EricaM15

You can call me Erica. I was previously misdiagnosed with IBS and I was never able to eat greasy food without paying a price. I think untreated gluten intolerance exaserbates sensitivities to food in general. After going gluten-free (before I discovered additional sensitivities), I was actually able to handle greasy foods better than I could before,...

Yeah, I can't remember where I read it, but apparently the malnourishment that people experience from Celiac can lead to poor eyesight and bad teeth (often causing an underbite, which I experienced myself). I've worn glasses since I was six and I had all sorts of orthodontic work growing up. Expanders, retainers, headgear, braces. So much fun... I always...

I haven't tried that one. I've been using Opti-Free contact solution for as long as I can remember. I can't imagine sleeping with glasses on. I just keep them next to my bed. I actually read somewhere about a correlation between Celiac and nearsightedness along with the need for braces. I'm not surprised to find so many people with poor eyes here. ...

Based on the foods you mentioned, dairy sounds like a possibility.

How do all other mammals get the nutrients they need without cooking? What you're saying doesn't make sense. Fruits and vegetables in their raw form have enzymes that aid in digestion, cooked food does not. At first, it's harder to digest raw vegetables, which is why I recommended smoothies because smoothies are much easier to digest. Maybe you feel better...

Sorry, I missed this post. What do you typically eat every day? How much time have you given yourself in between all these periods of elimination? You should make sure to give yourself at least 2-3 weeks. Make sure the majority of your diet is fruits and vegetables. Also, many people debate this, but I believe that eating raw fruits and vegetables is most...

So what do you do then? How do you keep yourself from being glutened if you're still buying packaged foods? I don't worry about it since my diet has become limited to fruits and vegetables, but I don't know how other people manage.

I guess that's true, but I don't know how you could depend on anything being gluten-free if that's the case.

I found that junk foods just made my symptoms that much worse, so that could be part of it. You may also have other sensitivities without realizing it. The amount of gluten wouldn't necessarily matter to a person with Celiac or gluten intolerance, as any amount of gluten can cause a reaction. However, one of the things that made me realize I was gluten intolerant...

I went gluten-free at the beginning of last December. I felt great afterwards, but after about four weeks, my symptoms started slowly coming back. I waited another two weeks or so to see if it would resolve on its own, and it didn't, so I eliminated grains after hearing about the possibility of secondary intolerances in Celiac patients. Turns out, I'm extremely...

I thought I was imagining the itchy spot on my neck last time I was glutened. It was right by my collarbone. I had a plethora of symptoms before going gluten-free relating to malfunction of every organ. When I get glutened now, I usually know right away. Usually I get all the GI symptoms first. Sometimes I get kind of sweaty for a bit and then I'll usually...

I can't see anything without glasses or contacts. I wouldn't dare leave the house without them, or I'd be lost. Everything is literally just colors blurred together. I have to hold things about four inches from my face in order for them to look clear to me. Luckily, I can see very well with visual correction, especially since eliminating the foods I'm sensitive...

They didn't swell, but they got fairly bloodshot. I haven't been able to get a new pair of glasses since 2009. Also, my prescription for contacts is -6.5 in both eyes. I'm not sure what it is for glasses, but a lot of people don't realize what I'm dealing with when I say I have bad eyes. I don't know if you're in the same boat or not.

Sample of what I ate yesterday: Breakfast- Bakery on Main Cranberry Nut Granola Bar Coffee (KCup) with 2 tsp of International Delight, Dairy Free Creamer Lunch- 3/4 of plain Costco Hamburger 12 Ore Ida Sweet Potato Fries 1 bag of BBQ Pop Chips Snapple, Arnold Palmer Snack- ...

I reacted to almonds this past week and I'm still working on figuring out other possible intolerances. After I reacted to almonds, I noticed it became uncomfortable to wear my contact lenses, and eventually I'd have to replace them. It felt as if dirt was stuck to them, but no matter how much I cleaned them or soak them in contact solution, they were still...