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  1. FooGirlsMom
    You rec'd some great responses. I just wanted to add something else. Chemicals. If you eat aspartame, stop immediately. Some people (like myself) will get a migraine each and every time I ate it. Gluten gave me headaches too. I also have to be careful with sugars. High Fructose Corn Syrup is a huge offender. I am ok with real fruit but anything too...
  2. FooGirlsMom
    Hi, Working with your doctor to identify your vitamin deficiencies etc. is really important. Once you've done that and you are 100% gluten free for a while, if the pain does not subside, you might want to think about eliminating other possible offenders. For instance, I had terrible joint pain, esp. in my right hand. My knees bothered me too (sometimes...
  3. FooGirlsMom
    Yes, gluten withdrawal is real. Many people who go on low carb diets, for example, experience the same thing. I didn't know what it was 15 years ago when I first experienced it because I didn't know it was gluten. Low carbers call it "carb withdrawal". My symptoms always are: headaches, weakness, periods of brain fog, fatigue, flu-like feelings,...
  4. FooGirlsMom
    Hi, I can only tell you what I experienced myself. The first flare-up of Celiac/Gluten Intolerance about 15 years ago caused me to have long cycles. I was like clockwork before also. Then my hormones were off due to progesterone problems. A gluten-free diet corrected these problems. I always had problems with mouth sores and did not know (until...
  5. FooGirlsMom
    I had the same problem, but mine lasted weeks. I found that eating white rice helped and watching my ratio of green veggies to meat/starch. Even then it just took a while. I've been on the diet just over 3 months now and have only been what I'd call "normal" for the last 3 weeks. It's also coincided with feeling a great deal better & having some of...
  6. FooGirlsMom
    I've been gluten-free for 3 months now and the first month my cycle was really difficult. I was a bit late & my symptoms were like I was eating gluten again. Boy was I emotional and tired (emotional was not a normal part of my PMS, just fatigue, achiness, flu-like). Then month #2 I was on-time but I felt awful - again - emotional & tired. Here...
  7. FooGirlsMom
    Yeah- hey! I was one of those "Atkins People" for over 11 years! I never could figure out why I would detox for 2 weeks solid, then feel great but everytime I tried to eat pkg'd low carb food (hidden gluten) I feel awful but if I ate fruit I was ok ???? Talk about confusion. There are a TON of low carbers out there that can't lose weight or feel right...
  8. FooGirlsMom
    Even though we have a limited budget I do buy some gluten-free staples. I have a 9 year-old daughter who is gluten-free with me so I have tried to not change her diet too drastically to ease the transition. So we invest in auto-ship/order items like Annie's gluten-free mac n cheese. That's my DD's comfort food. We buy Tinkyada's pasta and gluten free Rice...
  9. FooGirlsMom
    Yeah I noticed that response or two you got was pretty grouchy. I have never heard anyone bicker with someone about a diagnosed medical condition - let alone completely miss the point of the post. All you wanted to know is how hot does the water have to get to destroy gluten and can it hang around with normal washing & still contaminate someone. ...
  10. FooGirlsMom
    It would seem to me that anything you are "officialy" diagnosed with is easily obtainable via medical records so keeping Celiac a secret (which is a chronic condition & auto-immune) would need to be disclosed. However, if you know you are gluten intolerant/celiac and it's not recorded anywhere, then I don't see how it could become an issue. It's...
  11. FooGirlsMom
    Hi, My first thought is the Chex. I was having the exact same issues (warmning for the squeamish bc this is definitely TMI!) my bm's had a faint odor of petroleum! Say what??! Like if you stick your nose in a Vaseline jar! That is what happens when I eat Chex. Just thought I'd try to give you a place to start... Hope it clears up. FooGirlsMom...
  12. FooGirlsMom
    Sorry to hear you're feeling poorly I see you do the FODMAPS diet. Have you ever tried going strictly low carb? Like meat & green vegetables type of low carb? I'm about to go there myself. I think until my intestines heal I'm going to have to go back to an Atkins type of diet. I seem to be having brain fog & energy reduction due to all...
