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  1. jststric
    I was reading not long ago that "sudden" intolerances and possibly even Celiacs seem to POSSIBLY be triggered suddenly by a traumatic event or experience. ????? It sounded stupid as I first read it...I mean, we're NOT a bunch of head cases!! But I thought back to when all my problems seemed to suddenly start and it was JUST AFTER we made a move I was NOT...
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    I was at the Indianapolis Hard Rock Cafe in August. I'm trying to recall what I had! I have a hard time remember this morning most days, lol. I'm pretty sure I stuck with a salad. I sometimes will order fries as a side, but I don't believe I did this time. I do recall playing 101 Questions with our waiter, who was very nice. He did well at going to...
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    I was lactose intolerant for years and years before other foods kicked in. At first, it was just as you say your wife is....everything digesting badly. I discovered I had what is called a "leaky gut". Basically, lots of holes that couldn't heal becuase of all the foods continuing to keep me "sick". My doc suggested I eat yogurt daily for 2 wks for the...
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    I don't know about the enzymes. But, for myself, taking probiotics helped tremendously. My docs around here were fairly clueless as to what was going on with me but she did suggest the probiotics. Caveat though....I am severely lactose intolerant also. Even supplements had some sort of milk or casein in them. I found Kirkman Labs, an online vitamin/supplement...
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    I have no idea if its better for your digestion or not, but I would be concerned about drinking unpasturized milk. My father grew up on it and developed Undalent Fever. He lost tons of weight--became nearly all bones---and was really, really sick for quite some time. It's caused from untreated dairy. I would use extreme caution and research before trying...
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    Our intestines need that good bacteria that is in yogurt to work well. I would make a concentrated effort to either eat some of that everyday for a couple of weeks to help heal your intestines. If you are like me, and cannot do the dairy that is in the yogurt, there is a wonderful company, Kirkman Labs, that has allergen-free supplements that I get acidophilus...
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    Soy? In a Chinese restaurant? lol. There IS gluten-free soy sauces, but soy sauce is still a huge ingredient in Chinese dishes. Tofu too. So if you are soy-intolerant, then Chinese cuisine is PROBABLY pretty much off limits to you. Unfortunately, those of us that are intolerant of more than just glutens, a gluten-free menu isn't the fix it is for just...
  8. jststric
    You have pickled asperagus at your Costco?????? I"M SO JEALOUS!!!! I LOVE THAT!!! Now I'm feeling really sad, lol.
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    ARCHIVED Vitamins

    jststric replied to twe0708's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I don't know if that brand is ok or not. Have you looked online to see if they post a list of ingredients? If not, perhaps you should call them and ask. Personally, I had to quit taking a bunch of supplements a year or so ago because I discovered many had fillers or milk in them. I found Kirkman Labs online and they have a bunch of allergen-free supplements...
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    Costco carries it here in Michigan.
  11. jststric
    It certainly is comforting to see others in this forum that are like us!! I am not only gluten-intolerant, but also dairy, eggs, nuts, rice, beans and spices like pepper, chili powder. Rice and bean flours are the usual alternatives to gluten-free foods and rice flour is often on restaurant items like french fries and other things to keep them from sticking...
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    I buy my corn chips and tortillas from at Walmart, but I buy from the small, single product kind of companies that DON'T offer all the different flavors, etc. Even an ingredient list that seems innocent enough, I am sensitive enough that I can be sick for days because of cc. I stay really safe with little companies that all they do is the plain stuff.
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    I suspect it could be any or all of them! I have to be VERY careful with microwave popcorn. If the box says "manufactured in a facility that also processess......." then you have a cc problem. I wouldn't think it would be the syrup, but I can't do dairy anymore either, so it's been forever since having chocolate syrup.
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    Me too. I grew up on Mexican and Cajun food. So, hot was not a problem. But I have to be very careful anymore with plain old pepper. Anything more than a tad and I'm toast. I cannot tolerate chili powder at all. PP mentioned slowly introducing it back into your diet. I got my "leaky gut" healed and I have only been able to add the plain pepper back...
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    I am certainly no expert. I only read alot. So take what I say with a grain of salt. I was looking up rums not long ago online. The dark rums are often made with a carmel additive for the coloring and outside of the US, that carmel may or may not be gluten-free. I did read about the clear rums and sugar cane rums. It is clear in color, which makes it...
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    the portable cacoon might work, lol. I'm so sorry! I imagine I would have done the exact same thing. Good lesson for her, though. And you, too, I suppose. I always hate to make people feel like they should make anything special just for me in such situations. I guess this is a good reminder to always bring something on your own. I seriously doubt anything...
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    As the above poster, I just usually do without. It's hard to find (around here) good substitutes that doesn't have SOME SORT of casein in it anyway and the price is always prohibitive. I HAVE discovered just this summer that just a small bite or two of cheese usually won't hurt me. But cheddar always does. I don't know why. Maybe its a hard cheese vs...
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    MY own experience is about a day and a half to two days. Many in here will say they can feel it immediately. I've read that many times. If I were you, I would be completely honest with said relative and let them know the issues you've been experiencing. Tell them NOT to change what they had planned at all just for you. I would go in with a roasted chicken...
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    this may be way more than you want to do, but my dh and I have done this in the past when at motels just for a relaxing vacation by ourselves. We take a small, foldable, portable grill. I chop and marinate in baggies things like stir fry's, steak, fajita meats, etc. and place in a cooler. You would only need to keep everything iced down. We would take...
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    I don't know the reason either, but I've experienced that myself. I have found that cheddar bothers me more consistently than other cheeses too. I have been dairy-intolerant for years prior to my gluten and other food-intolerances kicking in. It did go into turbo-gear at that time though and I usually am very vigilant about no dairy. But I have discovered...
  21. jststric
    yes, it's a learning thing, but you'll get it and life does get some easier. I've been dealing with mine for about 3 yrs and really have only gotten a decent handle on it in the past 6-8 months. CC is SO individual. You and the pp sound VERY sensitive. But I did have to start asking my husband to brush his teeth before we got intimate because it was the...
  22. jststric
    yes, but it can also be consistent with simply being gluten-intolerant too. Many of us here aren't "official" celiacs but have many food-intolerances, one being glutens. I have not been diagnosed but much of what I read here is very helpful. I thought I was late having all this hit me at around 50, but 71! I read recently that a situation that causes...
  23. jststric
    haven't been single in many, many moons but my one thought was the kissing. But you covered that pretty well with him brushing his teeth. Do things work THAT fast on you?? To get a canker sore before the next day seems "UBER" fast to me. Perhaps you were contaminated before your evening out?? Just a thought.
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    ARCHIVED Symptoms?

    jststric replied to ranger's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

    I self-diagnosed myself as having leaky gut when all my food-intolerances starting hitting. The way I concluded that as my problem was that absolutely everything wasn't digesting well. Sorry to be graphic, but I could see things in my poo....undigested salad, etc. The more fiberous the food, the more it bothered me. Nearly the only thing that didn't was...
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    I, too, started out with dairy intolerance for years before the glutens along with many other food groups kicked in on me. I, too, live in an urban area that has top-notch doctors and I saw many, many of them and none of them could find anything. No diagnoses, no allergies......should be fine. But I was MISERABLE with VERY embarrassing symptoms. I don...
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