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  1. Gentleheart
    I'm so sorry for all your difficulties, Ursa. And I'm sorry you have to contend with so many difficult personalities. As a Christian, I believe that honoring your parents is an extremely important thing to God. Honoring in my opinion would mean treating them kindly, sacrificially caring for their needs when they cannot (like they have certainly done for...
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    Maybe we won't have to go on too long here and can eventually adjourn to the Lyme thread. But I do have a few more questions. It was stated that many Lyme's victims are also frequently gluten intolerant. Is that just a statistical fact, or is the Lyme actually causing the food intolerance, distorting the tests and making the intolerances temporary...
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    I hesitate to continue on with discussing Lyme's here unless it's OK with everyone, since Scott has set up a special area for it elsewhere. But I admit that it would be easier for me to just keep going here. All of the information you all are giving me is really valuable and helpful. confusedks, How do I find these LLMD's? Since Carla has to travel...
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    Poor things. Being sick all the time is the pits. I'll be sure to cut them some slack.
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    I HATE fighting. I didn't choose my name for nothing. But I do love a good, intelligent discussion. I will probably just go in there and observe and learn for awhile. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    I know Lyme's can be quite confusing to diagnose. So who knows. That could be exactly what happened. I won't know my doctor's reaction until I ask. Why can't anything be easy? Lymenet sounds like a forum. Is that right?
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    I certainly realize the strong temptation to lie to achieve an honorable goal in this situation. But I am honor-bound to stick to the truth since the Bible promises it will "make you free." Interestingly, I actually do remember a tick that was quite imbedded in my scalp a few years ago. But I was having most of my current symptoms well before that episode...
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    I can sure see a potentially long journey ahead, when I'm still exhausted from the last one. It's hard to start down another dark, expensive road without a real diagnosis again. But I guess it's either that or continue living an uncomfortable life. Here I go..... Thanks again! I appreciate the flashlight.
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    Thank you. Would it be wise in this situation to at least do an initial self test to see if I likely have it before traveling such a distance for a specialist? Is it an expensive procedure? I will consult the Lyme thread for testing information.
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    Thanks everyone for the kind words and wise suggestions. I appreciate your time. Carla, I just checked out the Lyme thread and will try to take the time to read through all of it to educate myself. I already can see that I have a lot of the symptoms. Someone suggested it to me a year ago on this site, but I didn't follow through on it then...
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    As most of you, I've been unwell for many years. I went through the medical doctors first, with many unexplained symptoms, including anxiety, panic, bloating and heartbeat irregularities topping the list. When they found absolutely nothing clinical, they concluded it must be psychological and recommended prescription drugs. I actually took the drugs for...
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    bump..... anyone?
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    Has anyone bought any of the alternative flours and other products from this company? If so, do they work well and are the recipes included with them practical and good? Everything is very high priced, but could be most helpful to make a very restrictive multiple allergy diet a lot more tolerable. I would appreciate knowing if anyone has any experience...
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    Do they say you have refractory sprue? Does a gluten free diet not work for you?
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    Thank you! Looks like some great recipes to try!
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    It has been tempting to see celiacs everywhere. So many people have the symptoms. But I don't say much anymore, unless asked. Everyone I have told, no matter how gently, has made it quite clear that they don't want to know. They would honestly rather live shorter lives than live with this handicap. I think we will have to find ways to make this lifestyle...
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    I read the book and enjoyed it very much. It represents an amazing amount of investigative effort and really makes a person think. I learned much and recommend it highly. Having said that, as a christian however, I was disappointed once again with yet another nutrition author ASSUMING evolution as an undisputable fact all the way through the entire book...
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    I've been making cocoa with cocoa powder, coconut milk and agave syrup for a couple of years now. I found that if you add a dash of sea salt, it opens up the flavor considerably and brings it closer to the real thing. Before I did that, it always seemed to be missing something. It makes a really thick cocoa, but if the thickness bothers you, just add a...
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    I can't have gluten, soy, dairy or cane sugar. Does anyone know how to combine xylitol crystals with Hershey's or Baker's unsweetened chocolate bars and end up with a smooth, sweetened, allergy-free chocolate bar? Xylitol won't dissolve with heat alone or in oil. So if I melt the xylitol with anything that will dissolve it, I end up seizing the chocolate...
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