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    What I have learned from doing research, is that EVERYONE who eats gluten is, to a greater or lesser degree, Gluten Intolerant. Man, always trying to 'improve' on what is already the best, has, over the last few centuries, changed the make-up of wheat through hybridisation. Yes, GM was alive and kicking 300 years ago! Whereas wheat in it's original form...
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    This is a case of retraining your brain. You have to try and focus on what you CAN eat, not what you CAN'T. I have dropped gluten, dairy, and severely limited carbs and sugar. Unfortunately many of those who have to avoid gluten, because they feel so 'deprived' and have a need for compensatory 'treats', end up consuming a lot more sugar, and it is equally...
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    AliB replied to Jodi Mills's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Hi Jin. You mentioned about being Hypoglycemic. I used to have that problem for years before I became Diabetic. Hypoglycemia is an indication that the body cannot process sugar properly. The answer is not more sugar but less. Although it would take some work, I am pretty The liver and pancreas controls the blood sugar level in the body. If...
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    Hi Muzz, yes Dairy can be a problem for some, but I think it comes back to how well our bodies process sugar in general. I would say, if you have a problem with Candida, stay off the Dairy. The more sugar we eat, the more Candida and similar yeasts have to grow in order to cope with it. If the sugar consumption is unchecked, the Candida will eventually...
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    Because you body is beginning to sort itself out, it is likely that there is more demand being placed on your liver. Thinning hair and nails can often be an indication that the liver is struggling. Before I realised I was Celiac, my hair had been falling out for some time. I took some Milk Thistle for a few weeks which is a good liver tonic along with...
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    AliB replied to Jodi Mills's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    You know, what the great majority are completely oblivious of is the fact that EVERYONE is affected by gluten. Those who ridicule you and make fun or try to thwart your efforts are also themselves affected by Gluten. They would never even consider that their Rheumatoid Arthritis, or their Fibromyalgia, or their IBS, or their headaches and Migraines, or...
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    Hi Riceguy. Hmm I hadn't thought about it in terms of sets so you might actually be right on that one. If each set contains 7 chromosomes then the 2 would equate to the 14 and the four to the 28. Anyway, here is da link - www.answers.com/topic/the-natural-history-of-wheat Sorry it didn't link but hopefully you can paste it. You're right about...
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    Oh yuk. How anyone could consider going to McDonalds a treat I really cannot fathom! What about an afternoon at a zoo or a park with a nice scrummy (healthy) picnic? Eating out is such a minefield. If you can find a great healthy gluten free restaurant, hang on to it like mad! We went to the cafe at our local Hospital today (after yet another blood...
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    Oh yes, and I forgot to mention that there are many drugs out there that will encourage it but the worst is Anti-Biotics.
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    The following is the gist of a comment I posted on under a different topic. Candida is a nasty virulent little demon of a bug that once it gets a hold is very hard to control. I say control because you can't ever get rid of it. It is part of the intestinal 'flora' and as long as it is under control it is pretty harmless just processing the sugar we eat...
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    It is interesting you said your B12 levels are high. I don't know how accurate it is but someone posted on the forum somewhere that the blood will draw certain elements from the body in order to keep the blood levels up so the blood can be high yet the body level low. I suppose that is possible. Maybe a deficiency doesn't show up until the body is so depleted...
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    Hi Debmidge. It's interesting that your husband didn't get these feelings until after he became gluten-free. One or two have mentioned taking Magnesium. Has he tried that? I also get Restless Leg but have put that down to digestion. The main nerves run down the spine through the legs into the feet. I find, when it all reaches a certain point inside...
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    I was jollying along quite nicely until several months ago when I started getting a painful stomach particularly when I ate. It gradually got worse until I ended up in hospital. By then I had suddenly developed the pale floaty stools followed by water diarrhea redolent of fat malabsorption and gallbladder problems and thought I had stones. Nothing was...
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    Hi. Your symptoms sound quite likely as a marker certainly for Gluten Intolerance, if not Celiac. I haven't got quite as far as you as I have only been on it a weeks, but I would not be surprised for there to be odd reactions here and there. Your body is going through quite a radical change. It may also be hitting stages from time to time where it is...
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    I am fifty and have had T2 Diabetes for 10 years. I have just discovered that I may be Celiac and am certainly Gluten-intolerant. I think you will find that virtually all diabetics have some degree of Gluten intolerance. I was very poorly with my stomach and ended up in hospital with nothing found to be causing the problem. not even gallstones! I...
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    The trouble with Candida is that Thrush is merely an external indicator. If you have Thrush then you also will have systemic Candida. Whilst treating the Thrush will undoubtedly make that better, it is far better to treat the whole thing by cutting the carbs and sugar. We are programmed by our environment to want and crave the stuff and it ain't no good...
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    I think you are absolutely right about 'leaky gut'. That sneaky little Candida (and other similar yeasts) have a lot to answer for, but at the end of the day, they will only get out of control if we allow them to. Some of us seem to have a disposition that finds it hard to process sugars and carbs and the yeasts take advantage of that. We are a very...
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    This is interesting. I didn't get the tingling and numbness until after I started the Gluten-free. I am wondering if, because my digestion is beginning to absorb more, my body is now starting to need more because things are starting to work more effectively! I suppose it could also be due to the body finally having the ability to start sloughing off...
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    Me too, I could not believe what I was reading a week or so ago. And I cannot believe what a difference a week has made. A week of gluten-free has changed my life! As it seems likely that your problems are due to Gluten, avoiding it will help your body heal. It is likely that the neuropathy is due to low B12. Hopefully you may have caught it in time...
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    Hi RiceGuy and RavenWoodGlass. Phew. What a relief to know I'm not the only one who has drawn this perfectly logical conclusion! You are so right about wheat being the catalyst. Gluten Intolerance can start right from in the womb with the baby picking up from its Mothers' bloodstream. The poor little thing will then be bombarded with Lactose in Baby...
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    I have just posted the following on the 'Related Diseases' section but I will post it here again as it fits this thread perfectly. I too have been discovering the bliss of going Gluten-free and I believe it is the key behind so many illnesses and diseases. I am so convinced, I want to shout it from the rooftops!!!! Here goes............ Now here's a...
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    Now here's a thing. I am an analyst. Not by vocation, by nature. I have a questioning nature. I have always needed to have answers. I read, I absorb, I filter, and I cogitate. Diabetics get neuropathy. Amongst other things. Undiagnosed Celiacs get neuropathy. Amongst other things. The neuropathy experienced by Celiacs is due to malabsorption...
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    Thanks so much for the answers, it has helped. I picked up some sub B12 this afternoon and have started and will be down to the nurse like a shot on Monday for a blood test. The doc gave me the sheet and I certainly will not be waiting till the end of the month. It's ok for him - he doesn't have to live with it! You know, I remember my lovely Mum, about...
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    My digestion has gradually been getting worse. I started some months back finding that I couldn't digest meat properly and the digestion has just got more painful and sluggish since till it pretty much ground to a halt 2 weeks ago and virtually all I could eat was porridge. I have been gluten-free since Monday and certainly the pain has gone and Diarrhea...
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    I have not been diagnosed as Celiac although I had a blood test done on Monday. I have all the family history and health-related markers. Because I could no longer cope with the stomach pain and diarrhea I started the diet straight away and within a few hours the pain had gone and the diarrhea had stopped. My stomach still gets a bit bloated which causes...
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