Comments on: Pain Pain Go Away, Come Again Another Day

By: Dori

Dori — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:41:15 +0000

Biz – Thanks for your comment. I don’t have Celiac and I am not lactose intolerant. I know exactly why I have this pain and it is not those! Feel free to email me and I’ll tell you about it. Thanks!

By: Biz

Biz — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:35:06 +0000

Sorry for your pain! Have you been tested for Celiac disease? I just stumbled on your blog, so I haven’t read anything else other than this post – sometimes someone who is lactose intolerant, coupled with Celiac disease can have the type of pain you are talking about.

Hugs!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:51:54 +0000

I thought Born To Run wasn’t out yet! Bobby and I wanted to get it on Amazon… maybe they’re just out. I can’t wait to read it.

Your poor stomach That stinks. I really hope things are getting better.

By: VeggieGirl

VeggieGirl — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:42:12 +0000

As someone living with Crohn’s Disease, I know the frustrations all too well about GI issues – hang in there xo

By: Jen, a priorfatgirl

Jen, a priorfatgirl — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:18:23 +0000

you read all of those books yesterday?

Sorry you had such a rough weekend – but good to know you don’t push through it, and that you give your body a break it obviously is screaming out for.

By: Gena

Gena — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:59:59 +0000

I love Born to Run!! It’s a terrific read, Dori — glad you’re enjoying it and look forward to the review. Hope you had a good weekend, and so fun to hang out at Beam Green.

xoxo

By: Dori

Dori — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:37:54 +0000

James – I don’t have gluten intolerance, but thanks for the comment.

By: james

james — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:35:11 +0000

my GF has a gluten sensitivity, as well. she dealt with it for maybe around 5ish years before finding out what it was. when she changed her diet, all was well. one of my friends from high school actually has coeliac’s disease. he cannot eat any gluten or very bad things will occur. a nice chunk of the US population has some sort of gluten sensitivity but they don’t know it.

By: Dori

Dori — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:39:38 +0000

Dan – Wow, thank you for sharing your story. And to think it was something as common as a gluten intolerance all along. Very frustrating.

By: Daniel Sperling

Daniel Sperling — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:32:30 +0000

Dori,

I have had some amazing stomach ailments in the last three years. Truth was I always used to have weak stomach but never knew what caused it. I always assumed I was lactose intolerant. Then one day riding the F train I collapsed from stomach pain. Everyone thought it was appendictis. When that turned out to be wrong they thought it was a parasite. Then an ulcer. Then they settled on stomach cancer. Every time I ate I got sick and threw up. But over six weeks in and out of the hospital and losing 35 pounds I started to realize only certain foods made me sick. Anything with wheat in it like bread or crackers (the stuff you normally eat when you’re sick, so I was eating lots of it) made me ill, whereas good ol’ chicken soup with wild rice made me feel pretty good. I asked my doctor if it was a food allergy. Sure enough they tested me and found I was allergic to wheat gluten. Not only that, my allergy, heretofore a mere nuisance, had begun to manifest as an autoimmune disease called Eosiniphilic Gastroenteritis. I have not eaten bread for three years and had to take prednisone to rebuild my damaged stomach lining. The good news is I’m not lactose intolerant and can eat all the icecream I want!