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Gluten-Free Sanity: Become a Support Group
My husband and I had been in “survival mode” for about 3 months; back in October of 2000, our then-18-month-old daughter was getting strong and healthy on the gluten-free diet. But I needed more for my sanity. I couldn’t keep feeding my daughter only hamburger, eggs and French toast until she was 18. I needed to find people battling the same issues as me. I tracked down the only celiac support group in my area, but it catered to adults. But that is where I met the women who were about to chJust One Milligram of Gluten: Is it Worth the Risk?
Just one milligram. That is truly all it takes. As mentioned by Dr. Thomas O’Bryan in Unlocking the Mystery of Wheat and Gluten Intolerance, that is just one sixteenth of the size of a fingernail. During the lecture caught on camera, Dr. O’Bryan talks about a woman whose intestines were badly damaged by her continued ingestion of gluten and refused to heal, because she was ingesting just one milligram of gluten per day. And considering the range of symptoms that celiac disease is cap
Intro
Well, today is the day that I started officially blogging. It's kind of strange putting yourself out there like that... My hope is that one day I'll be able to put all of my knowledge to work for those who don't have the resources to find out how to live better. This includes Celiac, but certainly is not limited to it. I mean, any sort of GI disorder, in my opinion, is awful to live with, but can often be assuaged with food additions or restrictions. And I LOVE to eat!! So, between my kn
Pumpkin Cake, Pizza Fusion, And Pecos Bill
Had fun at the celiac support meeting. You can pretend you went- a virtual meeting- here: One lady had amazing pumpkin bread (light and moist and fluffy and SOFT) that she made out of her Vitamix (some fancy blender) recipe book that she modified for gluten free. Said it was easy. She traded me her leftover cake for my leftover peanut butter cookies from Whole Foods A college girl told us about some cookie ice cream from Good Karma she loves-it's soy based? Another one said she's had great
The Dinner Party Drama—Two Guidelines to Assure a Pleasant Gluten-Free Experience
With the holidays looming on the horizon, invitations to highly-anticipated dinner gatherings are arranged. I usually dreaded any environment involving food because, much to my dismay, the buffet tables arrayed with decadent dishes and gluttonous enticements are all gluten laden, and I realize I cannot even consume a morsel, and I’m ravenous! So, how do I avoid the drama of starvation or anti-socially concealing myself in a corner sipping water? I follow two guidelines to assure a pleasant
Safe Gluten-Free Dining in Denver, Colorado
Over the past few weeks I have made two trips to Denver, CO—one to visit family—and the other for work. During both trips to the Mile High City, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the knowledge of celiac disease and eating gluten-free is fairly prevalent. I always worry a bit before heading to a new location, or different part of the country/world, not knowing what the level of celiac awareness will be, but on these two particular ventures to Colorado I was very happy and excited with what
New Member
Well, I'm a new member who joined yesterday...I'm gluten- and casein-sensitive. I don't know what the difference is between being "sensitive" and "intolerant". I was diagnosed a few months ago, and I'm still not sure about everything I can eat. I'm looking for a friend maybe gluten-sensitive, and around my age (13) who is a Christian.
Need Food
so i will be starting my 17th week of pregnancy on sunday and i am starving! i eat several times a day and it always has meat in the meal but cant seem to get enough. i dsicoverd my gluten intolerance acout 8 weeks into my preg and ugh how frustratiing. telling a preg woman not to eat pbread or pasta or a big fat peice of cake has been frustraing. i have only gained 3 pounds...not that i shoudl be complaining but it has me worried. its such a pain to cook 3-5 times a day and work full tim
Monkey Smoothie
Monkey Smoothie A delicious, on-the-go breakfast or a healthy, refreshing snack. Freeze the banana a day ahead. Serves 2 Ingredients: 2 cups of milk or any milk alternative (I prefer almond milk) 2 medium frozen banana 2 TBS gluten-free flaxseed 4 TBS gluten-free Peanut Butter 1/2 cup ice (add more if needed) 2 tsp of Stevia or any sweetener of your choice (optional) Directions: 1. Add all the ingredients in the blender and mix until everything resembles a smoothLost
Hi Everybody, My 12 year old daughter has been diagnosed through labs from Interolab with gluten intolerance. Her numbers are very high. She has been ill for two months and even out of school. I'm home with her daily while she trys to get through a school homebound program. My concerns and questions are as follows: She has been on a strict gluten free diet for about 4 weeks with no cross contamination as far as I know. She still experiences severe stomach pain that quickly leads to na
No More Stitches
Thanks again to:*drum roll* HEREDITY! *applause* Thanks to my genes, I-- (like my mom this time ((celiac's from dad)))-- needed a gum graft. Mom said it was awful pain and not to do it. Hers fell off anyway. So I told the guy he had one shot to make it work. TALK ABOUT DISGUSTING! Embarrassingly enough, I think I had my first panic attack during this one-hour procedure. Growing up without insurance (below the poverty line), I needed lotsa dental work once I grew up and got insurance. So, tA New Diagnosis
I was diagnosed with Celiacs disease about a month ago and its amazing to me what a huge change this is. No more just grabbing any kind of food to eat. It has been a struggle and I need all the help and support that I can get. Im married but I dont have any kids. My husband is very supportive but has not gone gluten free, nor do I expect him too. One of the hardest things for me is figuring out what to eat when Im short on time. I work full time during the day and go to school three nights a wee
What A Beautiful Autumn Day!
