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    http://www.newburnbakehouse.com/supermarket-products#wraps Starbuck's also had wrap sandwiches in London and this was the company they used. Warburton's bread and wraps put everything in the US to shame. The wraps are moist, delicious and do not SPLIT! I could actually consider a move to the the UK just to have access to this bread. I will say it...
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    http://www.quattrobimbi.com/Panettone-large.aspx http://www.quattrobimbi.com/panettone-small.aspx Stollen, smollen! I have had these 2 Panettone's from Italy and they are delicious. They will make you forget you have to be gluten free. The large ones can also be had at Whole Foods. Not sure if they have them everywhere but they do at the...
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    Hello SevereCD..........I, too, am a very sensitive Celiac so your acronym hit home with me! I'll address your concerns about meds...... I use Benadryl every single night because of allergies. I take the Children's liquid version because I have more control over dosing with a liquid and I am not a person to take many meds at all and am thin so when...
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    Way to go, Ennis! You said what was rolling around in my head. This was the paragraph that did it for me. This pity party has lasted way too long.......
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    https://www.barilla.com/en-us/product-results/pasta/range/gluten-free/?sort=alpha Many people with Celiac use Barilla without issue and they do a good job of preventing cc. It is a very trustworthy product. When I eat too much dairy, it gives me the exact same symptoms as a gluten hit. It can be very difficult to pinpoint exactly what makes a...
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    Is it possible to pay for the blood screen out of pocket? If not, then if the gluten-free diet helps, you must assume you have Celiac and follow the diet strictly because that's the only way it will work. I am pretty sure that if your symptoms improve dramatically, you would not want to cheat on the diet or would doubt you have a problem. I did not have...
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    Holy Crap, Darla!!!!!! Your symptom list almost screams of Celiac Disease and you should get tested ASAP! I have Reynaud's also and I am so sorry you have gone through all of this with no help. As long as you are not on any systemic, immuno-suppressant drugs for your RA, then you should demand a full Celiac panel and possibly an endoscopy. I have anxiety...
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    This might be of help: http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com/newlist.htm The list was updated on 4/28/2017. The manufacturer won't guarantee gluten-free status of Synthroid but that does not mean there is gluten in the hormone's additives.
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    Nice to see another poster who doesn't live with extreme food fear. If people want to believe that everything is contaminated, I have no problem with that. To each his own. I am a sensitive Celiac who has to be very careful but also learned what reality is with the food I eat. With certain foods and drink, cc is so unlikely its not worth getting your knickers...
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    I am going to have to say it and then I will say no more. This website is literally filled with people who give the most current, up to date information on Celiac Disease. We take it very seriously here. It is also difficult to dispense information on the web when everyone has different health issues tied to Celiac BUT I know personally we have helped...
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    I never said I was the sole source of experience with gluten and I will forgive your snarkiness because I understand you are not well. I will also forgive your comment about being a careless Celiac because you do not know me, you do not know that I almost died from this disease and I can pretty much guarantee you that I am as careful as a Celiac can be with...
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    AristotlesCat. I have not been freely drinking just any coffee and stick to a couple of brands, for taste preference. But when I travel and they ask me if I want a cup of coffee after the meal, I do not grill them on where they get the beans from. In 12 years, I have never been glutened or cc'd by coffee and that is not a really astounding fact. Most...
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    ....and if this were actually a real problem in life, Celiac organizations would be warning us to find gluten free, certified coffee. This is overkill and it really misinforms and scares people. The vast majority of Celiac's do not have to follow the Fasano diet. We heal well on the standard, strict gluten-free diet. Key word....strict, with no cheating...
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    You will never find certified gluten-free coffee because coffee is naturally gluten free. In 12 years of being gluten-free and many, many cups of coffee later, I have never been cc'd by coffee either. It is highly doubtful that coffee would be cc'd. However, coffee is an irritant to the gut so maybe you should just stop drinking if for awhile to see...
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    Although this was an incredibly informative and great post, I only took exception to one thing you said and that is what I put in bold lettering above. Eating gluten free is very healthy, if done correctly. The Western American diet is very unhealthy but it doesn't have to be either. If you feel badly after being on the gluten-free diet for awhile, you either...
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    Emma.........I also have Reynaud's. It did improve on the gluten-free diet so symptoms are not as severe as they were when I not diagnosed with Celiac. Remember....all this BS is caused by too much inflammation in the body, which the root cause of is Celiac. Tame down inflammation with the right diet and symptoms lessen for everything else. That was my...
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    Hummingbird-Hill....you took the words right out of my mouth! I was going to suggest testing for Sjogren's because many of those symptoms are the same for Sjogren's. I also have Sjogren's and it is a b%$@# compared to Celiac. Request SS-A and SS-B antibody testing. Here is a link that explains Sjogren's testing better than I can. http://emedicine...
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    The comments by cyclinglady and kareng are spot on. Mushrooms and strawberries are safe for Celiacs, unless surrounded by a cream sauce or cake that is not gluten free. Jane Anderson is, I believe, a chiropractor and has always been an alarmist with regards to gluten. She thinks it is everywhere and we know that is not true. This debate has been going...
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    Most of the time when someone says one thing and another company rep says another, it's just inexperience and lack of education on Celiac Disease. No company is going to tell someone that their product contains no gluten ingredients and then have someone else say the raw materials do. I have been gluten-free for 12 years and am extremely sensitive to tiny...
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    If you are having this much trouble with just being gluten free, then the aging process will push you over the edge. Sorry to be so harsh but you are still complaining about the same things, even after people have gone out of their way to give you stellar advice and positive feed back. You are right....you probably won't heal because you are beyond negative...
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    I couldn't agree with this more, Arlene! He's a major whiner who doesn't seem to get it even after all this time gluten-free. Thanks for posting this!
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    http://www.justglutenfree.co.ukI am not sure if the reaction to oats works on the same principal as that towards wheat gluten. I do know that some Celiacs react to the protein in oats the same as they do to wheat but at what levels I am not sure. It may be the same small amounts, though. Are you sure that the oats used in the shakes were certified gluten...
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    I have not made anything worse. I spoke the truth. That is the most important information to give anyone new to Celiac. The only medical issue where cross reactivity happens is allergy. Celiac is an intolerance and there is no validity to cross reactivity with Celiac. In other words, coffee or anything else on the internet list will not be mistaken for...
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