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[Smommy013]

I just think I am. It feeling

 

[ReadynWaiting]

Ren-I will def be hitting u up for suggestions. I've never been tested but I def have an intolerance to gluten as does ds. I'm incorporating it in to dd diet at all. My goal is to follow a paleo diet 100% because when I do I feel sooo much better/lighter.

 

[Renaendel]

Ok, I have never tried paleo. I have no issues with grains other than wheat, barley, rye and oats. But those I have severe level reactions to. Like the severe peanut allergy you heard about in the 90s level. My cousin and my mom both had their immune system completely eat a hole in their intestine before they were diagnosed. We don't let any gluten in the house and my husband purchases and washes containers from the store that came from the bread and baking isle. I can't even go down there. We have replaced all our soaps, shampoos, makeup with lines certified GF as even topical gluten causes me to react.


But man it feels great not being sick all the time. I hope that your gluten free trial goes well. I stayed away from paleo because I have to be so strict with my celiac. No white vinegars unless I can verify they are 100% corn derived, so no mustards, hot sauces, mushrooms, blue cheese, anything with smoke flavoring etc. I stay away from organic leafy greens because the organic pesticides are wheat based. Yay fun times.

So I did finally ovulate!! Wooho. Had great baby making timing.

 

[Mommy_DK]

Ok, I have never tried paleo. I have no issues with grains other than wheat, barley, rye and oats. But those I have severe level reactions to. Like the severe peanut allergy you heard about in the 90s level. My cousin and my mom both had their immune system completely eat a hole in their intestine before they were diagnosed. We don't let any gluten in the house and my husband purchases and washes containers from the store that came from the bread and baking isle. I can't even go down there. We have replaced all our soaps, shampoos, makeup with lines certified GF as even topical gluten causes me to react.


But man it feels great not being sick all the time. I hope that your gluten free trial goes well. I stayed away from paleo because I have to be so strict with my celiac. No white vinegars unless I can verify they are 100% corn derived, so no mustards, hot sauces, mushrooms, blue cheese, anything with smoke flavoring etc. I stay away from organic leafy greens because the organic pesticides are wheat based. Yay fun times.

So I did finally ovulate!! Wooho. Had great baby making timing.

WOW!! Thank you ladies! So crazy you are talking about your wheat/gluten sensitivities as my son is having this problem now for the past two yrs. He's turning 5 in July and drs Are JUST NOW starting to put the pieces together): my poor baby has been so uncomfortable these 2 yrs):

I don't know about your symptoms but i notice if he eats any wheat or gluten products he has a bloated tummy with grainy hard poop. Drs say their is no cure for this 'Celiac disease' other than just staying away from products with wheat or gluten ingredients. Which will be so new to us because we eat lots of the wheat. Any other suggestions?

 

[Mommy_DK]

To ready and the rest of you lovely women: I just want to thank you again for the welcome an all of your encouraging words and sharing your experiences , it is really helping me get through this roller coaster ride.

Also want to share my update so far, hub and I have only been trying for 3 months with no success. We haven't been on any meds for fertility because so far we have no known infertility. So, we've been just eating better and taking vitamins and maca root for the past month. My periods have been irregular for yrs but I think the maca is helping regulate things and if so I'd be due for AF on the 15th (yesterday)

Good news : No AF! And no symptoms of her coming
Bad news: I took FRER 4 days before AF was suppose to come and got two BFN ):

(Should I retest?)

So I just don't know what to think, don't want to get my hopes up. I look very bloated only in the stomach but I think it's from the prenatals and folic acid. However I will continue to pray pray pray. I hope everyone else is staying hopeful and enjoying the weekend!!

****Baby dust to us all****

 

[Mommy_DK]

Woohoo my afternoon digi is positive. Husband has been warned that there will be lots of fun tonight. please eggy be in the right place once this year!

Congrats Ren!!!!! I pray this is everyone's month! how great would that be?!

I'm excited for you, our hubs are so very lucky ! We're all over them haha

 

[Renaendel]

Thanks mommy_dk! There is no cure for it, the doctors are right. Celiac is an autoimmune disease. You have the genes or you don't. You can still make all your old favorites, you just have to use a different type of flour.

You can make your own breads, though I find buying Udi's bread is just as expensive as making it from scratch. For noodles I buy Schaar brand or the ancient harvest quinoa noodles. I use Ranaldi pasta sauce for quick spaghetti.

