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    1/2 a glass of wine does it for me! (I didn't read every post - perhaps you do not drink at all though) I have this trouble where if I haven't gotten into bed by 10:30 or so I get this 2nd wind and then can't fall asleep tip much later. I only drink maybe once a week, sometimes less, but even a little wine helps my brain and body relax and I can drift...
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    You'll be great at this after a bit of time and practice, Melissa! I only cook gluten free for my myself and my husband and when people come over. I make a yummy tinkyada spiral pasta salad with mozarella and tomato and other stuff and people are always surprised it is gluten free. If you happen to live where they have Wegman's -- I made the wegmans...
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    Welcome to the group, Sarah! I do not post too often (more of a lurker) but I had many of your same symptoms too. The exhaustion, bloating (looking back it was pretty often), I was told I probably had hepititis too! My liver values were always elevated (either the AST or ALT I cannot remember) and they insisted I must be an alcoholic or have hepetitis....
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    Don't forget to have your calcium checked. Maybe I mention it too much on here, but it can be important. The consequences of really low calcium were downright scary for me. Little did we know it was due to Celiac...
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    I was severly anemic for years, and my low calcium caused tetany in my hands and feet and I was in the hospital for a week while they tried to figure out why...saw specialists for 4 years. Then this year, who came up with the idea that it could be Celiac? My best friend, who is not a doctor. Craziness... So I was asymptomstic gasto-wise (except maybe...
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    I love the "Wierd is the new normal" comment too! I got through thanksgiving just fine. My mom stuffed the turkey with a wild rice/mushroom concoction and it was good. Didn't have gravy, pies or casserole but that's ok! I am about 5-6 months in now and only had symptoms here and there before diagnosis -- nothing that seemed abnormsl (hindsight is ...
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    I agree! I miss being "normal" sometimes too. I am past the overwhelmed stage but I miss not having to think about what I'm buying and eating. Good thing I like salads and fruit, because those are easy go-to-items when out and about! I just bring my own dressing or if at a restaurant I ask for a little bit of olive oil instead of dressing)
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    I was diagnosed in June. It feels like a lot more time has passed though! Things really do get better....there are little speed-bumps here and there but I am moving along and feeling pretty good for the most part. The good: 1. My main issue was malabsorption. Severe anemia, insanely low calcium (to the point of hospitalization in 2008), magnesium...
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    I am glad you were able to enjoy the day! I really feel for those of you who suffer from exhaustion -- how long have you been gluten-free?
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    Since going gluten free I get terribly sore breasts for the 7-10 days before my period. I never had this before, they are so sore, I hate it! Hard to believe it's a coincidence, since it's been like this each month now. Anyone else experience this? I know not everything is celiac-related but it makes me wonder... I don't drink coffee or soda, and heating...
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    Ditto on that! Cluck U? hahaha Now I want mac and cheese though!
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    I yelped in the grocery aisle the other day. I was looking at a multivitamin's ingredients and the word "wheat" jumped out at me. I yelped and put that bottle back so fast you would have thought it was a hot potato. The woman a few feet away looked at me like I was insane. But seriously, wheat in a freakin' multi-vitamin? Why!? lol
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    I haven't been having the chips at mexican restaurants, just in case. I've kinda tricked myself into thinking all restaurant chips are gluteny, which is good because I won't fill up on chips before my food comes, like I used to do before going gluten-free! :-)
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    I've crawled my way from 13 to 44 in the past year by taking 2,000 IU's of D3 each day...but I wasn't gluten free until my diagnosis in June, so I am hoping my absorption improves. My B-12 is great, 875! (am supplementing with B-12 but bad about taking it every day)
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    ARCHIVED Follow Up With Doctor

    heather806 replied to kittty's topic in Doctors

    Along with the others GottaSki mentioned, have them check calcium and magnesium too. I've had major calcium problems. (hopefully soon to be resolved since I was diagnosed in June and have been gluten-free since then!) Good luck! Let us know how your tests come out.
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    Yes! For years...was even sent for ultrasounds of the kidneys etc. No cause found. My brother and father have it too. They haven't been tested for celiac though.
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    At a restaurant last month: Me: Do you have a gluten-free menu by any chance? Waitress: Uh, no I don't think so, lemme ask my manager. <comes back> Sorry, he said we don't. But I can assure you that we don't use horse hooves in anything we make." Me: uhh...horse hooves? Waitress: I know gluten is made of horse's hooves...you know...
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    I am hungry much more often since going gluten-free. I eat 6 or seven times per day. But small items like a banana or a cup of chex or some cherries or carrots. It's not a bad thing in my book to eat more often and I feel I am eating mainly healthy whole foods. I did chow down on a snickers bar at the airport the other day. (too bad milky way bars have...
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    I've been gluten-free for just under 2 months now and will be getting my vitamin levels checked at the end of this month -- curious to see if they've budged at all. If anyone here had vitamin issues, how long after going gluten free did you get them tested again and did they improve at all? I am continuing my Calcium/D/B-12/Mag doses but not receiving any...
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    Great post! I don't feel like I'm missing out on any healthy foods so far -- I never considered pasta, bread, etc healthy. It's only been a month or so but I'm eating healthier than ever b/c of the diagnosis. Not to say it isn't challenging at times (eating out). In comparison to the original poster, my blood tests were positive but I'm not going...
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    Oh my gosh, I've been getting wicked headaches each day, late afternoon usually, for the past week. I didn't know there was such a thing as gluten withdrawal til I read this thread. Today is only day 21 of being gluten free. Ughhh, I hope these go away soon! The rest of my diet, work day, etc is the same so maybe it is withdrawal. Can I expect any...
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    So true! All most people know is that whole wheat bread is supposed to be healthier than "regular bread." When I told one of my coworkers I was diagnosed with Celiac she said they were ordering pizza the next day and she was excited to tell me they have whole wheat pizza that I could eat. It was very sweet that she was excited about finding something...
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    I'm laughing my butt of at work -- thank you! The supermarket face...and the soy sauce revelation...hahahaha
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    Thanks, everyone! I wasn't sure if there was anything a gastro would do besides the obvious stuff. I think I will go back to my primary in 2 months to have my vitamins/nutrients tested again and go from there. I don't expect my intestines to bounce back too quickly and I'm not taking any iron right now so there's no risk of iron-overdose. The vitamin d...
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    My primary doctor did my blood testing a few weeks ago, at my suggestion due to my friend's experience with going gluten-free, and I definitely have Celiac. (endomysial was positive, ttg-iga was a 90). He has said for me to see a gastro but I just don't see what the purpose would be. I've been gluten-free since they day I got called with the results. ...
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