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The last few times I've had a break out of this stuff that I believe to be DH, I had to get a cortisone shot to get rid of it. Does anything heal it? nothing else seems to be working and I don't have the $$ for another shot. any advice is greatly appreciated!!

I would love it! I'm not starting WW just yet, as I read in WW magazine that it's best to start a diet-life change when you're not going through a separate big life change. I'll be done with school in 2 months, and in 2 months, I will have been gluten-free for 6 months, so it seems like a logical time to start. but i would love a forum for it.

did you guys do the core or the flex plan? I did the flex in college and lost a ton of weight. I gained it back, of course, plus some, and now I need to start again. I think with the gluten-free diet, it might be easier to do core this time. what is best?

I don't think it's wise to start "dieting" immediately after going on the gluten-free diet, (too many changes at once!) and I am wondering how long I should get the gluten-free diet under my belt before adding weight watchers (or something) back in my routine. I've got about 40 pounds to lose and I've been gluten free for about 4 months.

all of this is true for me too. i ate a cheesy biscuit a few months ago and cried for 3 straight days. and if I eat a lot of it, or if it conincides with my monthly cycle, i have been known to get suicidal. i am usually a happy and positive person but gluten makes me feel crazy. then it just gets worse because i feel like ive been cursed with this stupid...

First of all, calm down. you will live to see another day. In my experience, once it's in your system, your body will do whatever it can to get rid of it. once that happens, you'll start to feel better. Depending on how much you ate, it may be a couple of days before you feel normal again. I'm really sorry you've had this experience. we've all been...

I was sick for weeks for I got off zoloft, but it will pass! If you can stand it, don't go back on any medication. I think that stuff is really bad for you. If you think I'm wrong, ask yourself why the withdrawals are making you feel this way! hope you feel better. there IS an end in sight!!!

I have been so guilty lately, of not asking what I'm eating because I am too embarrassed. Even in Austin, a pretty cool city, when I do ask about it people stare at me like I'm an alien. im def. having a reaction right now bc I was too ashamed to ask. I don't really need advice, just wanted to talk it out. I know it's my own fault. I have been...

I'm also reading mixed reviews about vinegar, if anyone can help with that.

it is def. not dairy. i eat cheese all the time and don't have a problem with it. I have this same reaction when I drink starbucks with soy. \could it be caramel coloring? is that gluten-free or not?

I've read a few different things - I had a a reaction earlier and have definitely eaten something with caramel coloring in it. is caramel coloring gluten-free or not?

I agree It seems silly. but I am pretty new to the whole thing. I get cross contaminated so often that now im really paranoid that it is something else, or at least an additional food allergy) I met my brother half way, and I made an appointment with a holistic healer who is also a registered nurse. After we talk, if she thinks it's necessary to get...

starbucks claims they are gluten-free with a few exceptions. why do i get a reaction when I go there?!?! I ordered a caramel latte with skim milk, and about 2 hours later i started feeling depressed bloated and confused. i would swear it couldn't be anything else making me have this reaction. of course, i could have kissed my husband or picked up...

thats just the thing- I've already been gluten-free for a month or so and except for the occasional XC, I feel a million times better, which is why i think its silly to go through months of painful and invasive tests when i am 99% sure that gluten is the problem. Just for the 1%, I'm going to do some more food trials. could someone explain to me what...

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get b%$@#y; I know you meant well. not that it is a good excuse to be rude, but things are hard right now, as I'm sure many people on this board, yourself included, can relate to. so again, I apologize for my tone. It would be a tradeoff. Basically, my siblings are suggesting that either I get tested for celiac disease,...