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  1. eleep
    Yes, I'm pretty sure the smoking was helping with some of my symptoms. I do know that not-smoking helps me quite a bit with anxiety in the long term (I've been able to quit for months and years at a time), but I don't seem to have hit that point yet -- things seem to be getting worse, in fact.
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    Okay, quit smoking, recovering from breakup (possible not-breakup) of a long relationship, dealing with celiac, trying to write on a deadline, dealing with a far away family (who do understand my situation, but are busy themselves) and a bunch of friends who don't really understand this food thing at all. My best friend, who is my ex-boyfriend, is someone...
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    I have no problems with McCann's, I use their regular instant oats.
  4. eleep
    Thanks -- I really like that picture too! I actually had to do some cropping because my boyfriend snapped it just after I'd gotten out of the shower! eleep
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    ARCHIVED Any Bartenders?

    eleep replied to tiffjake's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Oh, so the kissing/cross-contamination thing is real! Wow. eleep
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    I actually think my celiac symptoms escalated over the past six or so years when I started to date a guy who was a very huge beer drinker. Prior to dating him, I'd mostly stuck with wine and mixed drinks. However, my father has always been a homebrewer and I'd developed an early appreciation for really good beer -- this guy was a big Guinness fan, and we...
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    ARCHIVED Drinking

    eleep replied to Heater's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I drank three very small-sized glasses of wine at a party last night -- over the course of five hours and after a good meal -- and I swear I can't remember the whole evening very clearly. Tonight, at a reception, I took two sips of pinot grigio before I put the glass down (and it's too bad, because it was a very good pinot grigio!). Now I've moved on to...
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    The thing is, I used to be so good at "working" events like this even if I hated them. I'm not a big small-talker, but I do know how to draw people out in conversation and get them to tell me interesting things they would otherwise probably not discuss at a superficial meet-and-greet. Tonight, however, I was just so paralyzed by my own stuff that I simply...
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    Well, I just narrowly escaped from my department's beginning-of-the-year party -- which has always been known for its stodginess and social discomfort, but this is the first year I realized that the food was really the only reason I've ever even remotely enjoyed attending. Not anymore -- there wasn't a thing I could eat and this is the fourth social event...
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    Bit of a rant: I really hate to hear that you're going through this still -- it makes me so frustrated right now that we all can't just recover smoothly and at the same rate! eleep Well, I appear to have hit the "anger" stage with celiac.
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    Wow, it is so much easier to get decent writing done when your mind can move in linear fashion from point A to point B without taking a hundred detours along the way! Of course, there's something to be said for the detours as well, however -- I think I've had the opportunity to explore just about every angle of my topic by thinking about it through the fog...
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    I had to cut out cardio for a while as well. What helped quite a bit was substituting more Ashtanga yoga than usual -- although I stuck with doing it at home because I wanted to stick to the pace that was best for my body and not have to worry about keeping up with a class. eleep
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    ARCHIVED I'm Pregnant, Yeah!

    eleep replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    That's great! Your topic heading has me rolling on the floor right now! eleep
  14. eleep
    The only problems I've had were actually in situations where I was vague with my communication or brought things up in ways that prolonged any focus on the subject. "I'm allergic to wheat and barley, so can't have beer" goes over a whole lot better than "I don't drink beer". Actually, I love beer and would drink it if I could -- however, I'm also tired...
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    Yep, it's distilled. I think I must be drinking too much at once -- the word "glug" comes to mind..... eleep
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    ARCHIVED Glutened?

    eleep replied to a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Welcome to the club! You will get used to it. My basic remedies for my own "bad attitude" have been lots of water and sublingual B-complex, Immodium (I find it helps my moods as well) and whatever exercise I can get (preferably outside). It's better for me to keep eating, so I generally stick with blander stuff. However, I do try to eat fruits, veggies...
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    The "where does all that food go?" issue was a big joke in my family for years, but now I think we're all having second thoughts about it! eleep
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    ARCHIVED Glutened?

    eleep replied to a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I've been finding that my mornings like that happen about 36-48 hours after any likely source of gluten (usually cross-contamination), so could this be a more delayed reaction? I also had mornings like that after a day when I'd eaten dairy. eleep
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    I had a bit of a cross-contamination issue earlier in the week and I've slowly been recovering. On mornings when I've felt particularly as though I had a raw stomach, I've been drinking a little aloe vera juice to try and calm things down. However, I notice that this tends to make me slightly nauseous within about 1/2 hour -- nothing serious, but I'm wondering...
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    I'm just chiming in to agree with the suggestions above -- I've also had to struggle with this issue of needing to be more in control of things and trying to reconcile it with what used to be my "laid-back" approach towards food and such. I'm learning that being in control doesn't necessarily have to mean being nervous or controlling (very different things...
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    You know, I didn't even realize I had ongoing abdominal pain until after I stopped eating gluten -- the first time I got glutened after that, I felt these shooting pains deep in my stomach that were incredibly familiar and made me realize how acclimated to feeling crappy I had been for years! eleep
  22. eleep
    You know, it never occured to me that they might not be, but I haven't confirmed. I have made chili with them recently, however, and didn't have a reaction. Someone else might have a more reliable answer though! eleep
  23. eleep
    Wait -- two beers -- are those gluten-free beers? That could be your culprit right there. You need to eliminate anything with barley in it -- and any beer that isn't clearly labeled gluten-free (read -- almost all beer) will have barley malt or wheat in it. The brain fog and stressy/irritable symptoms could very well be indicative of B vitamin deficiency...
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    ARCHIVED Depression

    eleep replied to Mayflowers's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    My experience going off of gluten was horrific -- more mood swings and stress than ever and a complete inability to cope. I've since realized that it was like an extended drug withdrawal. I've recently quit smoking, so I can confirm that the experience was much the same (ironically, quitting smoking was like a walk in the park compared to the gluten withdrawal...
  25. eleep
    I can second the TMJ/food intolerance link -- I incessantly clench my jaw when I've been glutened. I also have a history of tight neck problems that I've done a lot of work on with yoga and pilates. eleep
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