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  1. cathzozo
    I really like Psyllium Husks. But I take the capsules with a lot of water. I can't stand the consistency of any of the fiber supplements that you mix with water. I get them at any of my local health food store and usually buy the NOW brand which clearly lists no gluten.
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    Hi! I would just be completely honest. I would email or call the professor beforehand and explain that you have "severe food allergies" and they were only diagnosed recently, so you are a little apprehensive about eating out. And then go, and just get a drink. Or maybe the prof. would then tell you where they plan to go, and you can call ahead and talk...
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    Tabatha, Please check out www.alamoceliac.com if you haven't already. There is a chapter for Corpus Christi, and by joining you and your husband can network with other folks dealing with this in Corpus Christi and get recommendations for doctors, etc. Good luck@
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    Hello- I discovered via a hunch and then the diet that I am definitely gluten-intolerant, but I never went through official testing. Then my grandmother and several aunts tried it too, with obvious improvement. My mother finally tried it because even though she had no obvious symptoms, all of the rest of us had improved our thyroid function by going...
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    I had pretty bad gas from dairy and eggs for awhile after going gluten-free. My theory is that before, I wasn't digesting them at all, then once going gluten-free, I was somewhat digesting, and that somewhat wasn't pleasant. I took some Lactaid, and just cut out the eggs for awhile. Finally once I was really healed up, I realized that I could eat these...
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    Kimberly, Here are just some ideas - no answers, though. Have you been keeping a food diary? Maybe that would be helpful. Likely food intolerances would be dairy, eggs, soy, nightshades (potatoes and peppers), nitrates/nitrites, other food additives/chemicals. Corn, like gluten, is in SO many processed foods. So you might not be able to tell a...
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    Rob, You may notice over the next few weeks that some weird symptoms that you would never connect to Celiac are better. In fact, they may not be symptoms that you really even noticed or thought were worth addressing. I never realized how badly my shins always itched until they stopped itching. Then the next time I got glutened, I realized, oh yeah ...
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    Welcome to the board! I didn't have big problems with support from my family luckily, but I just wanted to jump in and say that it's a good idea to just not bring your health and gluten up with people who give you problems about it. For whatver reason (most likely their own hang-up), they can't/won't deal with it. They will be more supportive when they...
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    Thanks so much for posting the link to this guy's blog. I'm really impressed with it, and I haven't even made my way down to the gluten article yet.
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    Since the croutons really are not part of the salad bar, I probably would. But I take more risks than some people. Additionally, technically shredded cheese can have flour on it as an anti-caking agent (especially if it was purchased as shredded cheese). Although I've never seen this on a package, it is possible and one of those things they warn you about...
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    School can be really stressful. I was high anxiety my whole life, but always under control. And then grad school took it to a whole, new unhealthy level. I also think that was when my celiac disease was triggered, and I was working two jobs, and my mother had a heart attack and almost died. All of this took me to a point where I realized that I was no...
  12. cathzozo
    By any chance, does the supplement also contain niacin, which is a B vitamin? It causes flushing. If you don't come up with an answer, I'd watch her very, very carefully for any other signs of an allergic reaction, and maybe take some benadryl, and get medical help if needed. Furthermore, I wouldn't take it again without talking to a doctor. That is...
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    My grandmother recently made a similar bad decision. She really wanted one of her husband's cookies, so had one. And then really regretted it. She's only been gluten-free for about 6 mos. I think so this was the first holiday season. My mom will be visiting her next week, and will be making her a bunch of gluten-free cookies to stick in the freezer so...
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    cathzozo replied to peasoup's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    It's very normal for me. Before I started eating gluten-free, I ate SO, SO much. I think it was because I was not absorbing all the vital nutrients, although I was obviously still able to absorb basic calories because I was overweight. My body kept feeling hungry because it needed certain nutrients. Once I started eating gluten-free, I realized that my...
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    For me, I stopped having D immediately.
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    I did really well and didn't get glutened during any of the celebrations, but I had a head cold and took some over the counter medication which I got glutened by. Ack! --Catherine
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    Well, I'm not sure that I'm very Marta Stewart-y at all, but I have had the same problem as you with bread. My bread is still not perfect, but this is the best answer I have. Sometimes bread collapses when it has too much liquid. I live in a humid area and don't use my central air much so the environment and my flours already have more liquid. I decrease...
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    After watching Supersize Me, I went months without fast food. In the last year, I've probably only had something from a fast food restaurant once or twice. I just don't need engineered food!
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    Hi! I've been hypothyroid for a couple years and on Synthroid. For the first time ever, my TSH has been stable since I've been gluten-free instead of constantly upping my Synthroid dosage to adjust. I plan to start trying to drop my dosage very slowly after my next, hopefully 3rd nice decently low TSH level. ALSO, much more significantly, my mother...
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    If at all possible, go see a psychiatrist. They will spend more time talking to you about your actual symptoms and make the attempt to pick a medication that will actually help you. Also, please realize that it's somewhat of a guessing game with these medications. So, if it's not right - go back and talk to them again until it is the right dosage and medication...
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    Hi Britni- I haven't been doing this for too long, but I'll let you know how it's going. I thought that I wasn't too sensitive to gluten until I had been off of it for several months. There are annoying symptoms I used to have that I just thought were part of being me - itchy skin (with or without obvious rash), headaches, sinus congestion, and gastro...
  22. cathzozo
    OK! I finally succeeded. I think that I just had my batter too wet. Doesn't help that I live in muggy-land, either. So, I made the Potato Bread from Hagman's GFG Cooks Comfort Food. I intentionally shorted the water, and then as we were mixing it, we looked at the pictures on Carol Fenster's webpage, and tried to imitate her "graceful globs." I also...
  23. cathzozo
    So I started eating gluten-free 5 months ago. Here were the symptoms that got better: 1. D and other gastro issues 2. fatigue 3. achy joints 4. my thyroid is apparently behaving better because my TSH is going down and I'll be lowering my synthroid dosage But for awhile I was still taking a vitamin with gluten in it, so I've been completely gluten...
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    Thanks for all the tips everyone. After another not-so-great loaf of fallen bread, I decided that maybe I had too much liquid. My mother was talking about how she has to usually put a little extra because her climate is SO dry. We are SO muggy here, so I think that could make a difference. I also bought, but haven't used for bread yet, an oven thermometer...
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    I think there is a lot that the docs and scientists haven't figured out yet about this disease. They have identified something called celiac disease, but the diagnostic criteria they have given to it are very narrow, so a lot of people who don't have celiac disease (as defined by criteria) still have the same problems as people who are diagnosed as celiac...
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