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  1. Philippa
    I use New Roots Acidophilus Ultra. If you do decide to try some, if you can get them from a health food store rather than a drug store, that is better. They should be refridgerated and the drug store ones are not. I think any brand is fine, or just ask the staff to help you--they usually know a lot. Hope you're better soon.
  2. Philippa
    That is interesting about exacerbating it. I have wondered that, because I feel like everyone else in my family tends to get over stomach bugs more quickly and easily than me. If you find yourself not fully getting over this episode, try probiotics. WHen I had a stomach bug over Christmas they really helped.
  3. Philippa
    It sounds like stomach flu (norovirus) to me. The pain can be in the same place as celiac pain (it isn't always, but it can be). The vomiting you describe sounds more like a virus than gluten. I hope you feel better soon!
  4. Philippa
    I find the bean flour taste really strong. When I first started baking gluten-free I used Bob's Red Mill all-purpose gluten-free flour and I didn't like the taste of anything. Oddly enough all three of my kids and my DH didn't notice anything bad about the taste at all. I think some people are more sensitive to the bean flour taste. I never thought of myself...
  5. Philippa
    Oops, my computer is acting up. I meant to say, I believe I have had issues with celiac and fertility. I had 7 miscarriages over 10 years. Many tests were done and no cause was found. I had one successful pregnancy during that time. Oddly enough I was on prednisone during that pregnancy (treatment for unexplained miscarriage). I don't know if it was just...
  6. Philippa
    I was diagnosed with celiac last March and some days still feel like such a struggle. Overall things are much better--the first 4 months were the hardest. I also have severe endometriosis which I just had my second surgery for 3 weeks ago. The recovery from my surgery has been difficult and I just find myself getting depressed and finding the thought of dealing...
  7. Philippa
    I'm sorry to hear she is having so much pain. I'm sure she is frustrated and discouraged. It does take some time, both for the body to heal and to eliminate all sources of cross-contamination. Personally I did start feeling better after about 2 weeks, but it took 4-5 months to really feel all the way better. Once I started to feel better I could tell when...
  8. Philippa
    I'm discovering that I don't really like the taste of sorghum. To me it tastes like metallic dishsoap. It's too bad because there are lots of gluten-free recipes out there that use it, and my kids and husband don't seem to mind the taste. Does anyone know a flour that will work well as a substitute for sorghum in recipes that call for it? Would brown rice...
  9. Philippa
    I have the same problem, except thatn it started about 4 months before going gluten-free. I didn't bleed as badly as you are describing with the blood draws, but I did have blood running down my arm. And my periods are absolutely awful. I don't have any answers yet but my family doctor and my gyn are both trying to figure it out.
  10. Philippa
    I have read that celiac can be related to endo. Definitely both seem to have autoimmune components. I have both. Endo was diagnosed in 2006 by laparascopy (although I already knew I had it, from my symptoms and from an endometrioma visible on ultrasound), and celiac diagnosed March 2010. I've had 7 miscarriages. 6 before a successful pregnancy, and one after...
  11. Philippa
    Hang in there...the first week of being gluten free can be tough. I felt a lot worse for about 10 days after starting the diet, and then I started to improve. I think you should know if it's helping by 2-4 weeks, although for some people it can take even longer. Have you been tested for other bowel diseases (like Crohn's, or ulcerative colitis)? You could...
  12. Philippa
    Does anyone else have extremely heavy periods that are a result of celiac disease? I have read that vitamin K deficiency can cause bleeding problems. I've been having ridiculously heavy bleeding with my periods since January, to the point where for a few days after my period I am extremely dizzy, tired, and have fainted a few times. Basically I am soaking...
  13. Philippa
    Gluten-free cereals are good, like gluten-free cornflakes or others. There's quite a bit of variety. Hot cereals have lots of options too...I recently bought some quinoa flakes that are very quick to prepare--just add boiling water and stir. It's a bit boring on it's own but with cinnamon and fruit it was good. We have a health food store with good gluten...
  14. Philippa
    Dried and tinned beans should be fine. I'm not sure about tinned fruit...it should be ok I think, but read the label carefully. Where I live some roasted nuts have wheat starch listed on the ingredients--I got glutened by that before I even thought to check the label of nuts. I think they use it to stop the nuts from clumping together. So be careful with...
  15. Philippa
    The recipes I've tried all have xanthan gum. The mixes came with it in, and the other recipes had it as an ingredient. Maybe my xanthan gum is "stronger" and that's why the mixes with it already added worked better. I'll experiment with less. I have had loaves that fall after baking and are gummy inside. My latest attempt actually was a good texture as...
  16. Philippa
    Usually room temperature. Should it be warmer?
  17. Philippa
    I don't think researchers know all the genes involved in celiac disease yet. Like most autoimmune diseases there are multiple genes involved, which is why it isn't inherited in a simple, predictable way, like cystic fibrosis (which is a single gene defect). With celiac and other autoimmune diseases there are environmental factors as well.
  18. Philippa
    I don't think 2 weeks is long enough. I thought the standard gluten challenge was 3 months. I don't know what to advise regarding how to proceed. The thought of eating gluten on purpose even for a week sounds awful to me. However, there are advantages to a definitive diagnosis. If it were me though, I don't think I'd eat the gluten.
  19. Philippa
    Corn is a common allergen. Do you know that you're ok with corn? If you are still feeling sick from the gluten, I'd try to eat all things that are familiar to you that you know are ok. I would think that if you ingested gluten in the dry mustard, you could still suffer the effects 2 days later. Hopefully you'll be feeling better soon. Anxiety is part...
  20. Philippa
    I think I've tried about 6 recipes and had no success with gluten-free bread. It never rises. I bought new yeast because I thought mine must have been too old, but that didn't help. I've made gluten-free bread successfully many times, so I'm not a total amateur. I made bread from the Bob's Red Mill mixes (both kinds) and I didn't have any problem with...
  21. Philippa
    These are really good! I made them a few days ago and they were awesome. Thanks for the recipe.
  22. Philippa
    I believe it is thought that the occasional glutening from cross-contamination does not raise your risk for cancer and other complications of celiac disease the way eating gluten regularly does. I'm fairly new to this so I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong. There is no particular amount of gluten that is known to be safe, so you need to be as...
  23. Philippa
    Thanks for all the replies. I don't really know if it is a virus...I thought about that, but it's been almost 2 weeks now. One thing that started to occur to me over the weekend is my birth control pill. I started it just when this started happening. I take it in the evening and I do usually feel worst in the mornings, and better in the afternoons. So I am...
  24. Philippa
    I am fairly new to this whole celiac thing...was diagnosed in March and been gluten-free since. It didn't take long after I stopped eating gluten before I started feeling much, much better...I started feeling better within 2 weeks and felt vastly different by 3-4 weeks gluten-free. There have been some minor blips along the way (Bob's Red Mill gluten-free...
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