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  1. IrishHeart
    Oh, Arlene, Thank you for the laugh!...hon, as Shakespeare wrote "methinks the lady doth protest too much" ---I fear you're hooked now....you may SAY you "can't stand" cats, but you sure sound like this little guy has softened your heart!! tee hee Enjoy him!! Cheers, Irish
  2. IrishHeart
    Raven, I was thinking about how perhaps Pooh has directed you to Maggie? Not sure if that sounds crazy or not, but I was thinking this morning...my 10 year old calico Maeve took ill suddenly last August when I, myself, was quite ill and in horrific pain (did not know it was celiac yet) and we had to put her to sleep. I was in gluten stupor and agitated...
  3. IrishHeart
    Raven, you sweetheart, Forgive my late post (I have been AWOL from the site because my computer is messed up and it would not let me on here) and just now saw your post. I have cried reading through each supportive message to you--such an outpouring of compassion and love---and that's what this site is all about!!! First of all, my sincere sympathy...
  4. IrishHeart
    I have an unusually strong reaction to any drugs now. I used to be able to take anything or drink anything (like 2 or 3 strong martinis and be fine) --but not now! Of course, I was also 90 lbs. heavier before celiac hit me hard, so maybe I was just able to handle them? Not sure. Even novacaine at the dentist hits me hard and I suffer ill effects for...
  5. IrishHeart
    I guess I am a "glass half full" kind of gal---but what I really am is a realistic sort--more of a "survivor". I was so sick and in pain for so long and no doctor took me seriously. I was told to "get a scooter to get around" when I could barely walk and it was suggested that my anxiety and rapid weight loss that came out of nowhere was "just stress" and...
  6. IrishHeart
    I am not suggesting that a gluten-free diet is more important than exercise or some joyful stress-busting activity. What I am saying is that in MY case anyway, all the exercise and stress-reducing techniques (including an 8-week stress reduction class!) proved useless while I was still under the influence of gluten and really very ill and in burning pain...
  7. IrishHeart
    Chronic stress turns on the inflammatory response in the body. Three factors contribute to Celiac -- it is "triggered" in (1) genetically predisposed individuals by the (2)consumption of gluten and (3) stress --either physical or emotional --some type of trauma,illness, virus, or pregnancy---so YES! there is a connection between stress and celiac disease...
  8. IrishHeart
    Being gluten free before testing will affect the results. Please read up on testing for celiac and what is involved. There's nothing be be afraid of--none of the testing is scary or painful.
  9. IrishHeart
    I learned about the soy intolerance because I was trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with me. I was very sick for a few years and lost a rapid amount of weight, my hair, muscle tone...and developed horrible joint/muscle pain so I found a doctor who tested me via IgG food intolerance testing. I was trying to be gluten and dairy free at the time as...
  10. IrishHeart
    Beebs, I am so sorry you are all suffering so much. Just does not seem right! I hoped you get some answers soon. This specialist should be on top of this and figuring things out!!! I was so slow to recover at first and I was frustrated, scared, crying and thinking ---WHEN will I feel better??!!!--it's been YEARS of real sickness and pain....but I am an...
  11. IrishHeart
    Beebs, Your poor litle guy! All this doctor is doing is symptom-treating him. Is this the same GI who gave you the run-around that you posted about? If so, your family needs a new doctor. You ask...Should he be better by now since going gluten-free? I would think he would, yes, so I have to wonder what ELSE is going on IN ADDITION to the celiac. ...
  12. IrishHeart
    Incompetent doctor. Three samples -- insufficient for diagnosis. What doctor came up with the phrase "borderline" celiac disease? That's like saying someone is "borderline pregnant". If you have any blunting of villi, you have celiac disease. All those symptoms your children suffer from are celiac symptoms. Little children on proton pump...
