Amalthea
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Well, as for a lot of us here, it isn't simple to say exactly what was causing exactly what for certain. Here is what I can tell you. My first chronic symptoms were migraines, dermatitis herpeteformis and the fact that I got sick easily and often. From there I went through a whole series of other diagnoses and problems. I was diagnosed with ADHD, sleep...
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Paper Plates?
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Paper Plates?
Amalthea replied to albauer94's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
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Paper Plates?
Amalthea replied to albauer94's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Gemini, you don't have to agree with me. But in each case, because I am on ADD meds and have to see my doctor regularly anyway for appointments in which we have nothing to discuss related to stable ADD meds (government required controlled substance recheck appointments), I have asked her about whether I was just being paranoid, and she's said that it was... -
I would suggest reading the book "Wheat Belly." It doesn't really have to be celiac disease for wheat to be a problem, at this point. But having a name for it isn't really the most helpful thing, anyway. The most helpful thing is to try various food elimination things to see if something helps your ongoing problems. There are various references online...
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ARCHIVED gluten-free Kitchen, But Hubbby Drinks Regular Beer
Amalthea replied to ravenra's topic in Super Sensitive People
I get the rash, so I am a walking wheat sensor. I have been glutened by both of kissing a spouse who eats wheat, and by running wheat exposed dishes through the dishwasher. Dishwashers don't run continuous clean water. They run a couple cycles of water, and splash the dirty water around for a while. For most people's purposes, this is enough when combined... -
Paper Plates?
Amalthea replied to albauer94's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
As others have said, grain free pet food is a pretty good bet. Oh, and in terms of weird exposures, I have been glutened at least twice by ground growing produce. That one drove me bananas trying to figure it out. Turns out some people grow food in wheat straw mulch. And I am sensitive enough that if I don't wash my produce in a couple changes of... -
Paper Plates?
Amalthea replied to albauer94's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Personally, I have found that I have to ask the people I live with to leave the house when eating wheat. The problem is so complex that it's just too impossible otherwise. The kid could be sneaking dad's food. Dad, who is clearly not very worried about the whole thing, can be leaving crumbs on tables, chairs, his clothes that get transfered to the boy...