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  1. sfm

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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

  2. sfm
    On my last birthday, two of my coworkers in my office split the cost of two bags of gluten free cake mix, and one of them baked a chocolate/vanilla cake with homemade chocolate frosting. The office manager suggested having something "regular", but the rest of my coworkers insisted that they would eat the gluten free cake. And they did. I really got kind...
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    My understanding is that goat milk does have casein, which is slightly different from cow's milk casein. It will vary from person to person how strongly they react, but it is not really recommended for someone with a casein intolerance.
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    April, I have been through the same. I always downplay the seriousness of my "issues." Eventually I arrived at calling it a severe food allergy, as I feel that restaurants tend to take that more seriously. But I agree - those times when I do expose myself to cross-contamination, it is usually my own fault, as I am not clear enough about what...
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    I have actually heard that you need to be careful with white rice; there can be flour added to prevent sticking . I know someone who can't tolerate brown rice - it gives her brain fog worse than gluten. She has less trouble with white rice, perhaps because of the processing? Sheryll
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    I also could not eat raw vegetables for awhile, and almost no fruits at all. Brown rice was a godsend for me when my stomach wasn't doing well - and still is when I get accidentally 'glutened'. Some people do have to give up dairy at first, but can eventually have it back when their digestive systems have healed. It turns out I can't have casein (a...
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    I agree with you. When someone says, I could never do it - it's more of a compliment, I think. My response is usually, If I hadn't been so sick, I'm not sure I could have done it, either. I've also had the comment about, Wow, I wish I had celiac, then I could look as good as you. I guess I just chalk it up to lack of understanding, but I also respond...
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    It may or may not be the cashews - but I wanted to tell you that I discovered I had a tree nut allergy due to digestive symptoms first. Eventually it became severe enough that I developed hives after eating walnuts, and was very dizzy and sick. The allergist strongly recommended not eating any tree nuts, although walnuts and macadamias seem to have been...
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    I agree about the Atkins not being a well balanced diet in the long term. But I think that most people think it's okay to eat like that long term, and when you read the book, you realize that you aren't supposed to. The initial phase is very low carb; eventually you work carbs back in. The other thing that a lot of other people don't realize is that...
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    I have been hypoglycemic for as long as I can remember - and it has not gotten better since gluten free. What I find helps is not having carbs for breakfast - I have only protein, and save my carbs for later in the day. That way I eliminate the spike which leads to the drop. As far as work, I used to bring nuts (but tested positive for that allergy,...
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    Oh god no, you are not alone!!! You're new to being gluten free - it does improve with time, but right now your insides are still so screwed up, it's going to take awhile. I still carry a couple of immodium in my purse, just in case - but I used to carry a whole box! Never mind the bloating and gas issues. I wish I had more suggestions; I just can...
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    I just want to insert my "sci-fi-ish" story, FYI - I know how far fetched this is: My friend and I took our children for pizza - obviously, I didn't have any. However, I did help serve the pizza to the kids. Since we were out, and I wasn't eating right away, I neglected to wash my hands. We went home a short while later, at which time I (starving) took...
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    All I can say is I have gotten better at it with time. It might seem like a pain, but I wash my hands, the counter, handles, etc. frequently, to avoid the very things you mention. Never touch vegetables or fruit without thoroughly rinsing them. My children (not gluten free) wash their hands, clear plates, etc., so I can avoid touching gluten when possible...
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    Unfortunately, even specialists misdiagnose celiac frequently. There's still so little knowledge in the medical community. I also self-diagnosed myself through dietary response, but followed up with Enterolab, which confirmed my thoughts. However, having said that, I recently did have a full workup by a GI, just to rule any other conditions out. Just...
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