summerteeth

Dairy for me as well - I was dx'd with lactose intolerance as an infant, but I can now eat cheese without horrid stomach cramps! Also, I can eat rice without bloating up like a balloon now.

On the other hand, I have noticed post DX that corn products make my gut hurt really bad.

I bought the TEMPT kind (I didn't realize it used to be something else). I just wanted to try something new. And it was chunky! I really only used it in coffee... blech!

Im wondering if anyone who had severe anxiety or eczema pre gluten free diet, saw great improvement post gluten free diet? I need some hope before trying gluten free diet!

Regarding anxiety, I can say that mine was drastically improved after going gluten free. I do, however, get panic attacks if glutened.

I take NOW brand Super Enzymes. It has Betaine, Pancreatin, Papain, Cellulase, Ox Bile, Pepsin, Bromelain, and Papaya powder.

It has none of the following: sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, shellfish, preservatives.

I don't like all of NOW's vitamins, but these weren't too bad price wise ($10).

All Blistex is gluten-free last I checked. I don't know if Badger Balm has SPF in it or not, but all of their lip balms are gluten-free. h2o makes an Eye, lip, and nose "balm" that is SPF 30 that I believe is gluten-free.

Thank you both for the encouraging responses. The weird thing about it is I don't feel as horrible as I usually do two days after a glutening. My migraine only lasted a day - usually it is three or four solid days in a row. I am not terribly bloated, but it will be a day or two before I find out if I have the big C (I did have D about four hours after I consumed the stuffing - but nothing since - sorry for the TMI). Also, I can't really seem to eat anything- nothing looks good to me, not even the Schar butter and chocolate cookies I bought yesterday. I was able to stomach some strawberries this morning, but I just haven't been hungry (usually I am ALWAYS hungry). Weird...

I made a very simple sweet potato recipe. I peeled and then baked the sweet potatoes. I diced about four apples and baked those, too. Once those were soft, I mixed them with a tablespoon of butter and whipped them in my KitchenAid. I put them in a pan and topped them with a walnut, brown sugar, and butter mixture and baked that for about a half hour. It was a success!

So on Thanksgiving, my wonderful mother decided early on to make EVERYTHING gluten free with one exception: stuffing. She made a pan of rice and sausage stuffing for me, and a pan of rice, sausage and bread stuffing for everyone else.

Okay, so dumb me was speaking to my grandmother when I was making my plate. I was not paying attention. I made whoopsie and put the wrong stuffing on my plate. I think I took three bites before realizing I was eating something bad. I said a few words at the table my grandparents probably shouldn't hear. Then my mom noticed and said a few more colorful expressions. We both got up and ran to the kitchen to fix me a new plate.

I felt so bad because my mom worked SO hard and I screwed up. And I wanted to be so careful because I have a much needed 4 day weekend and I wanted to enjoy it.

So I woke up yesterday (Friday, day after Thanksgiving) with a horrid migraine and fog (my two big symptoms). My fiance and I took a road trip yesterday to go to a store about 45 minutes a way that specializes in gluten free foods. And to go antiquing. I felt horrible all day but I didn't want to ruin our plans. We get back home last night and I don't even take my coat off and go to take a nap.

I get up and still have a migraine. But around 10:00 last night, I start vomiting everywhere. I barely ate yesterday because I felt like crap. I stop vomiting for an hour, but at about 11:00, I started PROJECTILE VOMITING. I was so embarrassed and I was crying because I just felt like an idiot.

That being said, before I was gluten free, I used to vomit OCCASIONALLY from my migraines. Not all the time, but I can remember six or so times when I would vomit after having a particularly bad migraine. Since being gluten free, I have not vomited after accidentally ingesting gluten. So it is not one of my normal repercussions.

My question is does anyone else experience this? Occasional vomiting from gluten?

Ener-G Light Tapioca bread does not need to be refrigerated or frozen. But it definitely needs to be toasted!

I second the two above me - there were certain noticable differences within the first few days/weeks. But, in my own experience, the biggest difference was after about the 8 month mark, because by that time, I was able to read labels better. That is the most important thing: ALWAYS read labels! I don't care if I bought the same product last week and it said "gluten free" under the ingredients... I still spend the extra few seconds to double check.

Summerteeth - (can't quote as was busted) -

"warsh" is very midwestern. hence, CHARMING to moi!

and........by "ness-le" do you mean "ness-lee?" am confused..........but I like it

Yes. I am talking about the candy company. She says "Nessle Crunch Bars" instead of "Nestle Crunch Bars"

The other ones I understand are a Midwest thing. MALK and WARSH drive me batty. I think she made NESSLE up all on her own. She's still my memaw though, despite the blatant butchering of the English language.

