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  1. Pegleg84
    First things first: are you sure you aren't getting cross-contaminated somewhere? Gluten creeping into your diet could cause these problems. Another thing to investigate is whether you might be developing an intolerance to other foods? Inflammatory foods like nightshades can screw with your joints and such. Soy is another suspect. After a year gluten-free...
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    I suppose having short fingers, or one that's super short, could be a sign of stunted growth which could be a sign of Celiac, but I certainly have never heard of short pinkies as a sign of it. If you have short ones too it makes more sense to me that it's just a genetic trait, but who knows. I do have a pretty tall forehead, but so did my dad and his side...
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    Hi Meg, I was in a somewhat similar situation before I went gluten free: lost a bunch of weight very quickly (I was not overweight, so looking 10+lb in a month was alarming), felt like crud after eating anything, really bad anxiety, low vitamin levels/iron anemia, etc etc. I had blood tests done a couple times (once after my mom was diagnosed with Celiac...
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    Pretty sure my vitamin levels are fine (have been supplementing daily, everything looked good at my last test), though it might be time to check again. I often wonder if the medication I'm on isn't leeching some nutrients. I have been concerned about Tylenol. I don't take it every day, and always a low dose. (I am taking with methocarbamol to help with...
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    sorry to keep this very old thread going, but I was about the start a post on the very same subject. Just the other day I was looking at my palms and noticed very mottled red/white/slightly yellow spots, redder around the edges of my palms and my fingers. Don't know if this is a new thing or if I just didn't notice it before. In any case, it's kind of...
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    Jumping back in on this topic. I've started taking my magnesium earlier in the evening rather than shortly before bed like i had been, and so far so good! Still regular and less muscle spasms, but no crazy sweaty dreaming (or not as vivid at least). I'm taking about half the recommended daily dose though (250 calcium/125 magnesium) but taking it daily...
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    Pegleg84 replied to Jewels50's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Oy, that is not fun. I'd go super uber strict for a month or so. cut out all processed stuff (or as much as humanly possible) and stick to safe "whole foods" That should tell you if you're reacting to a pre-made product that might be in the 20ppm limit but still have trace amounts. (I'd be suspicious of any quaker stuff, personally. Not sure if they...
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    Really!? Well, that could explain a few things. I started taking magnesium/calcium supplements regularly a few months ago (and it's helping a lot with my twitchy muscles), and have indeed been having very vivid intense dreams. I've been blaming my medication for Fibromyalgia, but maybe the combo of the drugs + magnesium is sending my subconscious into...
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    I always laugh when people say they're going gluten free to lose weight. HA! tell that to the +10lbs I lost in a month before going gluten-free. Of course, last winter I went a little too far the other way, so when I lost 10lb fairly quickly this spring, I was relieved that my vitamin levels were all still good. It's stayed put for the past while, which...
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    I also never had a formal diagnosis, but due to symptoms and family history, I do and will always consider myself having Celiac. As Cyclinglady said, you do want to get some more testing done if possible. If you're unwilling to do a gluten challenge, there may still be traces enough after 7 weeks to come up positive (worth a shot), or other conditions with...
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    I can't image any kind of large scale bakery pulling it off. Probably would be a tough crumbly lump of disappointment. Maybe more gluten-free bakeries will figure out the same magical formula as this place. Too bad its full of butter (I cheated on that aspect. No regrets). Croissant or no, Montreal is a beautiful wonderful city and you should def. go...
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    Hi All, I just got back from my first visit to Montreal in a couple years, and had to report back. STUFF IS HAPPENING THERE! One word: Croissant. CROISSAAAAANT! Yes, the flaky exterior fluffy interior pull it apart in sheets melt in your mouth OMG I didn't think I'd ever eat anything like this again how is this even possible kind of croissant....
