[Fredslist] "I would sooner cheat on my wife than on my diet"-- Crohn's Disease and Gluten Free

[Joel Schnur]

I have Crohn's but the gluten free diet is helping. Those with Celiac
have to be more careful with utensil contamination etc than Crohns' ppl.
I hope your epistle helps others who weren't even aware of it.
Thanks.

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---- Original Message ----
From: "David Alexander" <MyEmail2 at OpalComputing.com>
Date: 3/13/10 12:29 pm
To: "'Elizabeth Marner-Brooks'" <elizmb at tiac.net> ;
"clamal at lamal-law.com" <clamal at lamal-law.com> ; "'Joel Schnur'"
<joel at schnurassociates.com> ; "fredslist at gothamnetworking.com"
<fredslist at gothamnetworking.com>
Subj: RE: [Fredslist] "I would sooner cheat on my wife than on my
diet"--	Crohn's Disease and Gluten Free
Celiac is a well-established condition recognized in Western medicine.
However, as many have experienced, many doctors are not aware of it, or
do
not think of it, or worst-case, want to ignore it.  As RitaSue says,
once
diagnosed, celiac requires no medical intervention, only a change in
diet
and ideally a bit of one-to-one education by a nurse/educator or a
specialized doctor.  It requires a little studying and
consciousness-raising
to get the diet right and to not overly restrict oneself.
 
There is a simple sequence of tests that are quite accurate in
diagnosing
celiac, and it is definitely worth it to distinguish celiac from other
intestinal conditions so that the diet can be correctly adjusted.
Celiac
causes gradual, worsening damage to the intestines when a person with
the
condition eats gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, and barley.  There
are
some other less obvious "bad" foods, such as soy sauce, because normal
soy
sauce is prepared by fermenting wheat but does not usually indicate such
on
its label.  But for the most part, a celiac diagnosis means no standard
bread, pizza, pasta, and so on.  There are many sources of alternatives
to
each of these made from rice, corn, and other types of produce.  Some
taste
great, some not so great.  And there are many foods that are simply
gluten
free from the start.
 
Untreated celiac in children often leads to short stature, problems with
tooth enamel, weakness and fatigue, and general digestive discomfort,
and it
is especially important to catch the condition in children due to those
effects; if caught early enough, most can be reversed.  As RitaSue
pointed
out, once one is aware of it, especially with a clear medical diagnosis,
it
is fairly easy to adapt and live in a completely, 100% healthy manner by
dietary adjustments.
 
My immediate family has lived with celiac for more than 10 years and
went
through all of the above, so if anyone has a question about it, feel
free to
ask.  If my long message here can help even one person be
healthier/happier,
I will not mind that I may have bored a few others!
 
 
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From: Elizabeth Marner-Brooks [mailto:elizmb at tiac.net] 
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:47 PM
To: clamal at lamal-law.com; 'Joel Schnur'; fredslist at gothamnetworking.com
Subject: RE: [Fredslist] "I would sooner cheat on my wife than on my
diet"--
Crohn's Disease and Gluten Free


Thank you, Joel, for affirming that we all need to educated
consumers...especially when it comes to health, medicine, & knowing our
own
bodies!   I certainly have had my own experiences bucking the medical
experts...and the outcomes have been positive.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Marner-Brooks
Training The Speaking Voice
917-374-8984




-----Original Message----- 
From: clamal at lamal-law.com 
Sent: Mar 10, 2010 4:07 PM 
To: 'Joel Schnur' , fredslist at gothamnetworking.com 
Subject: RE: [Fredslist] "I would sooner cheat on my wife than on my
diet"
-- Crohn's Disease and Gluten Free