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    For me, the small bowel series was pretty much a waste of time and money, as the results came back inconclusive. And no one's kidding about the barium; it took me forever to get it down because it kept triggering my gag reflex. But, on the upside, at least it told me that I didn't have any of the scary ailments that my doctors were looking for when the...
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    Anyone dig indie music? My favorite band is Belle & Sebastian.
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    That's awesome! Congratulations! I used to work at Ben & Jerry's and it was the most fun job I've ever had.
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    Wow, Sally, you're hardcore! I'm really impressed! My colonoscopy was a breeze because it was unplanned (sort of an emergency check), so I didn't have to spend any time worrying about it beforehand. Five minutes after they told me they were going to do it, I was flying on the ceiling from the drugs and I slept for the rest of the day. So I really think...
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    I'm in Denver!
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    I was so excited a few months back when I discovered that Cocoa Pebbles were gluten-free, but after eating them on several different occasions, I've realized that they make my neurological symptoms flair up. Has anyone else noticed that? For that reason I'm a little wary of trying other mainstream celreals like Trix. Do you guys know if General Mills uses...
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    It's definately not your imagination. My left side stops working when I get glutened; just the other day I accidentally dropped (and broke ) my cell phone because my hand just sort of disappeared. Maybe now I have an excuse to buy a iPhone? (haha, i wish.) My mom read that taking vitamin B12 supplements might help with these neurological issues...
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    I know the chicken nuggets are expensive, but they are so good! I eat them all the time.
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    Oh man, that used to be my favorite restaurant before I got celiac disease. Did you get to eat the chocolate fondue for dessert, or does that have flour in it too?
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    I'm a fan of string cheese, homemade smoothies and protein shakes in go-cups, and sandwich bags full of gluten-free cereal like Gorilla Munch.
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    My stomach "quivers" so much sometimes that if I were to lift up my shirt, you could totally see it moving. ...and it seems like a lot of us have some degree of tingling/numbess. A gluten-free diet certainly can't hurt!
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    I just got back from a Royal Caribbean cruise and it was so much fun! I didn't book the cruise the normal way (because my friend who skates in the ice show on the ship signed me up), so I didn't get to warn them about my dietary restrictions the way regular passengers do. I was really nervous about it, but I shouldn't have been! We didn't bother with the...
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    Woo hooo! I'm totally buying it!
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    ARCHIVED My Dermatologist Made Me Cry

    Laurad- replied to Laurad-'s topic in Doctors

    Too bad I'm not in Australia, because your cream-making naturopath sounds perfect! Thanks to everyone for the advice!
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    ARCHIVED My Dermatologist Made Me Cry

    Laurad- posted a topic in Doctors

    I really hate to write unfriendly things about people online, but I'd like to warn anyone in Colorado about my dermatologist so that they won't go through the same thing I did... I've gone to Dr. Barbara Reed a couple of times over the past few years because she is a really highly regarded dermatologist in Denver. She's always been very nice and she clearly...
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    Hi!
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    Update (for the hoards of celiac Aspenites ): I moved back to Denver. Ta ta!
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    Picnics are a great idea! Along the same lines, I tend to invite dates over for chocolate chip pancakes (I just add chocolate chips to Pamela's pancake mix -- soooo good) even if it's an evening thing. That way I have control over what we're eating even though I'm a terrible cook, AND my date gets a clue from the get-go that I eat weird things at weird...
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    I used to just say that I was "allergic" to wheat, but I had trouble getting people to take me seriously (as they usually assumed I had an eating disorder or that I was just being picky) but now I say that "I have a genetic autoimmune disorder that will cause my body to attack itself if I eat wheat," and it works a million times better. I know it kind of...
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    Thanks for all of the advice, guys! I'll definately try to pinpoint whatever it is that I might be allergic to on top of the whole gluten thing. I was really interested in what Jestgar said about being more sensitive to allergies since going gluten-free because I've noticed that too and I was starting to think that maybe I'm just becoming a bit of a hypocondriac...
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    Here are the ingredients: Rice Crust Cheese Pizza INGREDIENTS : PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (WITHOUT ANIMAL ENZYMES OR RENNET), ORGANIC RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE, FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEED MEAL, TAPIOCA FLOUR, ORGANIC POTATOES, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, EXPELLER PRESSEDHIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC HONEY, SEA SALT, ORGANIC...
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    I'm fairly new to eating gluten-free so I'm still in the brand-testing phase. One of my friends was trying to be supportive, so she bought me a gluten-free Amy's brand cheese pizza, which was REALLY nice of her, but when I ate it my throat swelled up and I had to go to the emergency room, where I threw up repeatedly. I had never had a reaction like that...
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    ARCHIVED Race For Celiac

    Laurad- replied to Brian Allee's topic in Sports and Fitness

    I live in Aspen and I'd totally help to!
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    ARCHIVED Team Gluten Free

    Laurad- replied to teamGF's topic in Sports and Fitness

    I just checked out your website and that is such a fabulous idea!!! I'm going to look around and see if there's something in Colorado that we could form a team for.
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    Does anyone on this site live in the Roaring Fork Valley? Or Western Colorado in general? I'd love to make some gluten-free friends!
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