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ARCHIVED Confirmed Celiacs: How Long Until You Felt Better?
bbbjenkins replied to David in Seattle's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Hi David, I can see you already have quite a few responses which is great. I'll add mine. Typically when someone posts "How long until I feel better?" they are looking for reassurance, which is only natural. Unfortunately there are so many individual variables in terms of healing--age, other health issues, consistent treatment, accurate diagnosis, etc... -
ARCHIVED Pocket Coffee
bbbjenkins posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Hello everyone. This has probably already been covered, but does anyone know if Pocket Coffee, those wonderful little Italian(?) espresso treats are gluten-free? God, I've got my fingers crossed but though the ingredients are listed in German I can make out what looks like the ubiquitous and often dooming "flavor" in the list. If anyone knows anything, well... -
Hey, don't worry too much about the anemia--it's fairly common and typically easy to treat. In terms of B12 deficiency my research (pretty limited) indicates that there is both a patch and sublingual (dissolves under the tongue) tablet, so you can forgo the needles if you want to. Obviously you should consult your doc about this. You've got two, maybe three...
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ARCHIVED Hypoglycemia + Celiac Disease
bbbjenkins replied to bbbjenkins's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Hi guys, Thanks for all your kind replies. With your help, I'm leaning towards the following to explain my recent clobberring fatigue: 1) basic hypogclycemia, Peter's B12 suggestion, and likely gluten contamination via hidden sources, in this case a favorite marinaded pork tenderloin that I have purchased at my local grocery for years. At times it seems... -
ARCHIVED Hypoglycemia + Celiac Disease
bbbjenkins posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Hello everyone. Thank God for Celiac.com. I would love some assistance. Here's the lowdown: After 6 months of treatment for Giardia and lots of running to the bathroom, I diagnosed myself with Celiac's. This was "confirmed" by two things: 1) genetic testing ( I have both HLA 8 and HLA 2 markers via Enterolab) and 2) a lessening of symptoms after I went gluten...