Memaw and Pepaw... now there is Midwestern dialect for ya.

I have three, all courtesy of my grandmother:

"malk" = milk

"ness-le" = Nestle

"ma-soo-lee-um" = mausoleum

Oh! And "warsh" for wash. So four.

I have two Thanksgivings to go to on Thursday. My fiance's family has their Thanksgiving all day, so we will be going there early in the morning and later in the afternoon. My parents have theirs at precisely 2:00.

My fiance's family has no patience for my eating habits. None. Adam (my fiance) thinks they care, but his mom is one of those people who thinks "just a little can't hurt". So we are going there early and later. I need to bring my own food for the earlier portion because NONE of it will be safe. She never cooks, she ordered dinner from a local restaurant, and I just got off the phone with them and they told me that nothing is safe, not even the cranberry sauce.

I could use some help with ideas on what to bring to their house for me to eat while they are eating. My mom is doing the whole gluten free shebang, so I don't want to fill up, but I don't want to be rude and not eat. I can bring leftovers after we are done at my parents, but I have no clue on what to bring for the early part.

Any ideas would be wonderful and greatly appreciated!

The Betty Crocker gluten-free Devils food cake mix is also good.

I can find the white cake, the cookies, and the brownies pretty much everywhere around me - but I have NEVER seen the Devil's Food. Looks like I have a mission after Thanksgiving!!

Turkey, unstuffed.

Rice and sausage stuffing

Mashed taters and gravy (with cornstarch)

Regular gluten-y stuffing for the rest of my family

Green beans w/ olive oil and slivered almonds

Corn

Sweet potato fries

Homemade cranberry sauce

Rolls (reminds me: need to make rolls for myself!)

Pumpkin pie for everyone else

Flourless chocolate cake for me

Funny thing is, pre-gluten free I HATED Thanksgiving food. Despised it. Now that I can't eat most of the "normal" stuff, I'm kind of excited! And the fact that my amazing (non-gluten-free) mom took out the time to make almost everything gluten free even though of the 20 people there, I am the only one that follows the diet.

From Prairie Farms:

We do have a gluten free list. I have attached it. If you need anything else, please feel free to ask.

(See attached file: GlutenFreeList.doc)

Thank you for being a Prairie Farms consumer.

Sherri Boehm

Prairie Farms Dairy

1100 Broadway Street

Carlinville, IL 62626

217-854-2547

And on that attached list:

Eggnog, Holiday (Boiled) Custard and Holiday Nog

Chocolate Mint, Pumpkin Spice, Cookies & Cream, Irish Cr

I just want to preface that this is my personal story and BY NO MEANS recommendation for others:

I was diagnosed with ADD at 8 years old. I was put on Concerta and took it religiously until the day I turned 18. I knew I did not have ADD, something else was wrong.

I was diagnosed bipolar just over two years ago. I was going through horrible things in my personal life that I will not go into on such a public forum. So August 2007, I lost about 20 pounds, fast. And I did not have much weight to lose. I dropped down to about 104 lbs (I am 5'6). I began "acting out" (doing things that I would not normally do, ie, heavy drinking, piercings, tattoos....). My mom and then-boyfriend (now fiance) made me see a doctor. I was an out patient and a mental facility for about two weeks, and was diagnosed bipolar. I was put on a slew of medications: lithium, depakote, xanax, seroquel, flexeril, etc. This made things WAY worse. I ballooned, weight wise. I think I gained 50 pounds. And it seemed like it was overnight. People at work would ask if I was pregnant, and in my fragile state, this made things worse. I was getting deeper and deeper into boughts of depression and anxiety.

May 2008 I decided to stop taking all of my medications, cold turkey. I stopped going to therapy. This was about two weeks before my 21st birthday. By June 2008, I felt two hundred times better (because I was no longer under a stupor from medication). The medicine made things drastically worse, but I was still getting the mild panic attacks and mild depression, similar to what I had before I was heavily medicated. I am not bipolar. I never was. I went to an AMAZING doctor, who was recommended by my mom, and she diagnosed me with celiac disease. I went gluten free November 2008, and now, the only times I get anxious/depressed is when I get glutened. I feel SO much better. One of the most detrimental effects of glutenings, to me, is extreme frustration/anxiety. I will be in a public place and, all of a sudden, feel a wave of panic (only after being glutened).

