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    Hi all, I have a question regarding drinking. I know that wine is gluten free and I would like to occasionally drink a glass of wine. It has been a few months since I stopped drinking wine since I had crazy symptoms and I wanted to eliminate anything that could possibly be causing them. I was never a big drinker but apart from wine, I used to enjoy ...
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    Hi MK, sorry tho hear that you are going through this and facing these challenges. It is true that gluten free food can be very expensive and truth be told, it is not even that healthy to eat all that processed food. There are not that many gluten free products available where I live and the ones that I can find, including pasta, bread, etc. are super expensive...
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    Hi, it is hard when you do not have a complete support from your loved ones. I think a lot of celiacs have experienced this because it is hard for some people to really understand it plus it is easier for them to believe that it is all in our head rather than to accept that we have this. A family member of mine also would not even want to talk to me about...
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    Hi, Jenceliacjourney - ask your doctor to test you for APS or Hughes Syndrome. I have just learned that I have it and i was told it also causes miscarriages. You might have already been tested for it since when someone has multiple miscarriages, doctors check for this plus you did IUI cycles. If you have not, I recommend it. In most cases, during pregnancies...
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    Hi Bluepumpkin, I would recommend talking with your doctor about doing a complete celiac panel. Unfortunately, I do not have time now to look for it, but it is cited many times on this forum, so you should be able to easily find it. I have never been vegan but it is possible that your vitamin levels are lower from it. Since you have not tested...
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    Hi Amina, I really do not know much about liver but I want to offer my support. Panic and anxiety definitely are common for celiacs. I know I worry a lot about my own issues and that definitely does not help my body. So, if you can, try not to worry until you speak with the doctor. Concentrate on eating healthy and recovering from getting glutened (make...
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    I really do not know what to think or feel anymore. I become hopeful when I feel a bit better but then lose hope once I feel pain. If you have read any of my posts,you probably saw that I am scared of being diagnosed with Lupus but I am still waiting for some tests. I do have symptoms that could fall under lupus:chest pain, hair loss. Main...
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    Hi Annoyed, sorry to hear that you are having trouble gaining weight. It seems like you have tried a lot of things. You may have already tried this but I would also recommend using bone broth to make your soups and eat it daily. It is super healthy for us. Also peanut butter and bananas sandwiches (bananas helped me gain weight) Various...
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    Dear Cyclinglady and Squirmingitch, thank you for your supportive messages. I really cannot thank you enough for your help. I apologize for not responding sooner. At first, since I was traveling, I did not have an internet access but later I just tried not to think about all of this, and I did not look anything up online unless it was what fruits and veggies...
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    hi Kareng, thank you for responding so fast. I think it just hit me when I did not expect it (I just had my blood taken yesterday) and I do not get to see a doctor for 2 more weeks at least. I have waited for a couple of months to get some test results (ANA, ENA, some APS test) and when they arrived APS test was positive, ANA slightly positive(whatever that...
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    hi, please help me figure this out. I was tested for lupus anticoagulants and antiphospolipid bodies and they came back positive. So, my nightmare became my reality. So, i guess that means I have lupus (it is hard for me to even say it). I just found out and i cannot tell my family today. Tomorrow, I have to travel to the country where I was diagnosed with...
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    THANK YOU KARENG!
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    Kareng, that sounds absolutely delicious. How do you make coconut rice? I roasted lamb chops and cooked white rice. These days I crave red meat.
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    Hi, Since you know now that you have celiac disease, you need to be 100% gluten free even though you say you do not have any symptoms. I realized later that some symptoms that I experienced were actually from celiac disease and I did not even know that was causing them. Your questions and answers: can we use the same butter that both knives...
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    Hi, I recently met a woman who has Celiac and Hashimoto. She looks great. Always very energetic but she told me that she does sometimes experience panic attacks and hair loss. I understand that celiacs sometimes do not have obvious symptoms. However, she and her family do not follow gluten free diet. She has one child, an 8 year-old daughter who also has...
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    Hi Kim01, it is so great that you have opened your home to these children! I just wanted to also comment on Diet Pepsi. It is up to you whether you continue drinking it or not but I really think you might want to try to limit your Diet Pepsi intake to 1-2 cans. I have to admit that I used to love diet pepsi and drank 3-4 cans a day and sometimes...
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    Hi, I can see that you were not pleased with your doctors attitude and to be completely honest, this type of attitude and reaction is not unusual for them. I often wonder why some of them are in medical field when they do not seem to care. Unfortunately, I have experienced everything you described regarding doctors and some of the symptoms. Since I...
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    Hi, has anyone reacted to Honey? I have no rash but my body itches, especially nose. The only thing that was introduced to my diet was honey and pomegranate. I feel like it has to be honey because of sugar. I have not had any sugar (apart from the one found in fruits for a couple of months). I also ate chestnuts for about a week every day as a snack...
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    Hi, I came across some forum/blog where people with lupus discussed hair loss products. Has anyone used Nioxin products? I found it on Amazon but it does not say gluten-free and I do not know how to recognize some ingredients in hair products that contain gluten. Here is the link: Open Original Shared Link If not Nioxin, if you experienced hair loss, did...
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    Glad to help if I can. Going through this has been one of the scariest and hardest things I had to go through in my life so having some amazing people on here explain things to me and calm me down helped a lot. I hope I can pay it forward. When it comes to understanding what each test means, I am not really good at that. Some members on here are extremely...
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    Thanks Mommida, you are so right. I do not even share everything with them because I do not want to burden them. I always make sure that we talk about them and their lives so that our conversation is not just about me. So I really do not think that they can say that I overwhelm them with my problems. I understand they have their lives and now children but...
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    Hi, sorry to hear about your test results. I think the number is high because you went undiagnosed and ate gluten for 4 years. I went undiagnosed for at least 3-4 years. When I was diagnosed, my IgG was 220, so it was close to yours. If you stick to a strict gluten-free diet, the number will go down, do not worry. It may take a year or longer but it will...
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    Hi, I have a lot on my mind right now. I started writing this post yesterday but never finished it and today I got my test results so I am just miserable. As I am trying to get better, I often feel I have only a couple of people to turn to for support but at the same time, I do not want to bother them with all my problems. Some family members know about Celiac...
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    My new favorite snack: Roasted chestnuts!
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    Hi, use coconut oil as a hand lotion. It can help with itching and healing.
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