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how risky is it to order a gluten free grilled burger patty or chicken breast at a restaurant? is this a guaranteed source of cross contamination or are grills generally ok? ::sigh::

i seem to get a burst of energy and my depression lifts when i get glutened...then i feel worse.

youre an angel. it's so nice to hear from someone who understands. we are so much alike--i have hashimoto's too. i'm on a t4/t3 combination rx but my dr wants to see if my antibodies go down now that i'm gluten free (i'm surprised they were still as high as they were seeing as how i've been 98% gluten-free for awhile) before upping my medication. he wants...

oh i wanted to mention also that i've come to recognize extreme thirst as a sign of glutening. i get this insatiable thirst that i can down glass after glass of water ... it's bizarre. and i retain it...i dont have to pee much...weird! i've never heard of anyone else with this symptom, but i am pretty sure it has to do with gluten, because since i've been...

prickly.. i am so sorry you are going thru this but it really makes me feel better to know i'm not alone. you sound just like me...i am annoyed with eating and nothing feels safe and it all just seems too difficult. ive been depressed all my life, but this is worse than i remember, ever. i went to sleep last night at 9:30 (i NEVER go to sleep that early...

you guys are awesome. casein must have a similar opiate effect. i was feeling really good for the first week or so of gluten-free (i'd been MOSTLY gluten for awhile), but i have never been so depressed in my life since going dairy free. i am just sitting staring at walls and sleeping. i dont know what i'm gonna do if this doesnt get better.

avr thank you for responding! you make me feel so much less nuts. i'm also doing this right now by eliminating all grains and sticking with lean meats, fruits, veggies, nuts. and some dark chocolate. it feels good but i hope i can add back in some goat cheese, yogurt, gluten-free breads at some point. after about a week gluten-free i started to have some...

i've been gluten free (and now dairy free) for about 2 weeks now. i have so many questions. sorry. 1. i havent lost much weight (gluten makes me gain) but i feel like i'm smaller, less swollen. has anyone experienced this? 2. i am more tired than i've ever been in my life. is this because my body is no longer pumping out large amounts of stress hormones...

thank you!! i'm sorry about your headaches...i've been having those too. my stomach seems more sensitive now..i have been getting bellyaches and i'm not used to that. ive eliminated dairy now too...i hope that's just temporary. mentally i feel this indescribably clarity ... that alone will keep me sticking with this. keep me posted on how youre doing...

thank you. it really is nice to know i'm not alone with this. i am not used to having stomach pain (weird for someone w celiac)...i've always prided myself on a cast iron stomach, too! now all of a sudden ive got pain/bloating after totally eliminating gluten. i'll get rid of the dairy for awhile like you both did. it's never caused me any problems but maybe...

i'm one of those people who GAINS instead of losing when i get glutened. it's like my metabolism shuts down and i swell up and gain fat ridiculously fast. i also have hashimotos thyroiditis. my t3 levels are low but my dr wants to wait on increasing my meds until i'm gluten free for long enough to let my adrenals heal and my thyroid antibodies come down....

omg thanks! you DID help. i'm so right there with you in limboland. it really helped seeing my dr last week because he made me feel less like a "fraud" or hypochondriac for thinking it's highly likely that i have celiac. i just have this intuitive feeling that gluten really may be the issue. funny i made a call today for allergen info and felt like a fake...

So i've been about 95% gluten free for quite awhile (no so concerned with cross contamination, etc), with periods of denial in which i would consume some gluten products here and there. but i'm over it and my doctor confirmed last week that she's fairly certain i have celiac. for the past 2 weeks i've been strictly gluten-free and for the past 3 days i've...

exactly!

thank you SO much. it seems every day gets a little better since i've been strictly gluten-free. mentally things are shifting a lot...it's really weird. for awhile i was about 95%, still eating tortilla chips that shared frier oil, etc...hoping for just an intolerance rather than celiac. but intuitively i'm feeling that it is the real thing. and i know just...