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  1. CMCM
    This article is kind of interesting...some interesting factoids about cancer risk reduction on gluten-free diet etc. But the header is kind of strange.... Open Original Shared Link
  2. CMCM
    I just read something interesting on an allergy site where I was researching casein related things: Here's the whole thing, which may be of interest to everyone: Allergic reactions to casein and/or whey protein are caused by an immunological sensitivity to milk protein - rather than the sugar. A reaction to casein or whey can cause breathing problems...
  3. CMCM
    I have been unable to find anything with a good protein-carb balance. Almost everything with good protein levels has gluten. However, Lara bars taste good...they are raw dried fruit and nuts, and taste really good....but no real protein in them. There are egg white protein powders...I bought one and don't think it tastes as good as the whey, but if...
  4. CMCM
    I had always kind of stuck my nose up at yoga, but a couple of months ago I did too many consecutive days of skiing and ended up with back spasms....horrendous, the most painful thing I've ever experienced short of childbirth! Anyway, my chiropractor suggested some yoga moves, and then I bought a few Yoga Zone tapes (which I LOVE), and I can't tell you how...
  5. CMCM
    For what it's worth, in his new book published a year ago, Dr. Peter Green, who is a very prominent celiac specialist, claims a celiac will not have problems with beauty products containing wheat (possible exception of lipsticks). HOWEVER....there are probably people here on this forum who strongly disagree with that statement. My mom is a celiac, and for...
  6. CMCM
    After a year of trying to straighten out my health, I regrettably realized that I simply do not do very well with much of any of the baked goods. After my own diagnosis a year+ ago, I went crazy trying out gluten free breads, cookies, muffins, donuts, on and on. I wasn't eating a lot of them, but they were in my daily diet. And I continued to feel horrible...
  7. CMCM
    Lots of reasons here.... Your husband is operating out of ignorance, plain and simple. Why can't he learn about celiac disease? People can't relate to illnesses they can't see. There is a strong bias towards diagnosing something as "in your head" when a clear, plain, well known and well understood diagnosis is not involved. Doctors...
  8. CMCM
    I was in the health food store the other day and saw a bag of GLUTEN! Bob's Red Mill, I think it was. I just looked at it thinking it was a bag of pure poison to all of us!
  9. CMCM
    I really do wonder about tuna. For a long time I've had this vague sense that I don't feel real great after eating it....this is true of other fish too. I've never been a fish lover, and can go months and months without eating (or missing) it. What are the "amines" you mentioned? I haven't heard this before.
  10. CMCM
    Well, doctors have really just skimmed the surface of knowledge about celiac disease. While most identified celiacs have DQ2 or 8, not all do. There are other unknown factors at work. With identical twins, who would have the same DNA, there are cases where one twin has celiac disease and the other doesn't. So there are definitely other factors involved...
  11. CMCM
    Well, I have really read a LOT about celiac disease, but have never come across a word about celiac disease and long eyelashes! As for me, I had decently good eyelashes most of my life, but as my symptoms got worse, probably for the last 8 years or so I definitely noticed they had gotten thinner and shorter. I actually didn't use mascara for quite a few...
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    I just picked up this free publication from my health food store...many stores get it....called "Better Nutrition", the March issue. On pages 54 & 55 is a "gluten free resource guide. One page of information (pretty good) and a 2nd page of new and interesting products.
  13. CMCM
    This is a good piece written by a celiac who even after being 100% gluten free still felt bad from time to time. He discovered he had other allergies which were probably made worse by being a celiac. Open Original Shared Link
  14. CMCM
    The mayo was Trader Joe's organic, which lists "white vinegar." Their other mayo (not organic) specifically says "apple cider vinegar" so it's safe. Meanwhile, I am thinking it could possibly be the onions....I really love them, but still, yesterday I was out and had a burger (no bun of course) and I put a ton of raw onion on it and no problem at all...
  15. CMCM
    Two things stand out for me. First, is the ingredient "vinegar". My mom, who was diagnosed celiac 40 years ago, says she never eats anything with vinegar unless the exact source of the vinegar is lableled, such as "apple cider vinegar." So if you just see "vinegar", the source material is hidden. I myself got very sick the other night on a tuna salad...
  16. CMCM
    Well, I'm better today. I don't believe it was any sort of stomach bug, though. I've had this pain after eating many many times over the years, and it's horrible. However, it doesn't happen real frequently, thank goodness. A burning stabbing gnawing pain in my upper stomach, no comfortable position to get in. Plus last night I felt really nauseated...
  17. CMCM
    I made tuna salad last night (mayo, celery, onion, olives) and also had some cooked cabbage. Within an hour I had this horrible gnawing pain in my stomach, and then later started feeling really nauseated. It was like a gluten reaction I get sometimes. What could I have reacted to? Just a week ago I had corned beef and cabbage, no problem with the cabbage...
  18. CMCM
    It's purely amazing how resistant people are to information. The bottom line is no one wants to give up wheat.....everyone is a wheat addict...really! They find it hard to believe because wheat is in everything, bread is advertised as such an important part of our diet, look at the food pyramid! My mom has celiac disease, and I have 3 siblings...
  19. CMCM
    What specifically made you wonder if you might have celiac disease? Keep in mind that the majority of people with celiac disease are what is called "silent celiac". Meaning no observable symptoms, certainly no digestive issues. You just may be in this group.
  20. CMCM
    Well, you could go through the often lengthy misery of doctor after doctor, test after test, etc., and then if they decide you have celiac disease they will tell you: EAT GLUTEN FREE!!! Unless something has radically changed lately for the worse, if things are just miserable like they always have been, you could avoid the above scenario and just go gluten...
  21. CMCM
    I am starting to think you can have gluten intolerance for quite a long time (decades perhaps) before actual celiac disease gets triggered (assuming you have the celiac gene, of course). You can probably have some degree of celiac disease for a long time before the damage gets bad enough to allow the antibodies to leak thru your gut and get into the blood...
  22. CMCM
    I just heard on the radio that with reference to those recent tainted pet food deaths of a number of dogs and cats, they are now focusing on WHEAT GLUTEN as the culprit!!!! Here's the link: Open Original Shared Link
  23. CMCM
    Well, my family background is Swedish and I have it, my mom is English/German, and she has it, and my Irish hubby doesn't! Go figure! By the way, if a doctor says you can cheat I'd ask him where he learned that little bit of info...which study, which doctor etc. said it....you'll find he won't be able to tell you that. REmember that in medical training...
  24. CMCM
    Two really good and cheap books to read and get yourself up to speed on this are: Wheat Free, Worry Free by Danna Korn Dangerous Grains by Ron Hoggan both on Amazon, $10 each.l
  25. CMCM
    It's always very well worth checking out other possibilities REASONABLY, because everything is not always caused by celiac disease/gluten. However, don't let your search turn into years and years and an eldless supply of drugs to cure the symptoms (but not the underlying cause!!). And the relative lack of symptoms you describe means very little since actually...
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