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    Just wanted to pop in and add that my primary symptom of gluten exposure feels like a bladder infection, but may actually be interstitial cystitis that is aggravated by the gluten. Tips for feeling better quick: Steep some looseleaf nettle tea for 10 minutes, and drink up. I believe the antihistamine properties make me feel better within an hour. ...
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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    gluten-free Jenny, Though I've never been tested for it, I suspected that I had some mineral deficiencies, and started taking a Magnesium Calcium supplement that seems to help the restless leg thing a bit. It's a reverse of the usual ratio - 800 mg mag, 400 mg cal, and a bit of zinc. I take it just as I get into bed. Magnesium apparently relaxes muscle...
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    Hiya gang. Thought I'd return with 9 or so months later with my gluten-free success story, partly in hopes of bolstering those who are struggling with some aspect of their diagnosis (or lack of), and also just to celebrate feeling so much better! Looking back now I can see so many more things that were wrong with my poor body, beyond the expected...
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    It is really hard to wrap your head around the idea that you'll not ever have a food that so common, again! And the healing process may take longer than you like, but you WILL notice positive changes, almost daily. I'm about 9 months along, and I feel so much better... well worth the aggravation of learning about hidden sources of gluten, finding substitutes...
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    Karen, I don't know if you're in the Pacific Northwest, but there's a great coconut milk based ice cream called Coconut Bliss out here in Oregon, available at Fred Meyer and the like. gluten-free, CF, delicious! My BF is dairy intolerant, I'm gluten intolerant, but this ice cream is not a substitute, it is simply the BEST. As for eggs, while my...
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    My BF and I just visited the Bella Cucina on Business 97 in Bend, Oregon. Holy gluten-free menu, Batman! Despite the lackluster surroundings - the restaurant is in a big box factory outlet kind of strip mall - Bella Cucina has a gluten-free menu par excellence. Nearly everything - including all of the pasta, pizza, bread baskets, etc - can be provided...
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    Ugh, I can so relate! I was rowing 4-5 days a week, big bike rides 2-3 days, bike commuting 4-5 days, doing massage 4 days and 4 hours/day/week... And running when I felt like it. Of course, this coupled with some crazy family stress may have set off the celiac. The best thing I've found to do is to just go with my body - if I'm tired, headachey...
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    Hi tmb You seem very well educated on the particular manifestations of your ordeal with gluten, but I thought that I would mention that I saw some marked improvement in my skin immediately after beginning to take a supplement from Vitanica called the IC Blend. I'm assuming that the copious amounts of Vitamin A in it are what made the difference, but I...
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    Hi tmb Apologies for my glacial response - the holidays, you know... But at least I can provide some perspective on another month + of healing... The newest thing I'm noticing is that my mood seems to be super even, very resilient. I've had some major stress since the beginning of November, and I'm sailing through it with unusual aplomb, if I do say...
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    Hello folks I recently discovered my gluten intolerance (not celiac, was off wheat for too long for the test to be accurate) and have been doing lots of reading. I strongly believe that my mom's family is nearly all symptomatic, and my mom most of all. Last week she was removed from her home and taken to the local psych ward for her latest and greatest...
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    Hi tmb I don't think I can say for sure what a reliable test of improving health is - other than the obvious relief of symptoms. Wouldn't it be great if healing were that simple and linear? In my own case, I note that some things get better, then waffle a bit, then get better, then seem to get worse, then get better... I'd say the general trend has...
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    Hello again! Picazzo's had an extensive list of possible ingredients, if you wanted to build your own pizza. My BF is cow-dairy free, and had chevre on his pizza. Their full menu is available on their website... Open Original Shared Link I don't see any dairy-free cheese, sorry, Frec. It's been quite a while, but the last time I was at Piece...
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    Hiya I wanted to relate some recent experiences... Just went to Picazzo's in Sellwood for my birthday - to die for!!! Holy cow, have I missed pizza, with yummy melty cheeeeeeeese. My BF said he thought my gluten-free crust was better than his wheated one. Ha! I asked our waiter to marry me, and he said no. So for all you single gals out there...
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    Hiya I'm wanting to work with a naturopath as I heal from celiac damage - still pretty worn out after a year of wheat-lite, followed by about a month of gluten-free-ness, since I realized that it's probably celiac, and not just wheat intolerance. Saw an ND yesterday who was recommended by a fellow celiac, and while I think some of her recommendations...
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    Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia - don't do it!!! Those natural flavorings got me in some serious trouble.
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    GFG and others - Out of curiosity - are any of you with UTI trouble IgA deficient? My mom and I are still in the process of being diagnosed, and I've just realized that we probably both have low IgA levels, hence the positive IgG result, and negative TTG. In any case, just recently I stumbled across a little information about what low IgA levels...
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    Ah! But herein lies the question - do you buy the ingredients from bulk bins, and have you had trouble, or are you buying things in packages? I can't imagine that a nut company is labeling their packages of almonds gluten free... I did make some simple mix for a hike the other day with hazelnuts and raisins. The raisins were sticky in the bin, leading...
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    Somehow I didn't notice that this thread was continuing to lengthen... I think my struggles with staying on the diet are probably pretty common among the mis- or self-diagnosed. A year and a half ago, when I got the results from the IgG test, I would never have guessed that I reacted to wheat. And my ND, while well intentioned, didn't think to send me...
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    Hello helpful folks! Just wanted to let you know about 2 discoveries I've come across in the last couple days... First, in response to the tumeric comment - just today the Oregonian published a little blurb about the pain killing and anti-inflammatory qualities of tumeric. A reader wrote that she's used a blend for 5 years with great success with her...
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    Thanks for your thoughts. I've been thinking that I might need to get more serious about this - I know there are a few other things I react to, though obviously not the same way as I do with gluten. Soy is plenty easy, but I do so love ice cream. Sigh.......
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    Rya, I think you're a woman after my own heart. I've often told my massage clients that a little tiny bit of comfortable movement is a better option than not moving at all when they're sore from some sports event or gardening or whatever - and I'm convinced that the circulation is the thing. I'll definitely keep that in mind for future glutenings. ...
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    Thanks for your replies. The exercise comment is interesting. While I've been healing this summer, I haven't had much energy for my usual intense exercise (and life!) routine - but small amounts have made you feel better? I noticed on one occasion that walking, when possible between bouts, did seem to speed things up a bit... I wonder if it's a...
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    Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm amused by the idea of a "valid" negative, since I'm convinced my negative blood test was completely false - I hadn't been eating wheat for a year! And I don't have the numbers, unfortunately, so I don't know whether they were just low or nonexistent. Trail mixes are easy and do form the basis of my snacking diet...
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    hello folks I've been struggling with a replacing a few potentially contaminated foods, mostly because I'm so dependent on them... I am an athlete and a massage therapist, and I really need easy snacks for between sessions. I've been supplementing with Trader Joe's trail mixes, which are made on "equipment shared with wheat... etc.". In the past, I...
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