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Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Blogs

December 05, 2006

I am feeling worlds better today. I slept very hard last night with no tummy troubles at all. I am very stiff today which I'm getting real tired of, but as far as stomach, mental, etc., I'm doing very well.   I need to do some Christmas shopping for hubby today, who btw still is nagging me that "a little wheat isn't going to hurt you". I can not get him to understand that, yes, it does hurt me. He thinks if I eat 1/2 a tortilla as opposed to the whole thing that it's ok, or if I eat br
Ann1231

Ann1231

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Update

today is going better. I still have occasional pain in the right side but it's not too bad. Stools are much softer and easier to pass. Very slight blood today. I finally feel like the severe constipation is leaving. So much so that I almost feel empty and light headed. I hadn't realized how constipated and bloated I'd been feeling until now that it's getting better. I don't have anxiety this afternoon but do have stiff joints and my back muscles are still very painful. I had some egg, sa
Ann1231

Ann1231

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December 04, 2006

ahhhh, I think the worst has passed. It was not a very pleasant night but I finally got some good hard sleep. My stomach is a little tender this morning but not bad. I don't have all the anxiety and depression either this morning. I drank a low carb slimfast so I could take my medicines but I dont' want to push it too much with food. I'm making ham and beans for dinner tonight, don't know what lunch will be but I know I will be careful! I'm going to drink a lot of fluids to help, dont'
Ann1231

Ann1231

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Ann: Read This If You Are Ever Tempted!

Ok, BIG note to myself:   DO NOT EAT GLUTEN EVER AGAIN!   geez, I'm so uncomfortable tonight. My stomach is so trembly, crampy, tender feeling. I had a softer stool, which was nice, but was accompanied by more blood than usual. Typical from my wheat eating days. It feels like I have an anal fissure again because of this. My muscles in my back are killing me to the point of feeling sick. My sinus' have let loose and are draining like crazy, my eyes burn, my lips feel like they're on fi
Ann1231

Ann1231

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December 3, 2006

Much better day today. I have had the anxieties associated with gluten exposure but my tummy is feeling a little better. I have inward tremblings and definite muscle clenching. I also feel a little bloated and constipated but I'm eating very well today so that should disappear soon. I had fish, shrimp and a huge salad for lunch and dinner tonight is shrimp fajitas minus the tortillas. I'm also drinking a lot of fluids to help flush the system. Today I cut my prednisone in half and wil
Ann1231

Ann1231

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Celiac Disease Left Untreated For Many Years

Hello everyone! This is my first post. I was diagnosed with celiac disease 5 months ago. Many of my symptoms have improved but I am somewhat concerned with my noggin. There are days when everything seems crystal clear and days I cannot remember my home address. I was wondering if leaving this disesase untreated for many years(excessive beer drinking and pasta consumption) could've impaired my brain functions in any way. Thank you for any replies.
klc

klc

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December 02, 2006

I've been so busy the last few months. Son has been busy acting and that means a lot of road travel to and from rehearsals and performances. I was doing good on diet but today ate very stupidly. It was so cold, we went to Star City Parade and FROZE! Afterwards we just wanted something warm so we went to Buzzard Billy's and I got shrimp fettucine alfredo, with bread and butter. Delicious. It was so good. However, (you had to see it coming!), I've been sick all afternoon with sharp pains, i
Ann1231

Ann1231

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The Big Easy

Yearning for some FRIED fish on my impending trip to New Orleans where it's common to only use corn meal to fry it mmmmm! Emeril is from there and has a restaurant, so that could be cool, too. My cowboy (who is stationed out here in the Marines, but orig. from N'Awlins) informed me that I MUST eat crawdaddy's and SUCK the head. He pantomimed a demonstration, so I'll let you know how it goes. Gal Pals want to try HerbSaint. They are originally from N.O., but lived out in Cali w/me for the las
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Good Eats Out

Chic-Fil-A. MMMMMMMmmmmm Per usual, I didn't have the gluten-free Menu w me, but I decided on a gr. chic. sandwich no bun or pickles or sauce and fries and it was really tasty! It was my first time there and the server was gluten clueless.. didn't have a list or menu of gluten-free options, but she DID tell the cooks no pickles-- so it wasn't her fault there were pickles on my sandwich and i had to send it back. It was still pretty great. The soda was terrible, tho. i also had a great meal at
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Stormy Weather

It's freezing here today. I don't like it.
Mosaics

Mosaics

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Knock On Wood

You know what the coolest thing about being on the gluten-free diet has been for me so far? Not getting sick. I've been gluten-free for nearly three years now and have not had any cold or flu at all. I might have mentioned this previously in my blog, but it still amazes me. I don't know if it's because I'm off gluten, or because my kids are older and aren't bringing home all kinds of germs from their little friends, or because I've already had every cold virus there is...but whatever it is,
Mosaics

Mosaics

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Fashion Crime Fighter

Ok. So I'm dancing. Again. and as i gesticulate, my hand flails to the right of me and I encounter something soft and spongy. and I look to investigate, as this is not a common sensation on the dance floor. and it's a large woman (I'd guess 300 lbs.) with a SHORT skirt on with miles of cellulite that I TOUCHED. Inadvertently, of course. Now, really. I'm glad people of all sizes feel comfortable and sexy on the dance floor in fun dance attire, but PLEASE. Restrain the cellulite. Wear pantyhose.
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Bergs And All

