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  1. Takala
    I had more infections than I could count, because my kidneys must have been working overtime harvesting calcium out of my bones, circulating it in my blood trying to keep the levels up, and depositing it in my bladder. Doctors alternately told me to take calcium and to not take calcium, take calcium, don't take calcium, depending on their specialty. ...
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    Look at that dishonest disclaimer they have right now "May be suitable" because the Rice Crispies contain only a small amount of barley malt. Give me 5 minutes in a room with one of their CEOs for an educational experience. Stupid ****. This is why some companies that get sued for misleading consumers actually DESERVE it, and I hate lawyers almost...
  3. Takala
    honeypie, The anxiety is a symptom of malnutrition and also can be a symptom of gluten intolerance. Once on a gluten free diet, it will ease off and go away, but you may need to take gluten free vitamin B complex and calcium, D, and magnesium supplements. Be sure any drugs you take are gluten free, also, if celiac or gluten intolerance is your problem...
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    The blood tests are not completely accurate, but I don't know for sure the % of false negatives. I do know that the disease is woefully underdiagnosed, and that it is frequently missed, because the standard sequence is that they want a positive blood test to then give the go ahead for doing a biopsy. You can do one of two things, either a diet challenge...
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    Gluten intolerant, went grain free and low carb for a good while, and eventually went to being able to handle non lactose dairy, such as organic cheese or safe yogurt, where the lactose is very low. But this is because my digestive tract healed up. I have no idea what was going on in there from a visual standpoint, I can only report the results. ...
  6. Takala
    Not as long as it was gluten free. If (safe) vinegar was bad for us I would have been a goner years ago. Some of these pickled things like saurkraut and olives and cabbage are high in natural probiotics. You stomach is already full of acid, that's how it starts breaking down the food for digestion.
  7. Takala
    Re Pots and Pans: Ditch the used non stick ones (hello, thrift store donation or other giveaway) as the coating is porous. Ditto the silicone baking things (personally, I think that using rubbery stuff in the oven is sorta creepy), the plastic/rubber spatulas, the wooden and plastic cutting boards, the wooden spoons and rolling pin, the plastic soft...
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    Before or after, just not a the same time. Remember when you're testing out a hypothesis, just one variable or you can't tell which influences the outcome.
  9. Takala
    Diet may get rid of the headaches without the anti depressants. Beware of such, they are addictive and cannot be gone off of an on without care, plus some of them also have restrictions as to what you can EAT at the same time you are taking them. By coincidence many of the side effects of said drug can mimic a gluten reaction (drowsiness, nausea, dizziness...
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    The reaction to gluten, if that is your problem, is not straightforward and immediate in all people. It varies. If you have been off of it for a long time, and then accidentally get glutenned, you also may become acutely more sensitive or at least aware of what it feels like. Also, and this hasn't been discussed much, I think certain medications, smoking...
  11. Takala
    A. Insurance reimbursements. This has been a simple answer to a simple question. A. Stop eating foods that bother you, and stop taking medications which are making it worse. By eliminating the root cause, you may be able to reintroduce other safe foods back in.
  12. Takala
    Yes, what about those other peptides? There is a lot of this pseudo science of "improvement" being contemplated right now in commercial GMO world, and if we don't step up and start spreading the news, we are going to be in a world where a large class of people cannot exist. You would not believe some of the ignorant, nasty things I've heard out of...
  13. Takala
    Well, let's see. Darn on the nightshades thing, no tomatoes. I like tabasco and those little bitty chile peppers and chile powder. You can use canned puree of pumpkin as a stew base for beef. It's much better than it sounds. Drained, rinsed canned beans, beef, pumpkin, onion, garlic, apple cider vinegar, cumin, salt, olive oil. Need something for...
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    You are probably either getting cross contaminated or have a secondary problem you have not figured out yet. Once you figure out where it's coming from, you will be okay. You may want to go ahead and list what you normally eat every day so it can be trouble shooted. I don't do hot dogs unless they are a gluten free labeled product, like...
  15. Takala
    Well, how completely frustrating to have to wait that long for the GI doctor to not be "busy." The reason to try to stick with it while waiting for Godot, is that if you go off of gluten for any length of time, you may then screw up your test results. Then the Doctors will look at you and Not Be Pleased. Don't go for a biopsy after you've been off...
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    There has to be some place cheaper to shop for nuts than at Whole Paycheck, sheesh. You just need to find it. I also stock up when I do, and freeze the nuts to kill any possible bugs and then store them in a freezer or refrigerator or in the (cool) garage in a sealed container. We have a small spare refrigerator in the garage we bought when our normal...
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    Oh, I heard that also, more than once, that it was likely MS. It was on one of the MS alternate natural therapy type boards (you know, the ones the medical and pharma professions really hate) that said some forms of it seemed to respond to a grain free diet. Unfortunately I lost the bookmark a few years ago and can't find the blog again, there are...
  18. Takala
    I don't know how the snack thing works, but if there is opportunity you can always send the whole class a gluten free snack and they can share some days. I mean, really, what would you rather eat, same old same old or a decent brownie, slice of banana cakebread, or chocolate chip cookie, even if it is gluten free ? You could make up ziplock baggies...
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    Forgive me for having one of those CRS moments, but somewhere yesterday I read on a link that the incidence of celiac has also really gone up ever since the increased use of artificial hormones for birth control.... aye yi yi now if that ever really panned out and gets researched to show any correlation, there is gonna be some fall out ! My theory...
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    The pale skin is another characteristic. There is a rash called DH, dermatitis herpetiformis, that is associated with celiac. They can do a skin biopsy right next to one of the blisters and see if it is positive, and that is another way to diagnose celiac.
  21. Takala
    Yeah, there are a few of us negative blood test pests around here and they even let us post recipes ! I no longer have idiopathic ("no cause") ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, kidney and liver problems, partial color blindness in one eye, heartburn, severe chronic back pain, not too many migraines. I have no idea if I still have the holes in my brain...
  22. Takala
    Gluten Intolerance and celiac can be triggered by an infection. Lyme Disease is another one that can do it. But the infection is the trigger that results in the body's immune system getting confused and attacking itself when it sees gluten proteins leaking around. See if you can get a copy of the test for the genes. What does it actually say ? Are...
  23. Takala
    A lot of gluten free flour substitutes such as seed or nut meals need to cook at either a lower temperature or they will burn if you go the full recommended time. This is common with a lot of the loaf breads. Have to do them slower, with maybe the oven turned down to 25
  24. Takala
    Coconut milk, so I can tell you to go buy some to start using in your coffee, tea, and soups in place of dairy. I am grateful we have had a run of really nice weather and the rain stopped for a while, although that is going to change. Grateful I don't fall over, anymore, either. I used to lay in bed and think, what happens if I can't get up...
  25. Takala
    Not so fast. They've managed to breed a strain of mice that react to vitamin A. We aren't mice. Pharma manufacturers will then try to sell you a biologic drug they create to then really, really screw up your immune system's reaction to the problem. Read the stats and black label warning boxes on the current biologics that the medical profession...
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