virginiabeach
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What does it matter what the diagnosis is? I know if I am hit on the head with a hammer it's going to cause physical pain and possibly neurological damage. If I ingest wheat it will do the same thing. It no longer takes a doctor to confirm this. Yes, we get a tax break if we have a "legitimate" diagnosis... What else? I got my diagnosis from a naturopathic...
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ARCHIVED Anyone From Virginia?
virginiabeach replied to KatieL1321's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Yup. Virginia Beach here. Canary in the kitchen when it comes to gluten. I've learned that most of my food has to be cooked "from scratch" -- Organic Food Depot on Commuter Drive (right off Holland Road & Independance Dr. is a great place to shop, best prices on gluten free pasta & other goodies. I know that level of sensitivity varies, and many... -
ARCHIVED Any One From Virginia Beach Or One Of The Cities Of Hampton Roads?
virginiabeach posted a topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Hi, It would be so nice to actually share a meal with someone who doesn't have guilt about what is not on my plate. My young adult children (college students) have both taken jobs in the food industry that allow them to insure that they don't eat here. Anyone in Tidewater Virginia want to trade off cooking? Thanks. Ellen -
Hi, I just made brown belt... Took me just over 2 years, probably averaged 7 hours a week in the dojo. I would love to connect with other celiacs with this interest.
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ARCHIVED What Is The "warn Status" Bar Below My Name In Posts?
virginiabeach posted a topic in Board/Forum Technical Help
I guess the post title about says it... I've noticed that some of what I post does not show up on the board... I'm concerned that I have somehow broken a rule I am not aware of. Could I get an explanation, if I have somehow offended? Thank you. -
ARCHIVED Is It Weird That I Think I Only Want To Date Gluten-Free Men?
virginiabeach replied to detritus's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
One note about the 1 in 5000 diagnosed... I was put on an elimination diet in 1994, and wheat and it's relatives were determined to be my personal problem, (at the time, just a sip of good beer would puff me up like a balloon & send me to the bathroom for an hour or so). I tried once to get the official diagnosis, years ago. I was supposed to eat 3 servings... -
ARCHIVED Trader Joes
virginiabeach posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
If you even look at the packaging of the waffles in their freezer, despite the large lettering on the front of the box, they most likely at least admit, at the end of the list of ingredients, that the product is "made on equipment shared with wheat." The official explanation, (I've called to ask), is that they are legally allowed to call the product... -
ARCHIVED Do You Lose Your Marbles?
virginiabeach replied to raisin's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Uh... Yeah. A little over a year ago, I joined a dojo (karate school) in the hopes that the training would fix the neurological problems I was having due to wheat exposure. (I'd just managed to pressure the jerk I'm divorcing into getting out of the house -- it was too much trouble to him to not poison me). I still am not to where I can get/hold job... -
Timewise, it's easier for me now that I am only responsible for myself. Wouldn't have been able to do it before last summer. The limited hours available at other dojos was one of the setbacks for me. Most sensais have a full time job elsewhere... mine does this full time, 7 days a week. His wife owns a shop in the same strip mall. She helps out with...
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Congrats on the brown belt. And yes to the mental/spirituality aspects. Our diet is a good bit more rigid than those imposed by various religious sects, and anything that re-enforces discipline is good for us I think. It's taken me less than a year to go from white to where I am... I do spend about 9 hours a week in the dojo, and I was very into martial...
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ARCHIVED Any Athletes With A Similar Experience?
virginiabeach replied to Run like an animal's topic in Sports and Fitness
You don't state your age... I am 54. Two years ago, when my ex moved out, and I could finally live the level of gluten free I needed, my resting pulse was 80 to 100 (on toprol, to control rapid, irregular pulse. It's now 60 or below, the last of the toprol went in the trash a year ago. My sport is not running -- it's martial arts. But yeah. And the... -
I spend about 9 hours a week in the dojo... I shied away from running because I am 54 and know that I did have mild osteoporosis 2 years ago when I had bone density test. This is one of "our" problems. I take calcium with OJ for that. I'm not near as worried about the kicks & bumps in the dojo as I am about the mis-step on the trail. Just got...
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ARCHIVED I Think There's Gluten In That "gluten Free" Food!
virginiabeach replied to The Gigglah's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
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It would be helpful to have a celiac aware gp here in virginia beach. thank you if you can help.
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I'm 53. Female, divorcing probably partly because of it, but that's not the point. I think it would be fun to just go have lunch with someone who wouldn't cringe when i pestered the waitress about ingredients.