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  1. tarnalberry
    lol - I'm on the other side of the fence - I have strong lung function, and my regular breath tests don't make me look asthmatic at all, but inhalers did help. (My case is complicated by my mother getting steroids for my lungs being underdeveloped in her last month of pregnancy.) So I'm kinda glad they explored that path, because too many doctors rule it...
  2. tarnalberry
    It sounds like he should be tested. I'd flat out ask him, "Why the heck are you SOOO adimantly opposed to being tested? There's no need to get b%$@#y about me talking about the subject, so let's have a productive situation on something that I see as a serious problem."
  3. tarnalberry
    The main difference between a wheat intolerance and celiac disease is that the former causes some antibody response against wheat, the latter causes an autoimmune antibody response against wheat, barley, rye, and (in some) oats that damages your intestines. The only way to find out if it will help you is to try it - and stick with it - for a month or two...
  4. tarnalberry
    If you're eating it on purpose, not from contamination, but you really want to stop, perhaps you want to talk to a psychologist about this? I mean, you seem to be describing an inability to control your actions despite a desire to do so, which first makes me think of OCD. Of course, you may not have meant to word it that strongly, but there's still the...
  5. tarnalberry
    For me, they don't correlate with glutening, and I haven't seen it listed specifically as such. But pain that I would *call* eye-located is related to my migraines, which can be celiac related. I take it that his doctors haven't been able to discover anything via blood tests, MRI's/CT's, optometry exams, etc.?
  6. tarnalberry
    Very interesting. Heck, I feel the same way about noise some days (just the general noise of the office can be nerve-wracking), but not others... :/ Thanks for sharing that. I may have to pick that up soon.
  7. tarnalberry
    IBS is one of the most common mis-diagnoses of celiac.
  8. tarnalberry
    Perhaps it's time to say "I've given all the advice I can give. I understand that you are looking for a different answer, but I don't have a different answer to give, so please stop asking." (or time to just stop giving advise even when asked...) There's only so much you can do.
  9. tarnalberry
    I think it helps to be clear with the company in what you're looking for - really, it's production details - and clear about what is reasonable (your doctor's review of their production process isn't). And, at the end of the day, they have every right to 'refuse us service', annoying as it may be. Gotta love what lawsuits have brought us to.
  10. tarnalberry
    yep, I've yet to hear of a whole cheese (with the exception of blue cheese where the molds are grown on bread) that was not gluten free.
  11. tarnalberry
    I got glasses for my astigmatism when I was 17 - while I still had better than perfect vision otherwise. So all that was corrected was that. (It's a distortion that makes the cornea or lens (depending on type of astigmatism) oblong, rather than round, which causes the image focal points to get "split" as they converge towards the retina - This Open Original...
  12. tarnalberry
    Good luck tomorrow! It could be celiac, it could be something else that you eat. But getting tested is a good route to start on. I know it's tough to wait, but hang in there. It will get better!
  13. tarnalberry
    But all choices have consequencies, even lifestyle choices. Change or choice... the term is similar in this context. Vegetarianism/veganism is a lifestyle choice because it is a decision amongst options that is repeated over the course of your life in many settings. Choices aren't necessarily 'light and fluffy'. Choosing to treat or not treat brain...
  14. tarnalberry
    I like the historic political discussion. Gotta love how that hides behind so much in our country. Capitalism indeed...
  15. tarnalberry
    ** hugs ** That is just so much to go through. I hope the next round of testing goes well. But more over, I hope they find something useful. (You're dairy free too, right? Casein can occasionally cause villi damage... Eh... You've gone through all thise before... *hugs*)
  16. tarnalberry
    I would second the magnesium. There's less of it in the refined gluten-free flours. If you're not using the more complex gluten-free grains yet (quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, etc.) I'd encourage looking into those.
  17. tarnalberry
    Jaten, I think what you've pointed out ends up being a niggling little loophole. It could well be a valid concern. My reading of the rules led me to believe that #1 wouldn't be a problem, because the gluten would have to be added by an ingredient that wasn't the fruit that was being juiced. (In the case of Tropicana, I think it involved an additive...
  18. tarnalberry
    Celiac disease - the condition of having an immune system that reacts to wheat - does not go away. The damage and the symptoms and the manifestation of the disease go away as long as you treat it (stay on the gluten free diet). IANAL*, but I think you still need to declare it. Other conditions you have that are completely controlled (such as diabetes that...
  19. tarnalberry
    I think this is the crux of the matter. We've been forced - through trying to treat this condition and really get the best treatment possible and reach out to others - to come to grips with talking about this stuff. We have a biased sampling of "talkability" amongst even celiacs for this topic. This board doesn't include the 99.3+%* percent of US celiacs...
  20. tarnalberry
    Wine barrels are reused for years (and by years, I mean decades, if they can get that). IIRC from the wine tours I've been on*, There is a active market for *old* barrels that are still in good condition. Old = good in wine, and wine barrels. They do get replaced for age eventually, and for damage more often, but they are used for a long time. ...
  21. tarnalberry
    Too bad for the poor ol' wheat. It's such a shame so many other fabulous gluten free crops grow (even better) in the same climate.
  22. tarnalberry
    that's *fabulous* you were able to get someone to work with you! I hope this means good things in your visual future!
  23. tarnalberry
    I can't speak from personal experience, as my coverage for both is through my workplace. We have had members here who have had issues with private health insurance companies denying them due to a celiac disease diagnosis (or charging much higher rates), though it really doesn't make any sense, of course. It may well stand to reason that life insurance would...
  24. tarnalberry
    I generally don't worry about shared facilities. I am much more cautious about shared lines, but there are strict guidelines about cleaning between runs, so I will consider items from companies who do this depending on the item. I think it's important to be aware of, but also to come to know what you use for food and how your body reacts to it. (I also...
  25. tarnalberry
    Actually, if you read the text from the link left here, it's not at all clear that they would require this for anything other than things that are *INHERENTLY* gluten free. Single ingredient items that really can't have gluten in them, types of things. So things like jarred pasta sauce, with multiple ingredients, would not fall under this category at all...
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