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ARCHIVED Are These Symptoms Gluten Sensitivity?
etta694 replied to bellysbetter's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Yes, that could be my post (what you said there..). and I would add 'feels like I'm dieing'. I am also self diagnosed because all the tests came back normal except that I have not had blood work because there isn't enough money on this planet to make me eat gluten again for a diagnosis. As a note here... I find that, because I am of the C variety, when... -
I have tried and tried to change my avatar.. and I tried the f5 as well. Nothing changes. (I delete and reload, save, hit f5 - nothing)
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ARCHIVED Problems With Support Groups
etta694 replied to Wise's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Here I go... stirring the pot... but - I am going to start a support group... and I am self-diagnosed. WAIT!!! There is a good reason. I live in a very small town and we have to drive 2 hours to buy any kind of supplies other than rice flour and about 8 other things. Secondly, the doctors here are very slow to recognize anything other that a positive... -
This is exactly me too... I feel better, satisfied with foods but... when I eat I don't get sick so I eat happily...and more. I and haven't lost, that's for sure.
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I found that my 'craving' for food changed and I am more easily satisfied now that I eat gluten free... I still need to lose weight though.
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ARCHIVED In Desperate Need Of Some Positivity :/
etta694 replied to zebaldwin's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I don't know if you can, but eating from 'the perimeter' of the grocery store and 'kis' might be an idea. Plain fruits, veggies, meat,.. a little salt maybe... . eat that all for 2 weeks. Don't fall for any processed or prepackaged foods for that time. If you can, just do veggies and meat. (fruits exacerbate a yeast problem.) Then try reintroducing..... -
ARCHIVED In Desperate Need Of Some Positivity :/
etta694 replied to zebaldwin's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Then.. I must be alergic to something in the Tums... I had a reaction to them. -
ARCHIVED How Many People Are Actually Self-diagnosed?
etta694 replied to no-more-muffins's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I've had 6 years of all kind of tests for everything but Celiac. I recently had a colonoscopy, endoscopy, and biopsy.. everything 'normal' and I am obviously fine. After years of being sick I found all this gluten info online and went gluten free... BINGO. I feel wonderful now... but.. I am still undiagnosed, except by me. -
ARCHIVED In Desperate Need Of Some Positivity :/
etta694 replied to zebaldwin's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I am going to add 2 cents in here too. I thought I was eating gluten free for the last 3 weeks and couldn't figure out why I still felt sick. Now I realize - I was popping shelled sunflower seeds into my mouth every once in a while, I had made myself something with cinnamon and I had tums a couple of times. Tums have maltodextrin, cinnamon can be cut with... -
ARCHIVED Negative Biopsy
etta694 replied to LolaK's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I have been fighting different symptoms for many years, doctors finding tests 'normal' for whatever they tested for. I finally found info online that pointed me towards gluten. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy, endoscopy, and biopsy (I asked about Celiac disorder). The results? Everything was wonderful, my intestines showed no disease whatsoever. Since...
