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ARCHIVED Eczema?
knitty kitty replied to KB.tpw's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I had a rash like that. I also have DH, but there was a similar looking rash mixed in. It was pellagra, a niacin deficiency. Celiac disease prevents absorption of nutrients. Pellagra is often associated with alcoholism, so the doctor might not think of it as applying to your child's case. Many doctors cannot recognize nutritional deficiencies in our well... -
Bad Casper, I understand how you feel. I posted earlier about anticholinergic drugs and nightshade, but I also react to anything dairy. Gluten and dairy have similarly shaped proteins that clog up receptors in the brain. When I have dairy, I become very emotionally upset. It's like Veruca Salt (from Willy Winka and the Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder...
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Nightshades. I thought all the fuss about nightshades was a bunch of hooey, until I ate some green potatoes. I had the worst experience in my life. I thought I was going completely mad. Very scary. Curled up in a ball and waited for it to pass. It took days. When I could think again, although still foggy, I reseached nightshades and found they have...
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ARCHIVED Fixing My Vitamin D Levels
knitty kitty replied to MycasMommy's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi. I had very low vitamin D levels, too. I took high doses of D3. Improvement was slow until I added flax seed oil for its Omega 3's. Progress was much better, but I didn't really feel healthier until I also supplemented other fat soluble vitamins, A and E. Just seemed like common sense, if I'm low on one fat soluble vitamin because of malabsorption, I'm... -
ARCHIVED Coping With The Isolation And Rage
knitty kitty replied to whatever's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Ask for a "DO" list! Keep a list of all the things you are allowed to have posted on the fridge. My brain needs help to remember things when I get glutened. Having all the options options within view will help you to put different items together in a variety of ways. I have grabbed a seemingly innocent bag of potato chips, too, and lived to regret it... -
ARCHIVED Coping With The Isolation And Rage
knitty kitty replied to whatever's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Hi! I've been lurking for a while but was so moved by your posts that I had to say something. You're not alone. I've had a long struggle to diagnosis and am just beginning on the road to recovery. The journey is very difficult but so worthwhile. Keep going! It will get better! I was undiagnosed for fifty years. I've suffered from gluten ataxia while...