  13. IrishHeart
    I know you posted this quite some time ago, but I felt I should let you know that I have been playing detective and trying to sort out any lingering traces of gluten that may be getting to me and I have to report that I stopped using the Good Karma rice milk for a week and when I used it this morning, I felt "funny" (and not funny ha-ha ---gluten head funny...
  14. IrishHeart
    Rose T. I just re-read your earlier post and now this one and may I just say, you are one amazing woman! You've handled many challenges and I find you inspiring. I hope you continue to remain in remission. Thanks for telling us your remedy list. The Naturopath I saw for 18 months (before I figured out I had celiac and was Dxed) was perplexed by the...
  15. IrishHeart
    ROSETAPPER and LOVE2TRAVEL....don't mean to butt into your chat here, but I have also tried thousands and thousands of $$$$ worth of remedies, herbals, various doctors, therapeutic methods (acupuncture, chiro, massage, blah blah blah) gone to a pain clinic, even tried two steroid injections---did this for YEARS and yet, my back, pelvis and shoulders SCREAM...
  16. IrishHeart
    Amen to that, brother!
  17. IrishHeart
    Okay , we do live parallel lives!! ...I take the ladybugs outside too and set them "free"...why are they so darn CUTE!!?? We get a flood of them every spring inside the house... I once wrote an essay about a ladybug who lived in my kitchen all winter long for a class I took (I named her Ethel -learned afterwards that this name means "noble") and she inspired...
  18. IrishHeart
    Oh Honey,..I know what you mean about the lost babes...my sympathies, sweetie! LOL ...about the flower!!...I CARRY bugs OUTSIDE rather than squish them. I cried when we lost our apple tree and our birch to storms...what a dork I am! No, the Cliffs of Moher was during our honeymoon...he proposed on bended knee right here in our garden...surrounded...
  19. IrishHeart
    I am a true Irish/Armenian weeper.....I can really let go when it hits me---the deep heaving scream -like- a banshee gasping sobs. Whoa baby! I feel better after, yes! I cried once for 3 solid hours about a month after my Dad died...it gave me a headache and dehydration! I had kept stoic and strong for my Mom and then, it all came out....I did that for several...
  20. IrishHeart
    The one time I tried a Snickers Bar since DX and gluten-free, it glutened me pretty good...yet others seem to tolerate them just fine. Just me, maybe?? I get dark chocolate bars from Equal Exchange or the Enjoy Life bars or chocolate chips. They are safe for "super sensitive" me.
  21. IrishHeart
    My brain "on gluten" was nothing like my brain "off gluten". I was like a "stoner" before I was DXed. An anxious vaseline-brained stoner. Gluten not only acts as a nuero-toxin, but malasorption creates multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies and neurotransmitter disruption and so, once the body is RID of it and you ABSORB nutrients once more, you should...
  22. IrishHeart
    The writer is an idiot. I taught journalism classes and his "article" would have merited an F--it contained nothing of value. Totally pointless. You, however, wrote a terrific reply. Bravo, Chas!! It gets tiring having to "defend" ourselves sometimes. I get a bit steamed myself at people who refer to Celiac as an "allergy". No "allergy...
  23. IrishHeart
    All those symptoms, thyroid disease, plus "borderline RA and lupus" and Double DQ2 genes ---and feeling better OFF gluten?? hmm...yes, it sounds like celiac--or at best, gluten intolerance.... so, I am not sure why you would purposefully want to make yourself sick but ...since you already did it, I guess you'll find out what happens in the coming days...
  24. IrishHeart
    This Doctor is AWESOME!!! Taking GREAT care of me!!!!Thanks a million!!!!!!!!!!
  25. IrishHeart
    I was thinking about you after I posted and realized I had the "gluten and dairy jones" thing going for a few months myself. They are powerful cravings, for sure. It IS difficult to get past the cravings stage, hon...but you can do it....TAKALA (posted above) has given you a wonderful game plan to follow. Our bodies are essentially starving from malnutrition...
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