  13. FooGirlsMom
    So glad you found a bread you like! Enjoy!! FooGirlsMom
  14. FooGirlsMom
    Hi, By the way - welcome - and congratulations. I hope this does the trick for you too. To start by answering your questions...answer to #1...no. If you are Celiac or Gluten Intolerant, it's super important to stay away from all things gluten - forever. I'll give you the example from my own personal history. I was super sick in my 20s. Really sick...
  15. FooGirlsMom
    Hi, If you looking for a diet to help with behavior, you might consider a Gluten-free Casein-free diet. Gluten Free Casein Free means no gluten and no dairy products. There are numerous places on the web that will explain the diet if you Google it. There are a number of people who have seen good results with stricter dietary changes than just Gluten...
  16. FooGirlsMom
    Yes - we eat Rice n Shine rice grits made by Arrowhead Mills. It's marketed as a hot cereal but is just brown rice grits & it's gluten-free. I've never reacted to it. I buy it on auto order from a big book store online & get free shipping & 15% off due to the auto order, bringing it down to about $3 a box which is the same price it goes on...
  17. FooGirlsMom
    Hi there, Yes, gluten-free foods do cost more, in some cases, than their gluteny counterparts. Very true. My husband got laid off from his good-paying corporate job end of June and I found out about the Gluten problem in early October. Now I have less time than I did before because I've been working part-time since June due to the unemployment issue...
  18. FooGirlsMom
    CompuCajun, I had the heart palpitations too. I still get them if I eat something I'm reacting to - like soy. It's scary when it happens. I thought I was dying prior to figuring out what was wrong with me. With all the auto-immune symptoms, then the palpitations, then the neuropathy...mercy...I was 42 and not expecting to see 43. Amazing what a...
  19. FooGirlsMom
    LOL you're too funny Since going gluten-free, I've found about a dozen ways to eat rice grits (we buy Rice n Shine). One of our favorites is to make them with raisins & then add a little honey & homemade applesauce (with sugar & cinnamon included). My husband is not gluten-free and he gobbles them up. We've also made them with brown sugar...
  20. FooGirlsMom
    Here's a list of the top 8 allergens for foods. Being gluten-free you are obviously good with the wheat. I didn't realize until I went Gluten-Free that I was reacting to other things on this list. Milk & Soy for example (I don't eat shellfish anyway). Corn is one I'd add to this and make it 9. I react to corn too. You can see that almonds are...
  21. FooGirlsMom
    Ditto Skylark. I am off dairy but if I don't eat too much of it, I can eat gluten-free chocolate. I started with dairy and then realized while it cleared some symptoms it didn't clear all. I then discovered I was really reacting to soy. BADLY. I can't even eat soybean oil like in Best Foods Mayo. It makes me feel nauseous within minutes & then...
  22. FooGirlsMom
    Ditto what everyone else said. I've had a number of symptoms you mention also. The neuropathy was one of the last symptoms to develop about 3 months before going gluten free. Some of what you describe sounds like a mixture of auto-immune response (symptoms of fibromyalgia, MS, or Lupus) and vitamin deficiency. When the gluten affects your small intestine...
  23. FooGirlsMom
    The tendency to blame things on Celiac, I think, is fairly valid. When you are dealing with an auto-immune disorder, many of us have experienced it attacking nearly every part of our body it seems. I, too, am still amazed at the little things. I never even thought about the clumsiness until I read this post. Then I thought, hey, when I am feeling really...
  24. FooGirlsMom
    I crave bad foods when I get ahold of things I don't tolerate well, like soy. I also do it when I'm hormonal. The only thing I can suggest is to have goodies around that you can eat...like chocolate or chocolate chips you don't react to. You can also bake things like banana choc chip bread (wrapped & frozen) and keep them in the freezer in safe zip...
  25. FooGirlsMom
    A couple of thoughts came to mind as I read your post. I saw the most severe onset of symptoms right after antibiotic rounds back in 1991/92. I got strep, took antibiotics and it didn't cure it. Had to take a broad specrum antibiotic and that did it. I was left feeling really really bad afterward. I found out later the reason for this is that antibiotics...
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