Look at the ingredients and just avoid things that say natural flavoring or smoke flavoring. Yoplait labels all their yogurt that is produced in safe facilities as gluten free. I find if I want all purpose flour I just mix 1/3 sorghum, 1/3 tapioca flour and 1/3 rice flour together with 1tsp of xanthan gum per cup. I mix it ahead of time and just put it in my flour container. It is very close to all purpose. For gravies I use the yellow plastic box cornstarch. It changes names depending on where you are in the country.

When I first started I made it easy on myself. I broke my meals into thirds, protein, starch, vegetable. So I would have chicken, corn and broccoli, or steak, green beans and a baked potato, or stir fried vegetable and chicken over rice with Tamari soy only soy sauce.

For example for lunch today I am having grilled turkey and cheese with tomato soup. Udi's bread, Hormel naturals turkey, cheese and Pacific brand creamy tomato soup. Now I know the safe brands shopping and making meals is just as easy as it was before.

 

[Smommy013]

I'm glad you are finding this group helpful. It's been one of the most supportive that I have found!

Ren I have the markers on my liver for an auto immune. Fortunately nothing has Eve come of it..

 

[Renaendel]

Wooho, I just found our Bertoli makes a gluten free pasta in a dedicated facility. My husband came home from the store yesterday with 6 boxes!! He was so excited. I am making spicy sausage pasta tonight! (Hemplers sausage)

 

[Mommy_DK]

Wooho, I just found our Bertoli makes a gluten free pasta in a dedicated facility. My husband came home from the store yesterday with 6 boxes!! He was so excited. I am making spicy sausage pasta tonight! (Hemplers sausage)

Yes smommy I agree, I feel very welcomed and supported and not alone, most help thus far!

Ren! Thank you thank you! I'm due for a grocery store trip next week and I will give the udi's a try, I am amazed that you actually mAke things from scratch! That is wonderful! I will have to brush up on my baking skills a bit it's actually probably a good thing that this problem has come along , we will now be forced to eat healthy 100% of the time lol which is always better for the long run

Do you feel better overall without all of the gluten/wheat?

 

[Renaendel]

It is no comparison mommy_DK. I was sick all the time before. I spent 20 years with diarrhea every day. Went to countless doctors until I finally demanded a celiac test a few years ago once I heard about the disease. I only hit five feet in height because I was so malnourished growing up even though I had as much food as I wanted.

The doctors back then just didn't know. I even had a doctor tell me it was because I stressed too much lol. There is no comparison to how I feel now. I have energy, I am healthy and I feel great.

 

[ReadynWaiting]

Ren-that is crazy! I worked with a lady yrs ago that the drs thought she had cancer but couldn't determine thru tests. She had terrible diarrhea and pain and had a dramatic weight loss. After almost a year they finally figured it out. I myself just get terribly bloated, have heartburn and get constipated.

 

[Renaendel]

Been gluten free for a few years now, and I think my body is ready to house a baby. We have been so careful that I am pretty sure now I am in tip top condition autoimmune wise. Now tell that to the sperm, the egg and my uterus!

 

[Smommy013]

That's great that you figure it out!!!
So random side note. I have an infection in my lunges

 

[Renaendel]

Ohh no! Are you on antibiotics?

 

[Mommy_DK]

I took the first one at 2 am and the second one about 20 min ago I don't know if their evap or actually positive. Not quite sure how many days past o I am or when AF is due as my cycles are irregular.

I didn't read the testing part of the forum before buying the rinky dink equate test but I'm hearing a lot of ladies say they don't like blue dye because they give false positives Does it look like evap to you ladies?

 

[Wishing_]

I can't tell. Plus I'm not that experienced with pt. Sorry DK but hopefully they're actually bfp!!

afm today is the start of my fertile days. I'm cramping a little amd fell a bit bloated. Idk when we're going to dtd because the hubby is at work and by the time he gets out I'm at school.

 

[Mommy_DK]

I can't tell. Plus I'm not that experienced with pt. Sorry DK but hopefully they're actually bfp!!

afm today is the start of my fertile days. I'm cramping a little amd fell a bit bloated. Idk when we're going to dtd because the hubby is at work and by the time he gets out I'm at school.

It's ok wishing! I can't really tell either it's so faint, so of course that worries me a little, I think the darker the better. But I too have no experience with the equate tests.

That's great that your heading to your fertile days I hope one of you can rearrange to create time to dtd!! Maybe go in a little late to class?

 

[Mommy_DK]

This is a slightly better view! Praying my dreams of my baby boy come true!! I'm making an ob appointment for next Friday to try to get some clairity

 

[Wishing_]

Now those came out clear as day!! A lot of people are having boys now. You could be one of them!

I wish I can but I can't. He gets out an hour after I start class. He is taking a break. He said hes going to get a ride from a friend so we can do a quicy. Hehe