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ARCHIVED Ways To Ease Gluten Withdrawal?
Echarais replied to Echarais's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Thank you Vicky for all of the encouragement. I am actually not eating any of the gluten free foods because I prefer fresh foods. Making smoothies seems to be the only thing that helps, so I think dairy is probably not a problem for me (thank goodness). Thank you again for the encouragement! I think riding this wave will be interesting! -
ARCHIVED Ways To Ease Gluten Withdrawal?
Echarais posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I have been on a strict gluten-free diet since Monday, and am so sick. I am sure it is some kind of withdrawal from gluten. I have the shakes, a headache that won't go away, nausea, weakness, I want to cry all of the time (not like depression crying, but exhaustion induced), dizziness, etc... Is there anything that I can do to ease this, or do I just... -
ARCHIVED Newly Diagnosed...and Angry!
Echarais replied to Echarais's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Thank you for the welcomes and responses. I am trying to keep the relief and hope as my main attitude, but was having an angry moment earlier. As far as withdrawls...holy moly, it has been 3 days and I am feeling crazy. I feel way worse now that did before, but I understand the purpose and journey. My GI doc said it'll probably be 6 months before... -
ARCHIVED Newly Diagnosed...and Angry!
Echarais posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I want to start by saying that my first post to a forum is not usually so negative, but I am angry. I have suffered from Celiac Disease for nearly 30 YEARS! I must have seen 20 "specialists," had my thyroid removed, suffered miscarriage, damaged my heart, and spent tens of thousands of dollars on various blood tests, bone scans, MRI's, etc. How is it that...