Well, I brought on the licorice, and surprise, surprise, I did not get sick. It is five days on and I did not get sick. But there have been niggly things, like more wind, grumbly stomach, bloatedness, and today I am not really thinking straight, having one of my bad thinking days.   But I know I shouldn't have eaten it, and it will just make it harder for me to say no again. I was walking the dog with Jim and asked him if he had some money so I could go to the dairy, not saying what I was go
Kaycee

Kaycee

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Not So Tempting Turkey Day

Gobble Gobble wibble wobble. Thanksgiving for me is mouth watering memories of biscuits, pie, stuffing, etc. all homemade by Grandma. It's just not the same Gluten Free. Last year I ate with my boyfriend's Irish family. Not only does it SUCK watching everyone else eat the goodies, it REALLY is ANNOYING that there's ALWAYS some celiac ignorant person (in this case, his cousin a cook in a restaurant) trying to push food on me that I can't eat and refusing to take a simple no for an answer, wanti
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Dating Don'ts

People are amazed at my ability to enjoy bad dates. I enjoy the entertainment and ignore the date, or I laugh AT the date, or I creatively and cynically provoke the date to amuse myself. However blunt I am, I am always polite and always offer to go dutch. Some good ones: The guy with the 18" tattoo of Beavis on his back. And to think I thought he was interesting because he'd ridden in the Tour de France! The guy who bragged about never having had a single cavity...with teeth the size of min
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Big Haul

OH YEAH. Thought I'd been saving $$ by eating stuff tucked away in my cupboards and pushing back my biweekly trip to the health food store, BUT, instead, my bill doubled. $190. haha I do stock up, but WOW. Got favs like Mrs. Leeper's Beef Stroganoff box mix, Amy's potato leek soup, Barbara's Corn Flakes, my EnerG frozen pizza shells, and Glutino lemon wafer cookies. And a Namaste cake mix or 4. Got NEW items (new to me) like gluten free dark bread mix (pumpernickel was a fav in my "normal" da
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Great Book

I just wanted to share about a phenomenal book that I am reading on Celiac Disease. It was recommended to me by a Doctor from the Mayo Clinic. It's called "Celiac Disease, A Hidden Epidemic". I highly recommend it for anyone who has been diagnosed with Celiac disease or has a family member who has been diagnosed. It will totally open your eyes.
Deedle

Deedle

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Oops I Did It Again

My menu yesterday was nothing new or sinfully worth getting sick over: gluten-free pancakes with berries (no syrup), leftover pot roast and veggies, and Tropicana Lemonade. The lemonade has "natural flavors" so maybe that's it? But I drank some earlier in the week and was fine. Oh well. I cooked it all myself. hmmm I must admit sometimes I think I'm sensitive to the tapioca flour in some of the gluten-free baked items. Maybe it's the pancake griddle pan I refuse to get rid of because it's fro
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Bring On The Licorice

Here I am, nine months gluten free, and I want to eat something that makes me sick.   Why would that be? It is like a craving, I have to have it, and I do know it will make me sick, but I feel I have to have it.   It is not a plain sandwich I want, nor even a hamburger, or a cake or a biscuit.   But I want a piece (or a bag) of licorice allsorts!   What scares me, is that I think I will give in. I am even planning the experience. I know I shouldn't, but I try to reason with myself, an
Kaycee

Kaycee

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Unbirthday Cake

Got lilies and roses delivered at work for my bday, which was a surprise. Got some nice phone calls and nice gifts. BUT NO CAKE. A friend put a candle in a gluten-free donut, but it wasn't the same. I'll have to go to the store and buy a gluten-free cake mix. There are good ones out there, but it's not as fun to make it yourself and eat it yourself. Last year, a pal mailed me a cake she baked gluten-free. I've never been that big on frosting, but I've always loved cake. Something about a b
brendygirl

brendygirl

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Gluten Free Beer Comes To Texas !

For all those Texans who had to give up beer to go on the gluten free diet I have some good news.   I just found out today that Brookshires in Gladewater Texas and Brookshires in Kilgore Texas will have gluten free beer in their grocery stores. I found this out from the managers of each store personally.   I don't drink that much but the thought of giving up a cold beer on a hot summer day was really depressing.   I had gone to St. Louis Mo. last week and brought home a couple of cases, th
miasuziegirl

miasuziegirl

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Ooh-la-la La Madeleine

I like to have lunch with my friends at La Madeleine's, but since so much of their food is bread based, I usually have the same couple of things over and over, which is kind of a drag. Before I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I used to get their mushroom soup every time it was the soup du jour. Oh, it is yummy!   After I got my diagnosis, when I questioned them, I was told by La Mad's employees that the tuna and chicken salad have bread crumbs in them, that the mushroom soup is thickened
Mosaics

Mosaics

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Nightblindness

My eye doctor is HOT! He has amazing hazelish eyes...AND I've adored him ever since he told me that I'll never need glasses full time (I wear them to see in the dark or driving at night) because I only have night blindness. And YOU KNOW I love that cuz HOW MANY teachers do you know without glasses? I mean, going through all that college and the graduate school can really wreak havoc on the eyeballs, ya know? People OFTEN assume I wear contacts (even colored contacts-what a compliment!) since
brendygirl

brendygirl

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    • dixonpete
      Well how about that!

      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.

    • Scott Adams
      Simple Mills and Made Good Foods Products May Contain Gluten Levels Above the FDA's Allowable Limit of 20 ppm

      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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