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  1. saintmaybe

    Oh, not preggers btw. Thought I might be and took a test. No babies.

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    Has anyone done any research on the rate of Celiac diagnosis in non-Western populations, or populations outside of the Levant (the region in the Middle East where wheat agriculture developed, also known as the bread basket)? Specifically, I'm wondering about Amerindian populations, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and native Africans. Any papers you'd recommend...
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    Anyone else feel like they had a dramatic personality transplant after they went gluten free? I know for me, depression, guilt, and anxiety were a huge HUGE part of my celiac. Once I stopped eating gluten, a lot of that is slowly tapering off. I'm finding very positive effects though- I am much less likely to take things lying down. I used to think...
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    It was powerful and fun and HAPPY to see it and sing it when I'm now getting well!

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    Parks and Rec: "This is America isn't it? Then I don't have to answer stupid questions while standing on my own property."

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    Chrissy, I've not had to do a total elimination yet, because I haven't yet developed the intolerances that many people do once they go gluten free. However, from what I understand, it might be best to go with three or four easily digestible foods that you know DON'T make you sick, alongside some supplementation. Quinoa is one suggestion for grains...
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    So, where is this coming from that different nationalities of fans feel excluded by JB?

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    Certainly no offense was intended, but there was no demonizing. Your case, celiac cases, and indeed the full spectrum of digestive disorders simply show how far we have to go in understanding nutrition science.
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    It's greasy, oily diarrhea, produced primarily because a celiac body has trouble processing fats in the end stages/acute stages of the disease. I have it when I'm on a gluten containing diet or I've been cc'ed. If you do a google image search for the same term (gross, I know) the first couple of results look EXACTLY like what I was producing basically every...
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    ARCHIVED Bone Pain

    saintmaybe replied to pondy's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    The first time I remember bone pain was when I was, oh, probably about 17 or 18. I got absolutely crippling hand pain symmetrically when I went away to college in the first semester. Now I realize that it must be because my diet switched drastically from home, where we ate a lot of plain meat and vegetables as a matter of family choice (my stepdad has high...
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    Nothing new or earth shattering to add. I'm always hungry. Before I figured out the celiac thing, I always thought it was a side effect of the antidepressant I'm on. Now, it does make complete sense that it's a side effect of malabsorption. The way I learned about it in biochemistry in graduate school was that if you continually lacked the nutrients you...
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    I think I must have had low level celiac my whole life. I remember stories my mom has told me about watching me learn to walk, and even thereafter. She'd say I'd fall down 10 times in the space of 5 minutes! Methinks early gluten ataxia? I had terrible migraines from the time I was ten. The very first one I remember was so bad I had to lay down in the...
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    I have really, really dark moments, too. Like, what if I didn't catch it in time? What if I just...keep losing weight? What if I get cancer? What if, if, if. But these if's do me no good. They're all hypotheticals. I might die young from celiac complications, I might get hit by a bus tomorrow, I might live until I'm 90. I finally realized I need to...
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    I will not deny that my main concern was making my booty look awesome! I was starting to look like a boyish underwear model with my flat butt and oversized jeans. There's a place for that fashion statement/androgyny, but it's not one I want to be making all the time. Especially when I used to be known for my fantastic...assets. And yeah, I'm finding...
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    My vitamin D is in the toilet, but I'm drinking like two boosts a day to make up the difference. It IS helping. My bruises are less "OMG, CAN I CALL YOU A HELPLINE?" and more "Geez, why you such a clutz girl?" As for beef tenderloin, I wish! I don't have that kind of money, but my stomach rebels, absolutely rebels, at rich food right now. I tried to eat...
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    Oh yeah, I went from a straight 10, to a 4/6. I'm scared yet to get rd of too many clothes, because what if I gain back some of that weight. Though honestly, I don't know how I'd do it. I'm living up to my nickname and eating like a Rissy-bird. I never pay full price for clothes- outlet stores only, clearance racks only, or thrift or good will. I AM...
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    Hi- I'm 27, female, am still employed full time in a male dominated industry and intend to keep it that way. I'm recently diagnosed full blown celiac. I have a bio background, so if you need help interpreting lab tests or genetic results, I'm happy to help.

    Love,

    Riss

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    I'm still on the newly diagnosed end of things with celiac, and therefore not very well controlled yet. I lost a massive amount of weight in the last 5 months (40 lbs!),and still suffering from moderate hair loss as well. I'm definitely doing the strict gluten free diet as much as I'm aware of, and learning more every day. But I find that there are other...
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