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    After going gluten and lactose free, im still not 100% Its been suggested that I try and cut refined sugar from my diet. The problem is, I lOVE sweets...cakes, biscuits, chocolate, slices etc...Im a dessert person! Does anyone have any yummy recipes that are gluten, lactose and sugar free? Or even sugar free recipes that can be adapted to gluten...
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    Ive been gluten-free for months, so thats not a problem but very shortly I am starting a detox/cleanse diet to try and re-build my body with good bacteria and starve out my yeast infection....(on the recommendation of my natropath).... Im terrified though - what can I cook for dinner? Breakfast, lunches and snacks should be ok - I'll just live off smoothies...
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    Does anyone buy gluten-free and dairy free cheese in Australia? Where do you get it? Woolies? Coles? What brand? I cant seem to find anything...not even a soy cheese. Ive been gluten-free for months and am now going lactose free aswell...I will dearly miss cheese. :-(
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    Im interested in cooking with Coconut Flour as I hear it is really high in fibre. Does anyone use it already? What do you use it for? Sweet foods? Where can I find it in Australia? Is it available in shops or do I have to order it online? Thanks, Wilem
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    Hi Patti! Can I ask...before realising you had Candida, what symptoms were you getting? Ive been gluten-free since May and even when im super strict with it, I find I still have problems: constipation, fatigue, stomach cramps, nausea, feels like my throat is swollen, lower back pain, headaches etc.... I think I may have a Candida problem (white...
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    Hi Guys, Im just wondering: Have any of you been diagnosed with Candida? Ive been gluten free for about 6 months and at first the diet was working really well but im starting to feel really under the weather again. Increased depression and anxiety, stomach aches, headaches, constipation etc. Ive done some research and I think my problem may be Candida...
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    Thanks for your help and advice. I am required to drink all the laxitive mixture and have been adviced to be near a toilet...im dreading that actually. But I dont start that process till 4pm today. Thats why ive been at work. They day hasnt been to bad. The hunger has started to level out now. I plan to spend the night resting and get an early night...
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    Thanks guys. Getting practical advice and knowing you're not alone is really helpful. I feel really dumb/silly trying to explain why I feel depressed. Even admitting it is hard. I know a lot of people dont believe me and I am worried i'll get labled with depression or with bi-polar. I know its gluten. As soon as I mess up on my diet I feel it...
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    Im a self diagnosed celiac/gluten intolerant. (im having more tests done tomorrow because im not completely well) When I get glutened one of my biggest symptoms is depression. Within an hour of eating gluten I get stomach cramps Within 2-3 hours of eating gluten I get terrible depression which can last from 2 hours to 2 days. How do I cope with...
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    Tomorrow I am going in to hospital for an colonoscopy and an endoscopy. (I have never had these procedures done before) They are testing for celiac amongst other things. Today I am supposed to be on a clear liquid diet - Water, juice, jelly, clear soup etc. The trouble is: Its only 11:20am and Im already starving, feeling light headed, dizzy. etc....
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    Its taken me a long time to get to this stage of testing. The first doctor I had, totally dismissed celiac and said it was IBS and that there was NOTHING that could be done about it. I stopped seeing him. His problem was that I dont get diarrhoea, I get the total opposite. The doctor I moved on to has been much better. She sent me off to get allergy tests...
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    My symptoms generally last a few days. Initially I will have a few hours of stomach aches/cramps followed by two-three days of headaches, irritability and depression. I'll also have constipation for a week. Does anyone else find this? My biggest symptom (aside from stomach aches and constipation) is depression. I know if ive been glutened becuase the...
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    Its amazing how many people out there dont understand what it means to have a wheat allergy - and arent even aware of what foods contain wheat! I live in Australia and recently went on an awesome holiday with my best mate to America! We booked a bus tour to the Grand Canyon (from Vegas) and the tour price included a sandwich and snacks for lunch. I...
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    Yeah, good point. I know i'll feel crappy if I mess up on my diet. Im just going to stick with it. My doctor(s) havent really advised anything. They dont believe that I need to be on this diet. Everytime I explain that I feel better when i dont eat gluten, they look at me with totaly disbelief. Its quite frustrating. Its taken me ages to get them to...
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    Im getting these proceedures done for several reasons. Ive had every blood test done, had my liver, kidneys, allergies, glucose checked - everything has been checked. Ive had ct scans, holter monitors....everything. Im still getting symptoms. Stomach aches, nausea, fatigue, headaches, constipation etc. So, the doctors dont really know what else to do...
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    I have been gluten free since May this year and in about a month I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy and an endoscopy. Do you think I should slowly start eating gluten? Im worried that (if I am celiac) my body will have started to heal internally and the signs of celiac (flattened villi etc) wont be visable. But im also worried that if I start eating...
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    Recently I tried to book a tour with an American tour company. The price of the tour included lunch (a choice of chicken, beef or turkey sandwich, a muffin and a piece of fruit). I asked the operator if he could organise something else for lunch as I cant eat wheat. He replied with: "Hmm, the rolls are wholmeal. What if we make the sandwiches with...
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    Im lucky enough to have two people in my life who support me like that! My mum and my boyfriend! I have dinner at my parents place once a week and my mum is so sweet, she always makes me a gluten free meal and to top it off, makes me a gluten free cake for dessert and a loaf of gluten free bread for me to take home for the week! So sweet! My boyfriend...
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    OMG - This is SOOOO my story! Have had 3 doctors say the same thing to me - one of which was a gastro enterologist!! All 3 have told me I have IBS and I have to eat more fibre and try metamucil. When I said the metamucil just makes my constipation worse (because it has wheat in it) they told me to take a laxitive....One doctor told me I should be on anti...
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    Oooh, the buffets in Vegas are a killer! I was there about a month ago - with a group of friends. Of course they all wanted to go to a buffet (we went twice over our 4 day stay). I went along because I didnt want to make a fuss, didnt want to be difficult. I suffered so badly - there was nothing gluten free at the buffet apart from baked potatoes and...
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    I have seen two general practice doctors and a gastro enterologist about my stomach trouble.... All 3 have said that celiac is NOT a possibility for me because I dont get diahroea, I get constipation. They keep telling me this despite the fact that I am now gluten free and have never felt better! My gastro doctor is suggesting I get an endoscopy...
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    I cheat on my diet all the time and I suffer for it! Its stupid I know but when I went gluten free I had to cut out all the foods I love - especially bread! I make myself gluten-free bread and I have gluten-free pasta but I eat at restaurants (a few times a week) a lot too and thats where the problems occur! I guess I just feel left out. Everyone...
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    Thanks for the website tip! I just had a look at the Aussie Cadbury website, they have a full list of all their gluten free products! Yay! I can still have a block of hazelnut! :-)
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    Hi guys! Im just wondering in Cadburys chocolate is Gluten free? I know the liquid filed ones aren (eg: blocks of peppermint, caramello etc) But the plain chocolate and the blocks of cashew, hazlenut etc appear to be fine but mabye im just reading the ingredients list wrong?! Is it safe or not? Thanks! Wilem
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    Im really glad someone started this topic! In about 3 weeks Im travelling to the US for 3 weeks! (We're going to L.A, San Fran & Vegas! Also have a few days in Taiwan on the way home - I live in Australia). I havent been formally diagnosed with Celiac but have been trialing a gluten-free diet for the last two weeks and I believe it has been helping...
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