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polenta is cheaper than rice porridge - so I have started making sweet polenta porridge in the morning. I also use heaps of potatos - I buy those huge bags for nothing, eat in season only, so pumpkin etc when its in season, and rice and rice noodles as suggested above. I do make pasta sometimes - but not often as its too expensive!
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ARCHIVED Lots Of Questions.. Please Help New Here
beebs replied to sarah-martinez03's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
I find that blogs are a good way to get good recipes - there are lots of good gluten free blogs about. Good luck! -
It depends on how much I've eaten, but usually between 45mins and a couple of hours.
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Before I went gluten-free, I had chronic middle ear infections, all the time, sometimes 5 a year and was anit bs all the time, a fair few perforated ear drums etcs. I've been gluten-free for a year and 4 months now and no infections. So fingers crossed. I've read studies that showed a connection between Coeliac and inner ear problems.
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ARCHIVED I Can't Wrap My Head Around This...
beebs replied to Pandoranitemare's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I didn't really get the chance to do the whole 'just one more' thing, I wish I did, I was really looking forward to a gluten challenge so I could eat all of my very favourite gluten laden foods for 3 months. But it does get easier, eventually you'll find cookies that are just as nice, and the chocolate thing? Most chocolate is gluten free, even the nice ones... -
ARCHIVED Celiac With Constipation
beebs replied to marys2012's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Its a common symptoms for sure, not sure why you would want a liver biopsy if the results are pointing towards Celiac? -
Hmm, I know a few people with Autistic children (as you do when you start going through the process) and all the mothers are normal or below average weight wise. I was very thin when pregnant as was my SIL. I did read somewhere that twins have a 30 times higher rate of Autism than singletons - which is interesting.
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Oh sure, I get you, my son (when suffering severe malabsorption) was diagnosed with toddler diarrhea. He then became severely aneamic to the point where he couldn't breathe properly, couldn't stand up or play and developed a heart murmur. All the while I was telling the Paed about our family history of coelaic, she did the blood tests which were negative...
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ARCHIVED Family Testing...
beebs replied to Pandoranitemare's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
It might depend on the severity, honestly- if I wasn't scared of eating gluten, even though I know I have a problem with it - I doubt I'd be very strict with the diet. Sounds bad and illogical, but I think some people may just be a bit self destructive ( I know I am). -
I think there may be a country to country thing here, you can't just diagnose autism here, you have go to a number of different specialists here, its actually quite a long and tedious process. But still - at the end of the day, special Ed teacher is not the same as a specialist, and if going though this process has taught me anything then yes - ASD is on...
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ARCHIVED Family Testing...
beebs replied to Pandoranitemare's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
If its in the family then I would personally get the kids tested. Obviously you can't make the adults get tested. I know how you feel - I am sure my brother is coeliac as well - and one of his kids has symptoms that could be coeliac, but he will have none of it. -
lucky97 do you say 1 in 110 people have celiac "come on" "I mean really", you may work in special ed, but you are not a specialist in ASD (obviously) so how would you know what is and is not Austism - or you honestly saying that you think you know better than the specialist that diagnosed those people??
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ARCHIVED Grits, Eggs, And Bacon For Breakfast!
beebs replied to Monklady123's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I don't suppose anyone has a recipe for home-made grits, we don't have them here, but all this talk is making my mouth water! -
Labels, I can see what you mean about labels, but lots of high functioning autistic people still need help, they need the label in order to access that help. I personally don't think labels are bad.
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ARCHIVED Lupus? Connective Tissue Diseases?
beebs replied to suziq0805's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
All my blood work is still negative - and I have been gluten-free for over a year, and whatever this is (some kind of connective tissue something) is only getting worse and worse, now she is saying possibly RA or PA, at the beginning it was possibly Sjogren's or lupus A rheumy is the way to go though - for all of the things mentioned on this thread... -
Everybody can agree that celiac is on the rise, its been proven in studies, that autoimmune diseases are on the rise -again prove in studies, cancer, heart diseases, asthma, mental illness, allergies etc etc. I wonder why it is so difficult to believe that ASD is possibly on the rise too.
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ARCHIVED Australians And New Zealanders Hellooooooo :)
beebs replied to Aussie Peg's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
I've an irish friend who is Coeliac as well - we spent heaps of time comparing notes and she lived here for 2 years, as far as I can gather - we are about on par with you guys price wise. Our labelling laws are stricter than yours, our gluten-free food has to be below 3ppm. You still need to do your research - you can't just turn up to any dodgy dive and... -
I always moan about being gluten-free - but I have realised after reading this thread how lucky we are here in Oz. All of the store brand sausages in both of the two major supermarkets are gluten-free, including most of the other brands that goes for 99% of the ham and bacon here as well. Must be a nightmare in places where you don't have labelling laws...
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PS - isn't it generally acknowledged that the label 'IBS' is Dr speak for "I don't know, you have stomach issues, but I just don't know what they are". That is what I am getting the more reading I do on the subject.
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Absolutely it doesn't mean it causes it - but with if its true -that ASD people are 10 times more likely to have Celiac then it is Absolutely worth keeping in mind. It should be studied, as you are probably aware the number of ASD children has risen to 1 in 110 - it was 1 in 160 a couple of years ago. There is obviously something going on. Celiac is on the...
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Sorry- I got it wrong, 50% of Autistic children also have GI problems - but there does seem to be a large proportion with celiac as well - that is what I gather from my reading as well.
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Except that studies are now showing that up to 50% of Autistic kids have gluten intolerance/celiac. You can't tell me that that is not a major connection. All my kids are gluten-free - but then 4 out of the 6 of us have a celiac and one intolerance, so majority rules in this house.
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ARCHIVED Possible For Child To Be Overweight And Have Celiac's Disease?
beebs replied to momtogavin's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Yes, absolutely- Celiac can actually cause people to gain weight rather than lose it. There is a Celiac specialist in the US who wrote an article about a woman who present with stomach ache at the hospital, it was very severe. She had it on and off for years and years and she was really overweight, anyhow - no one had ever tested her for Celiac because she... -
Never heard of it!!
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ARCHIVED Chronic Infections - Anyone With Insight?
beebs replied to granolagal's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Is there anyway you could have another autoimmune disease going on that is your affecting your immune system? One you have one (celiac) you are more likely to have more. And basically while I don't get the same thing as you, I am far more prone as well. Like if I have a 'procedure' or childbirth or dental work or anything like that then I get infections....
