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Common Symptoms of POTS Major symptoms of POTS include the following. Symptoms can worsen with heat and after showering. Fatigue Anxiety Exercise intolerance Muscle pains Mottling or discoloration of legs Shortness of breath Dizziness Foot or leg pain Brain fog Digestive problems Cold hands or feet Balance problems Nausea Headaches Abnormal sweating Gynecological issues
Gluten & POTS
SCONES & CAKES
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A condition that causes fatigue & dizziness could tie into celiac disease & gluten sensitivity
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Editor’s note: One of the most talked-about topics in our June/July issue wasn’t pizza or breakfast scones. It was POTS—Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Our readers took to social media to comment on this story. This condition, which causes fatigue, dizziness, anxiety, shortness of breath and other symptoms, may tie in with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. For more about POTS, go to GlutenFreeAndMore.com/POTS
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you said it ❥ One thing that surprised me was that I
❥ By having to give up gluten and other
continues to surprise me—is what a hassle it is to find gluten-free medicine. There’s nothing more aggravating than ending up in the ER only to have the staff unable to get me a gluten-free medication. When I asked the pharmacy to check the gluten-free status of the medications my doctor ordered, I was informed the company couldn’t tell them whether it was gluten-free. I had to get it filled and take my chances.
If you could eat one meal of any food in the world, what would it be?
you most about going I found your magazine a few gluten-free? years ago—a godsend after years of struggling with my celiac diagnosis. I’m grateful for all the information, recipes BOTH HANDS and support that Gluten Free & REQUIRED. More offers. In June/July’s “You Said It,” a reader wrote about her frustrating experiences with gluten-free medication. I’m certain this issue need antibiotics, corticosteroids or other affects most celiacs. I spend many hours medications for acute conditions, have them each month researching medications; most request it in IV or injectable form. That way, are not a problem. However, with each illness if it takes days for the pharmacy to fill a or new diagnosis, I have to begin the search prescription with gluten-free medications all over again. Adding to the difficulties is (as it often does), they have a head start on the fact that new medications and generics treatment. are approved every month by the FDA. And There was a bill in Congress in 2015 most new production facilities are built in requiring all medications be labeled if they foreign countries that don’t have as exacting contain gluten. The bill never made it out of standards as the United States. The FDA does committee due to pushback citing “onerous not inspect every facility every month and regulations,” among other objections. so most discrepancies, unfortunately, aren’t Another article in Gluten Free & More discovered until a problem occurs. about this topic would be both timely and A note about emergency and urgent helpful. care medications—I’ve found that the majority of medications in injection Mairi-Kathleen M . via email form are gluten-free. So if your readers Anne B. Cottonwood, AZ
❥ I’m 58, a diagnosed celiac for eight years. One thing that surprised me is that people just don’t get it. Or they really don’t care. We were invited to friends for Sunday coffee and entered the house to the yummy aroma of freshly baked scones and quiche, none of which were gluten-free. The host sliced me a piece of cheese. I belong to an art group and we all take turns bringing birthday cake when it’s one of our birthdays. Only one out of 12 women will bake a gluten-free cake. Most of the time, I sit and watch them all eat.
Cindy V. Fort Bragg, CA
❥ When diagnosed with celiac disease
at age 40, I stopped eating gluten suddenly and immediately. Before diagnosis, I couldn’t imagine living without (regular) bread and all the baked goods I’d eaten my whole life. I was pleasantly surprised to find a whole new world of gluten-free baking.
Christina G. Elk Mound, WI
Editor’s note: For information about gluten in your medication, check out glutenfreedrugs. com. For an in-depth article about this topic, visit GlutenFreeAndMore.com/medicine.
Isabelle F. BC, Canada
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S. Snow Campbell, CA
❥ What surprised me was how much
❥ I was surprised at how uncaring and
people cared about me and went out of their way. I didn’t have to always bring something I could eat. My friends and family either make food for me or buy it already made. Instead of dreading it when we go out for dinner because there’s nothing for me to eat, I feel included. It still surprises me how much my friends and family do for me.
Ellen H. Southfield, MI
sometimes plain rude people can be. A friend has said, “I'm making roast beef. I know you can’t have the cream of mushroom soup I cook it in. Maybe you can rinse it off.” Another friend said, “We're having people over for pizza. You’ll have to bring your own food.” It’s a good thing I always have something I can bring from home but it’s not that easy if I’m visiting people out of town.
Susan C. Georgetown, TX
I was surprised at how my outlook has changed. People will say things to me like, “I would shoot myself if I couldn’t eat bread!” Before my celiac diagnosis, I had similar thoughts—but now that type of thinking gets me miffed. I now understand that you do whatever you have to do in order to survive and be healthy. I also have much more empathy for people with health problems, whatever they are and whatever they need to do to manage their problem.
Joan M. Ann Arbor, MI
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❥ What surprised me most—and
gained weight. The only people I knew on a gluten-free diet had lost weight (they were on the diet for non-medical reasons). Then I read that people with celiac disease often gain weight at first because their bodies are finally getting the nutrients they need.
foods, I’ve been surprised to discover so many new and interesting foods and I’ve added more variety to my diet.
Thank you for this amazing magazine. It’s a spirit booster for sure when I see it in my mailbox.
Since we had to go gluten free, the support from this magazine has been so helpful. Thanks.
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I love Gluten Free & More and am so sad it is not a monthly magazine. It’s great to have the recipes and to get a glimpse of the new products available for gluten-free meal prep and snacks. Your magazine is a great resource. Thank you for being there. Margaret C. Minden, LA
Once healthy, vibrant and energetic, Lola, age 28, was now chronically ill. This happily married, Silicon Valley IT consultant had such profound fatigue that she could barely make her bed in the morning. Standing for any prolonged period of time caused her legs to ache and her head to spin. She felt awful. Yet despite multiple doctor visits and numerous medical tests, no one knew why. The cause of Lola’s distress turned out to be Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a condition that affects the flow of blood through the body, resulting in fatigue, anxiety and dizziness when standing upright. The symptoms go away after lying down. This disorder remains largely unknown to much of the public. However, I frequently see people in my office with this problem and its prevalence seems to be increasing. Recent research suggests that POTS is autoimmune Display until July 31, 2017 in nature. And according to a study published in the European Journal of GlutenFreeandMore.com Gastroenterology & Hepatology in December 2016, there’s a potential association with POTS and celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. In the study, UK researchers found that people with POTS had a higher rate of celiac disease and self-reported gluten sensitivity. Four percent of study participants with POTS had celiac disease, compared to 1 percent of the general population.
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This sounds like what I am going through. I have celiac and have been experiencing dizziness. I am going to bring this up at my next doctor’s appointment.
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My mom made me the pizza from the June/July issue. It was soooo good. The crust had a nice crunch to it with a soft inside. Yum.
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