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  1. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I can relate with what you're going through. Each issue you mentioned has been one that I, and most likely each person on this site, has had to deal with. The tiredness can be unbelievable, especially when you're the mom of the house, having to deal with all that involves. Being a newlywed, this must be a difficult change to institute in your life...
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    Hi, Oh my gosh! You must be inside my head, reading my mind. My 18 year old granddaughter has been in and out of the hospital for the past couple of months, with diarrhea, anemia, stomach pain, nausea, etc. rather than constipation, and I kept trying to find out if she had Celiac, since I have it, my sister and cousin have it, and my youngest grandson...
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    Hi, I'm 64 and had bronchial problems and asthma starting at age 8, which landed me in the hospital so many times, and doctors never could quite get me well, even with allergy shots, medicines, specialists, etc. Now that I've been on the Celiac diet for quite a few years, I'm always healthy. I still use a breathing machine and take a couple of pills...
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    Hi, I worked two jobs at one time, one at a bakery and one at an ice cream parlor (I am intolerant of wheat, oats, barley, rye, all milk & dairy, egg whites, yeast, casein, whey, maltodextrin and modified food starch). I felt fine, though I was totally exhausted from leaving the bakery then going to work until near midnight at the ice cream parlor....
  5. Welda Johnson
    My name is Welda. I am 64 years old and have had Celiac symptoms since age 8. Mine manifested as severe Asthma, and at age 19, with two little babies, I was told that I would be bedridden by the age of 25 if I didn't take the scratch skin tests for allergies, and follow up with 3 years of shots. I did that, and still was so sick. By age 22 I had 3 babies...
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    Hi, I'm 64 and have had Celiac symptoms since age 8 (mine manifested as asthma, and, later, depression, anxiety, spastic colon, ulcer, etc.). I conducted food elimination tests on myself, since scratch skin tests and 3 years of allergy shots didn't help. I stopped all grains and felt better. Then all milk & dairy, then egg whites and yeast, along...
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    I'm O Negative--Universal donor--our blood type makes up about 15% of the population, and can give blood to any other blood type. Welda
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    Hi, I had to chuckle when I got to the part where you said, "I'm preaching to the choir." Amen! We have probably all faced this situation with family members time and time again. Finally, I've come to the notion that it is easier for me to change, than to count on all my family members changing, though I hold out HOPE that one day we'll all be HEALTHY...
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    Hi, I agree with GFinDC about silverware, utensils and cooking supplies. I've been on the Celiac diet for many years, and have never found those things to be a problem. I do know how you feel about cooking for yourself though. Almost everywhere I go, I take my own food. I always have good, tasty food that I really like, but this past weekend I got brave...
  10. Welda Johnson
    Hi Roda, I've just got to reply, because your post sounded so knowledgeable considering the short time you have been diagnosed. You sound like a patient, kind, loving, concerned person, and I do hope that you follow your heart when deciding what to do next as a career. I've had Celiac symptoms since age 8 and am now 64. The long story of learning how...
  11. Welda Johnson
    Hi, Just take a deep breath...breathe deeply. You've come to the right place for help. Checking in here when you can, you should be able to find answers to any questions you have. I'm 64 and have been strictly gluten-free for quite a long time, so please let me help if I can. My symptoms manifest as asthma when I get "glutened," so I have to be diligent...
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    Hi, I'm always happy when someone asks a question of us oldtimers, because, somehow, it makes all that suffering seem worthwhile, being able to help someone else. I've had Celiac symptoms since age 8 and am now 64 and have been living with a very strict dietary regimen for several years. Asthma used to be how my disease would manifest, and it still would...
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    Hi, Though I've had Celiac for years and years, it took me a long time to realize that I am in control of this diet. No one else knows what I've gone through, and no one else is responsible for my food, just me. I have learned to carry an ice chest with me when I go places, and to throw in frozen blue ice to keep things fresh. It doesn't matter where...
  14. Welda Johnson
    Hi, It's so great that you've gotten onto the Celiac diet. I wish you the best! I am five feet tall and weigh 100 pounds, and I'm happy as a clam. I now eat all fruits first thing in the morning, and never eat any after starting starches, veggies or protein. It's made a world of difference in my digestive processes. I also walk 3-5 miles a day on the...
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    Hi Harisa and Nicholas, I hope I can help. My name is Welda, and I am 63 years old, and have had Celiac symptoms since age 8, though of course none of the many doctors I went to for my severe asthma ever mentioned Celiac. In my 30s I was so sick that I started eliminating foods--first wheat and all other grains, then all milk & dairy, then egg whites...
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    Hi, I've dealt with this for so many years. First of all, I would put together your own little picnic bag of favorite foods--things that the caterers could never make as excitingly delicious as you (you WILL get to the point of looking at others' offerings and realizing that your own creations are so much better). Make sure you put in some really great...
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    Dear Woobet, I am so sorry for what you have had to endure. I am 63 and have been challenged with Celiac symptoms since age 8. All those doctors that I visited, searching for help with asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, depression, digestive upsets, etc. etc. etc. never mentioned Celiac or gluten intolerance. None of the specialists to whom I was referred...
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    Julie, hi again, I neglected to tell you that I started eating fresh pineapple only for breakfast about a year ago, and have found it to be a great digesting agent for whatever I ate the day before. I never mix anything with it, and it works wonders, probably because it is so high in Hydrochloric Acid, which is what someone suggested you take in tablet...
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    Lori, I just checked out your websites! Whew! You are good. I loved your creations, and, truly, you will be able to do whatever you want to do. I wish you many more successes.
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    Hi Lori, After retiring from teaching I worked in a bakery during the day and an ice cream parlor at night. I am intolerant of all grains, all milk & dairy, egg whites, and yeast. However, I never had any bad reactions from handling the flour or milk products (my symptoms present as asthma, so I know within 15 minutes of ingesting certain foods that...
  21. Welda Johnson
    Hi all, I really enjoyed reading this thread, because I've been dealing with food intolerances since the age of 8 and am now 63. I relived so many of my early days of trying to discover what was wrong, just by reading your comments, and I had to laugh along with you, because the general public is so in need of being educated. I can remember trying to convince...
  22. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I agree that enzymes are a key to the problem. A year ago I started eating fresh pineapple each morning, mixing it with nothing else. The enzymes digest anything eaten the day before. I read that eating fruit with any other food doesn't mix, and it seems to be true for me. So, I followed the instructions I read precisely, and this is what they said...
  23. Welda Johnson
    Julie, I know how you feel! You are the first person (besides myself) that I have heard has problems with meat. A year ago I stopped all meats because I was having asthma attacks each time I ate them. I had already eliminated all grains, all milk & dairy, egg whites, and yeast, so that led into a vegan diet. For a year that has worked, since I replaced...
  24. Welda Johnson
    I hope this helps: I am 63 years old, five feet tall, used to have sparkling white teeth and long thick hair, have asthma, and started having breathing problems at age 8. Many hospitalizations, doctor visits, prescriptions and depressions later, I learned that I am gluten intolerant, and, really, allergic to all grains, all milk & dairy, egg whites...
  25. Welda Johnson
    Hi, Hospital stays and doctors' visits were een more costly than the food I'm buying now, so I'm rejoicing. Today I bought 12 packages of corn spaghetti and 12 boxes of Stevia sweetener over the internet, and they're going to ship them to me, so I have avoided the $4.50 per gallon of gas and having to drive across town to the two health food stores in town...
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