Posted by
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Hi Loni,
For your situation, this will be tough, because you have a family at home. For me, tho, I have nothing in my home--food, hygiene, or cleaning-wise, which contains gluten. I stick to eating all natural un-fooled-around-with foods from scratch. I started out using alot of the gf mixes and such, but found it easier to just make everything myself from raw ingredients, over time. Of course, alot of the problem for me involved also avoiding the use of sugars and preserving agents, which is why I came to do it this way. My husband also wanted to support me in this--he eats out most days for breakie and lunch, due to his work schedule. Onweekends and holidays he eats gluten-free with me; dinners are always gf with me, also. A dedicated gf kitchen can be done with a family, but you definitely have to have family support to do it.
Another thing I did for my hubby, was I set up a mini kitchen in a large (5x8') porch closet I had made off our back entry--sink, hot plate, a little workspace, his own pans and dishes, etc.... with a table and chairs, sofa, etc on the porch where he can entertain friends. When he wants to, he can go there and have cookies, crackers, gluten treats, gluten clam chowder soup, etc. The porch is open on 2 sides, but can be easily enclosed for winter with panels of plastic in wood frames, and I outfitted the porch with a little gas fireplace for heat and ambiance. This has really worked great for us over the years. We also have large family holiday gatherings/parties there, where we bring in buffet tables and chairs from the local fire dept. When I host Christmas, we enclose the porch and I make the turkey and stuffing, (plus other foods for me), and the rest of the family brings their own various dishes and desserts with glutens in them.
None of the foods they bring ever enters our house. Since I can sometimes react to air-borne gluten (asthma attack) as well as digestively, this works well for us.
Your situation will change over time due to your family. I was unableto heal digestively until my husband had zero glutens in our house--I reacted even to dust from his cereal. Other celiacs are rarely this reactive, however, but I had been bedbound 13 years due to celiac disease and secondary diseases caused by it, and majorly ill from infancy. The problem with glutens is the tight junction damage and blood-brain barrier damage they do. Everyone talks about the digestive problems with glutens, but the damage to other organs can be as bad or worse. Similar situation to the oxytocin and medical research Bill and I were discussing. CD=gut damage, in most peoples' minds, but they fail to recognise the other problems due to it, especially brain damage.
Another thing you may be experiencing is gluten addiction. This is rare, but it happened to me--I had withdrawal symptoms for at least 6 weeks when I went gf. If you keep occasionally cheating, it will prolong themisery of withdrawal symptoms.
Good luck, Loni. I hope you can soon come up with a plan that will work for you,
Diane
--- On Tue, 2/23/10, Loni <
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From: Loni <
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Subject: Re: [eSens] Gluten Free Diet
To:
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Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:37 PM
I am trying do omitt dairy & gluten in the diet but gluten free is really really hard for me. I know it is key to feeling better for me. Any tips on how to stick with this? Loni
--- On Tue, 2/23/10, R. Ticle <rticleone@yahoo. ca> wrote:
From: R. Ticle <rticleone@yahoo. ca>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Sleeping Better
To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 8:28 PM
Oh yes - I've been completely gluten free and dairy free (except butter) for at least a few years now. I know it was a problem; the psoriasis I had on my elbows that appeared during lots of rye and cheese sandwiches with yeasty Belgian Ale disappeared after cutting out gluten and dairy.
No, whatever's going on right now may be related in part to some digestive damage from those days, but I'm looking at things differently now, including checking my adrenals, healing the gut, and eating a very un-candida diet;cutting out more hard to digest foods, like beans, other grains, etc. This is a big overhaul/shift for me, and I'm aiming to go about it the right way.
Cheers,
R.
--- On Wed, 2/24/10, Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net> wrote:
From: Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Sleeping Better
To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
Received: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:30 AM
I had a lot of digestive issues previously. They have improved significantly since I started eating gluten free. Have you ever tried a gluten free diet?
Good luck,
Jennie
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From: R. Ticle <rticleone@yahoo. ca>
To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:12:31 AM
Subject: Re: [eSens] Sleeping Better
On the note of sleep, I've been undergoing a lot of stress and digestive issues lately, and have again looked for things to help me sleep more/better.I've tried Melatonin in the past with mixed results, though if it's helping you, or anyone, great!
I've been taking about 1.5 servings (teaspoons) of Natural Calm magnesium citrate powder before bed (naturally fruity flavored, naturally sweetened with Stevia); it fizzes and dissolves in hot water - and the hot water I've added it to is a tea made with a dried herb called Wild Lettuce.
It actually is a kind of lettuce, though it contains mild sedative compounds; it used to be called "opium lettuce", though it contains no opioids or anything related to poppies (or illegal!), due to it's use as a "feeble" opium or morphine replacement for pain, insomnia, coughing, etc., for patientswho couldn't tolerate actual opium, or for young children.
I've found that I fall asleep quite quickly, and sleep heavily; I may wake up once or twice but that's been usual for me for years. Mind you, I think that Wild Lettuce has a reputation for enhancing vividness of dreams - sureseems so in my case - and I do wake up feeling a bit dopey - but sometimesbeing able to sleep soundly is worth a couple of tradeoffs.
The magnesium helps relax the body in general, and I believe is antagonistic to adrenaline (it lessens its effect - if you're prone to racing heart, etc.).
Good luck!
--- On Tue, 2/23/10, Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net> wrote:
From: Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net>
Subject: [eSens] Sleeping Better
To: "EMS" <eSens@yahoogroups. com>
Received: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 4:38 AM
Greetings,
Someone just posted about sleeping so I thought I would send an update on my sleeping issues and what has helped. I had posted last summer a request for help with sleeping - and thanks for the response that were sent. Here isa recap of my story.
I've had EMS for a couple of year and last April a cell tower was placed a half mile from my home and "coincidental" I started having sleep problems. As it progressed I started having pains when I would lay on my mattress. I was averaging about 3 hours of sleep a night for about 5 months and even when I took a prescription sleep aid I would only sleep a couple of hours andwake up, wide awake and not able to get back to sleep. Many nights I did not sleep at all - at least once a week. Because of my MCS I knew I could not try a foam mattress. In August I purchased a Select Comfort mattress, andafter the off gassing of the new mattress at least when I laid in bed sleepless I was not in pain. The pain was from the metal springs in my regular mattress, Select Comfort mattress use air chambers.
In September I read that EMS can decrease the body's Melatonin production. Melatonin is part of the body's sleep cycle. I started taking Melatonin andthrough a couple of resources and by trial and error have found that taking 6 mg or Melatonin about 2 hours before I want to sleep works well for me.Before starting Melatonin you should read up on how much to take as a dose. 6mg is double the bottles recommended dose. I still do not sleep as much as I should/need (8-9 hour/night) but I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep/night. And if I don't take my meds I usually get a nap in during the day- the kicker is I have narcolepsy!
I have had a little more trouble sleeping for the past 10 nights or so, butthat is my own fault cause I've been watching the Olympics on TV and usually I only expose myself to the electromagnetic energy from TV during the tennis grand slam tournaments! !
I hope this helps, good luck,
Jennie
PS - Select Comfort has a program for no interest payment plans
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