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    Just curious. Did you ever try the gluten-free pizza mix we discussed previously?

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    I get them 3-12 hours later...
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    Loved your post..made me think and you were dead on.

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    Hi there, I'm writing this, not as any kind of advice to you - it's a really really tough situation - but to add to the general discussion about celiac and changing friendships. I also went through the process in which some of my friends who didn't have the patience for me when I was sick drifted away. Especially a I used to like going out and partying...
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    Did the doctor take an IEL count? New research shows that this is more indicative of celiac disease then villious atrophy. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link They also talk about it on this interview- Open Original Shared Link I have been gluten free for 4 years although I still fell pretty unwell (nothing compared to before...
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    Hey MEH, thanks for the solidarity! I felt, like you did, that something like gluten wasn't going to affect what I did and where. But really, I'm busting my a** trying to be 100% gluten free, and I manage it 99 times out of 100, but the hundredth time where I get glutened, I get really sick, and I'm bouncing back more slowly every time and I'm scared...
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    Oh, MEH, I'm truely sorry to hear that. I can sympathise as I live in Colombia and I'm currently planning my departure because of the difficulties with avoiding gluten here- I moved here before I was aware of the gravity of my problem with gluten. The teaching per se has been fine gluten-free, but the location hasn't. I wish you all the best with finding...
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    Before I knew what was wrong with me I worked as a lifeguard, because the water helped with my depression and panic attacks and because most of the time noone bothered me, which suited me when I felt like crap, and because I was replaceable on the days when I was too sick to go to work, so I could stay in bed guilt-free. I couldn't handle anything with more...
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    Are you guys in the States? I need someone like that, but in the UK...
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    Yes, I lose control of my emotions. I just can't cope with things that would normally be only mildly irritating. If I have consumed gluten then I wake up crying in the morning, I cry on the bus, I cry in the bathroom at work, I cry if someone pushes in front of me in a line, if a student doesn't pay attention..... Friends have found me wandering the streets...
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    Hello, Can anyone recommend a helpful doctor in the UK? Someone who is an expert on coeliac disease and all its rammifications. If they were up-to-date about the links between coeliac disease and mental health problems that would be even better. I wouldn't have a problem with paying to see someone who was really good privately. I am undiagnosed and...
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    Hi Foogirlsmum, I'm very interested in your success with the Paleo Diet. As I said, I've also had a big problem with candida. I had years of cystitis and bladder problems until I was recommended to try an anti-candida diet. I found that no sugar, alcohol, refined carbs or fruit was enough to heal my bladder, and I do wonder if going totally paleo would...
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    Dr. O'Bryan will give you a good old pep talk too- check out the audio programs in which he spells out exactly why a little bit of gluten is so harmful, even though you may not feel anything. The info is great in general, enjoy! Open Original Shared Link
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    Thanks for your kind words Foogirlsmom. So are you generally Paleo now then? I'd be really interested to know what brand of shake you buy. I've been "off the map" for the last week after another glutening- switched off phone, unplugged computer, just tried to wait it out, I can't trust myself not to do or say stupid things when I'm like that.
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    Super-interesting replies everyone. It is very interesting for me to hear about experiences and ideas, thank you! Butterfl8, you're right. And I suppose the biggest blessing is knowing what was wrong with me and having the information to make the choice. Things were a hundred times more difficult before I knew what was going on with my body, even though...
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    I'll ask Mum to post me the Gluten-Free Bible- millifiori1000 Eatmeat4good, thanks. I'll be ok in a new place with time, I know, though things aren't easy on any path. I'm with you on the meat and veg diet, for my other health concerns (candida and hypoglycaemia) I'm discovering that its what suits me best anyway. But I seriously need some inspiration...
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    Hello folks! Its not a question of not being bothered to cook my own food- that's what I do 7 days a week, its not the end of the world. BUT sometimes I go away for more than one night (well, I haven't for a while, but I sure hope I will again), and sometimes, or often, something comes up that interferes with my planned routine and I get hungry whilst...
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    That's fascinating- I can't bear having my thighs touched. I had always thought that was just me, I never realized it could be connected to gluten. So is sensitive thighs a recognized phenominon connected to gluten sensitivity? This gets more interesting every day....
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    Hello, everyone, First of all I have to ask the moderator to kindly UN-negative a1956chill's post- I was trying to give you a + and my hand slipped and there was no way to change it, sorry!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate it. I really needed to talk about the issue to people who also know what its like for...
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    I'm writing this because I'd like to share a difficult position I'm in and to see if anyone else has got through a similar situation or has any words for me. I gave up gluten 4 years ago on the advice of a nutritionist. Before that I had been clinically depressed since childhood, I had canker sores constantly (negative biospy) and was so tired that my...
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    The only thing that has helped (in fact, totally cured) my throat has been a gluten-free diet, and the only thing that makes it hurt is gluten! Are you on a totally gluten-free diet?
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    I suspect you need to watch your blood sugar more carefully. In my case, and the case of a few friends, eliminating gluten was 80% of the battle but regulating blood sugar has been vital too. If I eat refined carbs (potatoes, corn, white rice etc, and in my case even fruit) I get energy crashes, food cravings, trembly hands and irritability before meals....
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    ecf, Thanks for your reply, it was very encouraging The thought of food actually made for coeliacs sounds just wonderful.... It does look like I'd be better off, gluten-free wise, there.
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    This is just out of curiosity- does anyone else get ulcers in their throat when they eat gluten? This was the absolute bane of my life for years until I discovered they were caused by gluten. If I consume any gluten I get a big ulcer in my throat within a couple of hours, I'm exhausted to the point of lying down and sleeping anywhere, and I am tearful, aggressive...
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    Hi all, I'm currently living in Colombia which is pretty much a disaster in terms of avoiding gluten as there is zero awareness of coeliac disease and no laws concerning food labelling- they stick flour in foods to bulk them out and they don't have to list it on the ingredients. I've been glutened by powdered milk (which is also an ingredient in so many...
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