WhenDee

It's interesting to me how defensive people get about their coffee! The same site that mentions his degree ALSO states that the university was accredited when he received his degree, and lost its accreditation 15 years after his graduation, after an administration change. But it wasn't Cherniske who convinced me. It was all that pesky science he used...

I thought I was getting mystery glutenings all the time, too. But it turns out I have secondary food sensitivities to foods I was suddenly eating a lot more of. Sometimes these mimic gluten in my body's response. A recent gluten convert should not be eating dairy anyway, or Should at least be limiting it. Either way, I think you should look into other...

Right now I am reading a really interesting book called Caffeine Blues. What has gotten my attention is how frequently the author goes back to auto-immune problems being exacerbated or even CAUSED by excessive caffeine. It works two ways - caffeine exhausts your adrenal glands so that your body either can't respond to allergens or over-reacts. It also...

Other things to consider.... I was having terrible nausea and recently found out through testing that I have secondary allergies to corn, milk, and a couple of other things. In my case it was the gluten-free cornflakes for breakfast that were making me sick every day. If it is your meds, talk to your doctor about necessary they are, and whether...

This is not about me, but rather the "friend of a friend". Unfortunately I don't have much more information than what I give you here. A young teenaged boy who was formerly very athletic developed severe neurological problems. Now he has to use crutches to walk. He has been tested for everything under the sun. The only thing that came back positive...

You are getting some really interesting replies from people who apparently have much worse gluten problems than you do. I will liken this to my problems with dairy. I KNOW that it gives me gut problems & acne. Is my face clear right now? NO. I have about five knots on my face because I just CAN'T HELP MYSELF. And this morning even the dog ran away...

This happens! When I first took gluten out of my diet, the most minor exposure would send me to the bathroom for an entire day, plus I would have a migraine. This from a woman who spent sixteen years with constipation and bowel obstructions! I've been gluten-free for about a year now (it flew by!) and now it isn't nearly so bad. Getting glutened makes...

Dear God! Why are so many of us continuing to spend time with such soul-crushing people??? Life is too short to spend this way. The world is full of WONDERFUL people. Make some new friends and remove these awful people from your life!

Hi - this is more of a report than a request for help. I had just submitted a note to the site letting them know I haven't been able to log into the forums for weeks now. Right after sending it, I wondered if the problem was my browser. Lo & behold... I opened up the long-abandoned Internet Explorer & the forums are working FAST and I was able...

You're in the angry phase, that's what is wrong with you! I was happy to be well when I found out that I thought I would never have an "angry" phase. Wrong! I got glutened at a restaurant and the frustration took over for a while. Eating bread or something straight-out would have made me too sick, but I took lots of chances and did gluten myself by mistake...

I noticed the lactaid, and noticed the "leaky gut" thing in your signature, and I am going to ask if you've thought of going dairy free. Celiac's is caused by a immune reaction to a PROTEIN. My daughter had a reaction to cow's milk as a baby - it was not to the lactose, but rather to a protein in it. Lactose-free didn't help her (we tried that first...

Hi - I just replied to you about the hair loss! Just realized both topics were you. I've never been tested. After years of being told a million different things - IBS, hormonal problems, HYPOCHONDRIA (that is my favorite, told me by a doctor who suggested that if I just went on Prozac I would stop trying to make myself seem ill, AHEM) - I had a deep distrust...

My hair was much thinner before I found out, and grew very slowly. It's healthier now & grows pretty fast. Also, I had vitamin D deficiency. My doctor was stumped and insisted I take a huge supplement - and said I needed to be outdoors more often. I was already outdoors for 1-2 hours per day! My body just wasn't processing it properly. I'll be tested...

Hmmm... How frustrating! I'm in the same boat. It is difficult, isn't it? My diet is such a problem, and during the weeks we did gluten free for her it was really hard. Socially it would be a nightmare for her. I will have her tested, and see where that goes...

Hmmmm.... these are interesting replies. I have a "yay" and a "nay". It's very frustrating to be somewhere where the medical care is so lacking, that is for sure. Biopsy is out here, because it isn't uncommon for people to just die from such ordinary procedures here. My daughter needs to be tested, so I may go ahead & do it anyway, just to see....