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Leah, welcome! I am a newbie to this site myself. I started following a DF, GF diet after two years of pain, medication, and feeling awful. I am feeling a lot better. The advice on this site is fantastic. I have way longer stretches of feeling really good and am mindful that it could take a long time to clear my system of the dietary damage it has encountered. If you do go GF - try Snyders GF pretzel sticks. They hold me over until I can get to a meal and keep me from getting hungry inbetween meals, better yet, they don't make me sick at all. You will find your path. This site and the people here are so helpful. I am so glad you found your way here (and me too!).
Leah,
You are wrong! Eating out is easy if you are ONLY cutting out gluten. There are many restaurants nowadays that make dishes for gluten free people. Ad some of them are delicious. The night of the grammies my son, who went gluten free because I made him, ordered gluten free pizza. I couldn't eat it because I can't do soy, rice, corn, dairy, eggs, and many other foods. He said he hardly noticed the difference in taste.
There is a very good sandwich place near us where he found excellent bread, and the fillings are the same.
He makes his morning toast out of Udi's bread, or whatever bread I have made that week and shared with him.
For me eating out is a sad affair. We used to go for breakfast on the weekend. We still go. He eats, I don't.
I am trying to get away from taking meds. They not only don't help they HARM! BIG TIME!
They give you temporary respite but they don't cure anything.
Sooner or later you will have to address the issue because it will rear it's ugly head and you will have to figure out how to feel better.
We will all be here for you. Read more, and ask questions!
You are wrong! Eating out is easy if you are ONLY cutting out gluten. There are many restaurants nowadays that make dishes for gluten free people. Ad some of them are delicious. The night of the grammies my son, who went gluten free because I made him, ordered gluten free pizza. I couldn't eat it because I can't do soy, rice, corn, dairy, eggs, and many other foods. He said he hardly noticed the difference in taste.
There is a very good sandwich place near us where he found excellent bread, and the fillings are the same.
He makes his morning toast out of Udi's bread, or whatever bread I have made that week and shared with him.
For me eating out is a sad affair. We used to go for breakfast on the weekend. We still go. He eats, I don't.
I am trying to get away from taking meds. They not only don't help they HARM! BIG TIME!
They give you temporary respite but they don't cure anything.
Sooner or later you will have to address the issue because it will rear it's ugly head and you will have to figure out how to feel better.
We will all be here for you. Read more, and ask questions!
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Lesley, thank you for your encouragement when it comes to a gluten-free diet. I haven't really searched for a gluten-free pizza, but I do know of a place in my area called "No Bake" where I can buy gluten free pie and pizza crusts already made. The first time I bought a pie crust, I made two pies (one with the gluten-free crust and the other with a normal crust - a frozen one I bought). When I was eating the gluten-free pie, I thought it must have been switched by mistake. I made another once since then and now know that the first one was gluten free after all. It tasted too good to be gluten free. Now I'll have to check the internet to find places in my area that serve either sandwiches or pizza that are gluten free. 
I am glad to hear your son is doing well on his gluten-free diet.
And... I have read many of your posts. In spite of your limitations, you have been very creative with what you can eat.
I am so glad I found this place - so much learned here along with the encouragement everyone offers.
Paula
I am glad to hear your son is doing well on his gluten-free diet.
And... I have read many of your posts. In spite of your limitations, you have been very creative with what you can eat.
I am so glad I found this place - so much learned here along with the encouragement everyone offers.
Paula
Paula
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"You'll never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass... It's learning to dance in the rain."
e-mailed my doc
Thanks to all of you. This site is very informative and helpful. I just e-mailed my doctor today (telling him about this site) and how irresponsible he was to send me home with this diagnoses and say nothing about food!
He replied back telling me that there is no scientific proof that food intolerances have anything to do with MC and a low fiber/low fat diet helps a bit because it lets the colon "rest" somewhat.
Whatever.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that Gluten may not be the only culprit. I KNOW Dairy is a problem ,and Caffeine, salad, legumes ( maybe tomato sauces?).... at least for now. I am going to try the Gluten elimination thing very soon, but I am still in the beginning stages of all of this. I bought the bread today though ( from Trader Joes)! I will try it tomorrow morning.
I'll keep you posted :)
He replied back telling me that there is no scientific proof that food intolerances have anything to do with MC and a low fiber/low fat diet helps a bit because it lets the colon "rest" somewhat.
Whatever.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that Gluten may not be the only culprit. I KNOW Dairy is a problem ,and Caffeine, salad, legumes ( maybe tomato sauces?).... at least for now. I am going to try the Gluten elimination thing very soon, but I am still in the beginning stages of all of this. I bought the bread today though ( from Trader Joes)! I will try it tomorrow morning.
I'll keep you posted :)
Welcome to the club Leah. Most of us have had difficult doctors like this.
What amazes me is that so many doctors talk about the lack of research and then spew off some nonsense like "a low fiber/low fat diet helps a bit because it lets the colon "rest" somewhat". OK, show me the double blind placebo controlled study to justify that statement. The medical community has become downright hostile and refuses to accept that diet plays a crucial role in symptoms. I recently visited a nutrition forum and someone made a comment that because good research didn't exist for food sensitivity testing that the positive results people expereinced were due to a placebo effect! I couldn't believe that someone would say that clearing up diarrhea, migraines, skin rashes etc with diet was due to placebo effect. Wow, give me some of that placebo, because it works.
Mary Beth
What amazes me is that so many doctors talk about the lack of research and then spew off some nonsense like "a low fiber/low fat diet helps a bit because it lets the colon "rest" somewhat". OK, show me the double blind placebo controlled study to justify that statement. The medical community has become downright hostile and refuses to accept that diet plays a crucial role in symptoms. I recently visited a nutrition forum and someone made a comment that because good research didn't exist for food sensitivity testing that the positive results people expereinced were due to a placebo effect! I couldn't believe that someone would say that clearing up diarrhea, migraines, skin rashes etc with diet was due to placebo effect. Wow, give me some of that placebo, because it works.
Mary Beth
"If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
Leah,
With Trader Joes nearby, you've got it made. Gluten free and affordable! He are some must-have purchases:
Udi's GF multigrain sandwich bread and buns. TJ's GF ginger snaps, felafel chips, lots of other GF chips, minimally processed nuts and dried fruit, dark chocolate, GF rolled oats, Envirokids cereals, brown rice pasta, brown rice tortillas, GF pancakes and waffles (although they contain soy).
A friend of mine has hashimotos thyroiditis and a host of other unexplained health problems. She didn't start suspecting gluten until she attempted a lower carb, low additive, healthier, whole foods diet. Then she started noticing bloating and fatigue after gluten exposures. I think her cutting back allowed the reactions to be more noticeable.
With Trader Joes nearby, you've got it made. Gluten free and affordable! He are some must-have purchases:
Udi's GF multigrain sandwich bread and buns. TJ's GF ginger snaps, felafel chips, lots of other GF chips, minimally processed nuts and dried fruit, dark chocolate, GF rolled oats, Envirokids cereals, brown rice pasta, brown rice tortillas, GF pancakes and waffles (although they contain soy).
A friend of mine has hashimotos thyroiditis and a host of other unexplained health problems. She didn't start suspecting gluten until she attempted a lower carb, low additive, healthier, whole foods diet. Then she started noticing bloating and fatigue after gluten exposures. I think her cutting back allowed the reactions to be more noticeable.