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  1. Welda Johnson
    Hi! Congratulations for sticking with your gluten-free diet. Your being diligent with your own food means you are well on the way to good health. I've been on a diet of meats, fruits & vegetables for years no grains, milk or dairy, egg whites, yeast, casein, whey, msg etc., and long ago gave up on the thought that someone else would create foods that...
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    I'm so sorry for what you and your husband have been going through, and will hope & pray that he is now on the road to recovery. I want to encourage you to be hopeful, because I am 65 and have had Celiac symptoms since age 8, however, as with your husband, it took many years to find out what the real problem was. I've been on a meats, fruits and vegetables...
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    Here's hoping you have an easy time with your endoscopy and with staying gluten free. I've been on this diet for years, and it gets easier and easier. Eating the same groups of foods certainly helps us be more creative with our menus. Meats, fruits & vegetables comprise my diet, and I have to agree with Tarnalberry that it's all about reading labels...
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    Hi, I don't eat bananas because I have a really hard time digesting them. The diet is adapted from an old-time book called, The Beverly Hills Diet by Judy Mazel. It was a hit in 1981. Macmillan is the publisher. You might want to see if you can find the book (I always see it in thrift stores and at library sales since it is so old). She does list bananas...
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    I think having a "healthy appetite" is okay. If you're worried about gaining weight, let me share with you the diet I live on. What makes it different is that you eat one enzyme-producing fruit every two hours or so during the morning (pineapple, strawberries, papaya, mango, kiwi, persimmons, etc.). You can eat them all day if you want, as much as you...
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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    Hi, Welcome to the site! A couple of years ago I ordered the "Full Spectrum" test for my newly-born grandson. That tested for Celiac/gluten intolerance/intolerance to milk & dairy. I ordered the "Celiac Only" tests for my 3 grown children, and my sister and brother. My 3 children didn't take the test and send it in, but my sister and brother did...
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    Hi, I'm so glad that you are finally on the right track for getting healthy. I say, "Halleleujah!" everytime someone discovers what the reasons for their problems have been. I want to encourage you that you WILL continue to feel better and better as time goes by. Learning what is going on with your system, and discovering that it is gluten intolerance...
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    I must commend you for loving your family so much that you want to spare them what you've gone through. I hope that they will respond favorably. I also hope that you will put YOUR well-being first no matter what. I bought 5 of my family members actual tests that cost over $100 each from Enterolab, and I bought one person a test that was $345 because it...
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    Hi Jason, I'm so sorry that you're feeling so lousy! I'm 64 and have had celiac since age 8, so I've had a lot of time to live with this condition. It WILL get easier and life will get better. I can't remember the last time I got glutened. It sounds as though you have adhered to the diet 100% and it is ironic that a piece of gum can send us into such...
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    Hi, I just sent you a response for your first post, then saw this one. I've had celiac since age 8, so I've had many years to identify the foods that bother me. Wheat, oats, barley, rye, of course--that's celiac. But I'm also intolerant of all milk & dairy products and anything with casein or whey, which are milk derivatives. I learned this the hard...
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    Hi, I'm 64 and have had celiac since I was 8, though of curse it took years to identify what was happening. I think the reason so many family members and those close to us have such a hard time is because us having celiac means that THEIR lives will change. No more pizza parties? No more beer? No more cherry or apple pies? Egads! See how your predicament...
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    Hi Lexi, Hope you are feeling a little better. It might help you cleanse your system if you do what I do each day. I start with a fresh pineapple and eat as much as I want for breakfast. Two hours later I either eat a pineapple smoothie or a fresh orange smoothie, made with fresh oranges, frozen orange juice, Stevia and vanilla. A couple of hours later...
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    Dear Hermitgirl, At first I resisted reading your post, because of your admission that it would be filled with whining, etc. But I knew I would read it, because that is how we've all felt at some time or other. Believe me, you are a mild-mannered person, whether you realize it or not. It seems you may feel bad for crying on the phone--how else will the...
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    Hi, Lately I've found that eating mostly fruits and vegetables works well for me: Breakfast is usually one fresh pineapple Any single fruit every two hours during the day (different fruits digest at different rates, so I avoid combining them): papaya or strawberries or cherries or raspberries or blueberries or kiwi, etc. Dinner is vegetables green...
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    Hi Jason, I'm particularly drawn to your posts because I used to feel the same way. Severe Asthma attacks put me in the hospital so many times, I finally exhausted all my savings on doctors and specialists and had to learn what was going on myself. Those attacks started at age 8, but now, at age 64 I have a new lease on life. Since I have an Aunt Nettie...
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    Hi Yolo, I feel for you and your friend! I've had "glutened" symptoms since age 8 and am now 64, but have been on a restrictive diet (no grains, milk & dairy, egg whites, yeast, casein, whey, msg. etc. ) for many years and feel so much better. The Asthma that repeatedly sent me to the hospital in years past has quieted to the point that I take three...
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    Amyleigh, Did you know that the corn variety of Doritos is gluten free? I have them in my kitchen. Watch for the bright yellow bag. Welda
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    Hi, What a great question! I'm a longtime gluten-free, milk & dairy free, and no egg whites, yeast, casein or whey person. I go vegan for long periods of time, but if I crave protein I'll sometimes eat chicken or fish. I've taken bags of food, boxes of food, ice chests full of food, and containers of food everywhere I've gone for years. My first...
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    Hi Scott, Welcome to the group! I want to encourage you in your new journey, and let you know that life does get easier, the longer you are on the diet. It's as though we get new eyes, which focus diligently on ingredient labels and any foods which are around, in order to help us become healthier each and every day. I hope you will begin sleeping better...
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    Oh Greg, I am trying to get past the lump in my throat to say that I, along with others here, will be thinking of you and praying for you. I hope that you will sense our love and warmth, and that you will realize that whatever you are going through, we are sharing it with you. We are all connected! I will keep in mind your warning to be aware that some...
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    Hi Kdonov2, I have Celiac and also milk & dairy allergies, as well as being intolerant of egg whites and yeast. For a period of time I worked 2 jobs, days at a bakery and nights at an ice cream parlor. I had no ill effects, other than being tired. I stuck to my stringent diet and really enjoyed seeing the happy people who were able to eat all those...
  23. Welda Johnson
    Hi MTgirl, I'm so glad that you are on the Celiac diet! For most of us here on this site, it has made a world of difference. Here's what I eat: mainly fruits & vegetables, with chicken & fish every once in awhile. 1. A fresh pineapple each morning 2. Wait 2 hours, then eat more fruit or green vegetables or 3. Genisoy Protein Powder (2...
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    Hi Blessing, I see where you get your name! I feel blessed right now that I suffer tremendously whenever I ingest any grain, any milk or dairy, egg whites, yeast, maltodextrin, modified food starch, casein, whey or msg. Since age 8 I've had severe asthma, bronchial infections, pneumonia, colitis, an ulcer, depression, anxiety, and on and on--until I learned...
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    Wow Takala! I love your spunk. I feel like printing out your reply and carrying it with me. Thanks for offering the best response I've read in a long time about how to respond when others are harrassing us about any number of things concerning our diets. I'm impressed. I truly think you should consider writing an article or book, from your viewpoint...
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