Update on Tessa

[Tessa]

Hi

I am glad to be here again. I have been ill these days, in bed and, therefore, unable to contact with you...

It is so good when you feel good...

Love,
Tessa.

[tex]

Tessa,

I'm sorry to learn that you've been so sick, but I'm glad to see that you're doing better now. I've been wondering why you were absent, but I was hoping that you were just busy.

Please don't be discouraged. It takes time to recover from all the damage that gluten does to the digestive system. The longer that we are sick, before we begin treatment, the more damage we have. Until you fully recover, it is easy to get sick. You will get better and better, as time goes on. Take care of yourself.

Love,
Wayne

[Tessa]

Thank you for your support, Wayne... We were wondering what the reason was for being ill and couldn´t find it, as I am on a GF diet since mid July... But you are right. It takes time until the body recovers from all the gluten taken during all my life...

Thank you for caring...

Love,
Tessa.

[starfire]

So glad you are feeling better, Tessa. I miss you when you are "here".

Shirley

[barbaranoela]

Hi Tessa---I do hope U feel much better cus we do miss not seeing U here--

Healing/Mending does take time---sometimes we fall back a step but then we pick up our stride and leap ahead---
Dont get discouraged--

Its a battle but U can come out a winner

Take care dear friend--

luv Barbara

[moremuscle]

Oh Tessa,

I am sorry you've been ill - it's no fun
Is the illness MC related? Diarrhea and the whole nine yards?!

I have been thinking of you - you've been GF for a month now. In the beginning the hopes are tremendously high that the GF diet will quickly make one return to normal - at least, that's how I remember feeling. I was so disappointed when it didn't happen, I could hardly stand it. Later it turned out that I had other intolerances as well and that was why GF and dairy free alone wasn't enough. You may or may not have any other intolerances - it is too early to know for sure right now. You still need to become an expert GFer; detecting gluten in hidden ingredients that you thought were safe or that you didn't pay much attention to for example. Your immune system detects any and all amounts of your triggers - you need to become as much of an expert as the immune system is; so listen carefully to your body. The symptoms are there as a feedback to you.

If you wish to get help with your diet or if you have questions relating to the diet you are always more than welcome to ask away - sometimes it helps to put many brains to work at a problem. Who knows? Could help you too.....

Hope you feel better already.

Love,
Karen

[JJ]

Glad you're back Tessa! Take care....JJ

[Tessa]

Oooh, Thank you for your warm welcome. It helps feeling better after a few days of sufferings...

Wayne, JJ, Karen, Barbara & Shirley: what would I do without your sweat support? Your experience is true, Karen. One thinks that once you start a GF diet, everything will be fine (by magic), but it takes time until we recover from all the years we have been in direct contact with our intolerances. I was feeling so exhausted, with nauseas, headaches, etc. First we looked for a reason, a food, drink... Finally, we thought about the words of the forum saying that it takes time until one recovers: and admitted it would take more time than expected.


I am feeling better now.
Thank you for caring.
Love,
Tessa.

[Peggy]

I'm so glad you are feeling better Tessa One day at a time

Hugz,
Peggy

[Mars]

Glad you are feeling better Tessa! It is so nice to "see" you again!

Hang in there. Remember to ask any question you need to. Someone here will be able to help you. If we don't know, I'm sure we will find out!

Looking forward to hearing more from you! from all your friends!

[Tessa]

Thank you too, PEggy & Mars... I was really missing all my friends of the forum...

Love,
Tessa.