hi

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

I've been getting the group's posts emailed to me for several weeks

(has it been a few months?!) and haven't yet said hello, but, since

you asked...

I just moved to the bay area from the east coast last year and spent

the first year figuring out where to get the GF things I need.

Believe it or not, the system is a little different out here on the

left coast. I joined this group after discovering Mariposa this fall

and so far, it's been great!

I was diagnosed with Celiac when I was about 3 years old, so the diet

has been a lifelong challenge and not without its bumps in the road.

Overall, though, I feel really lucky to be such a healthy person.

I am always joking (and have been for years) that we celiacs are

!Taking Over the World! because GF issues have become more and more

publicized... and with the new attention comes new innovations and new

challenges. Particularly creative challenges for me, as I never was

much of a baker or chef -- y'know, I just didn't grow up with all this

stuff! It's like a whole new world of possibility.

So, that's me. I'm so glad this list is here. I've already learned a

bunch and it's so nice to know that people are out there, even if

their intentions don't include GF world domination.

Thanks for asking about us quiet new folk!

[Guest guest]

I have found probiotics can sometimes irritate my bowels when I

have been sick.  Before you check the yeast option, you may want to pause or

reduce the Florastor until you recover a bit.  I did well with taking bromelain

for a while until things calmed down.  If you were very sick during your

challenge, it may take a while for things to heal up, so eat easy-to-digest

foods and get lots of rest for a while.

Pam

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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:41 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Hi

Hi Carla & the rest of the group-

My name is and I'm in Sunnyvale. I've been lurking for a few

weeks now, reading back posts and learning a lot. I am still trying

to determine whether I am gluten sensitive or celiac. I had done my

own 2 week trial in November and felt better than I had in years (and

realized the constant tummy aches and everything that goes with it is

not actually normal). But I wanted to know if I had celiac so I went

back on gluten to do the tests and was miserable again. I went GF

again (and likely forever) on 12/22. The blood work for celiac came

back negative, but on the higher side of negative, if that makes

sense, and I had an endoscopy 2 weeks ago as well - I find out

results next week. I'm now back on a modified elimination diet to see

if I have any other food allergies/intolerances and so far haven't

noticed anything other than the probiotics I started taking a few

days ago have brought back some GI problems, so now I am wondernig if

maybe my issue is yeast-related in addition to or instead of gluten

(one of the probiotics is Florastor which is a yeast based product).

Have any of you used Florastor and had any issues with it?

Jean