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I found that I had a sort of gluten-withdrawal for the first little while. I had headaches, hot sweats, and got reeaaaaaally tired for a few weeks. I added a B vitamin supplement, and I found that really helped. Another thing I would suggest is to have a very close and careful look at absolutely everything you put in your mouth. I thought I was...

I don't put much trust in the blood tests. Everyone in my family has tested negative on the blood tests, but positive on the biopsy. I tested negative for 13 years...and I put myself through hell and back over those 13 years, plus a very horrible experience with a gluten challenge for the month before the biopsy. To many of us, gluten is the equivalent...

Hi There! I am in St. John's,Newfoundland, and also newly diagnosed. I have had trouble since childhood, and have been quite symptomatic for the past 13 years...surprise surprise also diagnosed with IBS before they finally figured it out. I tried the gluten free diet a few years ago, and was much better, but didn't really realize how to read the labels...

Please, I am new at this, and so scared to go and get sick. Has anybody travelled to an all inclusive resort...and how on earth do you navigate it when you have no control over the cooking?!!? I am afraid I might eat nothing but bottled water and Lara bars or get sick in a strange country

What a great idea!! Thanks!

This may be a little late, but if you ever decide to come back to Newfoundland, St. John's is fairly accommodating. Boston Pizza, The Keg, Blue on Water (so I hear) and a few others have gluten-free options. There is also a new bakery opening, Nourish, in Paradise, which is a burb of St. John's. Outside of the city the options aren't as great...if you...

Hi All My sister is getting married in the spring in the Dominican Republic at Dreams, La Romana. It is an all inclusive resort. I am newly diagnosed with celiac, and have no idea if this resort is accommodating, or how to go about eating gluten-free there. Anybody been there, or have suggestions? Any suggestions welcome! Thanks

I went ahead and tried it using the bobs redmill gluten-free steel cut oats. I upped the oven temp. to 375 degrees instead of the 350 I usually bake on. The topping was deliciously crunchy, and a little chewier than the regular one I made pre-diagnosis with the quick oats. My DH actually said he preferred it this way, and begged me to make it again (but...

I just bought a Black & Decker Home Breadmaker with Gluten Free Setting. It has two paddles to get through the denser mixes, and the bread so far is very good! I have to play with the rising in the mix though...but I am very new at this, and it could be more the cook than the machine! Good luck

Thanks for all your help everyone! My family doctor is writing me a "diagnosis letter" for future use, and I have gone strictly gluten-free...and feeling better and better every day. I can't believe the difference in only a little over a week! The brain fog is lifting, I am remembering my words again, the aches and pains are lifting, the rash I've had...

I'm a newly diagnosed celiac and trying to navigate through a new way to eat and make old favorites that I'd hate to lose. I was wondering if anybody out there has substituted steel cut oats in an apple crisp topping? I haven't been able to find any gluten-free-Oats where I live other than the steel cut type. If so, did you have to adjust your cooking time...

One other question- do you think it would be beneficial to get the genetic testing done?

Thank you both for your insight! I guess it is just frustrating. When I first tried going gluten free, I felt amazing for the first time in many years...but at the gluten free cooking classes I went to, everyone suggested I get the biopsy to know for sure otherwise I would tire of the restrictive diet and lapse back...which I eventually did slowly one bagel...

This is my very first posting anywhere, and I feel so frustrated and confused. You all seem so kind and full of knowledge, so I'd really appreciate some help. I have been diagnosed with IBS for many years. I also have other symptoms that have been escalating through the past 12 years: -abdominal pain (with or without bm problems, hyper active bowel...