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  1. tspiggy
    This has probably been asked before, but I can't find answers dated past 2009. Is Horizon Organic Low Fat Egg Nog gluten free? Although it's not certified, the manufacturer states on its website that the product is gluten-free and the ingredients seem to be fine (I was dx 6 years ago and know my ingredients inside and out by now)...except maybe the "natural...
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    I've used Ore-Ida products (most varieties of fries and tater tots as well as Steam & Mash potatoes) since my dx 6 years ago with no issues at all.
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    This particular line really stood out. This is your depression talking. When you get your symptoms sorted out you'll begin to feel better and learn how to live with your celiac disease. I'm not promising that it will be easy...it took about six months gluten-free for all of my physical symptoms to resolve but at least two years for the raging anxiety and...
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    I did the same and didn't find my very first one, either. Perhaps the site doesn't save posts older than 3 - 4 years.
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    I lost 11 lbs before my dx five years ago and gained 20 lbs in less than a year after that. I can't seem to shake off the excess weight despite a healthy diet and exercise. But I'm still within my normal weight range (albeit on the high end) and I like my carbs a bit too much. :-) As long as you feel well and have no symptoms you're fine.
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    Could possibly be a cross-reaction to the corn starch, but if you're not sensitive to corn it shouldn't be an issue. Your nausea may be from something else entirely, and it could be somatic...you're expecting a reaction and your body is kindly obliging. We tend to blame every little blip on celiac, which is natural, until we learn over time what is and...
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    Hello, fellow celiacs! It's been a long time since I last prowled this forum, newly diagnosed, terrified and looking for answers that my doctor couldn't provide. A wise soul with the user name Irish Heart told me at the outset to not let the disease define nor confine me. In the five years since my dx on 10/11/12 I've taken her advice to heart. With...
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    I saved this list to Evernote on my laptop and can access it from my Evernote app on my phone. You can also save it to Pocket on your computer and access it from your phone through the Pocket app. Both Evernote and Pocket are free registrations (there is a paid version of both with more features but you don't really need them), and their corresponding Android...
  9. tspiggy
    Diagnosed and gluten-free nearly two years, I'm feeling 100% better. I've got label reading, cooking, avoiding cc at home and eating out pretty much down to a science, and I take my own food to family gatherings or events like weddings (by all accounts I'm apparently not missing much at those events, lol). I never cheat, so the only times I've ever been...
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    I meant to reply to you sooner...sorry about that! Your story wasn't rambling at all. It clarified the situation for me in a way that none of my well-meaning but non-celiac friends could. The neonatal ICU nurse story was a perfect example. It's similar to being afraid to fly after hearing about a plane crash. Of course the news is going to report...
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    IBS seems to be the "go to" diagnosis when the doctors can't figure out what's wrong with your gut and don't know enough about celiac to test for it. My dx was a fluke...the G.I. doc I went to for the pain under my ribs ordered an endoscopy suspecting gastritis. Turned out negative for that but positive for celiac. Glad he found it, but then he showed...
  12. tspiggy
    Some doctors are awful. When I was still trying to get a diagnosis, one internist told me it was IBS due to stress. He gave me prescriptions for Lexapro and Xanax and actually said that I would end up institutionalized if I didn't get a handle on the anxiety. Can you imagine? I had one horrible reaction to the Lexapro and never touched it again. The...
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    Dee, The thought crossed my mind that I could have been accidentally glutened, as my anxiety hadn't been this high since before DX, but after retracing my steps I still can't figure out where it would have come from. In any case, I'm feeling MUCH better...everyone's positive, supportive replies have helped me calm down considerably and I went out and...
  14. tspiggy
    Yes...Anxiety No More. I discovered his website when the anxiety attacks first started and ordered his book. I still have it but haven't read it in a few years. It's time to check out both the book and website again. Thanks for the referral. :-)
  15. tspiggy
    I was DX with celiac on 10/11/12, about 18 months after initial onset of symptoms. Except for chronic upper abdominal pain and an 11-lb. weight loss, my symptoms had been more neurological than digestive: massive brain fog, occasional tingling in hands and feet, chronic fatigue. The worst was raging anxiety and panic attacks, followed by crushing depression...
  16. tspiggy
    Hi, Ben -- Welcome to the boards. I was a regular here when I was initially diagnosed 18 months ago. I was sick, exhausted, scared and completely overwhelmed by the amount of conflicting information I found online. The G.I. who diagnosed me knew next to nothing about celiac. The biopsies he took during the endoscopy he ordered looking for gastritis...
  17. tspiggy
    Thanks for letting me vent and for your understanding. Feeling much better this morning...emotions are level and I'm too busy today to think about anything relating to celiac, which is a good thing because this has consumed me far too much. Last night I found a dedicated gluten free bakery in NYC online and am adding it to our list of stops the next time...
  18. tspiggy
    A week into eating gluten-free and feeling somewhat physically better, but emotionally still fragile. I'm having a very difficult time dealing with my DX despite reassurances from so many of you. My moods are all over the place and I have a meltdown every day at the most unexpected moment (today's happened while sitting in my stylist's chair having my hair...
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    I wasn't entirely sure where to post this question so if I'm in the wrong place I apologize. Bear with me; I'm a newbie. I'm now on day 6 of my new gluten-free life and am discovering that because much of my diet already consists of whole foods it's not as difficult as I originally expected. Avoiding cc because I share a kitchen with gluten eaters is...
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    Just read Addy's reply about crying in the grocery store. That was me this morning. My husband is off for Veteran's Day and after dropping our daughter off in school he took me to Shop Rite, headed straight for the gluten-free aisle and told me to pick out anything and everything I wanted. After reeling from sticker shock (man, that stuff is expensive...
  21. tspiggy
    Thank you, everyone, for your replies. They were so reassuring that I cried a river (of relief) when I read them. I fell into a deep depression after receiving my DX. At first I was relieved to know that there was indeed a medical reason for why I felt so miserable in the past year. I'd gotten sick of being told I was going through a bad menopause or it...
  22. tspiggy
    I'm 49, newly diagnosed and started the diet this weekend. Eliminating gluten from my diet (at home, anyway) isn't going to be as difficult as I thought because it turns out that about 90% of what I eat is already gluten-free and there are gluten-free versions of the remaining 10%. I've eaten pretty healthy all my life so I can deal with the dietary restriction...
  23. tspiggy
    Thanks for all your replies. It really is sad that I got better -- and more reliable -- answers from a bunch of strangers on the Internet than from my own doctor. I'm obviously still in denial. I've been healthy all my life and now I'm suddenly hit with an unexpected diagnosis of a lifelong disease. There is such a disconnect between the doctor's casual...
  24. tspiggy
    Hi, I just received a celiac disease diagnosis a week ago today. My GI had ordered an endoscopy looking for gastritis based on my symptoms, and while the procedure did indeed reveal mild gastritis, a biopsy taken during the scope confirmed celiac disease. I'd heard of the condition but knew nothing about it except that it had something to do with gluten...
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