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    Honestly, I'm trying to be sympathetic, and in a sense I am - I think we all can identify with how horrible it feels to be glutened. But here are my thoughts: what are your priorities? I can understand not keeping a perfect house, after all, you're living in it, but to let cleanliness take a backseat because you simply can't get motivated when it puts your...
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    Thanks - I am definitely working on stepping up my supplements. My father and I were talking last night about the vitamin D thing. I went to see a doctor finally last Friday, but he refused to run vitamin/mineral tests. I swear, men here just think they know better, and it's twice as bad when they're doctors. Really pisses me off because a man who has known...
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    I'm very young to be asking a question about this, but I'm finding that I am having a lot of stiffness and, more recently, have developed some pain in the bones of my legs. I'm a little concerned about possibly a Calcium deficiency. The bone density scan is one that I have not had yet, but I was wondering if these could be symptoms of something other than...
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    Thanks everyone for the suggestions!
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    Hello! I was dx with Celiac just over 6 months ago now, and I'm very hesitant to give my DD anything with gluten in it. For one thing, it's stressful to have it around the house, and babies aren't exactly tidy - I just know it would be in my mouth and I'll be sick all over again! Anyhow, there are all these companies that make little foods for babies - the...
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    It sounds like what you really need is to speak to a nutritionist. I think that apart from the obvious "no gluten", different people can handle different foods, so it's really difficult for anyone to give a basic diet to someone. I would talk to your doc about a referral to a nutritionist who can evaluate your specific needs and help you come up with a menu...
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    I have been gluten-free ever since my diagnosis back in mid-October. I have absolutely no intention of going back to eating gluten just so some doctor can get a biopsy. Not at all worth it. I do still have some symptoms, but only when I accidentally get glutened. Thanks for the help everyone!
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    I had positive blood work for Celiac and a positive skin biopsy for DH back in Oct. Unfortunately, I didn't get any follow-up care because I was out of country, and I suppose because the doctor didn't really know much about Celiac. Anyhow, I am finally back home and I want to find a doctor who is a little more knowlegeable about Celiac, or at least willing...
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    KimmyJ replied to Gluten=bad's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    I would add that if you can avoid Dapsone at all costs, do so. I was never on it, but literally within a week of going gluten-free, my DH was almost completely gone! It felt like a miracle to me because it was absolutely unbearable before! As others have posted, getting any gluten can (and probably will!) cause a flare-up that will quickly convince you that...
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    Before I was diagnosed with DH I felt like it would get worse when I was stressed. Now I only seem to have breakouts when I get glutened by accident. That' hasn't happened very much, so I'm not sure if stress on top of the glutening would make a difference. Sorry I can't be of more help, but I'm pretty sure it got worse the more stressed I got before going...
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    It's absolutely possible. I've had break-outs on the tops of my feet many times before going gluten-free.
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    I am curious if anyone else has had much experience with the effects of Celiac on breastfeeding. I was diagnosed less than three months after my baby was born, and I decided to continue to breastfeed her while I was trying to figure out the gluten-free diet. So here's the problem - I've lost all my pregnancy weight and an additional 10 lbs, putting me underweight...
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    I second "Gluten-free Girl". I never ate a lot of gluten before my dx, but the risk of being CCd sometimes really takes the pleasure of eating away for me. Shauna's book is truly inspiring! It has really helped me to bring some excitement into my cooking.
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    I concur! This diet is a lot of things, but as far as I can tell so far, easy is not one of them! Right now I'm living with my aunt because my husband is in Iraq, so we've got both gluten-containing and gluten-free foods here. It's a challenge to say the least. I really can't double up on all kitchen utensils here, that would be crazy expensive for me, especially...
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    I don't actually have any help to offer, but I wanted to say thank you for your service - my husband is currently serving in Iraq and I know that he often finds it to be quite the stressful situation, so I hope that you are finding time to relax and take care of yourself. I find that most cravings worsen when I am really stressed and that taking care of myself...
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    So I'm fairly new here - only dx about three months ago and I've been fairly successful at eliminating the big sources of gluten in my diet. So now I'm working on the less obvious stuff and I'm wondering what utensils/kitchen things I need to replace to prevent contamination from before I went gluten-free. Thanks in advance for the help!
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    I don't really have any wonderful suggestions to offer past what others have already said - but I wanted you to know that I feel for you. My DH flared up in a big way right after I delivered my sweet baby (I'm talking the same day, after no rash all through my pregnancy.) At the time I was undiagnosed. It was the intense itching waking/keeping me up at night...
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    Hi all! I'm newly diagnosed DH, confirmed through blood tests and skin biopsy. In my case, I never knew I had Celiac before getting pregnant in Nov 2006. I had a really healthy pregnancy, but my baby was born four weeks early. I was diagnosed with DH about 10 weeks postpartum - I went back into the doctor about my rash because it flared up so badly after...
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    Hi everyone! I was just diagnosed with DH after having this misdiagnosed rash for almost 5 years now. It disappeared while I was pregnant and came back postpartum with a vengence, until I finally decided I needed to see another doctor about it, because I was convinced that it was not just eczema like a previous MD had said. I did a little research of my...
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