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  1. Rebecca Madrid
    I am in a similar position, I have been gluten free for 6 months and due a a very misinformed doctor, I have to be tested again. I'm currently 5 weeks from my endoscope, and I have been eating very small amounts of gluten for a few days. All the symptoms are back minus the violent vomiting, The depression, fatigue, mind fog, severe cramps and bloating...
  2. Rebecca Madrid
    I have been reading a lot lately, and it seems as though my celiac symptoms may be related to chronic Candida infections in an unhappy place. I am going in for a biopsy in August after returning to gluten for the month of July. This is to test for Celiac, but I was wondering if an overgrowth of Candida would be visible to the gastroenterologist either during...
  3. Rebecca Madrid
    I'm so glad this is up!!! My Celiac symptoms have only been severe since about December 2009. It was over my Christmas break at home that I tried a new bath soak and it started an infection. Since then, any gluten is completely intolerable, and the infections return within a week of starting the medications for them. I read the link you posted and I...
  4. Rebecca Madrid
    Can an upper endoscopy with biopsy also find signs of a Candida infection?
  5. Rebecca Madrid
    Hey, I work at a Tim Horton's and that is pretty much gluten central. However, we don't make the products, we just bake from frozen. I find this is all fine for me. I have to be careful if I am making the sandwiches because I sometimes get migraines, but no other symptoms. You shouldn't really have a problem. I agree on the chicken thing though...I won...
  6. Rebecca Madrid
    I can't really help you but I hope some one responds. I'm exactly the same way though. If I don't eat as soon as I feel hungry, the migrane will hit within half an hour. Good luck
  7. Rebecca Madrid
    Well, I had blood tests done, and I'm waiting for an upper endoscopy in August. I have to get back on gluten for this and its going to be awful going back. I don't know what you mean by test kit for EnteroLab. The process as I understood was blood tests for antibodies, followed by the upper endoscopy. I would recommend you stay on the gluten-rich diet...
  8. Rebecca Madrid
    Not2sure, I had a false negative because my doctor actually told me to remove gluten before getting tested. You said your waiting for the lab request?? I would suggest having some gluten before taking the blood tests. Then you know your result is valid. Good luck.
  9. Rebecca Madrid
    I actually just had to deal with this for the return to the school in September. The girl I chose to live with has a peanut allergy so I won't have to worry about being a "kitchen nazi". My best advice would be to say allergy friendly in your add. But don't feel the need to promote your specific requests until you are actually communicating with or even...
  10. Rebecca Madrid
    dana, The constant pain is normal, I've been off four months and I still hurt some days. Just remember that how you feel is the key, you can be gluten intolerant without having celiac disease. Once your results have come in, perhaps you should try removing gluten anyways? Just my thoughts. Good luck. Becca
  11. Rebecca Madrid
    Me too!! Where in ON?
  12. Rebecca Madrid
    Ontario you?
  13. Rebecca Madrid
    First of all, if you are having a reaction, cutting out wheat will not eliminate all gluten. You have to watch out for many other things as well. you can find a couple good lists on celiac.com and celiac.ca Secondly, if you want a formal diagnosis, you can't get off the gluten just yet. I had a doctor tell me too and I ended up testing negative, now I...
  14. Rebecca Madrid
    Coolclimates, I am similar this way. I have been off gluten for nearly 4 months now, and the cravings are still getting stronger. They also tend to focus on objects not within my grasp. (lately it's been a butter croissant that I really want ) I'm thinking it may be our body's desire for proteins it is used to getting. If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will...
  15. Rebecca Madrid
    My advice is to contact the tattoo parlor you expect to visit and ask what ink brands they use. That is what I have done. They will give you a number for the company's customer service line, if not, it's usually on their website. The two companies I dealt with answered my questions knowledgeably, and provided me with MSDS sheets for me to double-check...
  16. Rebecca Madrid
    I'm so glad this was started! I thought I was weird for having no symptoms all my childhood. I was always the one with the iron gut, could eat anything no problem and wash it down with a glass of milk. I guess the symptoms such as fatigue, depression, inattentiveness, and low iron kicked in around my second term of grade 12. I'm going to hazard a guess...
  17. Rebecca Madrid
    Okay, I know this post is old but I wanted to comment. I was away at school in NL and I'm from ON. After 6 months of severe illness following over a year of minor symptoms, I finally took it upon myself to find the problem. eventually I started getting better really slowly, but living off dining hall food was chalk full of cross-contamination issues...
  18. Rebecca Madrid
    Both interesting and good news but I could have sworn I rejected the Kernel's all-dressed flavour due to wheat flour in the ingredients list. Just a head's up to maybe double check if your going to buy that one. I haven't seen a problem with nacho, white cheddar or dill though
  19. Rebecca Madrid
    I'll have to get that done. Thanks so much for your help.
  20. Rebecca Madrid
    How exactly do you test for this??
  21. Rebecca Madrid
    Okay, might be something to look into, would that help to explain why my vision gets very hard to focus around 10-11am but about twenty minutes after lunch (around noon) I'm good to go? Also, the fatigue still hasn't gone away. Do i schedule this type of testing through my doctor??
  22. Rebecca Madrid
    Rebecca, 19. I self-diagnosed in Feb via diet change. No doctor could help so I just started looking myself. I live in Barrie, ON during the summer months, and in St. John's NL for the school year. Anyone in either province??
  23. Rebecca Madrid
    Based on the variety of medical opinion in this forum, I suggest you get your doctor to refer you to a specialist. Obviously this is only if you want a formal diagnosis, you already know well enough that gluten hurts you. Because my sister is also currently undergoing testing and has come up positive, I have been advised that the villi would still...
  24. Rebecca Madrid
    I'm going to begin by saying I have the opposite problem and I am incredibly jealous I gained weight while sick, and can't seem to get rid of it. However, what I find helps calm the hunger is a snack I call a "Healthful". Here's the recipe: 1 whole banana; sliced 1/2 an apple; cut into chunks 2 cups yogurt; any flavour will do 1 cup Enjoy...
  25. Rebecca Madrid
    Has anyone actually started gaining weight after getting off gluten? While still eating it, my weight fluctuated between increasing and decreasing. Now that I have been off for about 3 months, I can't control my hunger, I feel dizzy and, at worst, disoriented when I don't eat, and I have put on maybe 8 pounds in the past month... this is all with having...
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