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  1. IrishHeart
    Here is what I did so I could SEE my progress. I made a list of all of my symptoms. It was 3 pages long. I hung it on the fridge. As the weeks and months passed, I crossed off symptoms as they disappeared. It helped me SEE I was healing and improving. I still have many to go, but it sure beats the heck out of what I WAS suffering...
  2. IrishHeart
    YAAY!! Stay the course and reap the rewards! That's all any of us can do---one day at a time. In the beginning, when nothing "magical" happened, I was worried I would never recover. It just took time because I was long unDXed. But little by little, symptoms started resolving. You're going to get there too, hon! Time. Heals. All.
  3. IrishHeart
    You bet, Shroomie! Hubs is converting it to a file so I can cut and paste.
  4. IrishHeart
    Ditto from me!!!--- :lol: cool beans!
  5. IrishHeart
    I met a fellow Celiac at the gluten-free cafe near me who is 5'11" and SHE had been over 245 before falling really ill. Also, Charles, you'll appreciate this one! When I mentioned your post today to a nurse friend of mine --who is very celiac-savvy and knows how long it takes to be DXed--said this: You should have told him: 5...
  6. IrishHeart
    I was going to suggest that myself. Hate to be a "hijacker"
  7. IrishHeart
    Sure! This is their basic flour mix for all the recipes in their book. Here you go: 1 1/4 cups brown rice flour 3/4 cup sorghum flour 2/3 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup potato starch 1 tabiespoon + 1 teaspoon potato flour 1 teaspoon xanthan gum MAKES ABOUT 3 CUPS If you want the pie crust recipe too, I can provide it.
  8. IrishHeart
    that's pretty amazing!!!
  9. IrishHeart
    :lol: and my appetite is returning ?? whew, glad that glutening episode is almost over (almost 10 days, for pete's sake) Gluten is my kryptonite. Wish it would glow green so we could see it....
  10. IrishHeart
    Eye-opening wasn't it? Explained my list of 75+ symptoms that made my life an inexplicable hell (I am not kidding) As they slowly resolve, it all makes sense. I still have a long way to go. In her book, she explains HOW those symptoms evolve from malabsorption and nutritional and vitamin deficiencies and the relationship to other autoimmune disorders,...
  11. IrishHeart
    If there is one thing I have learned from all the madness that was my life for years?....the human body has remarkable healing capabilities, given the right circumstances. Hope you all continue to feel better and better! IH
  12. IrishHeart
    My pal Sylvia has already answered the question, but I was going to say "it's chocolately heaven in your mouth" One little sliver is sufficient to keep you buzzing for an hour. There are several variations of it, but the one she has posted is the real deal. I have made one with almond in it as well. (why am I drooling all of a sudden???.....)
  13. IrishHeart
    As someone who has "been there/done" that with DOZENS of doctors, I can tell you this: Celiac is woefully misunderstood and the range of gluten sensitivity to intolerance to celiac is wide. Not many doctors seem to understand this spectrum, despite the efforts of leading Celiac researchers like Dr. Alessio Fasano who have published reports explaining why...
  14. IrishHeart
    well, it surely does in pie crusts!
  15. IrishHeart
    There are no "average" Celiacs, Charles. I was fat and sick, then I was emaciated and sick. Lost 90 lbs, without trying and then, I lost my hair and muscle mass, etc. etc. "It's not celiac!"; yeah, I heard that too. If I had not persisted, I'd be dead. When my new GI saw pictures of me from those 3 years ( and saw my LOOOONG list of...
  16. IrishHeart
    Does she like cereal? Chex gluten-free corn, rice, cinnamon, honey nut flavors and gluten-free Rice krispies? Yes, she'll adapt as she starts to feel better! Hang in there!
  17. IrishHeart
    Excellent point!! yes, check updated lists--always!
  18. IrishHeart
    Bravo, Bravo!! Thanks, K!!! Loved it!!
  19. IrishHeart
    oh honey, I am not beating myself up at all....I would like to beat up the people who prepared the flourless cake and said it was gluten-free when it was not. I made my concerns known to the restaurant--both the manager and the chef--via email and phone messages. I said I am thinking this flourless cake was not made in-house? if so, the bakery where you...
  20. IrishHeart
    IDK...I saw an ND AND a functional, integrative MD for 3 years and neither one of them suggested gluten or celiac to me. Just tons of supplements and homeopathy and $$$$$$ down the drain. The "cure" for either gluten sensitivity or celiac is still the same. NDs may not be licensed to run certain tests (depending on the state you live in) so, really,...
  21. IrishHeart
    I sent you that long list earlier in the thread? take a look ...there are waffle mixes, like Pamela's, gluten-free cereals, cream or rice, pancakes from a mix. Does she like yogurt? toast? Also, on that list, I mention using pure maple syrup as some prepared pancake syrups have gluten in them.
  22. IrishHeart
    No, actually, it made a beautiful, workable dough. I know that lard works well in pie dough. I've used it for many years,so I thought, why wouldn't it work with a gluten-free flour mix? I cut the lard into the flour mix (I used the basic flour mix from the Bronski's Recipe in Artisinal Gluten Free Cooking) and the wet ingredients and formed it...
  23. IrishHeart
    Hey guys....when I was pretty ill before DX, I developed multiple chemical sensitivities and candles, perfumes, all kinds of smells made me gag, choke up, stuff up my nose, make me nauseous and give me a headache. I felt woozy. Plus, I smelled things hubs could not and I would be pasty and choking and say "UCK! Don't you SMELL THAT???" And he would look...
  24. IrishHeart
    Good for you. One step at a time. This is a learning process. And with all you have on your plate right now, I would say you are doing a fantastic job, hon! You had to accept this DX, plan a cruise and complete the semester. As a former college Prof., I know the pressure you are under! Do talk with your brothers about it and tell them what you...
  25. IrishHeart
    I suggest Culturelle. (OTC) My New, celiac-savvy GI doc recommended it. I had used others, but he had me use this one as it was studied/researched at Tufts Univ. here in the States: "Lactobacillus GG (LGG) is a probiotic strain of “friendly” bacteria found in the intestines (called flora) and needed to maintain a healthy balance in the human digestive sys...
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