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ARCHIVED Alka Seltzer Fruit Chews
cait k posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Hey all, I recently went out and bought some Alka Seltzer Fruit Chews because I was tired of chalky Tums. However, after scouring the internet, I only found one person's post saying that they were NOT gluten free. I just got off the phone with the manufacturer who told me: "We do not add any gluten to the product but we cannot guarantee that they... -
ARCHIVED Seeming Spontaneous Symptoms!
cait k replied to josh052980's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Josh, this happens to me all the time! The most common explanation that I get is that I am not fully healed yet since I was diagnosed a year ago. I am hoping the explanation is as simple as that because it is REALLY annoying to follow the rules and still feel this way! I feel your pain! -
So I've always been somewhat doubtful that shampoo and skincare products will really adversely affect me if they contain any gluten. From what I have read, gluten cannot be absorbed into the skin, so the only possible contamination would be if you end up ingesting it somehow- from transfer, etc. (Is this incorrect?) The thing that DOES worry me is lipgloss...
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Same. and i am only 23! before i was officially diagnosed i lost SO much hair and so much weight that i looked sickly. I have been completely gluten-free for a year now and regained the weight and hair started growing back in..but now that im super stressed out again with law school finals everything is going to hell again. My hair is once again falling out...
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haha yeah i have heard it is directly related. I do not eat out more when im stressed i am more like NorthernElf in that i just eat way less because i dont want to be sick all the time and dont have time to deal with it. So i definitely have not been contaminated bc i literally have been a hermit in my apartment studying and only have gluten-free food and...
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I cant even imagine how hard that must be!
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Thanks! Well i guess there's comfort in knowing other people have the same issues.. it's just super disheartening and frustrating! Doing everything right and still feeling this badly.
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Hey everybody. This is my first time posting to the site.. i was diagnosed with celiac last summer (took them 5 years to finally diagnose it) and i have been gluten free since last may/june. My symptoms have improved but not completely gone away- i went to a specialist and he said sometimes it takes over a year so i'm keeping my fingers crossed. However...