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  1. OptimisticMom42
    Hello Shan, Boy, I haven't been here in a long time! I lived here when I was first diagnosed. So here's the thing...... it seems really sudden but as you get well things will go away that you had gotten used to or had attributed to other things. You attribute much to your weight that could be celiacs. Your weight itself could be celiacs. Those allergy...
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    That was my first thought also. The doc didn't seem to think so (until it hits 100). I think he should wear clothes pins on his nipples until he agrees it's time to treat. That way we can share the pain! And he should eat nothing but chicken breast, green beans and organic spring mix, get lots of sleep, do yoga, work 45 hours a week and run a household...
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    Hello Ladies, It's been awhile since I've been here so I'm hoping you will excuse my absence and answer my question anyhow. Around about Dec. I started having heavy periods, breast pain, swelling, hard nipples that itch intensely. I googled and decided it was perimenopause. I'm 44. Tried wild yam root. Bled for four weeks stright. No more wild yam root...
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    I always assumed it was the same hormones that tell your body to empty before going into labor. I have the opposite problem, I tend not to go the week before and have to be diligent about my diet (no corn, cereal ect.) that week. So right when I'm carbo craving I have to cut back or use laxatives.
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    They have some good ideas. I liked "make a menu" and "cook like grandma". Grandma has been making gluten free potato soup for the kids. That sounds wonderful right now. Think I'll call and ask for her recipe. Thanks RA
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    I drive past a Sav-a-lot on my way home from work. I've avoided it because the floors are always dirty and there are no bags but I guess I'll have to give it another shot. My neighbor used to take me to the Kroger an hour from here when my kids were little. It's an old store where people who have lived there for generations shop. I haven't been there in years...
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    My friend fell and won't be able to go back to work for awhile. Not sure he'll have a job when he is able too. No insurance. This whole year has sucked. We have been doing the rice and cheese but it makes me dizzy so I think my sugar is off. The extended family has been bringing venison over. It's still bow season here. Yesterday I started looking for recipes...
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    I'm looking for ideas on how to be gluten free on a budget. And I'm serious guys there isn't any money to send away for cases to save money per box. If I had hundreds to spend I wouldn't be asking. We use to eat macaroni, ramen noodles and kool aid when money got tight. Now what do we do? Thanks RA
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    Loving this thread LOL. For me the gas is the worst. I cleared out an entire video game store with one fart! It was silent, but all the customers left and the clerk stepped back from the counter as I walked up. My son's face was so red but he really wanted that game. I will never eat gluten intentionally!
  10. OptimisticMom42
    Our journey started with a fellow celiac noticing the itchy bumps on my elbows. I was diagnosed by my immunologist. He said the reactions were so obvious he didn't need to test me. My son's blood work came back negative, three times, because we didn't know his meds have an antihistamine property. Now we know. He was diagnosed by two doctors even...
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    I agree the age at the time of onset would affect height. I'm 5'6", the tallest woman in my family. Didn't get sick until over age 30. My kids had weird allergies and stuff from early on. The boys are just over 6' and the girls are still growing but much shorter than I am.
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    I've posted this info here before but for those who are new..... My now 19 yr old son was diagnosed as bi-polar and celiac after attemping to end his life by crashing his car. He has gone back and forth from eating gluten and hearing voices to being gluten free and totally down to earth and peaceful. Lots of meds have been tried. The ones that work for him...
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    I take liquid children's benedryl and use hydrocortisone cream. It stops the itching pretty well for me.
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    I'm not a good cook so I just buy my bread at Meijers while I'm there getting my gluten free waffles. I like the flax seed one they have in the frozen food section. And then I get to look for new shoes
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    Because you are a caretaker for so many others, I think that learning about being gluten free is a really good idea. If you are caring for 80 girls chances are that at least one of them needs to be gluten free and that if she gets sick you will be called on to make it less uncomfortable for her. Welcome to the forum, RA
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    Our house is different because we are currently three celiacs to two bread eaters. It was four to two but one grew up and moved away . Anyhow all meals are gluten free no matter who cooks it. The bread eaters have a cupboard with cheerios, bread, granola bars and their own butter, jelly and peanut butter. If it's in the community cupboards or fridge it...
  17. OptimisticMom42
    I've been drinking diet soda or coffee with instant breakfast. And a normal meat and veggie dinner with smaller portions than usual. Keeping myself under 1400 calories and working 10hr days, on my feet, no sitting down. So yes, I have had artificial sweeteners. Could be a small amount of cc in the instant breakfast though nobody else in the house is reacting...
  18. OptimisticMom42
    Good Morning! This is driving me nuts so I hope someone can help me out. It seems like every time I start to lose weight I get a gluten reaction. If I go low carb it's the third day of the diet. If I go low calorie I start itching three hours or so after a meal. Yesterday I even got a rash on my arm. I hadn't eaten in about 4 hours, I was working hard...
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    Rashes, hives, constipation, depression, sore joints. And I never actully eat gluten food, this is all just from accidental cross contamination. Hope this info is helpful, RA
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    yep, use hydrocortisone cream instead of calomine and have her take benedryl. Get the clear, children's liquid if you can find it.
  21. OptimisticMom42
    Some of our favorites - almond milk, almond butter, chocolate almond milk, Betty Crocker Gluten free cake mixes cooked with zucchini squash in it, rice cakes with jelly, gluten free pretzels, corn chips, bananas, apples, peaches, pears, apple sauce, peas, green beans, rice with brown sugar, nuts and raisins, rice with chicken broth.... Like the other posters...
  22. OptimisticMom42
    The Betty Crocker chocolate cake mix with coconut milk instead of the milk and oil (for moisture), 1 cup of zucchini (for a less grainy, more sticky texture) and a little bit of cinnimon ( to tone down the cocoa powder taste). This was better than regular, gluteny chocolate cake. We used Betty Crocker's butter cream frosting, smashed pecans and a little...
  23. OptimisticMom42
    Soft foods, juices and benedryl make me feel better after a mistake. Corn is hard to digest, I would avoid that and go for things like eggs, bananas, apple sauce, green beans, checken breast. Hope this helps, RA
  24. OptimisticMom42
    I lost count of the people who thought I couldn't have eggs because I was reacting to dairy! I finally asked one lady what kind of cow she gets her eggs from. The worst one so far has been the five star restaurant that wanted me to go over several pages of cooking instructions and choose something I could have on my way into the dining room. They...
  25. OptimisticMom42
    The blood test for celiacs is unreliable. Lots of people with celiacs receive a negative test result. Have you been to an immunologist to be tested for food allergies (not just mold, grasses, trees, pollen and pets)? When I was tested, I was positive for two of the gluten grains, dairy, soy, everything in the celery family and sweet potatoes. I would...
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