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In regards to the fever, has your doctor ruled out Inflamatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and lupus? Just wondering. Also, it's not uncommon to have that with celiac. Do you currently see a GI specialist? My dizziness only started over the past 6 months or so.. apparently is a common symptom in celiac disease. Gretchen
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My labs are back already (I had them done on Saturday!!).. talk about quick! And guess what??.. they're all normal. He checked a bunch of things (did a complete metabolic panel, thyroid, glucose, iron, etc).. and I'm not pregnant. Soooo... I am resolved to believe this vertigo is a gluten-related reaction. I hate gluten I'd be soooo healthy...
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I think it's important to have some things ruled out.. many conditions have similar symptoms to celiac. Gretchen
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It's like the evolution of a diagnosis and being proactive about your health is key. Gretchen
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Welcome to the forum, cstoup! My opinion is to a GI specialist.. one that's very familiar with celiac. I remember someone here mentioning that they called every GI specialist in the area just to find out which one had more celiac patients. ... but if that's what you have to do, it's worth it. And just because he/she is a GI specialist does not mean...
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ARCHIVED Foods By George
GEF replied to celiac3270's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
You're welcome, celiac3270! You've so got me sold on these!! Gretch -
ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease And Stress Management
GEF replied to travelthomas's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Yes, it was regular. I'm not gluten-free yet, since I have some tests to run.. but, still it was a lot of gluten! -
ARCHIVED Preliminary Results From My Elimination Diet
GEF replied to tarnalberry's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Keep up the good work, Tiffany! Gretchen -
ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease And Stress Management
GEF replied to travelthomas's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Thomas, I'm here in Richmond, VA... the day after the flood and thought of this posting of your's in regards to stress. Here's my mini-recount of the experience: We really didn't know we'd be getting 11" of rain in one day, so I was on a return trip from the airport returning a rental. Seriously, I'm stuck in a car on the same street for 4 hours... -
There is absolutely no shame in an attempt to find answers... I remember that when I need to talk with my doctor about things like this. I get the same symptoms that you do... I get the "spooks" now and then, and all I've known to help with that is a good night's rest. I'm in no way sleep deprived, but I just seem to need a lot. I'm trying to piece...
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Rod, Had that ever happened before? I attribute a lot of my "weirdness" on fatigue or hormones, but I'm sure there are other factors involved at times. Everyone here has a different reaction when they ingest gluten and your's could just be in this manner. You don't need to answer this, but are (or were) you under a lot of stress at the time you experienced...
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I'm writing this because perhaps there is someone else who's hearing the same thing about those with a prior diagnosis that's being reversed. I have a co-worker, with whom I happened to share the gluten-intolerance issue with who mentions to me that his mother was diagnosed with this about 15 years ago. (here I am thinking, wow...) Then for some strange...
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Richmond, Virginia I was born & raised on Long Island, NY
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ARCHIVED Firmly Gf With Continuing Symptoms
GEF replied to celiac3270's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Good luck with the endo, celiac3270! .. I hope that it's conclusive for you! -
ARCHIVED Anxiety, Stress, And Ultra Sensitivity
GEF replied to a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Jill, I'm almost 29 (I know it's hard to tell from my pic ) and if I don't get enough sleep, I cry like a baby... I have these super-sensitive moments that just can't be explained (it's not hormonal either). Usually Eric (my fiance) sends me to bed to get some rest when that happens. If I can say anything, it's directly related to the amount of sleep... -
Yeah, Janine.. I hope so!! I went to my PCP, but he was out today and the sub has no idea what's causing this vertigo issue I will now have to wait for the specialist in October. I've read of the connection of celiac & meniere's (one of the symptoms is vertigo)... apparently it's inner-ear related. It could also be my wisdom teeth, but they haven...
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Hahahhaa! This just seemed so funny that I had to pull it out of the approaching archives! I'll apologize later Gretchen
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ARCHIVED Support Buddy In Albany Ny Area?
GEF replied to DawnE8199's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Hello Dawn and welcome to the forum! Sorry, I'm way down here in VA, but here are some support groups in NY that might be of some (local) help to you. We're pretty fun here and can perhaps offer you much help, so feel free to share and ask any questions you might have. Good luck to you! Gretchen New York Central NY Celiac Support Group (Syracuse... -
ARCHIVED How Heavy Duty Does The Mixer Need To Be?
GEF replied to brdbntL's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Here's a website that offers Foods by George.. but no ravioli : Open Original Shared Link and this is neat, if you click on the products, they list the nutritional info: Open Original Shared Link Gretchen -
ARCHIVED How Heavy Duty Does The Mixer Need To Be?
GEF replied to brdbntL's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
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I've never eaten there, but found their website. There is no mention of gluten-free, even in their menu section. Unless you can recieve a response from their Corporate office or someone who's had experience with them, I don't know if I'd consider it safe (yet). I don't know if you'd want to make the trip out there to find out if they can cater to your...
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Janine, Did your doctor have any insight? I just saw my (former) GI doctor recently and forgot to mention this problem. It's such a weird feeling and is a little scary.... it's occuring more and more frequently. I'm going to see my PCP this afternoon to get my blood sugar checked... it usually comes back fine on the blood tests, but I'll ask for a monitor...
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ARCHIVED Gf Corn Dogs?
GEF replied to BRCoats's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I honestly don't know.. I did a web-search and couldn't find any. But, there were recipes for them! If I can find a few of them, I'll post. Gretchen -
ARCHIVED How Heavy Duty Does The Mixer Need To Be?
GEF replied to brdbntL's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
I'm so glad this topic was here! I'm getting married soon (Nov) and have a Kitchen Aid on the registry. I was a little concerned with the need for power with the heavier doughs. I also requested the pasta cutting attachments I'm eager to try this thing out with some homemade pasta and I saw a few suggestions for that in the cooking section. Good... -
There may be some redundancy, but there is also the opportunity for people to find support for their situation. We do attempt to post where there is a topic already relevant, but sometimes it's difficult (especially for someone who's new) to do a detailed search prior to that. Gretchen