started getting a whole lot better. Through the entire process my wife was a SAINT f...

I work at Lowes,,,, HOWEVER,,,,, I have been out of work and sitting in a recliner for months. Back in March of 2008 I was hit in the face/head with a 60lb box that fell from 10 feet. After 11 days in intensive care I found out I needed 3 major surgeries Neck, Shoulder and elbow. The neck surgery was first and went well, but two days after the shoulder surgery...

ravenwoodglass, I have had these horrible lesions for over two months. I have seen two different dermatologists and they are both clueless. They both did biopsys and they both came back negative for DH. I truly believe it is DH, but I can't get a doctor to listen to the facts. The facts are: 1. I have celiac disease. 2. I was given medicine that...

I am a 57 year old male from Orlando. I posted on here quite a bit about a year ago when I found out I had Celiac Disease. I had gone through six months of uncontrolable diarrhea, was hospitalized 3 times and had a Dr tell me that it was all in my head and that I needed to see a psychiatrist. By diet I was able to finally return to normal activities...

Alright guys, two days after posting this thred "Almost There" I came down with a high fever and it appears to be a nasty upper resp. infection. I started taking lots of fluids and started on antibiotics. For the first four days I thought for sure I was going to die. Every breath was a struggle and I am talking absolutely zero strength and energy. I've...

First, thanks for your help with the salad dressing and teriyaki responses. From your valued imput I take it that I was just lucky with the teriyaki and it is now on the "No Way" list. This all started for me in early August. Several hospital stays/visits and six doctors later I now know for sure I have Celiac. Especially after I stopped the diet after...

I have been very careful on my new diet, but I am wondering why so many things that are supposedly "foods to avoid" are gluten free. Example: Salad dressing,,,,, Wishbone says their "French Dressing" is gluten free so I have been using it for a month and sure enough I am fine with it. My wife just read me the riot act because I had "teryiaki sauce"...

This past week I have been experiencing twitching and minor spasms in my legs. This morning I noticed the muscle spasms increasing in both frequency and strength. One hour ago I had this severe twitching in my left leg that felt like live electricity running through my leg. I tried to walk, but I couldn

What about potato chips. The thing I miss most right now is potato chips. I have tried Cape Cod chips and they are Gluten Free, but they taste like crap. I love just plain old Lays Ridges/Ruffles, but I'm scared to try them. Does anyone have any input on chips that are definitely gluten free? Thanks, Joe

Thanks so much for all your replys and help. This is one of the hardest things I have ever had to deal with and I am absolutely Celiac ignorant. To answer a few questions,,,,, The peanut butter is not the problem. I have been eating small amounts if Skippy every day. My wife has not purchased new cookie sheets and utensils, but she scrubs the heck...

OK, yesterday my wife made more xmas cookies only this time no sprinkles or toppings,,,,, just creamy peanut butter, eggs and sugar,,,,, lots of sugar. I was on the toilet for ten straight hours and the cramping and pain was back. So now I know I have to cut out the sugar. This trial and error thing could take months and months,,,,, do any of you guys...

Hi, and thanks for helping. My dad died from diabetes. They checked my sugar while I was in the hospital in early October and they said it was negative. I believe the number was between 160 and 170. I'm definitely Celiac. I am going bland and cutting down on the amount I eat for ten days and then I will evaluate where I'm at and ask you guys for further...

Laura, Hi, and thanks for your valued input. I'm a big guy. A year ago I was 308 lbs. At the beginning of August I was 294 lbs and in just my first three weeks of chronic diarrhea I was down to 255. It wasn't that I was losing weight so fast,,,,, it was I was losing muscle mass. My face, arms and legs were getting really skinny but my stomach was bloating...

You mentioned Ice Cream,,,,, what kind of Ice Cream can we eat? Thanks, Joe

As you know from my other posts I am newly diagnosed with Celiac. I have found the feedback on this forum phenomenal, so I have some more questions: 1. Does high doses of sugar (Gluten free xmas cookies) increase the diarrhea. I ate about nine big cookies last night and I suffered severely for the next eleven hours. I spent six of the eleven on the...