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    ARCHIVED I'm Pregnant!

    watkinson replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Whoops... sorry.... I said "hi Amy" I meant "Hi Julie"!! Wendy
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    ARCHIVED I'm Pregnant!

    watkinson replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Hi Amy, Can you eat corn? Maybe what your craving is salt. Try salted pop corn. Yes..the nut thins are amazing, expecially with some warm melted brie spread on top. Hmmmmm!!! Congrats, it's very exciting news Wendy
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    Maybe try expaining the genetic aspects of it again, like....My eyes are blue. They will not turn brown when I stop nursing. I am 5''5" tall. I will not get taller when I stop nursing. I have a British ancestory, I will not be chinese when I stop nursing. Ect. Maybe if they understand it as an autoimmune disease like MS, Lupus, rhumatoid arthritis...
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    Hi jennifer, My daughter had swollen glands all over her body, with extreme aches, high fevers, nausea, and vomitting. After a miraid of tests she came up with an extreme case of Epstien Barr (mono). She had a sonogram and a cat scan with barium. Her liver and spleen were both very swollen and all the liver enzymes were off. It is impotant to be very...
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    Hi Andy, Okay...first of all...you are Hillarious!!! You sound alot like me. The donuts at church are always wonderful to look at and to smell, such a shame!! Here's one for you..talk about dissapointment.... We were at a meeting last night that lasted about 2 1/2 hours. We hadn't eaten dinner and I was starving. After the meeting...
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    Hi Jen, I'm sorry you got glutened. It could have been the salad, or they may have used four in the soup to thicken it. Yes...drink alot of water, try cranberry juice as it is very cleansing. Eat simple food for a few days. Grapes are great because they are also cleansing. Eat as much organic as you can so that you stay away from pesticides...
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    Oh...absolutely not. Many celiacs suffer from skin conditions. I think it is yet another symptom of malnurishment. Not only did I have dry skin but I would get patches of excema, those are gone too. The worst skin problem I had, (and the one that I saw many dermatologists about over a period of about 20 years!! Of course none of them new what...
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    I was diagnosed as being hypothyroid. I never went on medication because sonn after i found out I was a celiac. After going gluten-free it completely corrected itself. I lost about 25 pounds without trying. I was never obese. Always a skinny child and thin teenager and young adult. It wasn't until I started to get really sick that the pounds came on...
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    HI swittenauer, Like mstrain said, dry skin is a big symptom of hypothyroid. I had dry skin and dry hair. My thyroid problems cleared up after going gluten-free. Can I suggest that he start taking omega 3 fish oil. You can find it in pill form at whole foods ect. Google it to find out the best daily amount for him. I take 2 tablets every day....
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    Hi redheadheather, Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease. Which basically means our antibodies are messed up. A normal immune system sends out antibodies to destroy bad bacteria, viruses, poisons, ect. When a celiac injests gluten our antibodies think that is the poison and set out to "kill" the gluten. The problem comes in because many of our...
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    Hi jnkmnky, Oh my goodness!!! I am sitting here at work reading this article with tears in my eyes! What a great image, I think I would cry too if I was him. Thanks for the link, Wendy
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    I was sitting in my family room last night watching the news on Fox channel 5 when they started talking about this misterious disease that is caused by eating. Hmm.. I said oh please, let it be about celiacs. Low and behold it was!!! They did a pretty good job on the whole article, but here's the great news....remember a few months back when we...
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    Hi otnemem, I take a good multi vitamin every day along with probiotics, a B6, B12, folic acid (1 pill) under the tongue, and definatley omega 3 fish oil. I try to eat a very healthy diet and try to make sure it's organic if I can. I figure that way I am geting most nutrients from my food. I don't know about the digestive enzymes. I haven't tried...
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    Hi Misa, Good to know! Thanks for the info. I love apples and have been wondering about them latley. I try to eat only organic because I figure they are not sprayed with anything. Wendy
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    Hi Lanai, Look through this site to find a book you can purchase called (I think) the Gluten free restaurant guide. They have alot of good places all over the country. Also you can look on line to see if different restaurants have a gluten free menu. One we like is outback steakhouse. They have alot of gluten-free items on the menu. PF Changs has...
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    Hi Jen H, I suffered for several years with sinus stuffiness and severe ear pain on one side. It would be so bad at night that I would toss and turn constantly. I am a side sleeper but I wouldn't be able to lay for more than a few minutes on that side. The paid was all on the outside of the ear, like swimmers ear. It felt like my ear was broken...
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    Hi Jenvan, I know what you mean....not eating fried chicken is unacceptable! So...I figured out a way to make my own. I dip chicken pieces in an egg mixture then coat them with all purpose gluten-free flour mixed with salt, pepper, chilli powder, garlic powder, and red pepper for that spicey taste. Then I bake it in the oven at about 375 degrees turning...
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    Hi BamBam, Good thoughts! I never thought about the fact that we are intrducing new foods to our diets and what ramifications that could hold. Maybe that IS why some of us still have digestion problems. I mean, some of the flours I use now, I never even heard of before. It's funny..."Everything in moderation"....I've always said too! ...
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    ARCHIVED Lower Back Pain

    watkinson replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Hi Maybird85, I started having lower back pain when I was around 12 or 13. It got worse and worse as the years went on untill it was excruciating every day. After discovering I was a celiac, I learned that because of malabsorbtion of calcium, that I had a condition called osteomalacia (I think that's how it's spelled). It is basically microscopic malformation...
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    Hi Katie, Actually I was HypOthyriod before I got diagnosed for Celiacs. It also cleared up by itself in about 6-9 months after going gluten-free. I actually lost about 25 pounds effortlessly. My doctor explained that because I was so nutrient deffient that my body thought I was starving, so it shut down and treid to hang onto all the fat it could....
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    Hi Sarah, You may find an article on this site. Go to related diseases and disorders and click on cancers. Wendy
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    oh well, it's not working...sorry check on the board for the thread entitled beers! For some reason that one gets you there but now I can't get it again.
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    okay apparently I can't type try AGAIN, Open Original Shared Link Wendy
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    Sorry wrong link Open Original Shared Link Wendy
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    Hi Judi, I am sorry to hear all of your health problems. It may take some time but you can rest assured that you WILL feel better. It takes awhile for the villi to heal enough for you to absorb nutriets again. In the meantime...definately take a multi vitamin. Liquid if you can get it. Make sure you are getting enough iron, vitamin E, and...
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