mommyto3

I think you can claim the Celiac on your income tax so you get a deduction for the extra cost of food but from what I've read, they make it so difficult to calculate/corroborate that the effort isn't worth it for most. I really am considering switching doctors. The only trouble is that there are 5 of us including me and my husband and finding a doctor...

I can't believe how uneducated some doctors are! It's scary.... Lately my husband has been breaking out in really bad rashes around his armpits that are super itchy (he hasn't switched soaps or deoderants or anything like that). The skin eventually breaks in places as he scratches and then the rash kind of scabs over in places but is still really angry...

I hear a lot of mention about Lyme disease on this board and people who are tested for Celiac are often tested for Lyme too. Is there a connection? Just not sure why these two seem to be mentioned together all the time. Thanks

We were spending $1200/month for a two adults and 3 kids (1 adult and all kids on gluten-free) but I've since cut out most of the organic fruits and veggies to save money so we're sitting at about $1000 now. Our Udi's bread alone costs us $15 - $20 per week!!!

How much is the Udi's bread going for? I know there's one store in Toronto that carries it but they're charging $7.50 per loaf! I cross the border and get it for $4.00 per loaf in Buffalo.

I really have to second the suggestion for Udi's bread. My life was sandwich-free until I found Udi's. Now I bring a sandwich every single day to work and it's AWESOME!

Can somebody provide me with the name of a lab who tests (reliably) for Lyme? I've read about a lab in California but I can't find the name. I'm in Canada and I have a lot of the symptoms. I know when I go to my doctor she is going to give me a hard time (she's not very approachable) so I want to research the testing on my own to prepare in case she won...

Hi all, I've been having this terrible twitching all over on and off for a couple of months now. It seems to be getting worse and I now have shooting nerve pains, burning and some pretty massive twitches (some that jerk my whole shoulder). Not liking this AT ALL. I've had mild twitching on and off for a few years now but nothing like this. It...

Sorry I don't have any advice for you but I can say that my daughter behaves much the same (without the head banging). She's only 2 but she has the worst tantrums I've ever seen. I've honestly never heard a child scream as loud as mine and the violence of her behavious is really disturbing. She's constantly mad at the world and we also "tip toe" around...

I'm glad to find someone else who also has BFS. Mine started after back surgery about 10 years ago and during the recovery I was SUPER stressed. I also think that's when the Celiac was triggered. Saw a neurologist who said I have an "overactive nervous system" whatever that means and said the twitches are harmless. He told me not to drink coffee. I...

You mentioned you often feel like you have a UTI but you don't. I felt like that for probably 4 years, on and off, before I found out I had celiac. I had really bad bladder irritation which would cause me to feel like I had to go all the time. Only difference with a UTI is that you have the burning - I didn't have burning with the irritation which is how...

I'm packing the family up and crossing the border tomorrow to pick up some Udis products and hit up the Wegmans. I'm from Canada and we have a lot fewer gluten free products than you folks in the US. Can anybody give me suggestions of some of your favourite gluten free products from Wegmans (or even other large chains) so I have an idea what to pick...

Anybody else diagnosed with this? I had crazy twitching, vibrating, little electrical shocks, hyper-senstivity (especially along the seams of my pants!)all over my body a number of years ago for a quite a while. Finally went to a neurologist back then who said I have BFS. He said it's an "overactive nervous system" and told me not to drink coffee. I...

I still struggle with the "what's causing this symptom" question daily. Often I can trace feeling crappy back to not being careful enough but sometimes I just sit there with a big question mark. Maybe it's addt'l food intolerances now like one of the previous posters suggested. Who knows. One thing I'm certain of is that I get tired of the constant...

Blueberry Fritter from Tim Hortons!! Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm.