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  1. Welda Johnson
    Hi, No way! I've learned that I'm the only one who is really going to take care of my health, and after years and years of illness (asthma, spastic colon, ulcer, depression, mood swings, sleeplessness, overweight, fatigue, etc.) I decided to go for good health and go for it with all I've got. It's worth all the trouble it takes to stay gluten free (and...
  2. Welda Johnson
    Hi, Wow, it must have been a real challenge to face the risks associated with eating while in England. It's a real challenge just to keep things in order here in America. I spend quite a bit of time in grocery stores, reading labels and searching for new foods that might have become gluten-free since the previous time I shopped. Since I have severe...
  3. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I'm so glad to hear that you're on the path to good health. This diet is a great one once you get used to it. I suffered with severe asthma from the age of 8, and now at 63, on this diet, I'm healthier than I've ever been. I think the biggest shift is one of attitude, whereby we learn that we are responsible for our own well-being. Others will help...
  4. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I hope you're feeling better, now that you're on the gluten-free diet! I will be thinking of you and hoping that all goes well. I've dealt with symptoms since age 8 and am now 63, but after going gluten-free I felt so much better. Then I went milk & dairy free and felt even better. Then I eliminated egg whites, yeast and meat, and I feel great...
  5. Welda Johnson
    Hi all, This is the first time I've heard about Celiac in connection with long life, but I'm intrigued because my great-grandfather lived to be 98, my grandma 96, and I now have an aunt who is 98, all from my dad's family, which is where I think the Celiac originates. I'd love to hear more about this theory, since I definitely see my ancestors as role models...
  6. Welda Johnson
    Hi Deb, I feel for you and your daughter! I know how hard the beginning phases of getting on a Celiac diet can be. I've had symptoms since the age of 8 and am now 63. Whereas I was so sick before, now that I have been on the Celiac diet, I feel healthy spiritually, mentally and physically. I can see that having this condition is one of the main reasons...
  7. Welda Johnson
    Thanks Del & Yolo. I'm glad you're both feeling better. Welda@att.net
  8. Welda Johnson
    I use the words "intolerant of" or "allergic to." I'm intolerant of all grains, all milk & dairy, egg whites & yeast." I now eat vegan, and some people know that term. "I eat fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds," I might say. Usually they ask what happens if I eat the above. I get asthma (wheezing, closed air passages, etc.). Most...
  9. Welda Johnson
    I've found that yams, potatoes of any kind, and corn tortillas with refried beans & Ortega chiles helps to fill the void. I'm five feet tall, but sometimes I'll eat 4-6 tortillas with beans, chiles and salsa, and that really helps me feel better. The yams (sweet potatoes) are so good with Stevia on them. This is a natural sweetener with no calories...
  10. Welda Johnson
    Hi, My name is Welda, and I'm here to tell you that we do heal! I am 63 years old and have had symptoms of Celiac since age 8, when I started having asthma. No one ever mentioned Celiac throughout the years, but by 1963 I was told I would be bedridden by the age of 25 if I didn't have all the scratch tests for allergies and then the shots to "desensitize...
  11. Welda Johnson
    Hi, My name is Welda, and I'm here to tell you that we do heal! I am 63 years old and have had symptoms of Celiac since age 8, when I started having asthma. No one ever mentioned Celiac throughout the years, but by 1963 I was told I would be bedridden by the age of 25 if I didn't have all the scratch tests for allergies and then the shots to "desensitize...
  12. Welda Johnson
    Hi, Good for you for taking such good care of yourself. I always take my food wherever I go, and have for years. Nobody says anything anymore, and I am always a happy camper because I have whatever I need. Large bags, especially those lined with plastic are great, and I use those plate-sized styrofoam tortilla warmers to keep my hot food in and it stays...
  13. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I stopped beef and other meats and poultry a year ago because I would wheeze after eating them (whenever I am glutened I have asthma). I concluded that maybe these animal products are "grain-fed" since I have heard that term "grain-fed beef" before in advertisements. Because I am intolerant of all grains, all milk & dairy, egg whites and yeast...
