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  1. Reba32
    if Celiac shows up on a blood test, you're Celiac. Doesn't matter if they consider it "mild" or 99% positive. If you continue to consume gluten, then the damage will get worse, and the next blood test will be more definite. Why cause yourself (or your child!) more damage?
  2. Reba32
    unfortunately, plain ol' gluten intolerance doesn't show up on a blood test. But that doesn't mean that you couldn't benefit from a gluten free diet anyway. Celiac disease is the advanced stage of gluten intolerance, and by the time you actually test positive for Celiac disease, the damage is done. Some damage is potentially irreversible. So my advice...
  3. Reba32
    I survive quite nicely on a rather low carb diet thank you very much. The old myth that you need 200 carbs just for your brain to survive is just that. A myth. The Westernized government enforced food pyramids are bass ackards. And yes, 2 cups of rice would be an eye popping side dish! Holy cats! You'd explode if you at that much rice at once!
  4. Reba32
    where'd you get the tater tots? Were they frozen, or from a fast food place? Either way, they were likely fried in the same fryer as breaded foods like chicken fingers or something. Have a real potato instead.
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    I don't have to "commute" to work. I live only 4 miles away, so it's less than a 10 minute drive each way. Even when I did commute though (I used to live/work in Toronto. Traffic there is HELL!) I usally made time to cook. I would rather save my money than eat take-away every day. I know a lot of people who make a lot of good use of crockpots though...
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    I've been gluten free, AGAIN, since December 14th, and immediately noticed a difference in my belly and wasn't being constantly followed around by that cloud of noxious gas all the time! I did a 8 week gluten torture challenge to get the definitive diagnosis and appease my husband who figured I had only given up bread and junk food to make his life hell...
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    HA! Sounds like my house. Except my husband won't even bother to have a gluten free area, or a place for him to have his foods. I definitely get contaminated all the time. He made pancakes for lunch today. Then looked at me and said "oh, is that gluten stuff in these?" ugh...
  8. Reba32
    nope. Hops + barley = beer. They are two entirely different plants though.
  9. Reba32
    When in doubt, don't eat it. Contact the food manufacturer and ask them specifically if the product has any wheat, barley or rye in it.
  10. Reba32
    Seriously, it's just food. Imagine all the places you can go just in a snap if you don't have to worry about stopping at the pharmacy first for all your medications. And won't have to worry about stopping a trip mid-way because you're curled up in a ball on the floor with a raging migraine. Seriously, it's just food. There are gluten free alternatives...
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    eating out in restaurants can be tricky. You HAVE to talk to your server, and if possible, the cook as well and have them check labels on EVERYTHING. If you're going to a chain restaurant, check their website before you go. Most of them list ingredients on their websites. For instance, there is not one single fast food place where the chicken will be...
  12. Reba32
    Now that you know what was making you sick, and how to prevent future illness, the chances of actually getting sick are less. For myself, I know that because I was undiagnosed for so long, that my lifespan is likely to be shortened from the average, but still, I have an Aunt who is 94 this year and she still lives on her own! So I know the genes are...
  13. Reba32
    there are LOTS of options for making gluten free pizza thankfully, so your sister won't need to be inconvenienced by your disease. Here's one recipe Open Original Shared Link Here's another Open Original Shared Link And cake is easy too! I use almond flour or coconut flour for baking now. Both are gluten free, and low carb too! ;-) I recently...
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    ARCHIVED Ooch ! !

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

    have you been checked out for kidney infection/disease?
  15. Reba32
    what do you mean by "stopped working"? Have you had blood tests that revealed vitimin deficiency despite taking vitimin supplements?
  16. Reba32
    when I was doing the gluten challenge I noticed that I was always hungry (despite the bloating and gastric discomfort!). No idea about your blood tests though.
  17. Reba32
    read the labels on EVERYthing in your house. It is likely you're getting hidden glutens in some packaged foods, (condiments like salad dressings, mayonnaise, yogurt etc...) and/or cross contamination if not everyone in your home is gluten free and is not careful about cleaning up after themselves. Plus, I also discovered that the soap in the ladies room...
  18. Reba32
    I have a lot of problems with vertigo myself, and it's been a lot of trial and error to figure it out. I find that ensuring I get enough salt (when you cut out packaged foods, you cut out a major source of salt!) and enough potassium I get fewer bouts of dizziness. I have to remember to salt my food though, I've never been big on adding salt, but before...
  19. Reba32
    No, it's definitely His house. He inherited it from his parents when they died. His entire family, have made it quite clear it will never be mine. I just live here. Plus, I moved from Canada to the US to be with him. When I leave, I'm going home to my own family.
  20. Reba32
    I used to have problems with my fingernails (as well as my hair falling out by the handful) when my thyroid was out of whack with Grave's disease. Malnourishment does show up in your fingernails after a while though, as that's the last place your body is going to send fuel. Thyroid problems and Celiac are common partners apparently.
  21. Reba32
    where exactly "overseas" where you? From everything I've read every single European country is far more cognizant of Celiac Disease than the US or Canada are. I would find it hard to believe that it's never been heard of.
  22. Reba32
    there are 2 auto-immume thyroid diseases, both can be linked to Celiac disease. Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and Grave's disease (hyperthyroid). There is a large co-relation to Celiac disease and ANY other auto-immune disease. I have had Grave's disease. It is currently in remission.
  23. Reba32
    I have one of those husbands who is entirely NOT supportive in the least. He wouldn't believe me that after I had gone gluten free that the food HE wanted me to eat was making me sick. So I caved and did a gluten challenge for 6 weeks, had the blood tests, continued with gluten for 2 more weeks, and had the endoscopy. Both tests came up positive for...
  24. Reba32
    Make sure you're getting all the nutrients a healing body needs. As your guts heal you'll start to absorb nutrients from the foods naturally, but you have to make sure you're eating the right foods. IMO, replacing gluten laden foods with similar but gluten free foods isn't necessarily the best way to go about being gluten free. Yes, it's nice to have...
  25. Reba32
    "They" say that because they're paid to and because they can't think of what else to eat. The fact is that the grains we eat these days are so devoid of all nutrients that food manufacturers have to PUT BACK all the stuff they've taken out of it in order to over process it to get it to our tables. So very little of it is actually natural, or nutritious...
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