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    Next week I'll be in Pigeon Forge, TN, Asheville, NC and Salisbury, NC. Any restaurant suggestions in those areas? In Asheville our primary stop will be the Biltmore house, Salisbury will be for a wedding. You'll have to ask my wife why we are going to Dollywood. Note: I did search for Pigeon Forge and found a few threads that were about...
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    In pre-diagnosis days, I'd solve the lumping problem with cream of wheat by sifting it into the boiling water. That took a little coordination but avoided the unexpected "avalanche" that caused lumps. Stirring the dry portion in with a whisk was another solution to the lump problem. Thanks for the explanation of polenta-in-a-tube. Knowing it will vary...
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    Help me here. I thought polenta was sort between corn meal and corn grits. I'm either wrong about that or I don't undertands the suggestion to cut it into strips and fry.
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    My brother's doctor told him that unless his symptoms were too much to handle he recommended not being tested despite a 50+ year history of "IBS" and a sibling with Celiac.
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    That could just be the semantics of the terms - "sticking perfectly" versus "many Celiacs". Cross contamination is a fact of life so it is difficult to stick perfectly to the diet. It seems like a weekly topic for someone to post that they can't do the diet, that its too hard, etc. Despite many Celiacs taking it in stride, there are at least some who...
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    Try this thread (and the one linked from that one): https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...p;hl=washington
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    As Ravenwoodglass said, the damage to the intestines might not have yet reached detectable levels. A less likely possibility is a false positive on the blood tests but some other autoimmune diseases could cause that. It might be sematics but one concern is that you said "keep" her gluten free which sounds like she might already be on a gluten free diet...
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    Saying it is an umbrella term is not the same as saying it is not real, it is saying that it is a real thing that could be more than one thing. The quote you included even said this: As a side note, my preference would be for the phrase "gluten sensitivity" versus "gluten intolerance" to avoid the confusion with digestive intolerances like lactose...
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    I guess I wasn't clear. I never meant to imply that you had to have the gold standard diagnosis to have Celiac. I think many people, including doctors, misunderstand the concept of varying levels of certainty. The biopsy in conjunction with a blood test and dietary response leaves very little chance of a misdiagnosis. That makes it a "gold standard"....
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    I don't believe that celiac and gluten intolerance are the same thing. Celiac is a well defined response by the autoimmune system to gluten. (Well defined doesn't mean easy to diagnose or widely known.) Gluten intolerance has no widely accepted definition. Some people on this site use gluten intolerance as an umbrella term for "something bad happens when...
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    I can tell you that I didn't want to spend the money for the expensive Zojirushi brand that gets rave reviews. I bought the Sunbeam 5891 model for about 1/4 the price. It is described as "programmable" but really it has 10 pre-defined programs that you can only add time as an adjustment. You could argue whether that is really programmable. It doesn...
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    I would think that the answer to that would be a decision your doctor will make considering your overall health and what else they need to look at. The test for celiac only involves the endoscopy. I've had two and one time they also did the colonoscopy. I asked about doing both at the same time to get only one session with the prep and recovery, missed...
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    ARCHIVED Glutened At The Dentist

    Tim-n-VA replied to mmaccartney's topic in Doctors

    First of all, I think you have to do what works for you. I have asked multiple times in the dental threads for someone to give me a product/brand of dental supply that contains gluten and have never seen one. The closest is a list of companies that give a CYA answer regarding not being able to guarantee what their suppliers do in terms of cross contamination...
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    The other thread on this article is at: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=59545
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    This is one that just bothers me in general. While it is true that life isn't fair, that usually is used to explain the randomness of things that can happen to people. To use it to justify bad behaviour is just wrong. Teasing someone is not "life not being fair", it is someone making a choice to be cruel.
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    Knowing that any given diet works for some people and doesn't work for others, this concept held some appeal to me. However, when I read the book, the explanation (different blood types evolving in different parts of the world) didn't seem right to me although I admit I have no background to evaluate that hypothesis. I didn't see the original article...
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    I've actually had a waitress pick up my salad and start picking out croutons while standing by the table. She did do a little half-turn to try to conceal it so I guess it was okay.
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    I think this thread discussed this earlier: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...&hl=pancake
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    As a follow-up to my 24 March 2009 post: The Austin Grill in the West Springfield area now has a gluten free menu that corresponds to their new main menu. My default item there had been their Austin Pesto Chicken. It is still on the menu but no longer on the gluten free menu. The manager on duty didn't know why it wasn't gluten free but thought it might...
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    Isn't that why the sentence says "could" instead of "will"? Or am I missing your point?
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    Recommendations depend on what you like and your budget but a few suggestions: The museums on the mall have themes. Each are "don't miss" if you are interested in the theme. I like the American History and the National Gallery but the Air & Space seems to be the most popular in polls. The Natural History has a relatively new exhibit on oceans (opened...
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    I know more about Elizabeth than I'd like to but... She was not diagnosed early. She had no choice on what to eat while on Survivor and had GI symptoms improve on the restricted diet during the show. The problems came back after her return leading to eventual discovery of the problem with gluten. I'd read somewhere that the book was co-written by...
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    From what I've read, "gluten intolerance" doesn't have a definition that is consistent. Taking the most general usage of "something bad happens when I eat gluten", an allergy test can find one of the many ways the human body can react to gluten but not all of them.
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    I have used the Lundberg brand boxed risottos, specifically the creamy parmesan and Italin herb varieties. They are relatively simple to make but I can't offer a comparison to made from scratch. Ironically, I have a container of risotta that was put in my grocery bag by mistake that I haven't tried yet but would be interested in a recipe. I do know...
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    The time off of gluten is a little short but the general pattern is that when you've been off gluten and they go back the symptoms are worse. That is a reason that you should always get all of the mainstream medical testing done prior to starting the diet. The best explanation that I've heard equates it to a tolerance level or "getting used to it".
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