  14. Welda Johnson
    I hope you quickly feel better. I think this has happened to most of us. I sometimes get in a hurry, even after spending years and years checking every label and ingredient, and somehow something will just get past me. It is my reminder to slow down and take better care of myself, so that is a good thing. I wanted to comment on your intolerance of oats...
  15. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I feel for you! I am of the opinion that feeding someone food that upsets their delicate balance is like feeding someone poison, and in the case of Celiac, those foods really are poison for us. I've had symptoms of Celiac since age 8 but no one knew in those days what was going on. I'm now 63, avoid all grains, all milk and dairy, egg whites, yeast...
  16. Welda Johnson
    Hi Lucy Lou, I'm a 63 year old female who has had symptoms of Celiac since age 8. In the 1960s I had asthma so bad the doctors said I would probably be bedridden by the age of 25, so I had scratch tests for allergies and shots for the next 3 years. Little improvement. In the 1970s I finally started doing my own elimination tests of foods, since I had...
  17. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I think Enterolab is such a good way to go, because they send the stool sample kit directly to your home, then send UPS (or was it Fed-Ex?) to your door to pick it up. I bought a test for my grandson to start with (newly born and suffering after his formula) and he had gluten intolerance and intolerance of all milk and dairy. I already knew that I...
  18. Welda Johnson
    Hi, I think Enterolab is such a good way to go, because they send the stool sample kit directly to your home, then send UPS (or was it Fed-Ex?) to your door to pick it up. I bought a test for my grandson to start with (newly born and suffering after his formula) and he had gluten intolerance and intolerance of all milk and dairy. I already knew that I...
  19. Welda Johnson
    Hi, Boy, I thought it was bad to get asthma and start wheezing whenever I ate gluten--I feel for you, having anaphylaxis as a result of eating gluten! I've dealt with this problem since I was 8 and am now 63 so I hope I can help. I also went to college and faced what you are in terms of eating with other people and feeling strange, but as time has gone...
  20. Welda Johnson
    Hi A-Swiss, Welcome to the site! The best part of your life is likely just beginning. I can identify with the suffering you've probably gone through getting to this point. I'm here to let you know that everything will get better, now that you are diagnosed. Do you know all the foods you are intolerant of? Yes, I can identify with the frustration you...
  21. Welda Johnson
    Hi, As I've said before on this board, I'm now 63 and have had symptoms of Celiac since I was 8. Mine appear as asthma and the inability to breathe--wheezing, coiughing, bronchitis, then pneumonia, etc. as well as stomach and digestive issues. For many years I had to find answers on my own, but five years ago I learned that what I had was called Celiac...
  22. Welda Johnson
    Hi Ellen, I'm sorry you're feeling so bad. I have almost forgotten what those feelings were like, I have felt well for so long, so I can assure you that things will get better if you stick to the diet. There may be more modifications to your diet coming, but you will learn through this process just how strong you have been all your life, and how strong...
  23. Welda Johnson
    Hi, Yep! Your body is now working for your well-being and health. As you stick to the diet and perhaps learn even more foods which are not healthy for your particular makeup, you will become increasingly sensitive. But I think that we also become increasingly sensitive as people, so that is also good! Whereas we may have had some self-destructive...
  24. Welda Johnson
    Hi, Well, the anger is normal I believe, because you have had a huge loss in your life. In the beginning it hurts to see everyone eating normally, but let me tell you that after years of trying to discover what was causing my health problems, I was so grateful to finally have the answers to some of my health problems (asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, depression...
  25. Welda Johnson
    Hi Tori, I'm here to reassure you that your life will get increasingly better, and you will feel increasingly healthy. I'm 63 and have had Celiac apparently all my life, but it took years to diagnose, since the term Celiac was considered relatively rare until a few years ago. I can empathize with your concerns. About eating out: I almost always take...
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