That being said, I am grateful for the therapist I saw throughout all of this. She helped me so much sort out the catalysts in my personal life.

Unfortunately, I too quickly got to the point that I would no longer listen to doctors. Medication was just pushed on me. And yes, I did need something to deal with the problems, at the time. But in retrospect, my problems had more to do with my diet than with my mental state.

That is just my two cents, though. And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not pull stupid crap like I did: talk to your doctor before doing anything radical.

I emailed this to my mom for some tips on a gluten free Thanksgiving (this year is her year and she is taking it seriously - unlike my aunt who had turkey day last year).

Open Original Shared Link

It is pretty basic, but it is good info for those who don't know a lot about celiac disease.

That's a very interesting question, and I'm going to be interested inthe results!

I know in the past, I've had a VERY hard time getting my doctor's to listen to my issues. Most of the time it was written off as 'hormonal', or they ignored me entirely (like when I was 14 and complained about my back hurting awfully and all the doc did was run a thumb down my spine and said I was fine - then sent me out of the room, and told my Dad I was just seeking attention , when in truth I had scoliosis causing severe pain). Migraines were due to my cycle or stress. Same with stomach issues. Very frustrating, and got to the point where I just gave up asking for help, and went withouth a doctor for years becasue of it. I'm still not sure that my current doctor takes me seriously, or just thinks that I'm a hypochrondiac.

Ugh I know. I have had SO many doctors blame my maladies on "my cycle". Um... no. I used to have migraines for weeks at a time - with no pattern whatsoever. If it was related to my cycle, don't you think it would have a pattern?? Like maybe a 28 day pattern?!

And my stomach problems were always negated to my "fiber intake". Yeah, right. So that started a cycle of it's own - more bran, more wheat, more oats! Did not help AT ALL.

I get frustrated just thinking about it!

Don't go back to a dr you don't respect. Find another. Contact a celiac group in your area or state and ask for derm recommendation. When I get the rash going, I have two different ones. The first will pop up at any gluten exposure on my hands or forearms and it is typical DH, deep burning itch, clear head with fluid. The second takes repeated exposure to show up but it's worse. This is a rash that is small and looks to me like hives. I only get it in the groin area. But the itch & pain are incredible. The skin under it is scarlet and under that a deep purple. This rash is what finally led me to dx myself with celiac disease. If I have gluten two days running, it will rear it's lovely head. If that happens, I have to look at what I'm eating or drinking quickly. It is no fun.

I will do this - find a doctor that is worth my deductible (hard to find, I know!)

Also, this deep purple coloring strikes a chord with me - after these bumps "pop" the skin turns purplish and stays that way - for a long time. It is darker than a bruise and not as "uniform", if that makes sense. Very odd - but I have had these for as long as I can remember.

Hormel Black Label and Jennie-O turkey bacon are gluten free. Not sure about Butterball in particular.

I don't really think it is KP because it is my understanding that KP is follicular and when these "pop", there is no coiled hair (kinda gross, I know). And they are not pimples.

I halfway suspect they are DH because, well, that would make sense. But every photo I have seen of DH shows the lesions as HUGE, and the ones I have are not. They are very small to begin with. But then, they get larger and really red. And sometimes bleed. Then they scar (I have one scar from it that is about the size of a quarter!)

I will make an appointment with my derm, but I will not like it! He is just another doctor who doesn't get it.

I have had small, raised red bumps on my arms, chest, and shoulders/neck since... well, since forever. I have changed detergent (I've used baby detergent, sensitive, everything!). So not that. My mom and sister have them, too (although celiac is on my dad's side).

Anyway, they are not very big, but bright red with a white middle. They itch, but not to the point were I can't sleep usually (sometimes they are SUPER itchy though). The bumps last a long time, then leave a weird red bruise-like scar.

I have mentioned this to my dermatologist who was less than interested. He really could care less. My mom went to the same derm and he looked at them (a bit more interested with her), but could not tell her what they were. She does not have them on her arms, chest, or neck - she unfortunately has it on her rear end! My sister has them in the same spots that I do.

I am not sure if this is DH or not - if not, does anyone have keratosis pilaris? If so, do those itch??

Thanks in advance for any info!!

They have never bothered me gluten-wise, BUT they caused a little cut on my gums that hurt so bad

I second the brown rice. I actually can't find the white rice kind - the stores around me only have the brown. But it is so good - I can't go back to the other gluten-free pastas!