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    Vincent, if you would actually READ the article, you would find that Health Canada is issuing this warning because the FDA has required the makers of these drugs to put the warning on the labels now. Also, if you would have followed the link, you would also have found a whole list of drugs, other than Ritalin, that is a problem as well, and will be required...
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    I agree, you didn't give it a fair chance. I found when I stopped gluten, my diarrhea stopped within a day, my excruciating backpain got a ton better the day after that, and the pain (in my muscles and joints) stopped within two weeks. Which was pretty dramatic if you consider how ill I was for six months. You mentioned your aches and pains went away,...
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    I found this article just now, and thought it was important enough for everybody to read. Open Original Shared Link Here's an excerpt: Health Canada strengthens heart-related warnings for all ADHD drugs 26/05/2006 2:30:00 PM Printer-friendly page TORONTO (CP) - Health Canada has revised warning labels for widely prescribed drugs used to treat...
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    JoBeth, for you to come here to ask for advice is a very caring thing to do, your mom should be proud of you. I get very dizzy at times, so bad that I have to stay in bed for up to two or three days (in fact, I was in bed all day yesterday and part of the day today for that very reason). It is unfortunately a part of my celiac disease, but I don't panic...
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    Well, in myself I have had stools that looked and were as liquid as urine (last summer) within ten minutes to half an hour after eating, to lumpy, gross, floating strings, to extremely foul smelling slush, all of them interspersed with completely undigested food. There are so many gross variations that really, it's impossible to answer your question. If it...
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    Did your constipation improve? The thyroid medicine wouldn't help your bowels. I had constipation, gas, bloating with occasional diarrhea all my life, along with terrible joint, muscle and back pain, headaches (migraines once a month), rashes, fatigue and a million other lesser known celiac disease symptoms. They all improved on the gluten-free diet (and...
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    I am sorry you got sick. Your husband was likely just teasing you at Arby's, too bad he was right. Next time try something more plain than potato cakes. Anything that it made from a batter is iffy and not recommended. I hope you feel better soon.
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    Hi Superbeck, and welcome to this board. It sounds like you're on the right track. Unfortunately, too many doctors are completely ignorant when it comes to celiac disease. If your dad has celiac disease, and your aunt has it, and you have the symptoms, it's VERY likely that, given your symptoms, you and your girls all have celiac disease as well, as it is...
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    I read through my post again, and realize that it sounds like I might be implying that maybe you are hard on your son for not making it to the toilet. I didn't know, just wanted to make sure (as you said, it's impossible to 'hear' how you say things over the Internet). It's very frustrating when you constantly have to advocate for your child, because of...
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    I get phlegm and coughing from gluten also, but I get it from other things as well.
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    Any new posts need to first be read and approved by a moderator, who then pins it at the front of the appropriate forum (moving it if necessary from the forum you posted it in, to the one it should be in). Since we don't always manage to get to any given post immediately, as none of us are on here 24 hours a day, it may take a couple of hours for it to appear...
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    Check out these DH images to see if they resemble your daughter's rash. Personally, I do believe that it can often look a lot like chicken pox. The second website is excellent, and shows DH in many places (click on the links on the left to see it on other body sites). Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link...
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    Fiddle-Faddle is right. I had the very same problem a year ago. My right hand was slowly going totally numb. One day all my fingertips were numb, the next day whole fingers, and it slowly crept up my hand. I was terrified. When I saw my chiropractor, he massaged a muscle in my shoulder, saying a nerve was pinched in that tight muscle. He did that every time...
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    Hi Stacie, and welcome to this board. No need to be sorry, and you're entitled to a pity party once in a while. You've been through a lot, and I hope that you will find some much-needed support here. It sounds like you made the right decision by going gluten-free. I agree that you need to check Mark's medication for possible gluten, as well as any vitamins...
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    It sounds to me like your son can't possibly make it to the toilet (or potty) on time. My advice is to put training pants on him and to stop trying to pressure him. Heck, I didn't make it to the toilet on time the other day, because I had eaten something I shouldn't have! How much less likely would it be for a small child to make it in a similar situation...
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    Angel, I am very glad you have listened to your mother, and are starting to feel better. Keep it up!
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    Hi, and welcome to this board. Well, to answer the above quote: What is wrong with those foods? Plus, what about veggies? A two-year-old doesn't know you're 'supposed' to eat bread, crackers, cookies etc. If you just feed him naturally gluten free foods, he'll think that is the normal thing to do (which, really it is, that's all I can eat, and I can't even...
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    Christine, this is what my take on this is: Your twins are at an age where they don't want to be told what to do. Forcing them to be gluten free at home isn't going to do a thing, if they're determined to cheat. They'll just go to their friend's houses to eat the gluteney things, or buy them themselves on the sly. They'll just end up resenting you if you...
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    Hi Wendy, and welcome to this board. If you look at my signature (and check my links on lectins and salicylates), you will see that I can't tolerate a myriad of things, and don't have much left to eat. My doctors were clueless, and I had to figure things out by myself. This is what I advise you to do: You will need to do an elimination diet. Obviously...
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    I only figured out I have celiac disease at the age of 52, after having five healthy children, and eight miscarriages (my babies were never safe until five months pregnant). So, I had no problem GETTING pregnant on gluten, but rather STAYING pregnant. I just wished the doctors wouldn't be so clueless, having known about celiac disease and being gluten-free...
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    I got vitamins from Kirkman Labs, which are hypoallergenic and actually don't contain anything I am intolerant to (which is pretty amazing ). Here is the link: Open Original Shared Link
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    Hi Elizabeth, and welcome to this board. Some people start feeling better within a day of avoiding gluten, and for others it takes up to six months. So, unfortunately, it is impossible to tell what your body will decide to do. I don't see any good reason why you wouldn't get pregnant when you want to, if you are gluten-free. celiac disease can be a...
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    I get the burping problem when glutened, so it is definitely possible that was the cause. Swallowing air is also possible.
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    Unfortunately, the DH is caused by gliadin deposits under the skin, and can take up to 2 years to clear. Meaning, that for that amount of time you can still get outbreaks of the rash. For most people it clears up within a year, though, while for some rare people it can take up to five years. Mine started getting better within a couple of months, but after...
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    I am sure I am speaking for everybody here, when I say you have NOT bored us with anything you said. It is impossible for anybody to give you any advice or an informed opinion, if we don't know your history. You sure sound like you could have celiac disease. All your symptoms speak for it. If you are having any tests done, you shouldn't stop eating gluten...
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