Ursa Major
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Jesus Christ, medical research, reading, playing my recorders (musical woodwind instruments), my 21 grandchildren, knitting, card making, playing computer games.
I love playing classical music on my recorders (I have a collection of expensive wooden ones, from sopranino to tenor), but also medieval dance music, Irish music and anything that is cheerful and is a challenge to play.
I have a lot of hobbies, and I do them in cycles. I can't do too many things at once or I get very frazzled, thanks to Asperger Syndrome.
I was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease in June 2015.
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ARCHIVED Gluten Free Chicken? No Such Thing
Ursa Major replied to buckwheat's topic in Super Sensitive People
I have been thinking that I get glutened from my chicken meat for a while now. When googling, I came across this post. I made chicken soup a couple of days ago, with all fresh ingredients, and a whole organic chicken from our butcher, as usual. And again, as usual, I am sick today, and have stomach and bowel cramps and diarrhea. There is no way this is... -
ARCHIVED Dr. Wakefield Trial (mmr/autism Possible Link)
Ursa Major replied to AndreaB's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
You are right. I had never heard of him before looking at this thread. Yet when I started doing research on vaccinations (and KNOWING that my oldest daughter got damaged by the DPT vaccine) after my youngest daughter got her first shot 17 years ago, NONE of my five kids ever got another vaccine. And my youngest ended up being the healthiest of the bunch... -
ARCHIVED Dr. Wakefield Trial (mmr/autism Possible Link)
Ursa Major replied to AndreaB's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
I copied and saved the form, in case I ever need it. No doctor in his right mind would sign that, of course, but it would sure make them realize what they are doing (at least I hope so). -
ARCHIVED Help How Common Is Abdominal/digestion Pain - Sometimes Severe?
Ursa Major replied to Klauren's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I had absolutely horrible pain before I diagnosed myself. My stomach was so inflamed that wearing a bra or tight pants was impossible, it caused so much pain. So, not only did I have severe stomach and bowel cramps, but just slightly poking me in the stomach area (just below the rib cage, but also lower) would make me cry out if caught unawares. Its... -
ARCHIVED Probiotics And Parasites
Ursa Major replied to glutenfreegirl's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Many here have done the parasite cleanse by Open Original Shared Link, including myself. My naturopath read through the information I showed him, and told me it was better than what he had been using with his patients, and he was switching. It is MUCH cheaper than any other parasite cleanse I have seen, and very effective. And yes, it is perfectly safe... -
ARCHIVED Can I Take gluten-free Bread Into Canada?
Ursa Major replied to Roger K's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease
When I came back from Germany last year, I brought lots of buckwheat bread and crisp bread back with me, as I am unable to buy anything like it here. When my nephew came to visit recently, he had a quarter of his suitcase filled with bread he brought for me. There is no need to declare that kind of thing. I have traveled quite a bit, and NEVER had a... -
ARCHIVED Good Tasting gluten-free Bread For Sandwiches?
Ursa Major replied to Lpa's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I don't know if you can get this where you are, as it is made in Canada (Cambridge, Ontario). I found that the 'gourmet bread' by El Peto is excellent and tastes just like light rye bread. Even my (extremely picky) teenager eats it! Before our store started carrying it, neither one of us ate bread, because all the other breads are gross. -
ARCHIVED Changs Soy Sauce
Ursa Major replied to SP1234's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I am afraid there isn't much you can do, other than return it (if you haven't opened it), because if it says gluten-free, and has wheat flour listed in the ingredients, that is misleading information. Also, you may want to let the manufacturer know that you are quite unhappy with this. -
ARCHIVED Ugh So Frustrated!
Ursa Major replied to plumpossum's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
If you have the celiac disease genes, it is entirely possible that your pregnancy and giving birth could have triggered active celiac disease. A lot of people here were fine before having babies. In which case eating low fat/low protein and high carb is about the WORST possible diet for you! In fact, that kind of diet isn't good for anybody. You felt... -
ARCHIVED Hand Sanitizer?
Ursa Major replied to raen's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I am not sure why you have to use hand sanitizer at all. My daughter wears contact lenses, and she washes her hands with soap (gluten-free) and water before handling her contacts. Hand sanitizer only kills germs, it doesn't clean your hands. -
Lori, you will NEVER get completely well if you keep working in your bakery. If you truly are gluten intolerant, then it simply is not safe.
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ARCHIVED Shampoos And Wheat
Ursa Major replied to samcarter's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
The most common troublesome ingredient in shampoo is wheat germ oil. They also like to use barley extract and oat bran, which can both be a problem. When I switched to Dove shampoo, conditioner and mousse from my previous (organic brand, which contained wheat germ oil), the terrible itching on my scalp that was driving me mad disappeared. -
ARCHIVED Hellmans/best Foods Canola Mayo
Ursa Major replied to Ginsou's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I just found this the other day about canola oil. I had known for a long time that it isn't healthy, but this says it is highly toxic. You may want to make your own mayo, or find some that isn't made with canola oil. Open Original Shared Link -
ARCHIVED Does Anybody Have Celiac And Addison's Disease?
Ursa Major replied to susanm's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Well, the doctor in Germany diagnosed me with Addison's. But my adrenal antibody test came back negative (in the meantime I've heard that it can become negative after a while if you have had undiagnosed Addison's for a long time), so I don't know what is causing mine. Adrenal exhaustion is also called Addison's, but the cause is different. No antibodies,...