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  1. FooGirlsMom
    I want to ditto GlutenFreeManna. Prior to going gluten-free in October my joint & muscle pain was really awful. It hurt to get up from a chair and walk up stairs some days. The inflammation in my right hand was becoming painful all the time. I had to not only go gluten-free, but also dairy & soy free. I also found corn causes inflammation....
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    Felt I was dying Gluten hateful unknown foe Conquer equals hope
  3. FooGirlsMom
    I'm in the same place you are. I have certain days where I seem to react to gluten free foods and it makes me think it's secondary allergies or something seeping via "leaky gut". Two things on your list cause me to react from time-to-time. One is gluten-free bread. Some days I'm peachy with Udi's bread & other days I seem to have an issue. Some tea...
  4. FooGirlsMom
    When your gluten intolerance isn't the typical GI issues it can easily get dismissed as something else. However, anytime you have a family member with Celiac or diagnosed gluten intolerance and you, yourself, have some sort of auto-immune issue that cannot be cured through conventional methods (and possibly only tolerated through pharmaceuticals) I'd be...
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    ARCHIVED Is It In My Head?

    FooGirlsMom replied to Braewyn's topic in Doctors

    There is so much misinformation, even in the medical community, about gluten intolerance. When I saw the statistic that even after the onset of severe symptoms it takes people an average of 4 years to get diagnosed I felt sick. So for all the people who have great doctors and find out right away, that makes 8 years for someone else. There are millions...
  6. FooGirlsMom
    I hear you!!! You nailed it. It's the same here. We've lived here now for almost 13 years and things are slowly getting more 21st century, but there is a strong heritage toward "the old" here. So whole wheat is king. You can find 101 ways to use wheat you grind yourself We're sort of at the beginning of the curve, so to speak. gluten-free products...
  7. FooGirlsMom
    I use Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Quick Cooking Oats. They work really well even for no-bake cookie recipes FooGirlsMom
  8. FooGirlsMom
    Hey Mushroom, I feel your pain. We are about 7 hours north of you in Utah. It must be that here on the western side of things it's taking a bit longer to "get with it." The Salt Lake City area isn't *too* bad. There are some specialty food stores for gluten free but the prices are prohibitive. I am finding myself ordering online with free shipping...
  9. FooGirlsMom
    Congratulations!!! Isn't it wonderful?!! I've lost 20 lbs and 2 sizes in just about 2 months also (without even trying!) Like GlutenFreeManna, I'm planning to drop the carb count a bit lower and take off some more. I'd like to see another 20. I'm really so happy for you. I am one of those people that inexplicably gain on gluten too. It's so...
  10. FooGirlsMom
    I'll throw my 2c worth in. I notice my energy drops significantly if I forget to take Sublingual B complex 2x a day. I have given it to my husband and kids and they now come clamoring for it whenever they start feeling tired in the middle of the day or didn't get enough sleep. The stuff's amazing. I buy one that costs about $6 from Walmart (Spring Valley...
  11. FooGirlsMom
    Yes, it can. Because this is auto-immune, it can break down different parts of your body. About 15 years ago when I had my first systemic break-down I caught every single cold & flu that went around even if no one else in my family succumbed. It was very frustrating. It took the right diet & exercise to break that cycle. I am very surprised that...
  12. FooGirlsMom
    Could be the amount of oats you ate in a day. I tolerate rice extremely well but if I eat too much within so many hours, I gets slightly symptoms of being glutened. I think sometimes we can only tolerate so much grain in a close period of time. I'm noticing this with myself too. I do best to eat mostly meat & green veggie, and save the starches (even...
  13. FooGirlsMom
    Yep. No, you're not a loon. My medical history was complicated too. I was really sick in my 20s after the birth of our son and it progressively got worse until he was around 3. Then I had 2 of the sickest years of my life (until 2008 that is). The doctors didn't know what was wrong with me. The specialists couldn't figure out why my hormones were off...
  14. FooGirlsMom
    This is why I don't bother with a support group of the traditional kind. You all here are my support group Those of us here run the gambit from light symptoms to major illness. Some are diagnosed & some are undiagnosed but know they are gluten intolerant & respond to the diet. The reality is that some of us have lingering issues and will for...
  15. FooGirlsMom
    You might want to check out the website www.doctordavidclark.com and click on the info for fibromyalgia. There are 7 things that can make it worse. I have fibro symptoms too and I notice that when I follow what he states, the symptoms do get better. Hope you feel better soon, FooGirlsMom
  16. FooGirlsMom
    Hi I went gluten free in October and, like you, I've been trying to narrow down other food sensitivities. I think what others have said is true -- we react sometimes to even the right foods due to leaky gut issues. That aside, I did notice some violent reactions after the first 2 weeks to dairy & soy, in particular. Cut those out. Then I started...
  17. FooGirlsMom
    We're still working through how to deal with possible cross-contamination issues. I really suggest with the butter that you get your own covered dish. I just decided to do that myself. I think I forget more often than my family does. I have such a habit when I butter their toast (I have my own toaster for our daughter & myself) of redipping the knife...
  18. FooGirlsMom
    LOL Bugles were my favorite food as a kid. And I did the fingernail thing too. I guess girls are all pretty much the same FooGirlsMom
  19. FooGirlsMom
    Ditto with Skylark. At this point, with your daughter not thriving, and having the malabsorption issues, do whatever it takes to get her to normal. Gluten free isn't a dangerous diet. It's still nutritious and healthful. It just lacks certain ingredients. Everyone has diets that lack certain foods even if it's just because they dislike those foods. ...
  20. FooGirlsMom
    Yes unfortunately it is very individual and there isn't a formula to it. Some can't tolerate citrus due to the acidic nature of the foods. Others are sensitive to the sugar levels of high glycemic fruits and have to stick with the lower index variety. Others can't eat fruit at all. Hope you find what is right for you. FooGirlsMom
  21. FooGirlsMom
    Hi, We're doing ok but feeling the pinch slightly in the checkbook as well. DH has been unemployed since July & I'm working PT to make ends meet in the meantime. Doing gluten-free cheap helps a lot when you are a SAHM. If you work (even part-time) esp. with the numerous kids, time and energy can be a challenge. If you have lingering health problems...
  22. FooGirlsMom
    The advice here is quite good. The fact that a gluten-free diet returns things to normal is a sign. If you still have trouble, you might also have her tested for Cystic Fibrosis. My best friends' girls have it and one presents primarily in the lungs, the other in the intestines (this child is now diabetic). CF causes the body to malabsorb fat (greasy...
  23. FooGirlsMom
    Hi Jamie, I had the same issue only my honeymoon period lasted almost 2 weeks. I was riding high, thinking, oh wow, I feel almost normal. Then I got slammed. Secondary food allergies kicked in. Over the course of the last 6 weeks or so I've been experimenting with removing other foods from my diet. I found that I reacted very badly to soy & dairy...
  24. FooGirlsMom
    Ditto what Skylark said. FooGirlsMom
  25. FooGirlsMom
    Ok I have been laughing for the last 5 minutes and had to share that with my husband. How awful and hilarious at the same time! I know just how you felt. I fell coming out of our bank one night and tipped over the side of the curb, ripped out both knees of my jeans on horrible gravelly blacktop right in front of heavy traffic going by. I unlocked my car...
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