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Hey AVR, I'm interested to know how much mag/calca and potassium you take per day. Also what brand of multivit do you use? Is it high in Vit Bs? I need to look for a new one as the Solgar one has too much 'other stuff' in it. Thanks!
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ARCHIVED Feeling Like There Is Not Much Light At The End Of The Tunnel...
CR5442 replied to CR5442's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi Bea, Skylark and all Yes, I have access to a number of online journals through my course. These are from the British Medical Journal. So if you ever need me to look something up very happy to. I do agree wholeheartedly with Skylark on the 'looking after myself' thing. I'm trying desperately to give myself rest when I feel I need it. We have a... -
ARCHIVED Feeling Like There Is Not Much Light At The End Of The Tunnel...
CR5442 replied to CR5442's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi there, I think that perhaps Bea meant that the blood flow to the brain is restricted by 30%. We all know that that is what causes a migraine. The source of blood for the brain is the carotid. Where the arterial narrowing occurs I don't know, though it is more likely to be in the smaller arteriols within the brain. By definition however, if you have... -
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CR5442 replied to CR5442's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
In answer to the questions on cerebral blood flow, Bea you are right. There are a number of articles on BMJ which talk about hypo-perfusion to the frontal cortex and some parts of the temporal lobe due to the histamine triggered by an allergic/autoimmune response... in this case gluten. There are studies on Schizophrenia, OCD, bi-polar and other seemingly... -
ARCHIVED Feeling Like There Is Not Much Light At The End Of The Tunnel...
CR5442 replied to CR5442's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi everyone. Thank you all so much for giving your thoughts on this. It makes me feel so much brighter knowing that there is indeed light. Regarding diet and possible gluten CC. I am absolutely sure that my diet includes only the things that I tolerate. About half a year ago, when my symptoms were extremely bad, my acupuncturist did a pulse test on a... -
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It's been about 8 months since I stopped eating gluten. Since then I feel like I've been on a see-saw of one day feeling good, the next bad. Whilst overall I think my gut is improving there are other things that are taking its place. Every bug going around I seem to get. Flu, colds, and recently proper gastroenteritis to the point I couldn't eat anything... -
Very good point. I've started taking the potassium with a multivit and also extra Magnesium. i get plenty of calcium from Yoghurt and spinach so those levels should be ok.
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I can't really eat a lot of fruit or grains... it's a real bore! Otherwise I would def. be getting enough. Uni has baked potatoes so I have two of those a week - Yummy!
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I was wondering if having Celiac disease predisposes us to electrolyte imbalances... namely Potassium deficiency? I have all the signs of low potassium, my last bloods came back just two points over the lowest threshold. Now, having been put on Licorice I have chronic headaches, leg and arm aches and have been peeing like a horse! Needless to say have...
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Hey Bea, thanks for all these tips. I'm definitely feeling a lot better off the mix and am certain they are going to have to think again about the hormones and perhaps even the salicylates. I get dreadful shoulder pain too... I think I said before. I just read your footer to your posts and notice that you have degraded Myelin sheath. Have you had any...
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You are right re. the Milk Thistle. In fact it is quite specific for problems of Oestrogen excess and issues with breaking Oestrogen down in the liver. I did a paper on it before Xmas... some really interesting stuff. it also not only helps reconstruct and protect cells in the liver but also the Kidneys. It is also possible that it has such regenerative...
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You know I've been totally dumb Bea, they are infact, as you spell them, Aduki beans. My brain really has been on another planet with these Oestrogens! We get them pre-prepared from the supermarket. I don't like soaking beans as for some reason they always give me wind, however much I cook them. I'm hanging back on the beans for the moment until I've...
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Hey Bea, well things not going to plan at all re the herb mix. They upped my ginseng and of course my body went completely crazy. Puffy and bloated, depressed, paranoid, you name it I felt it! So I've stopped the mix and they are going to try a new tack, without Oestrogens! I think I must be in early menopause when the Oestrogens and receptors in the...
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Has anyone else tried adzuki and mung beans for water retention? I can't believe it. Overnight I've lost nearly 3lbs of water from eating these with white rice yesterday. I just want to know if it is a fluke or do these really solve Kidney damp/deficiency? One for you Bea!
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Well, it has been six months (minus a week) that I've been off gluten and only now am I really starting to get rid of the bi-products of the constant barrage my gut had from gluten. The itching was the most annoying problem. All over itching and a sense that every time I ate I had a reaction. That has calmed down this cycle somehow. I still get a bit...
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Hey Bea, so glad you had a good New Year, not great about the glutening though! Hope you are feeling better. We eventually had the family over... my stepmom, two of my brothers (there are five by marriage!), one girlfriend, and three neighbours. We had a hoot playing Operation... not sure if you have that in the US. It's a kids game but is quite funny...
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ARCHIVED New Laws In Uk = Stupid ?
CR5442 replied to tennisman's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi Skylark, so true. We are getting better on the legislation thing, in many areas. And if I have been eating gluten-free food with 200ppm gluten in then no wonder I still feel like I'm getting glutened occasionally. Though it's usually ok if you eat clean unprocessed foods. I thought the US had the 20ppm already in force? -
Hey Bea, I'll take a good look at the things i'm sensitive to. You may be right, but it doesn't explain why I can tolerate the herbs so well.... Hmmm! Anyway, the good news is that Izzy seems to have turned a corner this evening (touch wood) and Hugo is now in bed hopefully to wake up later with no fever. Hugo seems to get things much worse than all of...
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Just looking at the top symptoms of salicylate sensitivity from the website: Itchy skin, hives or Rashes 8 - only in estrogen cycle Stomach pain/upset stomach 7 No Asthma 7 No (used to have when eating gluten) Headaches 6 No - only when have a cold Swelling of hands and feet 5 A little Breathing difficulties 5 No Bed Wetting 5 NO!! Mouth Ulcers or...
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Hey Bea, I'm not so sure as I've been taking these herbs and I don't get a reaction from them at all.. and they are full of salicylates. I really think this bloating has been down to the change in bowel activity (going from D to solid) and also from the changing in hormone levels. I have no sinus issues, which is usually a tell tale sign according to on...
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Hey Bea, I'm really glad that you're managing to get on top of the gallbladder thing. That is the condition that I find the most difficult in our recovery. Sometimes the discomfort is unbearable! I know now that generally the gallbladder/liver play up with me when I'm fighting something off. Normally I don't really get symptoms (since going gluten free...
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Hi Reba, I'm pretty low carb in what I eat. Mostly meat, some fish, some eggs and vegetables... though hardly any potatoes, butternut etc. Sometimes I'll have some seeded bread, but not that often. I agree totally that the processed foods can make things worse so I do tend to steer clear. I have to say it is pretty tricky being gluten, coconut, dairy...
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Hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas. Well I suspect the problems have been down to a horrid cold/cough/flu type thing that my children then I came down with over Christmas. I took some Solgar vits yesterday with a healthy dose of Bs especially B6 and half of the water has come off... so will keep taking. Bea, I'm also taking the cider vinegar again...
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Hi Bea, thanks so much for this. I touched on nettle the other day and remembered how good a diurectic it was for me. I did Dandelion the day before last and had the most awful night's sleep ever, though that might have been down to the hormones being all over the shop at the moment. The water weight is still there... though not increasing (touch wood...