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I don't mean to butt into a conversation, but I just wanted to clarify... What makes bratwurst potentially unsafe to eat in a restaurant is the spices in it? So the actual inside is completely meat and no gluten filler? I too am going to be backpacking through berlin for a couple of days and am a celiac with very limited german skills (introductory...

Ciao Veronica, My name is Alyssa and I am going to Italy in 9 days! I've heard that Venice is one of the worst parts of Italy for a celiac to find safe foods to eat... is this true? I don't speak italian (although I have learned the phrase "Io sono celiaca" and 'senza glutine per favore" as well as various other menial phrases (e.g. grazie). I'm a student...

I can understand why you would have used your celiac as an excuse - it can be oh-so-tempting. For me I found the frustration to be the other way around - until people truly believed me that I am a true celiac, they thought I had manufactured the story to make my diet more restrictive. The odd thing is, my diet became much less restrictive after going gluten...

I had (have) an ED - I've struggled with anorexia and the occassional 'binge' (not technically binges, but eating more than feels comfortable) for nearly 15 years now. I can definitely understand the frustration of feeling like you've conquered your battle, or made significant headway with it, only to feel yourself losing grip and sliding back into that all...

As an update - I was formally diagnosed with lupus last Friday evening. I meet 6 of the 11 necessary diagnostic criteria, plus a slough of the extra 'non-diagnostic' criteria. It seems I've had symptoms of the disease for the past 12 years - so since age 14. I'm really glad that I didn't know back then. Comparatively speaking, my lupus is mild, and for...

The sort of night sweats you are describing is one of my biggest symptoms of being gluten-ed. Pre-gluten-free I was waking up 3 times a night and literally wringing out my pyjamas (and putting dry ones on) and wringing out my hair. As for the bedding - it woudl just be drenched, so I always had a stack of towels next to the bed that I could put down b/c it...

CassP: I have indeed considered intolerances to foods other than gluten - namely: dairy, soy, eggs, nightshades, nuts. I know that I'm sensitive to diary and soy and have removed those from my diet, and I don't consume corn products so that can't be a contender either. Basically I eat a very 'whole foods' diet. Wolicki: I have indeed checked for cc ...

I heard on a nutrition podcast (a highly credible series actually) that alot of glutamine supplements are derived from wheat protein. Have you heard anything about this or know if there are safe brands?

Thanks for the response. A rheumatologist is probably the next step I'm assuming. Prior to the malar rash discovery of last night (or rather my cluing in to what it actually was that was happening on my face every time I dance ballet) there was still alot more guessing room. My rashes obviously haven't cleared up in the 7 months I"ve been gluten free. I...

I'm currently under the care of an extremely competent neurologist. He is monitoring me, but I don't want to go on the typical meds for lupus - the anti-inflammatories can do horrible things to your intestinal lining from what I've read, and steroid treatment isn't desirable either. I do believe there is a great deal of power in diet. I guess my thoughts...

Hello, It's been a long time since my last post, and I'm not entirely sure exactly why I'm posting here; probably just for support and to vent I suppose. I have been gluten free for 7ish months, and free of dairy, soy, corn, legume, grain and refined sugar for 5 weeks (although those items have only constituted minor portions of my diet for the past...

Is there anyway to make the pregnant appearance/ feeling go away quicker? I'm already doing the probiotics and they're not really having any effect. And I can't do dairy - Gah! I hate this!!! I dance ballet and it's just awful!!! I can't imagine being like this for months... any advice?

Hi Guys, I've posted on here before - mostly asking questions about neurological issues and the like. I'm a female 26 year old female, and I discovered that I have a problem with gluten this past summer. Aside from a few accidental ingestions (shudder)I've been gluten free since July 2010. At that point I also eliminated dairy, soy, and corn and added...

Ok. Sorry about that.

I understand why the bloating occurs - because of inflammation and a GI tract which is still damaged. What I'm struggling to understand is the time line for the onset of the gas/ GI discomfort. Specifically, why immedediately after eating? The damaged portion of the GI tract (so far as I know) is the small intestine, with odour-producing bacteria residing...