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  1. corinne
    Sleep paralysis comes and goes. Going gluten-free hasn't changed it for me. I wish I could relax when it happens and not panic about not being able to move.
  2. corinne
    I, too, have collagenous (microscopic) colitis and I currently manage it with a gluten-free diet. I don't want to be a pessimist, but this type of colitis, like many others, usually follows an up-and-down course. It can disappear for weeks, months and sometimes years and then come back for a period of time. If it does come back, you may want to go back...
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    I have a type of colitis (collagenous) not celiac disease. My mother has celiac disease and my gastroenterologist said that this type of colitis, although extremely rare (2 per 100 000) is associated with families with celiac disease. I'm not sure if there is a correlation between celiac genes and other types of colitis. Colitis is an up and down thing...
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    I really heavily on eggs, fish and meat for calories (fruits and veggies don't have much) so the diet won't help much for you. Perhaps though, you can replace eggs, fish, meat with nuts. However, nuts can be hard to digest. Breakfast: boiled eggs + canned fruit (peaches, pears, mangos or berries) or if I have more time I make pancakes from 2 eggs +...
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    I have collagenous colitis (not celiac) which can also be treated with a gluten free diet in addition to eliminating any other food intolerances. I finally got the D and vomiting under control by eliminating gluten, all grains including corn and rice, potatos, dairy, soy, nuts, beans, cruciferous veggies, onions+garlic, sulphites, caffeine, spices and acidic...
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    Larry - good catch. I quoted that from a textbook I use and I should have questioned that data (shows what happens when chemists try to do microbiology ), but I went back to the original data and 8% of the bottled water had fecal coliform contamination. That makes much more sense. I'm still somewhat dubious about the biological safety of bottled...
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    I tried for a while, but I never had success in keep it from leaking. I love mountaineering etc. and I thought this would be more convenient than packing yucky "waste" back to civilization, but no success. I might try it again if I can figure out how to make them work.
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    Actually, the FDA rules (which apply to bottled water) are less stringent than the EPA rules (which apply to tap water). Disinfection to kill microbes is NOT required by FDA rules for bottled water whereas it is generally required by the EPA for tap water. Many brands of bottled water, however, are disinfected, often by using UV light, and this is usually...
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    Way to go!!! It IS a huge thing to go from not being able to run to being prepared for an ironman. Good luck with the race and may your preparation kick in and get you in under the cut-off.
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    14 months ago, I was where you were at (not hospitalized, but on a liquid diet to get things under control). I could tolerate only diluted grape juice (still can't tolerate acidic juices such as cranberry). I add a new food every 4 days to a week. I have a good dose of the food (at least two servings in a day), then wait 2 days to see if I get D or vomiting...
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    Bananas aren't a high calorie food. A medium size banana averages 105 calories - not much different than any other fruit or even a slice of bread. They're good value too for the calories - lots of potassium etc. I love banana pancakes for breakfast - 2 bananas and an egg in the blender then cooked like a pancake.
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    It might be worth a trip to the dermatologist. I've only been to family doctors. I haven't done much about it because it hasn't changed. I went gluten-free (and dairy, soy, corn, rice and legume free) a year ago and it didn't change anything.
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    Nicole, I just started as a professor at Cal Poly this past August. What department will he be in? (you can pm me) I love the area and the school. There's several health food stores that carry gluten free products and there's also a trader joes. I can send you addresses when you head out here. I don't have a GI yet (so far healthy and too busy to...
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    I've never heard of it, but just looked up. Maybe that can explain things. I've been to three doctors for what looked like ringworm to me. They all said it wasn't and that that it was probably an allergic reaction and would go away eventually. I've had it now for two years. It's not itchy, not getting in bigger, but definitely not going away and ugly...
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    I wish I knew I couldn't eat gluten when I was on my mission in France. I was sick (plus depression) a lot of my mission. That's all changed now I'm on the diet. There's actually 4 of us (in a ward of 150) who are gluten free and we sit together and have our own tray for Sacrament (rice bread for the other 3 and bread made from bananas for me - can't eat...
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    Agar is a polysacharide extracted from algae (typically red algae aka sea weed). Most agar has no smell, but depending on the extraction, there can be a "seaweed" smell.
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    Mango - I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw some humor in this.
  18. corinne
    I would love to get my hands on these crackers. I can't eat corn or rice (as well as no gluten) so I've given up on anything resembling bread products. Crackers would be sooo nice.
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    Not sure how to answer this one. I was diagnosed with collagenous colitis by a biopsy. A gluten free diet often works for this disease so I tried it and was successful after eliminating dairy and some other foods.
  20. corinne
    I'm on the SCD and take citracal for calcium (can't eat dairy either).
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    As of Jan. 3, I have been on the specific carbohydrate diet for 1 year. I have collagenous colitis not celiac (but it is related to celiac and is often treated with a gluten free diet). A gluten free diet helped some, but I still had daily D. After 3 months on the SCD, I have had no symptoms (except from mistakes or cross-contamination from eating out...
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    I agree. If it looks normal and you're feeling good - no cramps, nausea, bloating, it's fine. How often you poop depends on how much your system can hold which varies from person to person and on how much fiber you eat. I don't eat any grains so I rely on squash + carrots + potatos for my carbs so I have about 3 BMs a day.
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    ARCHIVED Annoyed With New Doctor

    corinne posted a topic in Doctors

    I just moved to California from Montana so I had to find a new doctor (too bad - my doctor in Montana was fantastic). I asked my new doctor for a thyroid test. I get this once a year because of multinodular goitre. When I went into the lab this morning, I found out that he had ordered a whole stack of other tests. That's great, but it would have been nice...
  25. corinne
    Thanks for all of the yummy suggestions. I know it will be a lot easier over the holidays if I have treats I can enjoy.
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