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    Sounding nerdy is another symptom of Celiac Disease -- a while back at my one year follow up with my Celiac Doc we had such a lengthy discussion (well over 30 mins - crazy amount of time with a doc these days) about gut permeability in relation to fibromyalgia symptoms that I backed up by referencing medical journals he looks at me and says -- "where do...
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    Try adding a cup of chocolate chips to Betty Crocker or Bob's RedMill Chocolate Cake mixes...makes them taste homemade with sinful fudge frosting (2 cups choc chips, 1 can condensed milk, 1 tsp vanilla melted in saucepan). Simple white frosting with a touch of peppermint extract is another favorite. Always have many happy kids and adults
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    No. There are many, many symptoms of Celiac Disease. It is hard to find two celiacs with identical symptoms - we come in all different sizes, shapes with a large variety of symptoms. Here is the deal -- Celiac Disease MAY be the cause of all your very serious symptoms -- it can't hurt to rule it out thru testing and trial diet. Your husband's...
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    Yes, there are many gluten-free pastas - most made with rice or corn or combo of rice/corn. Some are quite expensive, but you can find them at affordable prices depending on where you live - Trader Joes, some Walmarts, Amazon are some of the less expensive places. Yes, there is gluten free bread. Udi's and Canyon Bakehouse are my family's go to breads...
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    ARCHIVED Udi's

    GottaSki replied to bartfull's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

    Hip, hip, hooray - certainly worthy of a happy dance. Here's hoping you are all clear tomorrow to enjoy your Udi's! Great news ~ thanks for sharing
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    Been there....had several rounds of allergy tests over the years - both scratch and blood - all negative. Most recent round was insisted on by my allergist because I had such severe reactions to many foods on my elimination diet last August. Again all negative - doesn't mean I am tolerant of any of the foods I've removed. I still have to carry an epi pen...
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    Although some Celiacs feel better within the first few weeks, many don't feel much better right away. Healing time depends on many factors. You will likely notice improvements with digestive issues first. It helped me a great deal to note/celebrate the small improvements as they occurred -- nail/hair improvements, healthier gums, less bloating, etc. ...
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    Welcome! I know it sounds overwhelming at first - gluten free can be rough until you learn the ins/outs and how to replace/replicate all your favorites. It does get easier as time passes. You have had very serious symptoms -- if removing gluten is the answer to your improved health, I think you'll be quite pleased that you can improve by just changing...
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    Welcome! Yes, you definitely have Celiac Disease. Your tTG IgA is very high and tTG IgG is high leaving no doubt regarding diagnosis - the endoscopy may give you information about the damage in your small intestine, but is not always clear as the intestine is quite long and the area tested is quite small. The good news is now you can start improving...
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    gluten-free super sweet kid type cereals my teens prefer: Chex - chocolate or cinnamon Pepples - cocoa EnvironKidz - Panda Puffs (reminds me of pnut butter capt'n crunch from when I was a kid) I buy them in bulk for Amazon - cheaper and delivered for free
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    McCormick's has a very good gluten policy. I don't think your paprika had gluten. You could be intolerant of a few different foods &/or groups of foods. It can be very difficult to pinpoint while trying to track it to one item. If I'm not mistaken I read another post from earlier this week that you had other flu like symptoms...can't remember...
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    I was heavier than I should have been my entire life - including during a very active childhood while eating three healthy meals per day. At 19 I included this as a symptom to my doctor along with digestive complaints....and continued to list as one of my symptoms as my health deteriorated over the following 25 years until I was finally dx'd with Celiac...
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    Our family gluten-free and gluten eaters all ask for the one of these birthday cakes. Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Cake - it calls for milk, but we have used rice milk depending on who's going to eat it. I also add 1 cup of chocolate chips to the mix to make it extra chocolaty. -- This one works great as double layer cake or cupcakes - I generally make...
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    Welcome Will! I agree with everything GFinDC wrote. You should consider getting the blood tests done before going gluten-free. The reason for this is if it is positive, you will have your answer that you must be gluten-free for the rest of your life. You do need to continue eating gluten until the blood has been taken. The danger in a gluten-free...
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    Love Mystery Diagnosis - after all we are living it "Two by two, hands of blue"
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    Not all nitrile are purple...I use royal blue.
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    gluten-free can be difficult at first, but it does become easy somewhere along the line. Hang in there!
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    Great plan
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    Not to worry, with time you will learn to shop gluten-free at any grocery store. During the early days of the learning curve remember that Meat, Vegies, Fruit, Dairy (if you can tolerate) are all naturally gluten-free. Think perimeter of most grocery stores. If you have some favorite foods, search this forum to find out if they are gluten-free - if not...
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    Welcome pinkpandapants! Yes, your small intestine can look normal during endoscopy - there can even be negative biopsies in those with Celiac Disease. It is great that your stomach looked good, but not part of Celiac diagnosis - only the small intestine. Did symptoms lead to the possibility of Celiac Disease? If so, a three month trial of strict...
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    Colleen- I guess I mis-typed as I should have wrote that I believe celiac/gluten MAY come before psychological issues. Unfortunately, I have had to visit two friends, one sister and one brother-in-law in the psychological hospital over the years. My sister has suffered from major depressive disorder which has nearly taken her life 4 times. Bi-polar...
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    Welcome! I am one of many that like you could not stand to hear one more - tests are normal, you are perfectly healthy on paper. I am also another Celiac with Fibromyalgia. I first took my symptoms to my doctors at 19 years old -- all symptoms got worse each decade until I could no longer function. Over the years doctors blamed stress, depression...
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    Welcome Krissy! All three of my kids had canker sores (one started as a toddler and became more and more frequent until he had them nearly every month). ALL stopped having them after removing gluten at ages 25, 15 and 13.
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    You are not the only one with goofy allergies -- although I call all mine intolerance as I have had multiple allergy tests over the years and am only allergic to dust. This past year I developed reaction to laytex gloves -- now have to answer yes to that pesky question at every doc appt. Once health and healed I am going to try them again just to make...
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    After going gluten free I ate red, yellow and orange peppers nearly everyday - what easier way to add color? My easy lunch for the office was: Quinoa with tiny peas and bell pepper and tomato along with some peanuts to snack on. Trialed each on elimination diet which revealed: peppers = muscle/joint aches and pain within 1/2 hour for at least 12 hours...
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