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    ARCHIVED Favorite Sports

    kbtoyssni replied to KaitiUSA's topic in Sports and Fitness

    My favorite sport is gymnastics. Kassiane - what level are you? I just started doing gymnastics again (I'm 24), except my best event is bars and my worst is floor! I watch gymnastics, coach gymnastics and do gymnastics. I also bike, go rock climbing, ice skate, golf, water ski. And I want to start snowboarding this winter. I love watching hockey...
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    I like to keep frozen peas and corn around for when I've run out of fresh veggies and don't have time to run to the store. I'm also in love with corn tortillas. I buy packages of 36 for $1.16 at my local Cub foods. I use them in place of bread for sandwich-like wraps, for tacos, for quesedilas (which I make several times a week - I know it's not the...
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    Your neighbor is right - you definitely have it. About the lactose intolerance: you may have a temporary intolerance to lactose while your body is healing. Lactose is digested by the tips of your villi so if they're worn away you'll have trouble digesting it. Congrats on finally getting a diagnosis! I was also thrilled to get a diagnosis.
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    I define "getting sick" as a reoccurance of all my old symptoms when I accidently ingest gluten. I'd guess that you may have gotten some gluten somewhere. When I'd been gluten-free for only a month I was still making tons of mistakes. Your body is probably still healing, too, so even if you didn't ingest any gluten it may be acting up.
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    I don't think I'd assume that he'd be intolerant to peanuts just because he has trouble with peas. It's definitely a possibility that he'll have peanut issues, but not a given. Does he have trouble with other beans? I have a peanut intolerance, but don't react to any other bean or pea.
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    Do I need new silverware? Nope, you can just wash the stuff you have! If people could just post their shopping lists, I would be eternally grateful! I do know the brands depend on what my local stores carry.. but any kind of help is great. I'm looking for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks! Some "safe" brands: -Heinz ketchup -Kraft will label...
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    I was misdagnosed with fibromyalgia. I now think fibromyalgia is a fine diagnosis if it's used as a starting point to figure out what's really wrong and causing all fatigue and pain. But my doctor treated it as an end diagnosis and didn't do further investigation. I was the one who kept investigating. I also was diagnosed with depression which was...
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    It looks like you haven't been gluten-free for that long, so give it time. It takes a while to learn what's safe and what's not. When I first went gluten-free, I didn't eat well at all. Seriously, I think I had corn chips and cheese for two meals a day just because I knew it was safe. And for a few weeks, I figured that was better than accidently eating...
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    Brain fog - wow. For me that was almost the hardest symptom to deal with. I'm an engineer so I need to be able to think. And all of a sudden I couldn't understand anything. I'd see words on the page and not be able to figure out how they fit together to make a sentence. I'd balance my checkbook and the next day I'd realize I added the numbers all wrong...
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    I don't see any reason why you'd need an endoscopy (unless, like jayhawkmom mentioned, you suspect something in addition to celiac). The current diagnosis you have means you need to be gluten-free whether you have celiac sprue or not.
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    I don't have much to add, but yes, things will get better. And you will be well again. It's hard not knowing how long it will take. Patience is hard to have when you're sick. For me, was gradually getting better, but one day I woke up and knew I wasn't sick anymore. Hang in there, and the day you're not sick anymore either will come.
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    I've been gluten-free for 13 months. My health now is better than it has been in years. I haven't had any trouble avoiding gluten. I do have several things going for me: I live alone so no cross-contamination issues to worry about, I have amazingly supportive family and friends (even have a few friends who I will let cook for me unsupervised!), and I have...
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    ARCHIVED I Found A Great Doctor!

    kbtoyssni posted a topic in Doctors

    I had a doctor's appointment yesterday. I just moved here and was so nervous that I'd get someone who would pull a "well, you don't have an official diagnosis so let's put you back on gluten so we can test for sure". I mentioned celiac and that I suspect some other intolerances, and she started talking about how she's diagnosed several people. She did...
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    I've read that some people make their significant other use mouthwash before kissing. I have no idea myself since I haven't done much kissing since going gluten-free I assume I'd get symptoms from one crumb of gluten (not about to do a self-test to find out, though!) I have gotten glutened at restaurants when I KNOW that the ingredients themselves...
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    Yes, it is extremely overwhelming at first. And you can't take a break to let some of the information "digest" (pun intended You can't just not eat for a few days while you think about things. At first I found it helpful to have several "safe" foods - rice, apple sauce, tortilla chips. It wasn't the healthiest, but it gave me time to research other foods...
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    You may want to reconsider whether or not you want to get a biopsy done to test for celiac. If you already know you're gluten intolerant, you need to be on a gluten-free diet. Whether or not you have celiac is not going to change that. Right now you may need vitamin supplements because your intestines are unable to fully digest your food, but you can...
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    I believe this is an anaphalactic reaction. I don't know much about this, but my reaction is very mild. Not sure if there's such a thing as a mild anaphalatic reaction or if it will worsen in time. I'll have to ask my doctor about this when I go on Thursday (oh, boy, she's going to love me, I have a huge list of questions!) I don't have trouble talking...
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    ...you take a list of safe drinks to the bar with you. And actually consult it before you order a drink. (In my defense, I was pretty new to celiac at the time).
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    Oh, yeah, I forgot all about the heartburn. And it just occured to me - celiac is a digestive disorder, why the heck would your doctor think you can't have stomach pain??? Hello, the stomach is part of that digestive system, and when you're eating stuff it can't deal with, it's no wonder people are in pain.
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    Just read that people who are sensitive to sulfites lack the enzyme needed to break it down. The body natually produces some sulfites, but I guess adding more through food is too much for the body to handle. Is it possible to do a blood test for the sulfite-breaking-down enzyme? If not, is there another way to test for sulfite sensitivity?
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    I get stomach pain, too. Stomach pain is more like a constant ache. I also get intestinal pain which is more of a sharp, stabbing pain. Both make me want to curl up in a ball and moan. Staying curled up is the only thing that lessens the pain.
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    I saw a brief mention of celiac in Self a few months back, too. It was a small paragraph in a "Top 10 Misdiagnoses" article.
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    I never realized that dried fruit is high in sulfities. I've been feeling kindof yucky after eating craisins recently, but different symptoms than glutening. This is more of a tightening/sore throat. And raisins often give me problems, too. Haven't noticed any problems with wine, though. Is red wine high in sulfities because it's essentially concentrated...
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    Maybe next time you can have some gluten-free brownies ready to go! And enlist your husband's help. No bringing home gluten treats at any time of the month!
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    It sounds like his toiletries may contain gluten. Would he be willing to use gluten-free brands? I can only imagine - he puts gluten lotion on his face, it gets on his hands, he touches something in the kitchen... It's just too risky. Do you share condiments? If the open mustard goes into his gluten area of the kitchen it might get airborne crumbs...
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