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    Well thanks everyone... guess I'll give it a try. Gotta be careful these days, so many people trying to get rich with bogus "anything that sells"... especially these book clubs, they will literally sell anything......... thanks again! GC
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    Just saw this in the book club we belong to... looks like a possible buy........ has anyone read it, and do you think it's worth buying/the money? Thanks, GC
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    We took leftovers and made a brand new favorite food... 1.5 cups cooked mashed potatoes, 1.5 cups cooked grits, 1 cup brown rice flour, 1 small -grated- onion, 2 eggs, salt/pepper... mix, shape into patties, and pan fry on both sides 'til golden brown. Yum yuuummmmm, good! Goes great with applesauce, eggs, sausage, and/or whatever you like for breakfast....
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    They're getting ready to chip away at our liberty a bit more; food labels: Open Original Shared Link
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    It's been normal for me... the worst was noted during a doctor visit when I was a kid; 80/40--at which point my poor mom almost fainted when told this was low, but not unexpected in children with asthma. I now know it had far less to do with asthma, and much more to do with Celiac. Never understood why I was so skinny, 'cause I ate fairly good as I got older...
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    Cindy... the label tells the name of the artificial sweetener--it's been yrs, and I can't remember the name of the junk they use now. Look at the label and do a Google search... that'll scare you away from diet! She died from cancer, a tumor, or smething... the better-half can't remember, and she's the one who told me about it. She was only about 25 yrs old...
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    Cindy, yrs ago I did the 'diet pop thing' trying to loose weight, and it almost killed me [literally]. I didn't understand at the time, because of always feeling crappy, but it was the diet drinks. It got to a point where my face hurt like I'd stuck it in a microwave over or something similar....... I'd been on political discussion/news groups for yrs, and...
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    Hopefully you won't have an extreme appetite for 4 months as I did, but relax it's likely just your body (attempting to) repairing damage from partial 'nutritional starvation'... though it would be a good idea to eat [during this time] the highest quality food you can--that's acceptable to your individual system. A recently gluten-free Celiac will likely...
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    I notice you said you eat little meat, eggs, etc... maybe you're eating too much carbs, starch, etc, and you may be getting to much fiber. I had bloating all the time, but felt much better when cutting back on those foods... and I'm talking about the time before learning of Celiac. Part of the time, I had D, then followed by Constipation, then back to "hot...
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    I thought that kind of food looked familiar... I'm from W.N.C.--and you forgot the grits with breakfast! :-) Now to the food list: Eggs, omlets, (fresh market ground/lower fat) sausage, grits, fried potatoes or potato cakes, applesauce... at times; [fresh/raw] fruit, fruit 'n' yogart, and a few times a year; {gluten-free} cornflakes. Other meals...
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    What a sobering thread... guess us men don't think about these things like we should. One can only imagine the number of people who have poorer health because a (or both) parent is Celiac... Sorry to hear of you women having this happen to you... it really is more important to spread the word [about Celiac] than we might sometimes think! GC
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    I agree, many of our health issues are caused by 'value added' "food", that the food industry conditions us to except as "healthy 'n' nutritious". And of course, doctors and the like also push this on us......... We cook most all our food, eat local eggs, buy [seasonal] veggies from local growers, even had our own garden 'til I got to sickly to make one....
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    Yes, it's GREAT! Years before learning of being a Celiac, I started doing 'food combining', the 'Blood Type Diet', 'mini-meals', 'fruit on an empty stomach and alone', etc. All these things are likely the reason I'm still kickin'! Food combining isn't as critical now (being gluten-free), but it still helps, and I'll never remove it from my eating habits....
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    Yes, your body DOES need that extra food... Celiac is equivalent to some degree of starvation, and don't forget the damage to bone, muscle, organs, etc. It takes alot of nutrients from quality foods to enable regeneration, and it can start within days of going gluten-free. I was/felt like a ravenous beast after roughly 7-10 days; eating chicken breasts, collards...
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    This winter has been better, but the 2 before this one were rough... after being outside, I'd come in so cold my legs were shaking. Not to mention my hands being almost stiff... now, my hands still get colder than 'normal', but the body is fine if I wear proper clothing. Exercise also helps during winter, something I wasn't able to do until recently... but...
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    Celiac does indeed cause degeneration and cancer of all the body, especially the digestive/elimination organs. My father died several years ago, and the 'doctors' and my family all said or believe it was from lung cancer "spreading" to his intestines... thing is; his lung cancer was caught early, removed/treated, and had been inactive for years (and he no...
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    OK, I'll bite, and be as discreet as possible. I don't know about being common, but it happened to me as well. I'm 48, and have been burdened for years in this way, along with all the other health conditions. After going gluten-free, I didn't expect much... afterall Celiac had been affecting my health since childhood and I'd foolishly associated these problems...
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    Don't sweat it, your body is likely in 'regeneration mode'... rebuilding damage from gluten posioning; bones, muscle, skin, organs, etc. My hunger increased dramatically at first, and continued for 4 months... I regrew hair, my skin improved, muscles firmed up, shoulders broadened, gum disease healed, etc, etc. To be honest, I ate everything in sight... mostly...
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    Yes, I know what that's like... been gluten-free for 6 months now, and my 'glucose cravings' are just starting to normalize. I figure what happened was; with my body being less able to absorb nutrients, it was storing [excess] glucose and 'feeding' more heavily from that than is 'normal'. So, after going gluten-free, it took some time for my system to adjust...
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    For the first 2 months it was awful, especilly when idiot me decided to 'celebrate' 6 weeks in. I had my favorite marinated chicken sandwich, followed by 3 donuts over the next 6 hours. The bone pain hit before bedtime, and was something hard to forget... as was the headache, though not nearly as bad. I now (5 months in) can treat myself without noticing...
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    We haven't tested her, but fairly sure my 'better-half' isn't Celiac... but seeing my turnabout, she decided to go gluten/wheat free as well. She started about 1 month behind me, so it's been 4 months. She just turned 50, but she [now] looks 10 years younger from kicking the bread... which is not particularly good for many/most people, IMHO. Especially that...
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    I forgot to add this from some info a fantastic young lady at the health department sent me: *Be wary of imported foods labeled 'gluten-free', because they may contain wheat starch. *Initially a low fiber intake may be necessary due to a flattening of the intestinal villi. *Protein: adequate intake is essential... and attention should be paid to B-vitamin...
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    People being different, some things work good while others can be a real problem... years ago, I tried the bran, flaxseed, fish oil, etc, and I thought I might die from the "cure". :-) For some, Juniper berries work well, the cooked juice of collards (not too much), apple/berry/beet juice... but avoid raw fruit with other foods, as well as starchy grains...
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    ARCHIVED New Member Hello

    GC1 replied to Ameme's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Hello, welcome, and glad you found the site. Glucose was a huge problem for me until going gluten-free, reaching 50-60 lbs overweight by the age of 48. My guess is; since the body doesn't absorb the proper nutrients, it utilizes (and for some; stores) much more glucose than 'normal'. This was certainly my problem; couldn't loose weight, had/have diabetes...
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    Love this thread... Good to see more people finding relief from wheat. I've been gluten-free only 5 months, so some of these issues are still with me, or many have just become non-problematic. The itching (especially scalp), burning eyes/nose, smell, even my hearing was to a point that I called myself an "old fart". I [really] don't miss the knee problem...
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