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  1. Canadian Karen
    Hey Rusla, I LOVE your new signature!!!! Hugs. Karen
  2. Canadian Karen
    Radman, What kind of gluten free bun was it? When I have hamburgers, I use Kinnikinnick, but not the buns, I use their english muffins. Believe it or not, they are delicious! Keep them frozen and just take one out when you need it. What you do is nuke it for 50 seconds, then cut it in half, then you can either toast it or put it in the toaster...
  3. Canadian Karen
    How many flippin' flavours are there?????? I am just jealous because I can't find them up here...... Hugs. Karen
  4. Canadian Karen
    I'm not really a good one to answer that debmidge, since I have many continued problems despite going gluten free. But I wanted to ask, has he cut out all of the "gas producers", i.e. beans, cabbage, etc.? I know for me cabbage is an absolute killer! Hugs. Karen
  5. Canadian Karen
    Wow Radman! Thanks for doing that! The constipation is bang on - I have read several studies showing 30% of celiacs present with constipation, not diarrhea...... Alot of us also seem to be walking zombies with the brain fog, eh? LOL! Karen
  6. Canadian Karen
    You know it smells bad when your dog has to leave the room!!!! (Been there, done that!)! Actually, when I was at work, the whole office knew about my gas problem. I used to go into the boardroom after lunch, close the door, lay down on the floor, lay on one side, then the other, then my back, working the gas out of my system. The whole office...
  7. Canadian Karen
    Hez beat me to it! Delphi's list is broken down into really convenient categories...... it's a lifesaver. Karen
  8. Canadian Karen
    I looked on the delphi list of alcoholic beverages and couldn't find Grand Marnier anywhere on it..... not sure if it is gluten-free or not..... Karen
  9. Canadian Karen
    It is very interesting..... I am looking more into it! Thanks! Karen
  10. Canadian Karen
    See! I knew you were just a kid at heart! Karen
  11. Canadian Karen
    That's one of the perplexing aspects of my case. With chronic malabsorption and chronic anemia, one of the first things the GI ordered was a bone density test for me, fully expecting to find osteoporosis (especially with my having been diagnosed with spinal stenosis at such an early age). To everyone's surprise, my results showed my bones to be stronger...
  12. Canadian Karen
    Along with all that I have listed above that happens on a regular basis, the list below describes how I feel when I get accidentally glutened: - "locking" of shoulders/neck in the centre of my back. - I see "flashing light" in the corner of my eyes. - I see "flashes of things" i.e. something that looks like a bug crawling across the floor but thre...
  13. Canadian Karen
    I forgot to mention a few, depression, bloating and really loud sounds in my stomach (I forget the medical name for it). My stomach sounds like a thunderstorm every day! Now, all of these are me on a day to day basis - gluten-free. If you were looking for what happens to me when I consume gluten, that's a whole different story!!! Karen
  14. Canadian Karen
    Chronic severe watery diarrhea fecal incontenence collagenous colitis (I believe this is due to my celiac going undiagnosed for so long) gas abdominal pain chronic anemia brain fog weakness Karen
  15. Canadian Karen
    I like the following article about refractory: https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-47104083536.c8 When I saw the specialist last week, he said he is scheduling the procedure to look for ulcerative jejunitis (I am pretty sure he said an upper GI series?) Anyway, I like the "positive spin" the above article puts on the outlook for...
  16. Canadian Karen
    Denial, I guess Actually, I believe in refractory celiac, I just don't believe that I have it. I would love to go see Dr. Fasano. From what I have heard about him, I regard him highly. I just don't think that I would get that covered through our Canadian medical system and financially, it would be impossible for us to pay out of pocket for...
  17. Canadian Karen
    Oh, and I forgot to mention another perplexing aspect of my case. When they did my bone density test, fully expecting it to show osteoporosis due to the malabsorption and the fact that I have spinal stenosis at such an early age, my bone density test came back that my bones were stronger than a bulls! I scored almost the highest you could score in bone...
  18. Canadian Karen
    I have chronic, permanent diarrhea. It has been nothing but water for over a decade now. I was sent to a professor at St. Michael's Hospital here in Toronto who specializes in celiac, he is the one handling my case now. He is also the one that discovered through colonoscopy that I had collagenous colitis. In his words, it is not a mild case, it...
  19. Canadian Karen
    To complicate matters even more, there is such a discrepency between not only the level of damage from one celiac to another, but the level of healing also. I have been religiously gluten-free, my antibody numbers have gone down from over 100 to 13, yet my villi are just as flat as they were on the first biopsy and I still have chronic malabsorption...
  20. Canadian Karen

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    Canadian Karen replied to hez's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    It's the first thing I thought of (surprise, surprise ). Really, what worse punishment can you get then coming back as an Altoid? Hugs. Karen
  21. Canadian Karen
    Better make sure my straightjacket is back from the drycleaners in time..... Karen
  22. Canadian Karen
    It was during a full moon that the thread in question that brought up the subject of Altoids and their "unique" use, came about. So now, whenever it is a full moon, there are a few of us who put on a "straightjacket" to make sure we behave...... Karen
  23. Canadian Karen

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    Canadian Karen replied to hez's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    A tin of Altoids..... Hugs. Karen
  24. Canadian Karen
    Lean Cuisine Glazed Chicken is gluten-free. Karen
  25. Canadian Karen
    The only placed in the States I have been is Buffalo, Cincinnati, Canton (stopped in at the Baseball Hall of Fame when we went to see the Reds play) and down to Florida (flew). Karen
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