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  1. Beverage
    I would never eat (or even walk into) at a place with gluten flour flying around. It's just humanly impossible to not have contamination unless it's 100% dedicated gluten free.
  2. Beverage
    Regardless, you need stomach acid to digest your food so it doesn't rot instead of digest, which leads to worsening of acid reflux. You need stomach acid to break down your vitamins so that they can be absorbed in the intestines. Long term use of things that reduce stomach acid can have obvious long term effects and not a good idea except in a very...
  3. Beverage
    It's not easy. I try to explain in ways they can relate to, like you know I can't just go down the flour aisle at the grocery store, because I would breathe in flour and that goes down the same way as eating it. I could not help with remodeling the upstairs bathroom because of the gluten from the wall board and plastering was in the air... I explain that...
  4. Beverage
    It's really better to add supplements one at a time, giving each a little time to adjust and if there are any side effects that aren't working for you. I know from experience, had to track down 1 little thing that was causing my BP to go up, and it took awhile to eliminate everything, wait a week, add back 1 by 1, waiting a week in between. Of course it ended...
  5. Beverage
    Gosh, I'm so sorry you are going through this with this doctor. This does not sound even close to proper diagnosis methods for Celiac's. Please just go to a different doctor, call the office and ask to make sure they are more informed about proper Celiac's diagnosis.
  6. Beverage
    For about a month, I felt like I'd been hit by a truck, a really really big truck. Aches like the worst flu of my life, but no coughing/sneezing. Just awful. Drink lots and lots of water, that's the only thing that seemed to help me, and just laid low for awhile.
  7. Beverage
    Based on when I had weird symptoms in my first year at college at age 17, I could have had Celiac's since then. I was not diagnosed until age 58. And I do have some ongoing issues that one by one we are figuring out they are mostly related to vitamin deficiencies. Although I am taking several thousand IU of D3 supplements, my D was still on the low end...
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    You should really read the newbie section in here. Contamination of cooking devices like bread makers is a real problem. Also if you have non-stick cooking pans or any cast iron (unless enamel coated like Le Creuset), they should be donated to somebody else, as they hold onto glutens of the past and are not safe for you. I donated my panini maker and waffle...
  9. Beverage
    BEFORE I went gluten free, I used to get food stuck all the time. It wouldn't go up, it wouldn't go down. That quickly went away after going gluten-free. After a few years of being gluten-free I started getting hoarse throat and severe asthma. Went to specialists, nothing worked for the asthma except predisone / steroids and all those made my blood...
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    I wasn't going to mention the oats, I figured the dietitian would inform you. My naturopathic doc who diagnosed me with Celiac's told me not to eat it, that we could try it in 3 months or so after some healing, but I was stubborn and insisted. I even got the purity protocol oats that are grown and transported and processed in super magical conditions to...
  11. Beverage
    Good luck with your tests. You will do great. One thing you can start on without changing your diet yet is to think of "normal food" as you call it, as whole food, real food, meat veggies and fruit. That's what our bodies were built for. Processed foods and grains came about much later. Get in tough with your caveman side. ? Stay in touch.
  12. Beverage
    I'm a big fan of the Bare Minerals powder type mineral foundations you buff on. Afterglow Cosmetics is a gluten free brand. I don't have scars or discoloration but my sister does, and she loves it and it doesn't feel heavy like liquid foundation.
  13. Beverage
    Also read about the connection between TOO LITTLE stomach acid and GERD / acid reflux. Good articles out there by Dr Jonathan Wright a leading naturopathic doctor. This was my problem, the fumes from not having enough acid and food rots instead of digests, irritates the sphincter which allows sulphur fumes to work way up esophagus irritating throat sinuses...
  14. Beverage
    Thank you. All very good points. That's me, no intestinal symptoms but after a few weeks of unknowingly consuming gluten, I finally feel like I've been hit by a truck. We're all different.
  15. Beverage
    Cumulative throughout the day, not over a long period of time. Sorry for the confusion.
  16. Beverage
    Everything I have read is that getting to the point of triggering an autoimmune response IS CUMULATIVE. So 1 bit here, 1 there, 1 bit after, it adds up and then bam you have a reaction. And some may react on less than others. Moderators or those more experienced, please chime in. Oh heck, I just did an internet search, and yes, it is cumulative. ...
  17. Beverage
    My blood results were very high, so I went with that, positive on the DNA test, and the results from a gluten free diet to get an official medical diagnosis. I agree with the others, though that in your case, the endoscopy is probably needed, although can get false negatives on it, as it's been talked about many times in here. After that, you might end...
  18. Beverage
    As my doctor said when I was diagnosed ... anything you touch can end up in your mouth ... your eyes, ears, nose, and mouth all drain down to your stomach ! Don't forget it.
  19. Beverage
    Formulas change all the time. The problem with it not being labeled gluten-free is that if one of the ingredients (like the tocopherol) which might be currently from a non-gluten source, can be changed to be from a gluten source, and so you would have to call then every time you bought a new bottle.
  20. Beverage
    I recommend Andalou skin products, which are marked "gluten verified." I've never had any problems. If you sign up for their newsletter, they send out discounts for ordering on their internet site.
  21. Beverage
    I react to oats the same as wheat, rye, and barley. The protein strand in oats is apparently the next closest to the other 3.
  22. Beverage
    I'm so sorry it's so hard. I felt like I was hit by a truck, a really big truck, when I first went gluten free. Like the worst flu on the planet. Before I went gluten free, I had a lot of weight gain but it was all inflammation and I lost 30 lbs in a few weeks, but it was all water. I was very weak at the end of it, but on the road to recovery. Drink lots...
  23. Beverage
    I don't eat anything unless it's whole food or labeled gluten free, certified gluten free is best. I do get my nuts from Nuts.com, they have a gluten free section, labeled gluten free but not certified. They ship super fast and everything is fresher than I've ever tasted nuts before, except those I picked and shelled myself. You can sign up for their newsletter...
  24. Beverage
    You are a big sweetie to be so concerned and willing to try. Ennis listed a lot of things that are very important. Any herbs and spices need to be labeled gluten free, those have been shown to be contaminated otherwise. It's not only the food and ingredients, it's the world that the food was prepared in. Don't serve any other gluten foods...
  25. Beverage
    Hi, decclj. For me, I did not want to go with the endoscopy because I just did not want to do the prep and I hate getting knocked out. In the US, my doctor was able to give me an official diagnosis of Celiac's Disease based on these 3 factors: 1) positive blood screening test 2) celiac gene in DNA test and 3) response to the gluten free diet (felt better...
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