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    Your mother sounds so much like my mother, it's scary. And I believe my mother was mentally ill as well. She was getting crazier the older she got. I never felt safe around her, even as a child. I also believe she had undiagnosed celiac disease. Fortunately, because I immigrated to Canada, she was able to visit only once, and that was more than enough...
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    I was thinking and was just going to add the folding screens idea, when I realized that Tiffany already came up with that. You really can add some things to create some privacy and break up the open spaces. Just be creative! And let your husband help you plan it, so it will be at least partially the way he likes it. Of course, it has to be livable for...
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    Hi Daisy, and welcome to the board. Many people have severe emotional problems when glutened. I am sorry you are feeling an emotional wreck right now. Hopefully it will pass very soon, and you'll be back to your old self. Hang in there in the meantime!
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    Georgie, do you think it would be better if you take charge of cooking the meal, but he can help with whatever he likes to contribute, and maybe even make something to go with the meal that he likes, that isn't usually part of the traditional Christmas meal? Like a really nice, different kind of salad, or an exciting dessert? That way he can break out of...
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    Cassidy, I didn't realize you even have to pay for her plane ticket! Doesn't she have any money at all? For her to demand to visit once a month if she can't even pay for her own ticket is a different matter. And you shouldn't have slept on the couch, either. She should have slept on the couch, since you need to be comfortable. It's uncomfortable enough being...
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    Cassidy, Fiddle-Faddle has some excellent points there. I just want to add the grandmother perspective. I am not always able to see my grandchildren once a month, because they live too far away. But if my daughters would tell me that I am not allowed to visit and see them when I am able, I would be very upset. And believe me, I know I am not an easy person...
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    Yes, I HATE open concept houses. My husband wants to knock out walls, and I want doors instead! I've told him that if he makes it more open I'll leave, as I wouldn't be able to live in a house with no privacy. There are no doors downstairs (except to the bathroom and the basement, of course) and I don't like it. I will not lie downstairs on the couch when...
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    Georgie, here are some links to find information on adults with AS (as well as kids): Open Original Shared Link Tony Attwood is one of the two leading AS researchers in the world, and he is in Australia. Maybe you can even go and see him! Open Original Shared Link This is Simon Baron-Cohen's site. He is the other leading AS researcher, and he is in...
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    I'm afraid your doctor is as clueless as most doctors. If you have been gluten-free for four months, there is no way that two weeks would be enough to get a positive biopsy. You'd have to go back to eating at least four slices of bread for six months to a year to have a chance of a valid biopsy. If the diet is helping you feel better, don't go back to...
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    Jenn, a cold takes at least a week after getting infected to take hold. I have had the same thing happen to me when eating something I'm intolerant to. In fact, I ate ice cream the other day, and I have symptoms of a cold now. So, I don't believe you have a cold at all, but your immune system is going haywire after eating all that gluten. That is why...
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    Yes, just having two people over could stress him enough to not be able to cook. I used to think that I had to cook something really special (having to use a cookbook, as what I usually cooked didn't seem fancy enough), getting so stressed, that I couldn't think, and often made a mess of things. I never had everything ready at once, and while some things...
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    I looked it up, because mine have L. Acidophilus as well. It stand for Lactobacillus Acidophilus. No lactose involved. Brian, I am stumped, I don't see anything that could cause you to be sick. Do you take them with a meal? If I take probiotics on an empty stomach, I get a stomach ache and feel nauseous.
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    Georgie, I am sorry your husband is spoiling Christmas for you. Unfortunately, some of my kids feel the same way about me. Last year we had Christmas early at my oldest daughter's house, and that worked well. The whole reason was to take pressure off me, so I didn't have to do anything other than playing with the children and keeping them away from the...
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    Merry Christmas!

    Ursa Major commented on Ann1231's blog entry in Ann1231's Blog

    How nice to have such a thoughtful mother-in-law! She really thought about what you could use when buying those gifts. I am glad you had a great Christmas.
  15. Ursa Major
    I was supposed to take a probiotic when I had terrible diarrhea for a week and a half just recently (caused by some meds that were high in salicylates, long story). So, I started taking one I had in the house, and it made me feel terrible, and made the diarrhea worse. I checked the ingredients, and it had maltodextrin. I went to the health food store to...
  16. Ursa Major
    That sounds like you have an allergy to wheat on top of being gluten intolerant. You will need to stop using regular flour in your house. In fact, don't allow wheat flour in your house at all, give it away. It is not safe for you to have it around.
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    It is not likely that 5HTP caused those problems. What is in this SAMe? With what you found out about it, it is the likely culprit. Have you tried St. John's Wort? That combined with 5HTP works for a lot of people. I took 5HTP for a long time (will again, once my naturopathic doctor will let me, he doesn't want me to take too many things right now), and...
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    I am sorry you've been getting all those e-mails. That must be overwhelming, and I believe unwarranted after your very first post. I still maintain that celiac disease is NOT more serious than gluten intolerance. That celiac disease is only one of many possible manifestations of gluten intolerance. It has been proven that gluten sensitivity can, for...
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    Ricado, I am sorry you are misunderstanding us. But celiac disease is only one of many manifestations of gluten intolerance. Celiac disease is not worse than gluten intolerance. Gluten intolerance can attack primarily the intestines and destroy the villi. Or it may only come out in neurological symptoms. Or it can cause what doctors have decided to call IBS...
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    Thanks! Our youngest daughter is fifteen, but the rest are all in their twenties. Unfortunately, gfpaperdoll is right. 97% gluten-free will keep you sick, and will make you sicker. You should be concerned with developing things like dementia, cancer, MS, neuropathies, anemia, and other not so nice stuff, which can all be caused by gluten intolerance. ...
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    That is very interesting information and doesn't surprise me a bit. We rarely have those cereals in the house.
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    Do you still give her dairy? Or soy? Those could be big problems, too.
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    Ricado, I used to have awful TMJ, and wore braces between the ages of 44 and 47 to align my teeth properly (they weren't crooked). But that didn't stop the clenching, during the night, but also during the day. I'd wake up in the morning with a headache from clenching my teeth at night. I would also catch myself clenching my teeth tightly together during the...
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    Stephanie, dark rings under the eyes always indicate food allergies/intolerances. My naturopathic doctor calls them 'allergic shiners'. So, if your daughter still has those, despite being gluten-free, that means she must be intolerant to something else besides gluten. I say dairy is the likely suspect. Especially because she likes it so much. Allergists...
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    Spike, Sophie is right, your bloodwork is quite possibly a false negative. After being gluten-free for four weeks, your intestine might have healed enough to not have enough antibodies to come up positive, even after eating gluten for a few days. There are quite a few women here who were unable to conceive until they eliminated gluten. So, your chances...
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