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	ARCHIVED Hospital FrustrationMs. Skinny Chic replied to minton's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease Lucky you... Have you played the lottery lately?? The odds seem in your favor.
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	ARCHIVED Geographic TongueMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders Interesting article... Yeast/ Candida could be the root of the problem.. I always had this unexplained case of Thrush, since I was a kid.. No one could ever figure out.. why either???? Do any of you suffer from thrush symptoms???
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	ARCHIVED Hospital FrustrationMs. Skinny Chic replied to minton's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease I went to the hospital one time and the staff kept bringing meals containing gluten. They forced me to eat the same things the entire week ... I will never go to the hospital again without my own tasty meal plan..
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	I am going to try this trick.. My stomach is totally messed up.. Do any of you have parietal cells in your stomach???
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	ARCHIVED Change In Hair TextureMs. Skinny Chic replied to slacroix1's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease My hair has changed too and not for the better.. It was always very thin and fine.. Now, it is thick, dull and unruly.. The whole situation has turned into a real nightmare... I really was wondering what happened to my hair.. Now, I know... this diet.. I am interested in finding out some new ways to manage my hair too...
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	ARCHIVED Pernicious Anemia Too?Ms. Skinny Chic replied to Electra's topic in Related Issues & Disorders I have pernicious anemia.. I was diagnosed in Germany by my doctor there and here by a hematologist. My recent level of B-12 was 3,000 ( I take injections at home) My current doctor wants me to discontinue taking the injections.. I am a bit afraid, because I know the symptoms associated with the illness aren't nice. The hematologist told...
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	ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease. Seizures W/ CeliacMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders Did you have relapses with the ataxia disorder??? I feel fine sometimes and then it my movement issues come back vengefully. I have bothersome headaches in the lower area of the back of my head. Do you have those??? I read something that said ataxia can be caused by B-12 deficiency too. Did they give you any meds for your ataxia???? The patient...
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	ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease. Seizures W/ CeliacMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders There was a study of celiac disease and ataxia THE NEUROLOGY OF COELIAC DISEASE In 1966 Cooke published a landmark paper on 16 patients with neurological disorders associated with adult celiac disease.8 This was the first systematic review of the subject after the introduction of diagnostic criteria for celiac disease. Ten of these patients...
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	ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease. Seizures W/ CeliacMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders Hi, Yesterday, I wrote tons of neurologist and someone from the National Ataxia Foundation answered me back today.. She said my symptoms were consistent with "Ataxia" I do have a mild curved spine too.. ( I didn't mention that to her)I am kind of scared now... Celiac disease causes some serious neurological disorders.( don't cheat on your gluten diet...
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	I have pernicious anemia and I have to take B-12 intra muscular injections to live a normal life.. I know , if you take too much B-12.. you pea comes out pure orange color... lol ( I take more than usual amounts of B-12) Online it say's that pea green urine comes from coloring of certain medication capsules or other medications. There is a website...
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	ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease. Seizures W/ CeliacMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders I have a food journal. I record all my meals and my reactions to them. And, between the Injections myself and others do take the sublingual B-12. I will check out the supplements and vitamins you recommended online. I never thought about potatoes causing seizures... wow, that is out of this world..
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	ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease. Seizures W/ CeliacMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders I am taking long Intramuscular injections(that is a life long thing for me) of B-12 monthly and Iron tablets. I was thinking of possibly taking some kind of liquid iron supplement. My intestines barely absorb anything.. Pernicious anemia can cause tingling in the hands and feet and neurological issues. I think there is definitely something else going...
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	ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease. Seizures W/ CeliacMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders Your sister may have celiac disease too.. I have non epileptic seizures... Mine are brought on by eating gluten foods. Every seizure, I had almost came after eating wheat products.. I would also have these focal type seizures.. I would totally blank out and start shaking like crazy later.. I was diagnosed with wheat issues as a child, but my family thought...
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	ARCHIVED Employment Issues, Celiacs And The Ada, Any IdeasMs. Skinny Chic replied to Smiling-Eyes's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease I hope your situation improves at work . It isn't easy being different or having a slight disability. Celiac affects us in so many ways .No one can afford to miss work these days at all. We are in a depression after all..
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	ARCHIVED Employment Issues, Celiacs And The Ada, Any IdeasMs. Skinny Chic replied to Smiling-Eyes's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease you are wrong.. I read the ada and it includes digestive disorders. I have actual seizures, if I have contact with gluten foods.... If you experience 20 or 30 seizures in a row.. you might think differently about celiac disease... It is more than a few belly aches..
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	ARCHIVED Lactose - Casein IntoleranceMs. Skinny Chic replied to odcdinah's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease Usually, food reactions can take anytime between the first 24 hours and three days
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	ARCHIVED Autoimmune Disease. Seizures W/ CeliacMs. Skinny Chic posted a topic in Related Issues & Disorders I have been sick with issues other than celiac. During my research, I noticed people with celiac have a variety symptoms and autoimmune diseases. Lately, my health has taken a bad turn. The bad turn landed me in the hospital last week. Before going on the gluten free diet a lot of strange occurrences happened in my life. I started having seizure like...
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	ARCHIVED Extreme Underweight IssuesMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease 
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	ARCHIVED I Never Feel RestedMs. Skinny Chic replied to Live2BWell's topic in Related Issues & Disorders I relate totally to your problem.. I am popping sleeping pills, just to get a good rest. Sleepless in florida
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	ARCHIVED Auto-immune DiseasesMs. Skinny Chic replied to BRUMI1968's topic in Related Issues & Disorders I think that I have Henoch Schonlein purpura or ITP. I have this awful looking purple bruise like patch or splotches on my face. I have had this problem, since I was a kid. Doctors don't really know how to treat this thing??? I notice the patch gets darker sometimes and other times it fades away slightly. Until, I can get some sound medical advice. I am...
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	ARCHIVED Auto-immune DiseasesMs. Skinny Chic replied to BRUMI1968's topic in Related Issues & Disorders I think that I have Henoch Schonlein purpura too. I have this awful looking purple bruise like patch or splotches on my face. I have had it since, I was a kid. Doctors don't really know how to treat this thing??? I notice the patch gets darker sometimes and other times it fades away slightly. Until, I can get some sound medical advice. I am depending on...
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	ARCHIVED Geographic TongueMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Related Issues & Disorders It is the worst thing ever... Eating is hard enough with celiac disease, but a delicate tongue makes it worse. Do you have problems with spices?
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	ARCHIVED Extreme Underweight IssuesMs. Skinny Chic replied to Ms. Skinny Chic's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease PLEASE GIVE ME SOME LUNCH IDEAS... ANYTHING ACCEPT RICE CAKES..
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	ARCHIVED More Pieces To The Puzzle?Ms. Skinny Chic replied to ohsotired's topic in Related Issues & Disorders I have your exact symptoms.... heart palpitations, being overly emotional( hormonal) headaches, irregular body temperature,shaky hands is a good indicator of thyroid disease. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in 1992 Now, I am euthyroid and my issues are still persistent. I also have pernicious anemia B12 deficiency and Iron deficiency. My hands...
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	MilletMs. Skinny Chic replied to bakingbarb's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications Millet makes me sick. I purchased this loaf of millet bread for $ 5.00 and the stuff made my stomach cramp. That bread was a wasted investment. I think my gluten free millet bread was produced in a factory with wheat breads. It could have been cross contaminated by other breads. It is depressing... Going gluten free is almost like walking through landmines...