LadyWicklow

Now there is a funny thing Ali, *** I could never stand the taste of old fags after having coffee *** I get a really nasty aftertaste after tannins too, that is how I am learning to recognise when I have had them, if I keep taking them it, it becomes a very sore mouth in the end... Not really worth it, but what on earth else can I drink...

Thanks Ali, (Just realised you are right next door in Wales) To be honest, since I *faced it* a couple of months ago (before that I knew about it, but denied by dismissing the whole idea as, faintly Wiccan, superstition...WHAT IS WITH the denial thing?) celiac is the fast track to a PHD in biochemistry for me too....and everything you say fits everything...

Does celiac bend the brain or something? I just spent weeks ruefully resigning myself to a life without tea, chocolate and Australian Shiraz because of the pretty dramatic reaction I have (the one where I swell up like a water balloon and my mouth ulcerates) while drinking gallons and gallons of coffee so strong you could stand the spoon in it... ...

I am also lucky, my dentist is a lady, and has son with lactose intolerance and a weird monosodium glutamate intolerance herself, and is always willing to learn more. So far no glutening from Dentist. As far as I know, both bone re-sorption in the jaw, and tooth decay can be related to celiac (as well as gum disease) so, while I am not sure exactly...

Count me in too. I always had a huge appetite, but my weight stayed under control. I gained 45lbs, for certain, between 1998 and 2003 (and I wasn't skinny in '98). I couldn't lose weight whatever. I gained constantly with weightwatchers. I did the Atkins diet in 2003, lost 17lbs in the first 3 weeks, stuck to it rigidly for 18 months,...

I react very badly to some kinds of carbohydrates... I ate one can of gluten free baked beans and a single yam (fried) and gained 8lbs in water weight in a day, recently (put it down to me being a "slow learner" ) It's really very noticeable. I also bloat, constipate and f...er...become flatulant...are you sure you want to hear all this?...

I read my way through this thread (C'mon, who didn't? That belly is FROM HELL) a few weeks ago and started eliminating stuff... The good news is that I am still cool with soy and neat gin No, it's not quite that bad really (I hope!) Interestingly enough, most of the things I needed to cut out were things I reacted to as a kid and then stopped...