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    Hi ScarlettsDad, Sorry such a slow reply to this, but I also live in Toronto and definitely have a few safe suggestions. Of course, my tastes and your 5-year-olds are probably quite different, but I've got a few we might all agree on. First of all, as a general rule: don't order the gluten-free pizza/pasta anywhere unless the kitchen can prove they...
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    Chiming in here as one of those people without a confirmed diagnosis. I did have blood tests done a couple times which were negative (don't know if they ran a full panel or not), but my Mom has Celiac (confirmed diagnosis by biopsy), my sister also had negative blood tests but her biopsy was positive. I was sick of being sick and didn't want to wait however...
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    I am such a sucker for this question (and may be that member, or one of them at least ): Answer, if you can find them: Glutenberg (from Montreal, with several styles. My fav is the red ale) Groundbreaker (from Portland, doing really great craft beer style brews and experimental stuff) Ghostfish (from Seattle. I haven't had chance to try any, but...
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    Yes, definitely! The sooner they find out if they have it, the sooner they can heal up and, as cyclinglady said, avoid a lot of potential long term health issues. Also be aware that, with bloodtests, false negatives are more common than false positives. I'd recommend they get a full bloodwork panel done to check for vitamin deficiencies, which could in itself...
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    Oh man, we all need cheat days! I can't handle dairy either, so finding decent safe gluten-free pizza has been hard. Only one place in the city that does it right, and it's $$$ so a treat 2-3 times a year. Anyway, Daiya (who make vegan cheese substitutes) have started making all kinds of new stuff including a gluten/dairy/soy free vegan frozen pizza...
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    If you have time to prep at home, and to cut back on the inevitable debris of pre-packaged stuff (and know exactly what's in your food), prep/cook 2 or 3 things you want to eat that week, some meat and veg, premade sandwiches or salads, etc, and divide them among containers you can just grab from the fridge on your way out of the house along with ice packs...
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    Ditto on Ennis's idea that you could be going to heavy on the rice in 1 sitting, either with or without garlic. I have this problem too. LOVE rice, but find it hard on my system if I eat too much at once. I can't handle much brown rice, and basmati seems to be the easiest to digest. To combat this problem I've been trying to eat at least as much meat/veg...
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    I thought about that, but honestly the IBS hasn't been a problem for a few months (even with my current constipation), whereas my Fibro symptoms have taken over. Who knows, maybe it was something else that's cleared up or, more likely, I'm just not eating things that aggravate it. Now, instead of pain in my gut I have pain everywhere else. Yay! (that was...
  21. Pegleg84
    Reviving this thread again with another update: I've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I saw the rheumatologist a couple weeks ago and my GP this morning. I started on Cymbalta about a month ago and it appears to be helping somewhat. It's been rough though, pain coming and going, trouble sleeping and tired during the day, crazy muscle twitches and restless...
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    Yeah, I was pretty surprised. However, lots and lots of fantastic wine and gin. Even the house wine at a pub is going to be a nice French or Spanish something. Also drank a lot of port. And they take their gin super seriously there, some really good stuff. The closest I got to having a beer was trying some gin distilled from geuze (wild-fermented beer). Very...
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    This sounds familiar. Does the pain feel like its actually in your ribs, sore when you press on it? It could be costochondritis, which is inflammation of the cartilage between your ribs. It seems to be one of those weird things that tends to affect celiacs, could be a symptom of glutening or brought on by something else. I had a bad case of it a few months...
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    Belgium trip report! I just got back and had a great time. As far as I can tell, 0 glutenings. I did get into some dairy a couple times, but the effects were minor and short lived. The worst trouble I had was after a very delicious and entirely gluten-free bowl of brown rice and curried chickpeas. My body has decided it does not like that much fibre...
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    Feeling relatively better today because I had a moment yesterday where I just told myself: Stop freaking out!! I was getting super stressed and amplifying the (currently relatively minor) pain I have. Stop worrying. Stop focusing on it. Ta daaah! Sometimes that meditation and CBT training does come in handy. I know the pain is still there, but I'm not giving...
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