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Hi everyone! Im so glad to have found this group! I just knew there

had to be others doing gf/vegetarian out there somewhere! I found

out I had celiac 3 yrs ago and was really sick from it a long time

before. 6 months later we had our 6 kids tested and most of them

have it and those who dont are allergic to wheat,rye,oats,barley

anyways so all 6 are gluten free.They also have varying allergies

too, dairy,soy,beef,fish,berries,citrus,eggs,chicken,corn and latex

are the biggies.

Once I went gluten free, I developed worsening allergies and

mcs,and a host of autoimmune diseases. Ive been bounced from dr. to

dr. to the mayo. My liver,spleen,pancreas are all enlarged and I

have Hashis as well as restless leg syndrome,degenerative

osteoarthritis(I shrunk an inch last yr and Im 39) sjogrens and a

few others. I also have skin sores which puzzled the drs too.

Recently I had surgery on my neck to remove enlarged lymphnodes,Ive

had recent bone marrow,liver,and skin biopsies done. On the PET

scans,the suv's were all 7 which is indicative of cancer,yet

biopsies showed none. Drs are puzzled again and I kinda quit them

since they couldnt explain anything but tell me it must be

environmental. I moved a yr ago to a more isolated area, on 5 acres

and am much better wihout neighbors' smells. I can breathe better

and not reacting like before.

I went on fruit and veggies 2 weeks ago and for the first time and

not getting sick to my stomach, except when I add brown rice. Thats

the only grain Ive had.Im avoiding all corn too since some of the

kids are allergic to it. Im staying away from potatoes & mushrooms too

since Im really allergic to mold. Im hoping to prove the drs wrong

that these diseases can be reversed. I also need to lose weight and

have lost 20 so far. Im not hungry,havent had the hypoglycemia I

normally get between meals,no shakes,no slurring, no muscle cramps

in legs during the night so Im pretty excited about this. I do have

some sunflower seeds and few nuts or raisins for snacks and cant eat

fish either. Im allergic to shellfish bigtime,anaphlyactic to the

smell even.

Im hoping someone else out there can help me understand why this is

working so well, if this is really the right thing to do,staying

away from grains too, and if this can really help reverse some of

these autoimmune diseases and perhaps even allergies. Im pretty

much sticking to just whole foods,nothing in a box,except

raising,everything with just the pure ingredient only,no cans

either.

I have a Vita Mix and did make my own flours from beans,rice,tapioca

and bake all sorts of goodies and muffins like zucchini

muffins/pumpkin which all kids love.I love the vita mix, I use it

daily,it was the best thing Ive ever gotten. It takes the place of

so many kitchen gadgets and is the size of a blender and really easy

to use too. I dont sell them,just love mine! My oven died, so

everything

needs to be crockpot,skillet or raw! I do make rice milk for the

kids and use in place of any dairy called for in recipes.

I would like to hear back from others and appreciate any thoughts

and advice. Thank you so much for letting me be here. Take care

everyone. Lynne