Well, since my last post things have really turned around in a good way. My mom is now on my side fully with going gluten-free. I feel so much better, though I am now having huge flare-ups of new and typical allergies, and also now having loose stool and gastro pain. I think it's my daily pills... I'm having issues with lactose still, gluten (of course), my tea tree organic castile soap (Dr. Bronner's Tea Tree Bar Soap), any shampoo (currently am using Mane and Tail), an organic body wash called
I am surprised! Mom had been not really all that willing to help me go gluten-free. She was saying "you'll be fine" in regards to cross contamination. I had sent her 2 emails to maybe spark her willingness to help out.
Here is what I included in the first email:
Here is what I included in the second email:
Just copied and pasted from celiac.com
I think those emails helped her to understand this is real and this is a real lifestyle change for me and hopefully them at home. I do
Well I was doing great until lunch today.
Yesterday I decided right after I woke up to go gluten free to see if my mysterious symptoms resolve. I had no gluten yesterday (that I am aware of).
Since we really don't have much in the way of gluten-free foods here, I ate:
Breakfast: Isopure Zero Carb 100% whey protein isolate vanilla powder + water (smoothie)
- couldn't finish it because mom had made it with tap water and our tap water is awful tasting.
Lunch: Isopure powder + soy
I'm not sure what was going on but yesterday I ended up having some severe confusion about 7 or 8pm. I really think it had everything to do with eating malted milk balls. I'm not yet diagnosed with celiac though. I am definitely calling my GP tomorrow to get an appointment this week for the bloodwork needed to hopefully diagnose me one way or the other. I was quite irritable yesterday evening as well. I'm still feeling a little on edge but otherwise my mood seems fine. As a side note, my left bi
Hi! My name is Brittany, I am 28 years old and just recently started researching Celiac Disease and how it can affect people. I have come to find out that most of my various health problems can be related to and caused by celiac disease. Here is a list of what ails me currently:
bipolar disorder
type 2 diabetes
neuropathy in legs
severe generalized anxiety disorder
"palmoplantar pustular psoriasis" which I know believe is actually dermatitis herpetiformis
hypothyroidism
high cholestero
