Jacky

Skylark, I was diagnosed with celiac 21 months ago. As time has gone by, I keep adding to the list of things I have become intolerant to. Lactose, after 6 months, soy, 5 months after that and just now potatoes, 7 months later, When will this stop? I have been on a fruit, veggies, tree nuts, meat and egg diet for over 2 weeks now and have returned to as...

Bea, they found 10 lesions in the brain white matter and 2 on the spinal cord. My IgG index is .90, .85 and over is considered positive. I read that these 2 things are enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. I'm getting a second opinion of the lab results and may go to Cleveland Clinic. I'm told that is the best MS clinic. I've also got an appointment...

I started to limp with my right leg almost 5 years ago. The doctors found a problem with my pelvis and fixed it, but the limping never went away. Then 14 months ago, the diarrhea started. Then I had the rash, and then mouth sores. I am not biopsy proven, but the blood work was suggestive of celiac. Over the last year, beginning late March, I gave up...

What kind of corn tortillas do you buy? How do you know they don't have cross contamination?

I feel like I'm playing some game and no one will tell me the rules. I only find out I've violated a rule when I get sick, but then I still don't know which rule I've violated... I think I'm trusting food manufacturers way too much and at least for now, this whole foods thing is the way I'm going... Well, at least since Sunday, NOW my gut seems to...

Okay, I might not have been specific enough. I am consuming NO DAIRY PRODUCTS OF ANY KIND. I have a popcorn popper and have made it that way in the past. That's all I'll do now! (I gave away the rest of the microwave popcorn) I read SOMEWHERE that there could be cross contamination issues with O.R. micro popcorn, during production of various flavors...

This seems no different than previous episodes, except that the amount of gluten this time had to be tiny. I might be a super sensitive celiac. I'm 53 and I've been gluten-free since end of March, 2010. (TRYING) Seems like I've had to make every mistake OR I'm super sensitive. I can't consume any distilled alcohol, except, say potato or grape vodka...

I THINK I got glutened last Thursday, February 17th. How long does it take to recover? I STILL have rumbly tender gut, terrible diarrhea, in bouts of 3 or 4 episodes, every day. I am now eating dairy free and whole foods only. Cooking everything from scratch and only salt and pepper. I've been gluten-free for 11 months. Why is this taking so long to...

Thanks so much! I googled that last night and learned so much about celiac disease neuropathy! My family doctor is running tests right now to rule out MS and I've been pretty freaked out the last few days!! I'm feel a lot better now about the whole thing. Over the last 11 months since I became an "active" celiac I have had symptoms like crazy....the rash...

Over the last few months I have noticed my right hand (I am an ambidexterous lefty) has become weaker and less dexterous. I have trouble picking up small objects, turning pages in the newspaper all dexterity issues) and I have a loss of hand/finger strength. It seems to be in my fingers. I have a small spray bottle and I can no longer depress the sprayer...

What does IMHO mean?

I got sick the end of January, diagnosed and went gluten free the end of March, so I've been extremely lucky. However, it seems like all I do is battle hidden gluten or cross contamination issues. Last Thursday my symptoms returned after being pretty normal for a while. I have been sick ever since with no let up. I figured out that the Glenlivet I...

Besides Bard's there's also New Grist

I just started dealing with all this myself 2 months ago. I am 53 years old. I had immediate improvement but it seems like I can't go more than 5 days without having diarrhea return. Sometimes I can find the culprit, most times I can't. I believe there is tons of hidden gluten out there and just this weekend I have resolved to be really strict and consume...

I just read your signature info and I had positive blood tests followed by inconclusive biopsy but when gluten free and was much inmproved in 2 days. Do you think that's a pretty typical diagnosis scenrio? I got sick end of January 2010, blood work in February, biopsy March, gluten free shortly after and much improved today, except when I eat things like...