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  1. Gemini
    I haven't read these books but would not buy any book that had such outdated information. Just because she doesn't believe corn and rice aren't safe doesn't mean she is right. Many, many Celiacs eat corn and rice without any issues so I have no idea why she would say that. Sounds like she has based her book on personal opinion and not true science. Ditto...
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    Yes, if you wash your hands after feeding the cat, you'll be fine. In fact, if you wash your hands after doing most activities that may center around gluten, you'll be fine. You are new to this diet so it will take a while for your gut to heal and start absorbing properly. Don't assume you are being glutened just because you are having some symptoms. Some...
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    Maalox is gluten free so it was something else that bothered you, most likely the spicy food. Anyone new to the gluten-free diet should avoid spicy food for awhile.
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    If you want your thyroid antibodies to come down, then you'll have to increase the dosage and suppress your TSH to do that. That will keep your blood levels at the right place and your thyroid won't be calling out for more hormone all the time. It needs to rest and getting the right dose by pill will help you do that. You also need to do a complete thyroid...
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    No...you did not come across as argumentative at all. You were expressing your opinion that I don't entirely agree with. The oats I buy are batch tested and, I believe, tested down lower than 20ppm. That would be enough to make me sick. If there were any amount of gluten in them over what can be tested accurately today, I would get sick. I tolerate...
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    I have been to the UK many, many times and usually come home loaded with food items I cannot find here in the States. Here's a link which may help you to find what you need: Open Original Shared Link. The Mrs. Crimble's Bakewell Slices are downright addictive and for the Sticky Toffee Pudding, I make my own by converting recipes to gluten-free. I have...
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    You certainly have a right to your opinion but I can assure you that many Celiacs can tolerate pure oats just fine and as they are a good source of fiber and other nutrients, I wouldn't go so far as to exclude them from a person's diet. I don't buy anything with oats added, which is processed, because I can make much better stuff at home, from scratch. I...
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    Actually, calcium needs to be taken away from thyroid supplements also. I do not start ingesting any supplements at all for at least 5 hours after my thyroid hormone.
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    I know this isn't going to a popular statement but when you lose a pet, especially a dog, that can be harder than losing anything else. I have no children, possibly due to Celiac Disease as I was undiagnosed also for most of my life, but when I hear people tell me how their children treat them later in life, after what you put into raising them, it makes...
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    If you read the book by Dr. Peter Green, especially the chapter on how the digestive process works, you will learn that the small intestine has a great back-up design in that the area's that absorb different nutrients have more than one spot where this happens. In other words, carbs, proteins, etc. are absorbed in more than one spot along the entire small...
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    I can't say that I totally disagree with your husband's philosophy on life although I follow a strict gluten-free lifestyle myself and have never considered myself deprived or that the diet was difficult. Different people have different severity of symptoms and quality of life is relative. I will say that I have a boatload of family members who do not want...
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    It's funny how 2 people can have vastly different experiences. I've been to Ireland and the UK 4 times since diagnosis and, aside from one glutening from a restaurant which had a gluten-free menu, I have had tremendous good luck finding gluten-free food and options in all places. Ireland especially but England and Scotland are great for that.....there are...
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    No one is dictating to anyone how they should follow a gluten-free diet. I am just offering a valid opinion regarding the never ending controversy over the supposed gluten content in some wines. It's like the envelope mystery...it's been long proven that envelopes pose no risk to Celiacs whatsoever...from gluten that is, but people still post they have gluten...
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    I think the vast majority of wines made do not use any form of gluten in the processing of them so this article does not represent most of the wine making world. Trust me, I drink wine every single day and am an extremely sensitive celiac who nearly died from this disease and have yet to ever become ill from drinking red wine. I do drink wine from specific...
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    Certified gluten-free oats are safe for many, many Celiacs. They are grown and harvested in dedicated fields and manufactured in gluten-free facilities. I don't see how you can make something any more gluten-free than this. There will always be a difference of opinion in the medical field over this issue but if I can eat them and not react, and heal as well...
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    Unless you ingest the oatmeal, there should not be any problems with you serving your family oatmeal. I serve my husband some non-gluten-free foods and have no issues and I am very, very sensitive. Oatmeal is not flour and doesn't become airborne, unless you throw it at someone. You just have to adopt some safe practices like washing your hands after so...
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    All of these links are nothing new to those of us who weight train. As someone who actually does this, I will re-iterate that it can be difficult to eat enough food in a day to get the 1 gram of protein per body weight that you need for muscle growth....especially if you are small framed. You can't keep eating eggs everyday as they are not meant to be an...
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    Two things caught my attention....the dismissive attitude of the GI doc, although all too common, was astounding. You are feeding him too healthy and that's why he has diarrhea?!?!? The second was the term "explosive" diarrhea. That is pretty much the sum of total for classic Celiac Disease, of which I presented with and was diagnosed. To say I was...
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    The company which makes this bread is from the UK and I had the dark bread version last October when I was in London. It's awesome! My non-Celiac husband thought it was delicious also. You can actually eat this bread untoasted! However, the version sold in UK stores is not frozen but fresh. I e-mailed the company after I returned home and asked if...
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    Unfortunately, there are always going to be those "me" people whose focus is on their world, to the annoyance of everyone else. Most often it's because there are many who have difficulty in grasping how this disease really works and what they need to do to be healthy and live a normal life. They resent the work involved and that translates into how they look...
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    Your doctor needs to run the anti-gliadin test for dietary compliance and not use the tTg IgA because the tTg can be elevated due to other autoimmune issues. His diabetes may be keeping the level higher, along with other ones like Hashi's thyroid disease or liver disease. I am not saying your son has either one but from my experience, having multiple autoimmune...
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    Yeah, I noticed this time around the meal had gotten very bland and boring but it was filling and I didn't have to worry about getting sick. The meals were much more creative in years past but the economy is not good and they are cutting back plus they must be worried about liability. There are always those who will blame an airline even if they didn't take...
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    I think what stood out for me was the fact that someone would eat between bowling activity. Even if you don't have Celiac, the thought of touching a universally used bowling ball and then eating in between is not very sanitary to begin with. I think if you ate separately and then continued your game, there shouldn't be a problem....as long as you don't put...
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    Any airline which offers gluten-free menus will not serve food that is NOT gluten-free. They usually have about 7 or 8 different meals for allergies or religious needs. Virgin Atlantic serves very good gluten-free meals, although most of the time now you always get chicken. They used to serve more fish but times are tough and the meals are not as extravagant...
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