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ARCHIVED Dermatitis & Bad Reaction To Minocycline Antibiotic
BritChick posted a topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Do you sometimes feel your body is intolerant to everything? Six weeks ago I developed an itchy blistery rash at the corner of my mouth. After three weeks of trying to manage myself I ended up at my GP's office. She thought I had a bacterial infection that had set up due to what was probably originally a dermatitis allergy type rash and prescribed a topical... -
I think it's also called a familial tremor. My grandmother had it and my aunt has it. Neither as far as I know are celiac. My grandmother's tremor was in her hands and worsened with age. We gently would make fun of her when she would hand us a cup of tea because the majority of the tea ended up in the saucer instead of the teacup! My aunt's tremor began...
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NoWheatGirl 27, I'm sorry you're having so much difficulty. I have found that sometimes the food you think is your problem is not actually causing the symptoms. This was the case for me 10 years ago before learning gluten was a problem and two years ago before learning meat proteins are now an issue as well. Both times when I was sick I couldn't eat vegetables...
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ARCHIVED Gastroparesis...so They Say.
BritChick replied to stacyrubel's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Stacy, I was diagnosed with gastroparesis in 2009. My main complaints at the time were frequent vomiting after eating and a lot of stomach acid that no acid refulx meds could cure. I did a stomach emptying test that showed slow emptying and was prescribed reglan. After reading up on reglan I was too frightened to take it and ended up in the alternative... -
An update to my post regarding Gastroparesis from 2009. After being diagnosed with Gastroparesis I was unwilling to take the GI Dr prescribed reglan to treat due to the very scary potential side affects and learning this medication is often used as a last resort type of treatment. I went to a natural medicine practitioner who has an extensive chemistry...
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I was so relieved to find these postings on this website. I've been gluten free for over 6 years. I was managing very well without gluten. The last six weeks have been a gastrointestinal hell. I've had multiple dr. visits, tests, 2 ER visits where I was doped up with morpheine and sent home again, and now a possible diagnosis of gastroparesis. 6 weeks...
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ARCHIVED Oh My An International Floor!
BritChick replied to Tash-n-tail's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
Hey, I'm confused about where I'm from! I was born in Cape Town, South Africa, to British parents, grew up in England, moved to US 23 years ago, and have lived most of my life in Texas. I think that makes me a Texan?? -
ARCHIVED Is It Necessary To Eat Gluten Foods Prior To Endoscopy?
BritChick replied to BritChick's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you so much for all of the good advice. The biopsy of the area next to the rash sounds like a much better way to go to test for celiac disease (so much less invasive than the endoscopy biopsy which I WAS scheduled for Tues). What a great website resource you have here. I reached out for help and found it. Thank you for making me feel better when... -
ARCHIVED Is It Necessary To Eat Gluten Foods Prior To Endoscopy?
BritChick replied to BritChick's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you for the good advice. From everything I'm reading it appears my new doc. is not really up to speed on celiac disease. I've been avoiding wheat for the past 3 years, but have probably been ingesting gluten in small amounts. A cooking sauce I used earlier this week had Modified food startch and a couple of other suspect items and I was unwell after... -
ARCHIVED Is It Necessary To Eat Gluten Foods Prior To Endoscopy?
BritChick replied to BritChick's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks for the reply. I've seen references regarding "the gluten challenge" so I'm off to research whether it's something I can tackle prior to Tuesday or if that's too late in the game. -
ARCHIVED How Does Oranges Affect You?
BritChick replied to T-Bird's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Tabatha, I'm new to the site, but before I knew I had issues with wheat/gluten, I could not eat oranges. In fact they would make me throw up. I believe my insides were in such a terrible state due to the wheat/gluten that my poor tummy could not handle the acid from the oranges. I've been wheat free for 3 years now and can eat oranges without a problem... -
ARCHIVED Is It Necessary To Eat Gluten Foods Prior To Endoscopy?
BritChick posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi. Just discovered this website today. Like many here, I've struggled with digestive problems for years. Been diagnosed with spastic colon and put on phenobarb, anxiety and put on paxil, IBS and told to eat more fibre. 4 years ago when my quality of life seemed miserable (I couldn't eat an orange without throwing up, waking up nauseous almost every morning...