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  1. chick2ba
    I'm beginning to think that cooking in a 90% gluten free kitchen will NOT do the trick. I was soo sick last semester and most of the summer, even after totally giving up gluten and dairy. My roommates continued to eat gluten and would leave crumbs everywhere. I was SUPER strict with cleaning to protect myself, but I would still get glutened at least twice...
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    Does anyone else experience worse symptoms when spending more time in a certain building (i.e. work, home, school, etc..). This past week I decided to risk it and visited Colorado with my boyfriend and his family. I figured I would be pretty sick every other day there like I am here at home. But to my surprise, I felt pretty GOOD-- 7 whole days without...
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    I would get painful bloating and waves of nausea + soft stools almost exactly 2 hrs after ingesting dairy. I kept thinking I was getting 'gluten poisoning', too. Going off dairy made a HUGE difference. To test if casein or lactose, I fould some gluten-free and soy-free 'cheese' (I think from galaxy nutritional foods; rice shreds). It happened to list...
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    Hey, has anyone else seen this new article? How nice it would be to not "sweat the small stuff" anymore. https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodid=1341 (My appologies if already addressed in another post!)
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    Thank you, Jerseyangel, for suggesting a few foods to try. Cooked up some fresh green beans tonight with safe Kraft hotdogs-- feel bloated, of course, but it'll be alright. I KNOW eating only 4 of anything is not too healthy , but I was sticking with packaged foods that had "gluten free" stamped right on them. That was the only reason for "choosing...
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    Lister, that is exactly how it goes: random and moody. A few better days then tons of really bad ones. I even go out to the store on the “up” part of the cycle and get excited about making hot meals and sweets with fresh fruits, veggies and meat (nothing even remotely dangerous). Then I end up feeling ill and have to give away all my homemade gluten-fre...
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    Please understand that I am not trying to be pessimistic or depressing... Do I just have to come to grips with the fact that I will feel like sh*t for the rest of my life? I was (like all of you) very sick before diagnosed. I remember being so overjoyed to find out what was wrong and that it could be 'fixed' with just a few simple diet substitutions...
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    Hey thanks for all the great suggestions.. I'll be on the lookout for some of those brands. Not sure yet if I am lactose intolerant or reacting to casein. Is there any good way to tell other than eating something without lactose (but with casein) and waiting it out? Anything with loads of cream or milk sets me off, but I think butter and parmesan cheese...
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    Soooo it looks like dairy will have to go, too. I will miss cheese and ice cream much worse than wheat and barley... What common soy/corn based cheese, sour cream, yogurt and butter do lactose-intolerant celiacs buy? I'm having a hard time finding some brands that are for sure gluten free. I just want to bake again without feeling ill. Thanks.
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    I'm just trying to figure all this stuff out.. been gluten free for 6 months now and still not feeling above a 50% on any given day. I'm super careful to not ingest or touch any gluten, so I'm pretty sure there must be another intolerance lurking around. Dairy seems to bother me more and more, so I've given it up. Now searching for what else could be...
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    Thanks for all the support and suggestions... Ursula, I am so very glad you said I am getting compulsive .. sometimes I do think I am going crazy with it all. Before I lived alone, the apartment was occupied by myself and two other lazy guys who left gluten EVERYWHERE (see scary pictures: Open Original Shared Link ). During school I was sick at least...
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    I am one of the sensitive ones, too. How do you keep from not being poisoned every 4 days?? I am super SUPER careful with everything I touch and prepare but I cannot stay well for more than a week. I live alone, wash my hands constantly, only drink distilled water, wash fresh fruits and veggies with hydrogen peroxide, then scrub with water, keep a detailed...
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    ARCHIVED Brain Fog

    chick2ba replied to shellhoo's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    For me I get sudden bursts of dizzyness and everything goes kinda shimmery, like my eyes can't focus right. Things that normally take little thought require great concentration to do correctly. It is very "out of body".. that's a good description. I'm studying to be an engineer, so I normally can't talk too eloquently (extreme number bias), but during...
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    I drink lots and lots of Gatorade (all gluten-free). It seems to not bother me too much, increases energy and keeps the bad headaches away.
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    Does anyone else experience a 24 hour delay before the worst symptoms appear? My reactions normally last a week, minimum, but I've noticed that the severe bloating and nausea occur about a full day later (then living hell for the next three days). The somach cramps tend to start in about 30 minutes, but those happen randomly, too. The delay makes it very...
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    Besides the ever-favorite constant nausea, dizzyness and painful 'old guy beer belly', I get super super cold for at least three days after a glutening. It's as if I have no way to retain heat (very annoying). Btw.. It's so nice to talk to people who actually understand what I am going through. It gives me strength. Thanks.
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    Hi- I am currently a junior at U of I and couldn't help but respond. Unfortunately, I have not eaten out since I was diagnosed (last Thanksgiving), so I don't know which Green Street restaraunts have gluten-free menus. Tell her to check out Za's fresh salads or La Bamba's loaded nachos or Legend's Tuesday special bacon cheeseburger (no bun!-- very good...
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