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What is it that causes these new intolerances to crop up? Is it because we start eating a lot of one particular food which we then become resistant to? When you say that spirits don't agree with you, do you mean that they result in symptoms (as if you had been glutened) or is it that they result in a worse hangover/cause GI problems, or something else...
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Many thanks for your advice. I have just consulted an allergist only to find out that a full range of tests is crazy expensive -
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This makes definite sense, and I have tried to follow an elimination diet in the past. Problem is, even if I stick to a core group of 'safe' foods I can end up sick! I might be fine for a few days before my symptoms return. It makes me wonder if I am building up some kind of tolerance to THOSE foods as well - sigh. The other thing is, is it recommended not...
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Hi, thank you so much for your response. I have eliminated gluten, wheat, dairy and sugar (with the exception of alcohol) from my diet. I have considered soy but I am obsessed with soy yoghurt (it is my one 'treat') and I really don't want to give it up. I am going to go for allergy testing to try and work it all out but to be honest I am scared of what...
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That's so interesting - do you find it still has such an effect? Or has going gluten free ultimately destroyed all your symptoms? I'm finding things quite difficult at the moment as I keep removing foods but I can't determine what is giving me this ongoing trouble....
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I'm confused! Any research I dig up suggests that alcohol is detrimental to digestion but sometimes it is the only thing that gets me 'going' - I mean, properly clears me out (sorry if that is TMI). Even if I have one glass of wine, or a V&T in the evening, I should be going in the morning. Is this normal? Does anyone else find that alcohol actually...
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It's so hard to say but what I do know is that with eating disorders, it's all about segregating food into 'good' and 'bad' categories so you end up with a lot of restrictions and limitations (this, of course, is compounded by the fact that celiac disease obviously provokes a similar mindset). Some nutritionists (and I don't know if this is a universal opinion...
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Hiya, I personally suffered from anorexia two years before developing celiac disease. I had always thought there must be some kind of correlation between the two, although I don't know that there is any evidence as such to prove this. I also have PCOS however, and I do tend to think that there is a much stronger link there - perhaps because I know quite...
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Can I just ask, what is it about soy that causes bloating?
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Some exercises I have just started trying: Open Original Shared Link :-)
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Hiya, I didn't get my period for three years and had always attributed this to my polycystic ovaries. I went gluten free and now I get it every month... Coincidence? Really??
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I'm a New Zealander who recently emigrated to London. I moved here knowing one person (vaguely) and I would definitely recommend it. Do as much research as you can before you go but once you decide yourself to doing it, commit yourself and don't look back! It could be the best decision you ever made
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Hiya, I have been nearly 8 months gluten free now and went for a blood test a couple of weeks back. I also have a low white blood cell count - this really is much more common than you think. Doctors usually request that you take one more test to make sure that everything is fine (and it will be); I have heard that this is particularly common in women when...
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Accupuncture, really? I will definitely have to try it... Usually, I drink wine (red, for the most part) but if I'm going out to dance I usually switch to Malibu and pineapple - so, rum, which I know is meant to be safe... IBS is a pain. *sigh*
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So for as long as I could remember I have been experiencing a problem with alcohol. I drink relatively small amounts as it is, but the real issue occurs when I go out dancing after having had a few. I begin to get sharp, stabbing pains in my stomach, which eventually turn into chronic cramping - so much so that I can't move. Last week, it came to a head where...
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Sorry, I admit that post was kindof asking two things at once
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Just a quick
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ARCHIVED Colon Hydrotherapy / Colonic
Lux replied to Octoberme's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Take it from me, hydrotherapy is like a sweet dream after having had to go through endoscopy prep! *shudder* -
ARCHIVED Stomach..pain? Bloating? Cramping?
Lux replied to Lux's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Thankyou so much for all your replies!! Um, I had a pelvic scan only two months ago, so I assume they should have picked anything up then...? (This was how I got diagonsed with polycystic ovaries). What are uterine fybroids, exactly? I have also had a gastroscopy, as well as an endoscopy...I have Latent Coeliac, which basically means that I have the... -
ARCHIVED Colon Hydrotherapy / Colonic
Lux replied to Octoberme's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I had about six of these, last year, prior to going gluten free. In fact, it was this that eventually led to my celiac disease diagnosis! It IS quite uncomfortable - atrocious ongoing cramps for about 40 minutes - but afterwards, I would just feel amazing. Of course, at this point I was still eating gluten so the amazingness only lasted for so long. But it... -
ARCHIVED Stomach..pain? Bloating? Cramping?
Lux replied to Lux's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hey Neroli, Thanks so much for your advice :-) Unfortunately, I have had all the tests under the sun done, and the only thing I could maybe-possibly attribute it to (other than the Celiac) is polycystic ovaries (which I do have). But I just don't know. The sensation comes and goes. I was feeling fairly fine this morning, and then after lunch (tuna,... -
OK, here's the thing. For the past five years, I have experienced what I can only describe as...stomach/gut 'discomfort'. It isn't cramping, and it isn't full-on bloating...but it gets incredibly tight, and starts to feel conspicuously protruding (but not to the extent of bloating). It isn't painful, and it doesn't spasm...it just feels tight, and full, as...
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Confusion About Silent Celiac
Lux replied to mhb's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Ah, in which case Iwould appear to be a Latent Coeliac...I see. Doctors. I have definitely had symptoms, so that rules Silent out! (Always thought it funny that something so horrendously...not silent would have such a label attached to it!) ;-) -
Confusion About Silent Celiac
Lux replied to mhb's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I am what you have referred to as a 'Silent Coeliac'. This means that, despite receiving positive blood results, I am lacking in visible villi damage, ordinarily required to recieve 'official diagnosis'. In saying that, many on this board will tell you that such tests are unreliable, and it is very common to receive false negatives when having such tests...