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Diagnosed with celiac disease in July '10 - awesome since May '85
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Explaining Celiac Disease to Others (Especially In Resaturants)

Technically? No. Celiac disease is not a wheat "allergy" or even a gluten "allergy" for that matter. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation:   "Celiac Disease is not a food allergy - it is an autoimmune disease. Food allergies, including wheat allergy, are conditions that people can sometimes grow out of. This is not the case with Celiac... Read moreChevron
posted 07/11/2011, comments (0)|
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serum creatinine

After being on Lialda for approximately 8 weeks and 8 weeks of prednisone ( off Lialda for now at instruction of dr. and finished prednisone treatment), blood work revealed an increase in my serum creatinine.  I will be having a couple of kidney function tests done soon. Blood work was normal before I started taking this med.  Ulcerative... Read moreChevron
posted 07/10/2011, comments (0)|
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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient
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Update on SCD and Test Results

If you read my last post about the SCdiet possibly being helpful for IBDers, then here's the follow-up I promised after the appointment with my doctor to review all of my test results - some I already knew, some I suspected, and some were a surprise to me.  1st - A Complete Surprise - As mentioned previously, perhaps the most important thing... Read moreChevron
posted 06/27/2011, comments (0)|
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Is SCD Key to Curing IBD?

Since mid-March I have been living 100 miles away from home and my husband. I am in Boulder, Colorado participating in a Natural Foods Chef school where I am learning to cook with seasonal, organic, local, and unrefined foods that are, for the most part allergen-free (gluten-free, dairy-free, etc.).   I'll admit I was very hesitant to... Read moreChevron
posted 06/12/2011, comments (0)|
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Weight Loss and a Gluten-Free Diet

When I was first diagnosed with celiac disease, I couldn't even count the number of people on one hand who said to me, "Oh my gosh, you are going to lose so much weight!" or "I wish I was told I could never eat bread again, I'd be so skinny. I'm so jealous!"   I must admit that at first, I thought I would have this sort of reaction. I... Read moreChevron
posted 05/31/2011, comments (0)|
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