jennennyc

I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I'm just starting to try a gluten-free diet. I don't know for sure because I can't afford a sleep study, but I have cataplexy with stress or fatigue and can fall asleep just about anywhere (including stancing up on the train!). Also, my REM cycles are all messed up (I start dreaming before my head even hits the pillow and...

Oh goodness... thanks everyone. I am a bit overwhelmed by all of this fear of cross-contamination. I'm having a hard enough time just avoiding the obvious forms of gluten. Since I'm fairly recently out of college, I'm not exactly used to cooking and planning meals, so not reaching for pizza or granola bars or frozen lasagna when I'm hungry is a *huge* adjustment...

Just finished reading it - very helpful, thank you. However, I am concerned because I can't currently afford to through out all of my contaminated kitchen items (most of them were donated used from family and friends already!) Also, any advice on how to deal if making your whole household gluten-free isn't an option? Thanks, Jenny

Wow... I don't know if it's even possible for me to be that vigilant! I live in a small apartment with my boyfriend. We have no room to cook separate meals, and he doesn't want to go gluten-free with me (I don't blame him!), so it gets complicated. As I'm sure many others already know, avoiding contamination is tricky with limited space, time and money. I...

Ugh... this all sounds painfully familiar! I just started trying a gluten-free diet a few days ago to try and figure out if that's what's causing my problems, but I definitely recognized a lot of the symptoms and issues you described... too bad my doctor thinks the only symptoms of celiac are diarrhea and stomach pain! Anyway, hang in there, and good luck...

Hi everyone - This is my first time here, so here's a little background on my situation: I have been continually sick/run down for about 4 years now. I have been diagnosed and then un-diagnosed with IBS, CFS, fibromyalgia, mono, hypothyroid, hormone imbalances, anemia and all kinds of nutritional defficiencies, but everything is always just "slightly...