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  1. kathleenp
    So I know there are a couple hundred celiac symptoms, but so many of the symptoms could be something else. I'm wondering if I'm just paranoid. I came to this forum a couple years ago because I decided to google bipolar and gluten free diet-I have no idea why thought to do that, but at the time I was diagnosed bipolar-I no longer think that is accurate...
  2. kathleenp
    I started back being gluten free today. I also went to the doctor to get test results and my heart is fine structurally. Seems it got off base electrically somehow and my doctor gave me some meds to slow it down. I will only be taking them for 2 weeks, so hopefully the diet will help things improve as well.
  3. kathleenp
    Wow. I was reading on the internet where people have lived with constant heart palpitations for months and years. I cannot stand it for the few days I have had it. I took a magnesium tablet last night and it seemed to help it settle down some. I wish I hadn't stopped my gluten free diet a few months ago.
  4. kathleenp
    Can heart palpitations be a sign of gluten intolerance? I have had continuos palpitations since Tuesday night and am wondering if gluten intolerance is the cause. i have been to the doctor and had and EKG, wore a Holter monitor for 24 hours and had an echocardiogram, but I don't go back to the doctor until Monday to find out the results. I do not like...
  5. kathleenp
    My blood test for Celiac was negative, but I think I still may be gluten intolerant. My question is, is it only people with Celiac disease that have issues with absorption of vitamins and minerals, or do people with gluten intolerance also have problems with absorption of vitamins and minerals? I think I understand how Celiacs have problems with it, but...
  6. kathleenp
    I got my blood work back: T-Transglutaminase IgA 3.60 Reference Range: 0.00-15.00 T-Transglutaminase IgG 6.01 RR:0.00-15.00 Deamidated Gliaden AB IGG 3 RR:<20 Deamidated Gliadin AB IGA 8 RR:<20 IGA Immunoglobulin 339 RR:68-388 It looks like I'm normal? Well, my blood work, anyway.
  7. kathleenp
    I'm so sorry you lost your best friend. I know what it's like to lose a pet that means so much to you. You are an awesome influence on this board. So glad you found a new friend!
  8. kathleenp
    DA-it sounds like you have had a really big improvement. You know things are changing when you react without stress to situations that would normally have you in a panic attack. I have been thinking about this a lot. I really do need to make a committment to do this for a long length of time in order to see if this really is the answer.
  9. kathleenp
    Do you all think the gluten-free steel cut oats would be okay to eat at the begining of the diet?
  10. kathleenp
    Sometimes I just don't think I fit the 'bipolar' mold. I have been sick during every season. I also do not have periods of level, even moods anymore. And of course the drugs don't work for long if they work at all. I've only had one episode of non-med induced hypomania in my life, and it only lasted about 5 days, long enough for a diagnosis, but nothing...
  11. kathleenp
    I haven't tried the gluten-free oats. I was just assuming they were off limits. Skylark, I made some with cinnamon and nutmeg and chopped up a fresh peach in it. It tasted like peach pie. I have seen recipes using cardamom, but I don't have any. Add sweetner after it's done and it cooks 7-9 hours on low heat, using a small crockpot. Here's a link to...
  12. kathleenp
    What does it taste like? Would it work well with sweetner and spices like cinnamon and nutmeg? What would the ratio of dry to liquid be?
  13. kathleenp
    I just discovered steel cut oats but am going to go back to gluten-free. What grain would be a good replacement for it? I am cooking 1/2 cup oats with 2 cups almond milk and spices in the crockpot overnight and it is really good. Does anyone have any recipes like this but with another grain?
  14. kathleenp
    Well I am taking the same meds that I was taking when I first started gluten-free, and I feel a whole lot worse than I did then. (After a few weeks I did stop taking the meds and did well until I got depressed/anxious again). So I am thinking that there really is a big difference when I am gluten-free. I need to psych myself up to do ths again.
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    I'm a little confused as to why my mood got worse while I was still on the diet, but maybe it was just the healing process? I don't know. But since going off the diet, I have gotten a lot worse.
  16. kathleenp
    I am doing WW now and it is very gluten-free friendly. The recipe builder allows you to input your favorite recipes and get the points values. If your premade foods aren't in the food list, it only takes a few seconds to input the info and have it saved forever. How many points you get depends on your age, weight height and sex. Real carby foods usually...
  17. kathleenp
    UPDATE: I was experiencing anxiety and then depression after posting that I was feeling so good. I am so disappointed that I went off the diet. My moods have gotten very bad and I am back seeing a psychiatrist. My regular doctor did the blood test for Celiac, but I won't know for a month. I really don't want to wait a month, so I think I am going to...
  18. kathleenp
    I had another thought: Can/Will a general practitioner order the blood tests?
  19. kathleenp
    A couple of months ago I went gluten-free and after a couple of weeks I felt so much better. I was diagnosed Bipolar a couple of years ago. But after three weeks of feeling good being gluten-free, the anxiety and depression came back. I thought, why bother? And quit. I know, that was so dumb...I have an appointment with my GP and am thinking that I need...
  20. kathleenp
    I did WW before going gluten-free 5 weeks ago and lost extremely slowly. My biggest problem with WW is that I love the carby stuff and that's the mainstay of my diet when doing WW. I also just cannot get myself to start tracking and weighing and measuring again. I am out of practice and the thought of going back to that is kind of depressing right now...
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    I've only been gluten-free for 5 weeks and am now having stomach issues. Last Friday night I vomited violently-did not think I was going to be able to catch my breath at all. I frequently have stomach aches. I don't know if I am getting gluten somehow or what the problem is. I hope it gets better.
  22. kathleenp
    Thanks so much everyone, for all of the support and info. I really do appreciate it! I thought I'd update-I am now two days shy of being gluten-free for 5 weeks. I cannot believe the change in me! Depression, anxiety, and mood swings are 90% gone. Seriously! I never thought it would happen this quickly. Never. The first 1 1/2 weeks were kind of rough...
  23. kathleenp
    We don't use wooden utensils, most of my pans are stainless and the only thing we cut up on the cutting board is vegetables and occasionally meat, so I think I'm good there. I'll have to check the couple of pans that have a non-stick coating and see what condition they are in. As for the toaster-we use a toaster oven and I did toast a piece of gluten-free...
  24. kathleenp
    This is day 27 of being gluten-free. I am not diagnosed Celiac, but decided to go gluten-free due to bipolar symptoms that do not really respond to meds. I am thrilled to say that bipolar symptoms are improving, although I still have a long way to go. On day 5 I had what I thought was mild food poisening, but then I realized that my sister had eaten...
  25. kathleenp
    I am on day 15 of being gluten-free. Withdrawals were kind of bad. Hopefully that part is all over. I have had good days followed by bad days, but overall, I think I am improving. I still have a long way to go though. I have considered that I may have to give up dairy, but I am not going to attempt it just yet. I looked at the links you put up eatmeat...
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