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    This made a great chocolate cake - moist and somewhat high...and my 3 year old loved it (but its a tad bitter without frosting which I made w/ margarine, vanilla and powdered sugar to be dairy free so I could eat it)...ironically, my 3 year old is not gluten-free - I made the cake for me and she and my hubby ate it all! The recipe is from Bob's Red Mill...
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    I have been gluten-free for about 6 weeks now, and dairy free for 5 weeks. Just getting to feeling a lot better, and yesterday I broke down and had a starbucks eggnog latte (telling myself it would be a test.) Well, I prepared myself for the worst stomach issues all day yesterday, but they never came. I was excited until I woke up this morn with typical lactose...
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    I felt great about a week in - and then felt worse...who knows if it was cross contamination, other problems (lack of sleep and a cold) or just a withdrawal process. After I started feeling poorly again, I went dairy free...and now, about 6weeks in have gone soy free (1 week off that) and now feel AWESOME! So, either it took the 6 weeks, or I finally hit...
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    Lactose could definitely be the culprit - but I found my bloating was worse when I went gluten-free and lactose free. I found SOY was the issue for the bloating (the gluten-free and lactose eliminated my other symptoms, however)! I haven't gone soy free (meaning, I don't worry about it as a minor ingredient in some foods), but I avoid large quantities of...
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    I've done the Zone diet in the past - prior to being gluten-free; however, I would think it to be VERY easy to do without gluten. I used it after I had my first baby to lose a little of the weight hanging on...it worked. The thing I found with the Zone diet was it required a lot of thought for each meal to get the right proportion of carbs, protein and fat...
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    That's helpful, THANKS! I made my first chocolate gluten-free cake the other day (dairy free too) and thought I'd be eating it for weeks b/c no one else in the family would touch it. Well, it was gone in less than 24 hours (and there are only 2 adults and a 3 year old in the house)! The recipe I used had xantham gum - do you find you need it?
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    ARCHIVED Meals

    abc replied to ducati's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Regular day looks like: Breakfast: eggs or egg white scramble turkey bacon (wellshire farms has a good one) smoothie of soy milk, protein powder,banana and frozen berries snack - peanut butter on a rice cake or Lara bar Lunch: roast chicken breast with lettuce, avocado, tomatoes etc or homemade soup (lately butternut squash as its in season) with...
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    I have wagon wheels - apple flavor - in the cupboard. Seem to be gluten-free to me! just corn and rice flour...there is a carrot flavor too...don't know if it has the wheat. Jaxen LOVES wagon wheels (but again, not needing to be gluten-free).
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    I have a 10 1/2 month old (corrected age 9months!!) - who is not needing to be gluten-free, but some of the snacks we use that I know are gluten free: bits of cheese cut up banana (if you are not into messy, well, not so good an idea) enviro kids cereals (some of the puffs (Gorilla & panda) are gluten-free--do know panda is peanut butter if that...
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    It's really hard for me to tell if it's because I'm nursing, if it's my body trying to adjust to being gluten-free (I've only been doing it a couple weeks), both, neither ?? Whatever the cause, it's rather irritating. Especially because I really believe one of my symptoms was weight gain, so I'd really like to lose weight - and NEED to lose weight as...
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    ARCHIVED Infertility

