Hello to all.

[Jet City Woman]

Thanks Al. I did get a blood test taken last week, get the results on Wednesday. I'm not sure if they took a full one or not- it was called a 'gluten enteropathy' if that helps.

I didn't realise there was such a high rate in Italians. I must ask my mum if she has any relatives with CD- I'm doubting so, because at every function we have there are always Italians telling you to eat all their pastas, breads and cakes. They get angry if you don't! A few years back when I was told to go off wheat and dairy my Nonna insisted that her pasta didn't contain wheat. I told her to get me the flour she used to cook it, it was plain white flour. I had to explain that I couldn't eat it, she didn't take that very well. Needless to say, I offended many of my Italian relatives during that period by not eating their 'wheat-free' floury meals.
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- Amy

"You're safe from pain in the dream domain, a soul set free to fly..."

[Jet City Woman]

Just one more question...

Is it best to do this on a rotation diet? If so, how many days rotation?
I remember last time I went off dairy my body apparently built up an intolerance to soy because I consumed so much of it so suddenly.
So I was thinking of perhaps making up some kind of plan, ie:
Day 1- Rice, potato, lentil products
Day 2- Corn, soy, seed products
Day 3- Beans, Sweet potato, eggs
Day 4, Quinoa, nuts, meat
And obviously I'll just eat fruit and vegetables copiously along with these foods.

Will this help?

EDIT: Another question, sorry
I found out my face moisteriser has wheatgerm oil in it, should I get rid of it?
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- Amy

"You're safe from pain in the dream domain, a soul set free to fly..."

[GF in UK]

[Jet City Woman]

Did you find it effective? I've heard it's good for your stomach, especially while it's healing.

Thanks for your help
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- Amy

"You're safe from pain in the dream domain, a soul set free to fly..."

[GF in UK]

For me, it was very good.

I think it's good for realising how much we repeat the same foods, which is not good for many people (meaning it can lead to food intolerances, alleriges, etc). I did it with all things -- coffee, tea, etc. At that time, I was sitll consuming dairy, and I always hated the three days with no milk, cream in my tea, butter, etc.

And I'm not sure if it matters, but I did things like chicken and eggs on the same day, since the 'source' seemed to be the same . . . that sort of thing. On dairy days, I ate my beef. Just my idea -- may not mean a thing. Someone else will tell you, I'm sure, or you can Google it.

Good luck with it, and let us know how it works out for you??

[Slayerofdarkness]

Hey just wanted too say hi! I'm 13 and have been diagnosed with celiac for just over four years. My mom found this totally awesome site for my (thanks mom)! so...wassup?
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[aklap]

[Slayerofdarkness]

Thanx about the name...it was the only cool thing i could think of that involved my hobby (swords). well, my friends are pretty cool about it really. I've been lucky i guess because I've heard stories of being bullied etc. because of celiac but my friends are totally helpful-my bestfriend even found some GF foods for me that i didn't know about without me even asking! (now that's what i call service lol!). So my life's been pretty cool regardless of having celiac, diabetes type 1 (more severe than type 2) and thyroid disease (all i have too do for this is take a pill every morning-no big). Thanx for spending your valuble time moderating this awesome site!
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[aklap]

Oh - better have your Mom check out CeliacTeen's first just to make sure she finds it acceptable for you. Sorry Slayer's Mom!! Didn't mean to cause problems.

Wow - Type 1 and thyroid too. EEK! It sounds like you are handling it all very well!

Hey - sounds like you've got great friends.

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words. I remember what it was like trying to figure all this stuff out...it wasn't fun or easy. Hopefully myself and all the great people that hang out here can add a bit of fun and easiness to it.
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