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  1. BRUMI1968
    Mine has his Lotus forum, but then teases me whenever I'm on the computer. Arg!!! But he's a kidder. what does Dh mean?
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    do you have the Erewhon crispy rice with fruit in it? I used to love that when I drank soy milk (I quit soy milk and switched to rice milk and now don't like it as well, but it is good!)
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    Everyone is different - but if I have even 1 tsp of butter on something, I'll get solidified in a bad way. I'm like you, with C not D, or rarely D. I quit dairy since I was on the board here complaining of miserable C and realized I was at the same time telling folks how much I loved ghee, the only dairy I had been allowing myself (if by "allowing myself...
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    Not only that, a Celiac panel should have at least four results, not just one. I came out normal on all but the IgG, which was 35 (anything under 20 is normal). All the rest were fine for me (I was not eating much gluten at the time of testing.) You should have multiple numbers...AND you should ask for a printout of your lab work. It's always nice to...
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    I REALLY like Shi Kai also. Their shampoos/conditioners/etc are gluten free - EXCEPT the shower gels - those have oats.
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    Should she ask for a specific B12 test? I know I had one separate from the CBC, and found I was very deficient, which helped lead to my diagnosis.
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    No cramping from the laxatives? For some reason, I'm worried about that. (I think it all stems back to one night, when I was about 6 and my parents, for some bizarre reason, made me eat a prune. Their mistake. When they went to bed hours later and walked by my room, the discovered, to their dismay, that I need a bath and some new sheets. I've eaten...
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    WHAT? Yahoo. I just saw my alternative doc (he's Ayurvedic from India) and he told me about finding out Celiac men have very decreased levels of testosterone - they think the same might true of women. So he ran some tests on me. Interesting stuff! I'll find out next week.
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    One of the super fun things about Celiac, is that your absorption of necessary vitamins and minerals is nil. Thus, the symptoms of Celiac can be just about anything caused by malnutrition. I had aching thighs and low back, and I think it turned out to be serious Vitamin B12 deficiency. If you haven't been checked for that, you should be. I have been...
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    I may require a colonoscopy depending on how some inflammation blood tests come back from the doc this weekend. Would anyone be willing to share the process, including the days leading up to it? Thanks. -Sherri
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    Aoki is very authentic, thus the difficulty in communication. But I asked her specifically, "isn't it rice vinegar?". She said, "yes, but we get it in a huge box and the the box that it comes in says wheat." so I trusted that and got the ochozuke. She said they get several customers in with wheat allergy - though I bet not more than once.
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    I had perpetual canker sores before quitting gluten; and was very tired much of the time, from not being able to walk up a slight hill w/o getting winded, to sleeping four hours in the middle of the day on top of a ten hour night of sleep. Quitting gluten totally helped the first, and I'm in the process of feeling better from the second. I also was itchy...
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    The gluten is bad (oat potential and definite malt)-- look at all that sugar, though, too. Amazing. The only reason it is not listed first is because they use different kinds - and that's probably why - to keep any one sugar ingredient from being the main ingredient. But if you add them up, my word, that's a lot of sugar. I make my own trail mix out...
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    I went to my favorite old stomping ground today for lunch with my mother; Aoki, my favorite Japanese restaurant. I knew it would not be the best, but thought sushi would be alright. My server, Yoko who remembers my name no matter how long I am absent (I moved away years ago), was so great with the "wheat allergy". Anyway, I said maybe sushi, and she...
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    I found a new product today. SUN FLOUR BAKING COMPANY "Cinnamon Cookies" non-gmo; "made w/o wheat or gluten". They do make gluten things, so perhaps cc will be a problem, I don't know since I don't have severe reactions. But it did taste good. Interestingly, main flour was pinto bean (so I guess no good for legume-avoiders), but it didn't taste...
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    Me too...to the front of the class!
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    I know that herbal teas can be a problem, and jasmine can either be green tea based or herbal. I looked on all my herbal teas when I was dx'd - all celestial seasonings so all gluten-free - but I did check. I would imagine Chinese jasmine tea to be of the green variety, so it doens't sound too likely it was the tea...on the other hand, do they do anything...
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    BRUMI1968 replied to a topic in Sports and Fitness

    Not to be a downer, but watch your intake of tuna - it is loaded with mercury. You might want to try some other fish like salmon - less mercury altogether. It used to be advised that pregnant women and children limit themselves to one can of tuna a day; now they say that for all women. Also, tuna steaks have even more mercury than cans of tuna. Did...
  19. BRUMI1968
    accupressure is similar to accupuncture - but without the puncturing. There are also things like hands-on healing, naturopath, homeopath, ayurvedic medicine, chinese medicine.
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    I've never eaten much citrus anyway, being very sensitive to "sour" things. I do eat lemon and lime, like in lemon/mint/cilantro rice and guacamole...but I never touch oranges and the like. It was just something the nutritionist said. I've also found that things that used to might upset my stomach, don't anymore. I have to remember that my stomach aches...
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    I'm imagining the spoons they have in the different beans and the rice; I'm seeing them touching the tortillas that they are blobbing those things into; I'm imagining a sensitive celiac not feeling too good later. But then again, these are just my imaginings. I used to get the Baja Bowl there, but 1/2 jokingly just now, I convinced myself I can't anymore...
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    I'm recently diagnosed as well. My nutritionist suggested no eggs, dairy, corn, peanuts,or citris for a few weeks to settle my system down. I'm also going to get tested for other intolerances so I can get on with being healthy. I've actually felt slightly worse digestively speaking since I found out, but that is starting to subside. Right away though...
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    My problem was always constipation, and I know how miserable it is. After going gluten-free for about 6 days, I got it back (hadn't had it in a while), and that was really frustrating because it seemed as though i should be getting better, not worse. I ended up seeing a nutritionist and he put me on a diet that consisted of slow cooked brown rice, lots...
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    I used to have one for my ITP, saying "No Blood Thinners". I think I might get one again; here's why. What if you are unconscious for some time in the hospital and whatever is in the bag of "food" they are feeding you through tubes has gluten in it. It seems like that might be bad. Or what if you are in some kind of mental fog or mental coma or something...
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    I lived on Cap Hill for several years...now I live in Bellingham (1.5 hours north). I don't miss Seattle traffic, noise, or smell...but other than that. I miss Lake Union, and rowing, and restaurants that are open late, and "Whole Paycheck..." I mean, Whole Foods. B-ham is great, though. Got the fresh air, enough dogs to satisfy anyone (even me), trails...
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