    abc replied to Natlay's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I am now 35 with 2 kiddos, but had a very very irregular period for most of my youth (I would go months (read 10-12) without one. I was regular when I was on the pill too - but as soon as I went off it, I never got my period. We tried off and on for 2 years for a baby. I did have big issues with infertility with my first daughter, but with a lot of assistance...
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    she was talking about ayervedic medicine - which is grounded in tantric philosophy and is part of yoga practice. Ayervedic medicine "types" your body and determines according to an extensive analysis of skin type, body shape,personality trait, etc. what foods are postiive for your system and which are regressive. I don't follow it, but do know it has some...
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    I have the same question! sorry, I can't answer, but have been suffering with very loose stools for years now....and now have been gluten-free for 2 weeks and am constipated. I would welcome any other responses too!
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    I live in Colorado Springs and there is a bakery here, "Outside the Bread Box" that has great crackers - and they ship. It is a dedicated, gluten-free bakery. I would recommend you google the name to get the website - I really like the cheese and the "saltine", but they also make a wholegrain cracker that I have not yet tried. Their other products are great...
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    I am very new to this, and have only been gluten - free a few days. BUT, in the past, I have noticed that after I eat a number of almonds (like a handful - 1/2 a cup, not a spinkle) that I tend to have the very symptoms you mention. When I was trying to narrow down what was causing my problems, I often thought it might be almonds (along with soy and dairy...
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    I'm sure this has been posted before, but sometimes I like to be away from my computer!!! and still want a resource. I found "gluten-free living for Dummies" and actually really find it helpful. (except for her rant about the caveman diet). She gives tips on everything from keeping your kitchen free of cross-contamination, the diagnostic process, recipes...
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    ARCHIVED C'mon Carrots?

    abc replied to chgomom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Hummus is just mashed garbonzo beans (chick peas) w/ a bit of tahini (sesame seed paste), garlic, lemon juice and sometimes cumin and yogurt. Olive oil is used to make it smoother. But think - lots and lots of beans. So, as others have noted, it is a bean dip - and thus, probably the culprit.
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    I have found enviro kids cereals to be tasty gluten-free options (the ones listed gluten free of course!). I especially like the Panda puffs (a captn crunch knock-off), and actually ate the whole box of cereal myself even though I bought it for my daughter! The koala cocoa rice cereal is okay as well! I find them at Whole foods and some mainstream grocery...
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    Congratulations on your pregnancy! You may have been glutened, BUT do know that the hormones related to pregnancy do a wonder on the gi tract. Not only do these hormones loosen up the joints etc, but other areas - including the intestines. It is not uncommon to have runny stools with pregnancy. Just make sure you take in enough fluids to compensate. Gas...
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    ARCHIVED Rachel Ray

    abc replied to TinkerbellSwt's topic in Publications & Publicity

    Has anyone ever noticed that on $40 a day she totally shortchanges the tip ALL THE TIME? She bugs me...so I have to find fault with her. Also, I find it odd that she mentions her broths are gluten-free as all of her products are "made up". I saw on "FOOD NETWORK UNWRAPPED" (I watch too much tv, okay) that she doesn't advertise the products she actually uses...
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    I tend to be a little overly sensitive, not to the fragrance themselves, but to the fact that I know those fragrances are poisonous! Dryer sheets are an "issue" in our house, b/c my husband loves them, and I think it just emits a film that then is stuck on the clothes/sheets/towels so you wear (sleep in, dry in) poison. But, we have compromised. I found...
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    my doc too was unspecific - they said don't quit eating gluten before hand, just eat normally - but as I mentioned before, I just naturally avoid a lot of gluten-laden foods, so I was trying to determine what is a normal gluten intake! Thanks for those updates. And, Carla, I do think the diet will do me good - and be a diagnosis one way or the other, but...
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    What was your IgA and total serum IgA ? I don't know...I just know the IgG was elevated, but not tremendously. I do need to find those numbers out. I will go forward with the biopsy, but it is kind of silly b/c I know I will try the gluten -free diet anyway b/c instinctually, I really believe that is my problem. I truly do appreciate all your support...
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    Thanks - you have a good point, regarding purposefully damaging an organ...I have had the blood panel done, and my IgG is slightly elevated (which is why they then have recommended the biopsy). I'm just not feeling great with all the gluten, and so I think it does make sense to go back to a gluten-lite diet. I grew up in a "medical" household (dad is a doc...
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    Hi everyone - I am having a biospy next Tuesday and would like a definitive diagnosis. How much gluten is recommended prior to biopsy - I can't seem to find an answer. I really have eaten gluten light for months now...just because I don't eat a lot of bread, pasta or crackers (or other baked goods). I know I get a lot of hidden gluten - and in the past...
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