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  1. tarnalberry
    Checking temps sounds like a good idea, because what first struck me was hormonal but I haven't done the research on these symptoms you have, so take that with a grain of salt. :/ There are clinics in most major areas that operate on a sliding scale and will charge you based on your ability to pay (you'll need to document income - and the requirements aren...
  2. tarnalberry
    Actually, do a pubmed search of "frequency of magnesium deficiency in america" (and that is *not* an optimized search phrase), and you'll find a number of studies that suggest that sub-symptomatic magnesium deficiency is most certainly not uncommon, even among the healthy, even in 1st world countries. Magnesium can be difficult to get in sufficient quantity...
  3. tarnalberry
    Going gluten light really isn't going to tell you anything. You need to be *completely* gluten free for the dietary challenge to be a valid test, and you need to give it some serious time - around a month or so - to come to solid conclusions on it. :/
  4. tarnalberry
    High fiber carbs that are gluten free: quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, teff, montina (in bread), many vegetables, beans, lentils, flax, hemp seed, etc. Honestly, I don't find bread to be the best way to get carbs, or fiber. And I don't find much in the way of commercially prepared bread that is truly low in sugars and simple starches, and high in complex...
  5. tarnalberry
    tapioca, iirc, is a root, not even a grain, and is definitely unrelated to wheat and safe for celiacs. there are a few people who do not handle tapioca well, but that's the exception rather than the rule. (heh, so are all of us, though. )
  6. tarnalberry
    I would strongly encourage you to get a copy of the bloodwork that your doctor did. The tests than ran may have been next to worthless if they didn't run the complete set. And, as was pointed out, the 'scopy findings are pretty much the classic definition of celiac, and not many other things cause them. I would also strongly encourage you to tried the...
  7. tarnalberry
    Interesting. I know some people - regardless of celiac status, are sensitive to nosebleeds. My husband certainly used to be, when he was a kid, and it apparently just has to do with the lack of robustness of the blood vessels in his nose. (He's still sensitive to the really big changes that are likely to bring them on - very dramatic temperature changes...
  8. tarnalberry
    The water spots and film are salt deposits (not NaCl salt exclusively, of course, but the salts found in your water supply, all the more so if you have a water softener). A descaler - even just vinegar - can help get that off. Oddly, I've never had any luck with the theory that you don't need to pre-rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher,...
  9. tarnalberry
    lol I should have qualified - for me, this is the "ok, i've been unable to shut up my brain, even trying meditation, for two hours. duh, try something different now, self!" item.
  10. tarnalberry
    I replaced the wooden spoons and beaten up spatulas, but not the metal utensils. There were a handful of other things I replaced, but not too much (though I didn't have much non-stick - it might have been different otherwise). As for cost, gluten free rice, beans, meat, eggs, fruits, and veggies cost no more than regular rice, beans, meat, eggs, fruits...
  11. tarnalberry
    As I understand it, there have been biopsy proven studies of damage to the villi from as little as 10mg of gluten. (For comparison, a slice of your average, wheat-based, bread would have about three hundred times that amount.) The amount of damage is probably going to go up (more reagents in the chemical pot) at the really really low levels, but once you...
  12. tarnalberry
    If you can't get tested via blood chemistry, testing via the dietary challenge is a good route! Make sure to stay 100% gluten free, avoid contamination, and *be patient*! You'll probably want to stay gluten free for at least a month to see if it makes any difference.
  13. tarnalberry
    As you noted, you don't need an official diagnosis to eat the way you want, so there's unlikely to be a really good reason for a diagnosis. There's a question about whether or not, if you were hospitalized, but able to eat "real" food (non-IV nutrition, for instance) that you'd be able to 'demand' gluten free food, but that's about it. You can talk to your...
  14. tarnalberry
    Yep. Gotta wonder. I'm curious what they'll say.
  15. tarnalberry
    breakfast really is just a time of day you eat food, not a kind of food to eat. there's no limit on what it should be. some things I might have: leftovers from the night before muffins I made a previous day pancakes I made on the weekend and froze (heated in the microwave) rice cakes with peanut butter scrambled eggs (in a corn tortilla or on...
  16. tarnalberry
    Three days isn't really enough time to be sure of any changes. And if you've got processed items in his diet, it can make it all the harder to sort out if he reacted to anything in there too. (I know, I know... he probably won't like taking away things he's used to already. ) If he is having problems with milk, however, and it's casein (the protein) not...
  17. tarnalberry
    Gah! That IS disturbing. I'm not sure that child protective services wouldn't want to know... but then the family would *really* be pissed... I'm sorry.
  18. tarnalberry
    Yes, those are potentially symptoms of celiac disease. It's not the first thing that comes to mind, as your post gives me the impression that things were just fine prior to seven weeks ago, and this is a sudden, dramatic change, and very much because of the giardia treatmet - giardia sometimes resists treatment and sometimes takes longer than two weeks to...
  19. tarnalberry
    I'm sorry that you're dealing with cancer as well; as I understand it, that can also make you feel much worse - in this case, including stomach problems. As for weight gain, you need to eat! The restrictions make it tough, but you've got to get enough quantity of food in you. Due to the hypoglycemia, you need to make sure all your meals are balanced...
  20. tarnalberry
    It's perfectly easy to gain weight going gluten free - not only are you now absorbing the food you're eating, but you may find that the substitutes your eating aren't any more calorically economical than anything you ate before. Often times, it's far worse!
  21. tarnalberry
    I didn't notice nearly as much improvement as I wanted until I cut out dairy as well. I discovered, via a strict elimination diet (I don't recommend my method to anyone) that I was casein intolerant.
  22. tarnalberry
    While I find it hard to maintain this that closely at all times, 30/30/40 really is a good stabalization point for me. Between 25/25/50 and 30/30/40, maintained, I can go normal (or even long) lengths of time between meals! No blood sugar craziness. Stray from that too much, and say hello to the inner jerk. I find that exercise (preferrably long-duration...
  23. tarnalberry
    my allergies changed too - and it was before I went gluten free. I don't know exactly why, just that I was able to deal without daily claritin. all for the good, I say, since it hadn't gone OTC at that time!
  24. tarnalberry
    Yeah, I've been busy. Lots of stuff at work, and doing more fun stuff after work (skiing, hiking, dancing, game nights with friends, etc.) have kept me pretty busy. I popped in yesterday, for the first time in weeks, and don't know exactly how often I'll be around, but will try to not stay away for too long. Thanks for the thoughts, everyone!
  25. tarnalberry
    Yep, regular La Choy, without any mention of wheat, is gluten-free. I also think it tastes nasty, and use San-J's wheat free tamari (reduced sodium) or Bragg's amino acids.
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