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  1. GFinDC

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    GFinDC replied to Bubba's Mom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    That's cool that you got a rescue dog. My cat Muffin is on grain free food also, BG (Beyond Grain).. She does better on it than the regular food. She likes gluteny cat treats but she throws up if I give them to her. So she doesn't get those anymore. Muffin is a rescue too. She doesn't seem to know that though, she thinks she is the queen of the house...
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    GFinDC replied to Bubba's Mom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Oh great, seeds. You might have a nice crop of winter wheat by spring! Good for hubby grinding up some chips to cover it. I wouldn't want that in my backyard either. Most of the time they use wheat straw for mulching. After the oat groats are removed the straw makes good mulch. Most of the big bright yellow bales of straw are oat straw, not wheat straw...
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    Ok, house strikes out again, back to the drugs then! Good to hear the lead isn't a likely issue. Us artist have to be careful of the materials we use. I have plenty of cadmium around here myself. Just have to avoid breathing it in or spreading it around. Kind of like gluten. Mastic gum info: Open Original Shared Link Pistacia lentiscus...
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    @IH No problem. I was thinking of the ex GI who said H.Pylori didn't need to be treated. Seems to me like one of those things where you could wait and hope it doesn't get worse or go ahead and treat it. Treating with anti-biotics from a doctor is not the best way to go in those cases IMHO. I prefer more natural treatments like the mastic gum. That may...
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    If it is h.Pylori then mastic gum is a good way to go. That and colloidal silver plus betaine HCL a couple times week when eating. Just because a lot of people have an infection doesn't mean it is a good thing for them!
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    I think Jarro-dolphilus is one. Vitamin Shoppe brand and Nature Made also. Source Naturals was already mentioned.
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    Hi, Those could be symptoms of Raynuad's. Or not. You should probably see a doctor about it though. Open Original Shared Link In medicine, Raynaud's phenomenon is a vasospastic disorder causing discoloration of the fingers, toes, and occasionally other areas. This condition can also cause nails to become brittle with longitudinal ridges.
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    Maybe you could use stevia instead of sugar? I use stevia in herbal teas and it is just fine for a sweetner IMHO. I react to sodas but with me I am pretty sure it is the caffeine and not any gluten or corn syrup issue. I can handle caffeine better now that I am off soy, grapes, and alcohol though. I am actually trying caffeine a little lately and...
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    Hi, There is a Yahoo group you might be interested in. They have meetings once a month with speakers on various related topics. There is also a CSA group in Northern Va, Reston area that has meetings and events. Open Original Shared Link
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    2 hands waving here. Maybe we can get the wave going like they do at those sports events. Definitely try the diet after your testing is done. Tests are not 100% reliable so the diet trial is the only way to know for sure, unless a test is positive that is. Positive tests are almost always correct. A good trial is 3 or more months. It can take...
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    Hi Raven, Sorry you aren't feeling well. I have to disagree with the idea that eating once a day is bad for blood sugar. My thinking is simple. If blood sugar spikes are bad for the body, why not limit the number of them? One blood sugar spike is not as damaging as 3 or 4 in a day, IMHO. Anyway, that is just my own idea, not anything backed by research...
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    Ok, some ideas then. Maybe if you make sure to eat some protein/meat with every meal? Protein has a better glycemic index than carbs so it helps even out your blood sugar highs and lows. Ham and eggs is better in the morning than cereal or pancakes. Or at least eat some meat with your carbs, if you can't eliminate them altogether. There are tons...
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    The same kind of thing happens on many internet new stories. There always seem to be 2 or 3 knuckleheads that want to stir things up by taking a totally ignorant position. The thing about gluten-free food being free though is funny. That one made me laugh. I think it is helpful to ignore the knuckleheads. Maybe respond just with facts and advice for...
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    i eat Daiya cheese substitute instead. Daiya is soy free and dairy free. Not too bad really. I wonder if coconut milk would be good in coffee? Maybe with a little cinnamon sprinkled on?
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    .I thought this was an interesting talk on issues with our modern food in supply in the USA Open Original Shared Link She talks about genetically modified foods and the increase in food allergies.
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    Psyllium husks or flax seeds can both be added to your foods. Be sure to drink some water with them though as they absorb a lot of it. I take Natural Sources Raw thyroid. It is freeze dried. My doctor said I was in normal range for thyroid also but I don't feel well without a supplement. Also don't take too much peppermint. It makes good tea but...
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    Welcome Nick! Glad you found us. One thing we find helpful is to get our test results from the doctor. They are good for keeping records and also comparing notes with other people. Some colleges have programs to assist people with medical conditions like celiac disease. Others don't. They might allow you to live off campus or get a room with a kitchen...
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    Hi, Losing 30lbs is a significant symptom. Have you been tested for celiac disease? Are you on the gluten-free diet? If haven't been tested you should stay on a regular glutney diet until the testing is done. The test results are even less accurate if you stop eating gluten before hand. Celiac can cause weight loss and nutritional shortages could...
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    I tend to agree with you on the paranoid thing, not strictly speaking paranoiia, ( what, who said that ! ) but the idea that we are highly tuned to think about avoiding gluten and consider it a big, bad problem much more so than a person new to celiac and the gluten-free diet might. Or new to the site might for that matter. When I first went gluten-free...
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    Some people with Crohn's also follow the gluten-free diet and get results. Others don't. There are many associated auto-immune conditions with celiac and all of them in theory could respond to a gluten-free diet. But they won't always respond. If you can imagine celiac as a an AI switch, sometimes you turn the switch for another AI disease on and you...
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    They had basically the same story on BBC news web site yesterday. Short version the researchers are suggesting people don't take aspirin daily unless they are in a high risk group for stroke or heart attack. They said aspirin doesn't reduce the death rate but it does increase the risk of bleeding and strokes. Open Original Shared Link
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    Hmmm, well, no I didn't want to"contribute" to the Peopter's dilemma. Not sure how I would actually, or would want to. I certainly haven't beeng getting notifications on the daily status though, again not sure I would want to. Unless you meant "contribute" in the sense of helping? Oh well then... Lets see, Crayon has some...
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    Hi Julie, That seems to be fairly common actually. People seem to have stronger reactions after going gluten-free. I know I did, or at least thought I did. Celiac destroys the villi lining your small intestine. Those villi help you absorb nutrient vitamins and minerals that your body needs. When they are damaged you may not be able to absorb those...
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    Probably an easy one but there goes. On the main forum page there is an unread notifications link. It doesn't seem to matter how many time I read the notifications, they are always in the list. Is there some trick to reading notifications properly? Hint please...
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    How about #2 ? Its' short and concise and to the point. Unless of course there was a 1 and a 1/2 we don't know about. Or a .5 before #1. Hmmm, getting into fractions and decimal points, scary stuff!
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