Ah it's thursday and that means tomorrow is Friday which is my day off! Woot! I love fridays...but then friday's mean that saturday and sunday are coming. I work saturday and sundays and my boss is a jerk. I think he likes to pick on me and my crew. Not cool and I'm getting fed up with it. We have a meeting tomorrow and if he brings up one more little picky thing about me and my crew, he's going to hear a mouthful from me. I can't take it anymore. Him and the rest of the full timers thin
1st Official Blog
I've been real frustrated lately. This past weekend I ate all gluten. 4 pieces of pizza and 2 chalupas. I know, I know I should have had any but I was at work and needed to eat or I would have passed out. I figured as long I was glutening myself, why not go all out. Well that was more than a week ago and I'm still paying for it today. Dumb. Well I've been real frustrated lately and kind of down. It could be because I glutened myself. I find myself being jealous of those that have beeWhat Is
Hi and welcome to my first post on my celiac.com blog!<br><br> I have been researching gluten free diets for almost a year now and have made a number of videos as well as a as a PDF report you can download below. These videos and my report are aimed at bringing awareness about gluten sensitivity and celiac disease to as many people as possible.<br><br> My second video 'What is "Gluten" and What can you do about it' can be found here:<br> Open Original Shar
Feedback for: When Mistakes Happen, Focus on Comfort
Hello all you Celiacs, I posted the article, "Open Original Shared Link", with the best of intentions, but the feedback has been pretty controversial, taking me completely by surprise. Obviously these recommendations are not going to help everyone. Anyone who knows anything about Celiac Disease knows that the array of possible symptoms varies tremendously. I am also unhappy that people seem to be trying to one-up each other on the misery scale, and that needs to stop, please. We should all
I'd Rather be Gluten Free
After explaining to a friend the prescribed action for celiac disease or severe gluten intolerance—a lifetime avoidance of gluten from wheat, barley and rye—I am often met with the sympathetic reply, “that must be really difficult.” As someone living with severe gluten sensitivity, I know that most days it’s not so bad, and only occasionally do I rush starving into a convenience store voracious, in search of any allowable snack. Though ultimately, I, like most would still aBeginning (valpara
This entry is just a little something about me and where I am right now. I intend this blog to keep myself honest about the gluten-free life and perhaps learn and teach through my journey. I was diagnosed gluten intolerant by my family physician when I was 15 years-old. Before that I was always sick with sinus infections, canker sores, if a virus was going around I got the intense form, ovarian cysts at the age of 13, which included UNBELIEVABLE PAIN! The cysts went away but the pain stayed
Strict Diet
If you are gluten free and on an Interstitial Cystitis diet, you are not alone. I'm also allergic to soy, dairy, and nuts. Sometimes I want to scream because I miss out on so many good foods. But now that I'm healing and feeling better and better, I realize that a strict adherence to the IC diet and avoidance of my food allergies is critical to my health. Here are some ideas if your diet is similarly restricted... 1. Avoid going out to eat a lot. I find that eating with friends can some
Celiac Disease—Is it Karma or Just Bad Luck?
I was born and raised a Catholic, yet, upon my diagnosis with Celiac Disease, I began to question the theory of Karma, and whether or not it does in fact exist. In Eastern Religions, through the laws of Karma, the effects of all deeds actively create past, present, and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one’s own life, and the pain and joy it brings to them and others. I have wondered many times - why me? Why do I have Celiac Disease? Then the answer smacks me directly in the f
Flaming Arrows, Pitchfork And The Excavator
What? Why? What for? How come? Seriously. Why is it that when I get even the slightest bit contaminated my entire body overheats? Thank the stars that doesn't happen often.. The feeling is similar to that of an army of soldiers, marching into this thing I call a body and shooting flaming arrows until everything catches fire and the structure (me) collapses or runs for the nearest water source.. I mean really.. is all that necessary? Is there a particular reason my temple aka body,
M.Y.O.B. vs the Desire to Help: Does Concern Ever Win Over Respecting Privacy?
As a Celiac Disease/Gluten Intolerance Nurse/Educator, I help people regain their health by learning to follow a gluten-free diet. In doing so over time I have become so familiar with every manifestation of Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity that I can often recognize symptoms in people at a glance. Perhaps you can too. You know, the fair-skinned Celtic or blond Nordic types, with a butterfly-rash on their faces, or dermatitis on their hands, elbows, or legs, a general puffiness in their-
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John Scott pointed me to Wiki entry about the effect of diet on hookworm egg production: https://www.helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/NA_incubation:_very_detailed_method_by_Alana#Promotion_of_egg_viability_by_dietary_manipulation
Nothing presently in my diet was mentioned in the article, but it does bring up the obvious point that my diet would naturally affect the health and wellness of the hookworms that live in my gut. Something to think about.
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Yes, there are several gluten-free certifications out there (one is the GFCO), and the usual standard they claim is 10ppm, however, recent findings indicate that even the GFCO's higher standards may not ensure that foods they certify are gluten-free:
@Lauraferleo Simple Mills may have issues and is included in this article:
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Which Fast Food French Fries are Gluten-Free?
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