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HI All Well for 3 weeks now i have been eating gluten and i have now decided not to carry on i am bright red from head to toe and cant stop itching, when i first started eating gluten again i felt fine but after the 3rd week i can no longer tolorate this itchiness am experiancing. did anyone else have this reaction when doing the gluten challenger for tests...
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ARCHIVED Gluten Challenge
lizzy replied to lizzy's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi all well i have done 3 days on a small amount of gluten and so far my lymph nodes in the base of my head near my skull are swollen and sore and i think i have one under my arm pit too as its really tender. i am going to leave the gluten alone today to see if they go down, i cant believe after such a small amount my body would react so quickly and if... -
ARCHIVED Gluten Challenge
lizzy replied to lizzy's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
THANKS for your reply. i now live in england and they do it more by blood test than the other cos of the cost. a friend of mine just had to do the same thing to get a result , if i think that i am getting too sick back on the diet i will just simply stop it and get back on the gluten free diet.but so far for i dont feel any different but i guess time will... -
HI all after some long thoughts of doing this i have decided to go back on gluten after 3 years of being free of it so i can go to my doctor and do the tests to get the right diagnose. how long wil i have to eat it to show up again in my blood work? so far i have only had a small amount of it, thought i would take it a little at a time than alot all at...
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ARCHIVED Contiki Tour Through Great Britian
lizzy replied to Prairie Girl's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease
HI I Live in england and they are plenty of shops that sell gluten free things you can buy. and most places i have been to have gone out of they way to supply me with breakfast items. hope this helps . when it gets nearer your trip i will tell you the good places to shop. hope you enjoy your visit over here -
ARCHIVED Confused
lizzy replied to lizzy's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
HI thanks for your reply, i take vitimins and have done since i stopped eating gluten and i make sure they all gluten free. as for the skin cancer it is what it is with out a doubt and i have only myself to blame for it as i have always loved being out in the sun and have sunbathed endlessly. we all listen to what sun damage can do to you but like anything... -
ARCHIVED Confused
lizzy replied to lizzy's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks for your reply. my husband gets so cross with these gps who dont understand what there saying, i saw another who was just a stand in and he said the same about my negitive blood test and my husband said you didnt see my wife when she was so sick and the responce to going gluten free and how i got results of getting better in a week. the doctor just... -
HI ALL First of all i wanted to say i have just moved back to uk after living in u.s.a for 8 years and i went to my doctor and said i have been following a gluten free diet now for 3 years, so she tested me for it by blood test and came back negitive. i said that i would have expected it to cos to show positive results you need to be eating alot of gluten...
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ARCHIVED Gluten-free Sandwich At Starbucks
lizzy replied to nyvibe's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants
HI i have tried there sandwiches, which was an egg mayo and was nice, they also offer a gluten free cake but when i asked her not to pick it up with the same tongs as the other cakes she said that they couldnt garentee that no one took care when there put it on the plate that it hadnt been next to regular cake either so i left it. didnt want to take a chance... -
ARCHIVED Cadberry Creme Eggs Not Gluten Free!
lizzy replied to CeliacMom2008's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
HI i have checked my celiac book of gluten free foods and its listed as gluten free. hope this helps -
ARCHIVED gluten-free Chicken Pot Pie!
lizzy replied to mwilliams2223's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Hi am glad to hear that you have found a pie. I live in uk and we have loads of meat pies and also i found a gluten free fish and chip shop. it was the best meal i had in ages. its nice to find something which you have had to give up and its as equaly nice if not sometimes better. -
ARCHIVED Negative Blood Test?
lizzy replied to cdog7's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Dear ravenwoodglass i want to thank you for your post i was looking for simurla answers about weather or not to stay gluten free after never having a positive blood test, but after reading this post it brought back all the memories of just how sick i got and how much staying away from gluten made me feel better. your right if you feel better after staying... -
ARCHIVED Trouble Staying gluten-free
lizzy replied to Salazarai's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
HI MISSYSMUM thanks for your reply. i too was having seizures but they seem to have gone took nearly 2 years to get the under control but still left with other progressive neurolical problems. thats why my neuroligist dosent think the too are related , i would hate to start eating gluten and start being sick again with seizures but he seems to think i should... -
ARCHIVED Trouble Staying gluten-free
lizzy replied to Salazarai's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
HI ALL First of all i want to say hi as i havent been on here in along time. i came here to look for some answers and the first thread i read was about eating gluten . the responsers i read where really good but am still unsure which road to go so let me please explain. 2 1/2 years ago was really sick went gluten free after reading my syptoms could be a... -
i didnt tell the manager that i had celiac i said food allergys and i was concerned that because of her hygene that other poeple will suffer i had already had a drink from the glass and could taste it but other poeple dont need to suffer, she was putting hand lotion on her hands and her elbows apply lipstick whilst stood behind the bar instead of serving...
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the point is that in this place we go usualy the person who first serves you takes care of you all night i dont know how they share they tips or weather they keep what they earn i dont know each place we have visited have they own system and yes once the other girl served us we did leave her something separate to the one who was suppose to take care of us...
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actuly the reason we got the gift certificate is because we used to go they on a regular basis until i got sick and they cant offer me a safe eating enviroment is why we dont go to eat they but they do have a good bar which to enjoy a drink and some music we also know the poeple who play they every saturday night and we go to listen to them we also leave...
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hi rachel no i wasnt rude or angry when i put in the compliant we asked her nicly to change the drinks but she was all bent out of shape because she didnt want to wash her hands to do it, i spoke with her manager and again just explianed the situation to them that i didnt want my white wine smelling and tasting of coconut.that she should wash it off.
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Acttuly for your information we where sat at the bar and she did handle the glass from the rim and not from the base as we where watching her whilst serving other people they drinks and you are wrong i did a sanitation course and have certificate to prove it and bartenders like cooks need to keep they hands clean like when you put a piece of lemon or lime...
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hi all i just wanted to tell everyone of my very bad night out on saturday. first of all we have a gift certificate for a restaurant and bar but since i got glutened there we decided to use the gift cert in the bar instead so on saturday evening we called for a glass of wine and the girl served us and when i came to put the glass to my mouth i could smell...
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hi i was wondering ? do u have to have been working and paying into ss before u can get disability or can anyone claim . the reason i ask is because am british have only worked for 2 yeas in this country got too sick to work and have been out of work since, if i was in my country i know i wouldnt have a problem getting it but am not sure on how it works here...
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welcome dianna i hope you find all the help on here it will take time but things will get better. i have been gluten free for 3 months and i feel so much more alive than i did 3 months ago. they are some wonderful people on here who can answer your questions. liz
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ARCHIVED Intermittant Flu Like Aches With Celiac?
lizzy replied to hollyd's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
hi i get these symptoms too and i know its because i got into gluten the other day and am suffering for it and i have brain fog too which isnt pleasant as i feel like am going to have a seizure episode and i dont want to go out incase i do . liz -
thanks for all your help i will look at jobs back in my field and give it a go what have i got to lose if it dosent work i can always leave and look at other carree ideas