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Going Gluten Free Today

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erinb24 Newbie
erinb24
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I had an appointment with the GI today and was put on a gluten-free diet. Even though the tests came out negative, my symptoms line up too much with Celiac, so I'm going to try the diet and see how it works. This is going to be hard, especially the week of Christmas, but I'm so ready to start feeling better that I hope this is it!

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I had an appointment with the GI today and was put on a gluten-free diet. Even though the tests came out negative, my symptoms line up too much with Celiac, so I'm going to try the diet and see how it works. This is going to be hard, especially the week of Christmas, but I'm so ready to start feeling better that I hope this is it!

Welcome!

I know what you mean...I went gluten free right before THANKSGIVING! :)

But one great thing about this forum is that people share recipes for gluten free *everything* so, with the help of Whole Foods Market, I was able to prepare gluten free pies, stuffing, gravy, etc., and my family thought it all tasted just as good as the "regular" recipes, if not better!

By the way, you may start to feel better right away, but if not, don't get discouraged because it can take a while for your body to heal. Some people report that it literally took them 2 years to feel "normal" again. I figure that following the gluten free diet is DEFINITELY worth it if I can feel normal again, even if it takes years to get there. Some of my symptoms (neurological and gastric) started to get better right away, although they still come and go, while other symptoms have not improved significantly (yet). But I've only been doing this for less than a month now.

Good luck!

JoAnn

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Welcome aboard!

If there is any food you crave, post a thread about it (or post on this thread), and many of us will do our best to provide you with GOOD gluten-free substitutions so you can have the same foods over the holidays that you've always had--just made from scratch from gluten-free ingredients!

For example, if you always have green bean casserole, you can use chicken broth, garlic powder, freeze-dried mushroom (available at Sam's Club) and sour cream in place of the cream of mushroom soup, and Funyuns (a kind of onion-flavored ring-shaped chip, very similar to French-Fried onions but gluten-free!) in place of the French-fried onions.

If you are a pasta fiend, Tinkyada makes rice pasta that tastes practically identical to normal pasta. You have to cook it a little longer (use the normal cooking directions, NOT the fuel-saver directions, and follow exactly), and you have to use more water than you might have for normal pasta, and in the first 5 minutes, stir A LOT).

I hope the diet totally resolves your symptoms. That's the best part about it--no pills, no drugs, no more expensive doctor visits, no surgery!

Lisa Mentor
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Welcome!

Here is a link that you might find very valuable to you in the next few weeks:

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Merry Christmas! :D

flourgirl Apprentice
flourgirl
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Welcome aboard! You'll find you have ups and downs, I'm sure, and that you will make mistakes. We all do. It's a learning process, and a change of a lot of habits. Hopefully you'll heal quickly and feel better soon. Have patience if you don't. There is a ton of info to be had, it helps to find the time to read, read, read. Helped me a lot! :D

Good luck.

erinb24 Newbie
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Thank you for all your responses! I love to cook, so I think I'll be able to adjust to making substitutions okay, but I think the hardest part will be having so many goodies there to tempt me :) I'll definitely keep posting here because I've gotten a lot of help already!

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