Jump to content

Brien

Advanced Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    22

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Since 1995

Everything posted by Brien

  1. Brien
    There is a local ice cream shop I like (haven't had ice cream since I developed a wheat allergy this past winter) and I asked to see the ingredients of their soft ice cream. They said they knew the basic hard ice creams were fine because they have Celiac customers. But they weren't sure about the soft. They use Welsh Farm products. I called Welsh Farm...
  2. Brien
    I've looked into this and according to the major cruise lines, if you give them up to 3 weeks notice they will accomodate your needs and depending on the situation you may have to provide certain items for them to use in cooking. Now I haven't cruised since I developed my wheat/soy allergy but it was encouraging to know that with notice they would help out...
  3. Brien
    The ritual of communion is symbolic. If you feel you need to participate in the ritual to feel spiritually whole, then I suggest you talk to your pastor about alternatives. Otherwise, know in your heart and deep meditation during the communion that you to are participating, that you are accepting the bread and the blood, visualize yourself taking part,...
  4. Brien
    Is Ice Cream Gluten Free? vanilla, chocolate? How about some of the other specialty ones.., you know.., with fudge or chocolate chips?
  5. Brien
    I just got my bloodwork back and the endo doc said I do not have Celiac's. My holistic doc said I had a wheat allergy/intolerance. My endo doc had me eat wheat for 3 weeks. This is day 10 since I stopped eating wheat again and am finally beginning to feel better (today, so far, has been my best day in a month.) From my short time here at this site,...
  6. Brien
    I was told I had wheat allergy in the middle of December 09. I was suffering from wild anxiety for about 9 months and the last 3 were just very uncomfortable. A Holistic Doctor diagnosed my with the wheat allergy and we did an adrenal test as well. It turned out I had/have a moderate case of adreanl exhaustion. I started to feel better fairly quickly...
  7. Brien
    I did my bloodwork last Monday (3/22) and I get my results tomorrow (3/30).
  8. Brien
    You can certainly take the paths that are mentioned but I don't see how that will always help your perception. Or you could laugh about it with them - By entering into the same mode, you disarm them and eventually it won't be funny because there is no more fun to be made. Someone has to be the brunt and if you take that away, it then becomes boring. Embracing...
  9. Brien
    If you have a Maggiano's by you, they will prepare meals gluten free for you. Since my wife and I like to go on cruises it was encouraging to see the major cruise lines will accomodate dietary needs so long as you give them 3 weeks notice prior to the cruise.
  10. Brien
    I eliminated rye, barely, & oats all to be on the safe side. If the test comes back Celiac my path is paved; if it does not, my plan is to take 6 months or more off and then try having a few slices of pizza, have a beer and see how it goes. Not that I'm a drinker but I really do miss having a nice cold glass of Sam Adams. Budweiser makes a gluten free...
  11. Brien
    See if your doctor can screen you for vitamin levels. Your vitamin D and B's may be way off. Have your hormone levels checked as well as your adrenals. Some regular doctors may balk at this approach, if they do, leave and see a holistic or integrative doctor.
  12. Brien
    There is no way that I am going to revisit the wheat thing for at least 6 months (unless of course its a positive celiac). My holistic dr. said that he wanted me off for 6 months before trying to introduce again to see how things wouls react (because he thinks its an allergy). I was off wheat for 2.5 months (coffee/tea 2 weeks) before I really started to...
  13. Brien
    Thanks for the replies - I guess I'll find out Tuesday(3/30) whether it's an allergy or Celiac's. Wednesday morning here...., things are getting better but still not a 100% - better than Monday so far, that's for sure.
  14. Brien
    I went to see a new endocronologist in Februaruy. I told him that my holistic doctor said I had a wheat allergy in December 09. The endo wanted me to reintroduce wheat and such for 3 weeks and then get the bloodwork done to see if I truly had Celiac's or not. Now I believe that I don't have Celiac's as most of my symptoms aren't what most Celiac's have...
  15. Brien
    It sounds like you may have both a hypothyroid issue and Celiacs - check it out with your Doctor.
  16. Brien
    I found some solace in this post as I'm in the middle of bringing gluten back into my diet so that I can bloodwork to confirm celiacs or an allergy and that my reactions seeme to be lasting longer than what I believe to have been my last intake. I knew I ate gluten Wednesday and Thursday. On friday I felt lousy - now my lousy is that I get all nervous...
  17. Brien
    All I can say is that everyone seems to be wildly different. For instance, some gluten foods really affect me while others are more mild, if much at all. The other night I had Chinese (because I'm in the window for bloodwork to see where I'm at in this Celiac cunundrum) - it really whalloped me, then last last night I went to Wendy's and ordered a Fillet...
  18. Brien
    Thanks - my endocronologist said I need to put wheat in my system for 3 weeks. he didn't say I have to eat it everyday but he needs enough so the blood work will give him something - he assured me its a good test to find out if I'm celiac or not. I didn' eat any gluten yesterday. Today I stopped in Wendy's (its been since September/October since my...
  19. Brien
    I'll have to followup on some of those teas. I was drinking a variety of decaf Green teas but they seemed to be having the same effect but less that regular tea and coffee did. I'll have to double check some things at my local Health Food stores - need to jot down the suggestions. Hot cider and lemonade I may need to revisit but wasn't something I enjoyed...
  20. Brien
    Check out this link - it was given to me by a woman who owns a gluten free bakery. It's an up to date list of all products that are "safe". Open Original Shared Link
  21. Brien
    Since going gluten free I also added dropping coffee and tea from my diet as I found out that they were also leading to my lousy feeling. Since I dropped all forms of coffee and teas things have been much much better. However, I tend to do long road trips and have one coming up...., I was such a junkie for the hot drink in the car while traveling..., are...
  22. Brien
    I'll second Kettle - and besides, they are the BEST chips I've ever had. I used to love Lays but these are so much better.., to me anyway.
  23. Brien
    After feeling like crap for about 9 - 10 months, a holistic doctor told me I had a wheat allergy and that I should go on a gluten free diet for 6 months and then re-intorduce slowly to see how I would reacte. Being Hypotyhroid for the past 6 years, I recently switched to a new endocronologist who, after telling him about my wheat allergy, wants to know if...
  24. Brien
    From what I can see by all the varied effects that celiac or wheat allergies can do, it is a person to person thing that makes one feel good. I can tell you that when I quit all coffee and tea's that it helped tremendously with my overall health and I felt a whole lot better - like I had my old self back. Currently I'm ingesting wheat products every other...
  25. Brien
    I guess the one thing you can do is find out what is on the menu for each so that you have an idea of whether or not you are going to eat that meal. For a buffet you can mention to your friend (if you are close enough) that you are gluten free and if it is possible that at least one dish be oriented that way and you can give her/him suggestions as to what...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.