WendyLee

I was DX with Coeliac back in March 2012 after being unwell and fatigued since Aug 2011. I was lucky to be DX so 'quickly' but that was because I changed Doctors until I found one who would listen! I've been strictly gluten free since 17 March and I still feel like s$#&e. I was so sick 2 weeks ago that my husband took me to his young Doctor Bond...

This what the doctors aren't telling me. I read on another post that it took the poster 2½ years! Damn. I feel like going back to Dr Wenman, the gastro guy and telling him to stop glossing it over, give us the truth.

I'm so pleased that the SCD is working for you so far. I couldn't get passed the Intro diet before jumping ship. I have no resolve left in me to push myself through the bad bits. Everyday is a bad bit I'm having trouble getting steamed veggies down my throat, leafy greens and raw carrot, no problem. Will try again but leaving out the intro diet. So...

LOL Yep I'd line up for that at the moment!

Well Chaps, I failed miserably at the SCD. By day 3 I was so sick I couldn't eat a thing, day 4 I was a crying mess. My neighbour phoned to see how I was and I blubbered in her ear that this diet just wasn't for me but I was so far down I didn't know how to climb back up. She said "hang on, I'm coming around". She arrived with a culture of kefir, some...

GFinAus! I'm down here, also. Mid north east coast. Great support group, wonderful ppl. All been there, still there or just starting there. Everyone has something to offer. And thank goodness for iPhones cause I'm too poorly to sit at the computer today. Auto correct sucks though. ;o))

There is also the problem with salicylates. Could be why fruit n veggies are a worry. Except for pears, lettuce and potatoes, others are high in varying degrees of natural aspirin ( salicylate ). Can be a problem with autoimmune illness.

When I was diagnosed back in Feb by my Doc & Specidlist, they both patted themselves on the back for a result and, in an almost cavalier manner told me to hit the GFD and in no time at all I will feel heaps better. Eight months later and I am still waiting to feel better. Some of us don't respond and that leaves us shattered to say the least. I mistakingly...

My neighbour had some sound advice, especially for newbies. Don't eat anything that's been through a factory. No grains , no milk, no sugar.

I began the SCG Intro diet today. No dairy. Just chicken soup, plain meat balls, pur

I've been trawling the net for info on paleo/primal diets and came across Specific Carbohydrate Diet. A sort of precursor to paleo I suppose. So I'm going to start off with their intro diet of chicken soup, meatballs, pureed carrots for a few days then try introducing foods that haven't been through a factory! They have quite a few eggs, not sure about...

Many thx girls, I'm reading Nora Gedgaudas's book and I think my neighbour has a paleo/primative book, will borrow that. Need to do some shopping, though and it's raining and I've got the "can't be bothers". Dear Husband worried about me coming off rice and dairy and not being able to go back onto it again as this is what happened to him years ago when...

Thank you so much for your reply, answer to the first question, my last bloodwork didn't show any thyroid problems but I have tests again next week for liver function so will be seeing my Doctor, will ask about that again. I've been able to download Nora's book onto my iPhone so will be reading that tonight. Thank you again for that information. There...

Hi guys, I come and lurk in here every so often and get encouraged by everyone's posts but I've hit the brick wall. I was diagnosed in March of this year [2012] and started GFD on 17th March to be exact. As far as I know, no gluten has passed these lips since. My Dear Husband [DH] has had Chronic Fatigue for years so his diet is restricted and we're...

No I don't think so, Richard. I did have a lot of anxiety that seems to of dissipated with the GFD. I have a chat to a Councillor about once a month. I think I'm more angry about the whole darn thing than anything. My DH (Dear Husband) suffers from Chronic Fatigue, has for years and we really didn't need the "healthy" one in the family to come down with...