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    ARCHIVED Weight Issues

    Reba32 replied to surfer's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    exercise and proper diet will help you build a healthy body. If you just want to add weight, sugar will do that.
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    yes, I am aware. My Uncle is a lawyer and has a standard "living will" available to all of us should we choose it. And all of my family is aware of my choice.
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    had you been gluten-free for a while before you went for the biopsy?
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    nope, not for a million dollars. No amount of money is worth the pain.
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    nutrition deficiencies will often show up in your hair and nails, but by the time it affects them, you're been malnourished for quite some time! What do you eat on an average day? Do you have a balanced diet with lots of whole natural foods, or do you eat a lot of manufactured packaged foods? How many servings of protein and fats do you eat a day?
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    ginger itself can be quite an irritant to sensitive intestines, it's a "cleanser". It may not be the maltose at all, but the ginger. If you are a diagnosed Celiac with intestinal damage already, you may want to limit your ginger intake until you've healed some more. Small portions only. Open Original Shared Link I love candied ginger, but I stay...
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    you can substitute many different sweeteners in place of sugar in pretty much any recipe anywhere. I use a mix of xylitol, erythritol and stevia. I've also recently bought some coconut sugar to try that as a brown sugar substitute. All of these are natural low glycemic/low carb sweeteners. There's also Splenda (sucralose), which measures the same as sugar...
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    there's a cinnamon roll recipe in the Bruce Fife's cooking with coconut flour book. I haven't tried that one yet, mostly because I'm lazy, but all the other recipes that I have tried from that book are awesome
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    A friend recently sent me this website link Open Original Shared Link All of her recipes are gluten free, and most are also vegetarian or vegan and other allergens free or adaptable. I did not know before I saw this site that either flax meal or chia seeds can be used in place of eggs! Soak either 1 tbsp flax meal or chia seeds in 3 tbsp of water...
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    in case anyone in Ontario has missed this group on Facebook Open Original Shared Link If any politicians come to your door asking for their vote, ask them why Celiac testing is not covered by OHIP
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    My own kitchen is gluten free. I share a house with my Mum and we share cooking. She has the occasional gluteny bread in her kitchen, but not very often as she's on a carb restricted diet anyway My niece and nephew come to visit once per week and if they're eating pizza they eat it downstairs in my Mum's place, rather than upstairs in my place. When...
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    I have to agree with others who have said if you have guests over for any chunk of time, you should have food out for them, and gluten free everyone friendly stuff is easy enough that you shouldn't have to even put out any "specialized medicinal foods" at all. If you've got friends over just for snacks and/or cocktails, or they've dropped in and stayed...
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    I've often thought of getting the word "Celiac" tattoo'd on the inside of my wrist as a sort of medic-alert bracelet. I might add the wheat with the slash through it symbol as well. Just in case I am ever hospitalized and they stick a feeding tube down my nose. Those feeding fluids are not gluten free I learned! My Mum was in hospital on a vent for 2...
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    Yes, please let us know what you have been eating, we may be able to help a little better. I agree that an immediate trip to the doctor's office is in order, as it may be something related to your diabetes, rather than Celiac disease. How have your BG levels been? Are you managing that? You may also have other food intolerances, like the usual suspects...
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    My acid reflux went away almost immediately after I started gluten-free. But I also have a hiatal hernia, which can cause reflux. Bubbly beverages can make it act up (soda, beer, cider, etc) Have you had an endoscopy? If you have a haiatal hernia, it would be evident via endoscopy.
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    I think because after years of eating gluten and having it dull the villi in your intestine, the senses also become a bit dulled. Villi damage is a gradual thing over years. I know when I did my gluten challenge after being a year virtually gluten free, the first few days were incredibly painful, but then as the weeks wore on, the intense pain in my intestine...
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    undiagnosed and untreated Celiac is most certainly deadly. It can kill you, just like cancer can. It's a slow and painful death for sure.
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    Well then how come everyone I've spoken to recently (like in the past few months) has told me that they can't get the biopsy because they don't have the money to pay for it, and OHIP doesn't cover? Plus, from what I was told by one friend, only one blood test was covered by OHIP, the other is not covered. A lot of conflicting info out there apparently...
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    are you intolerant/allergic to nuts, or you just can't eat them because of textural issues? If you can't drink milk because of dairy intolerance, and the nuts issue is only for eating/chewing, try some almond milk for a calcium drink. Unsweetened/unflavoured is best, you don't need sugar. The 50+ vitamin is fine, it just doesn't have iron in it. If...
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    untreated Celiac disease can cause so many different domino affect disorders and diseases and symptoms, that yes I believe it is entirely possible that uterine fibroids can be added to the list. Infertility is a big issue with a lot of Celiacs, and I'm sure if you look at the females, they likely have uterine fibroids (diagnosed or not). It totally knocks...
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    most definitely see your dentist.
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    I don't necessarily think that fibromyalgia is linked to gluten, although flares can be more frequent if you are Celiac and continue to eat gluten. Fibromyalgia is another autoimmune disease, which may or may not be alleviated by going gluten-free. I've been gluten-free now since Dec. 2009, but I'm accumulating some new stuff now, which I believe are...
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    both type 1 diabetes and celiac are autoimmune diseases. If you have one autoimmune disease, you may be prone to others as well. If you are experiencing type 1 symptoms, you should see your doctor for testing.
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    call it anything less than a disease and people will treat it as nothing more important than acne, or a sprained ankle. Say "disease" and people will take it a little more seriously when you say you can't eat gluten. Call it a "syndrome" and it's somehow not life threatening anymore. Celiac *is* life threatening, and very worthy of the moniker "disease...
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    Not from NI either, but my ancestors are! I have very distant cousins who still live there in Co. Tyrone, and Belfast Anyhoo, as I understand it, the Irelands are the most Celiac friendly countries on the planet, because genetically speaking, we're the most prone to the disease. So in one way you're lucky, there should be a lot of knowledge and support...
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