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  1. VioletBlue
    The collective wisdom on this board in numerous prior threads is that milk chocolate and dark chocolate plain and peanut M&M's are safe. The Crunchy ones are not. I believe those contain malt. I've eaten plain and peanut M&Ms without issue. I particularly love the dark chocolate peanut ones.
  2. VioletBlue
    Umm, yeah, me too. Before I was diagnosed I was taking large doses of iron because the doc said I was anemic, well duh. But I wasn't able to digest the iron and it passed pretty much right through and turned my poop a lovely dark florescent green color. Once I started to heal and was able to digest iron again the supplements didn't have nearly as profound...
  3. VioletBlue
    I so understand the frustration of not being able to bake certain things. I was perfecting my baguette technique when I was diagnosed. I'd been perfecting it for a couple years. I was getting good at it. Now it's really a moot point. Trying to bake a loaf of bread now would require 8 to 12 different ingredients what with different flours and conditioners...
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    VioletBlue replied to Acersma's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Oh yeah. I remember that. Crying in the grocery store. I cried the first time out of frustration becuase every brand of something, I don't remember what, that I picked up had gluten in it. I cried another time because they were out of stock on something I routinely drank and I knew I couldn't just buy another brand without first going home and researching...
  5. VioletBlue
    People are supposed to be routinely warned that if they have an allergy to eggs they should not get the flu shot. Chicken eggs are used to grow the virus in the vaccine, so the flu shot will set off an allergic reaction if you have an egg allergy. Unfortunately I don't think a lot of the people administering the shots know much of anything about the vaccine...
  6. VioletBlue
    I don't know about gluten. I've asked before about Thimeresol and since no one at the clinics could ever guarantee me it was Mercury free I've always refused. I'm sensitive to Mercury so it would probably make me sick. On top of that I rarely get the flu so it's just not worth the fuss and expense for me. Violet
  7. VioletBlue
    To answer one person's question I had strep at about age six. Had mono at 26. But the mono was probably a stress reaction in of itself to the death of my sister in law and my mother's last bout with cancer. Symptoms of Celiac didn't start to show up until roughly ten years after the mono. Violet
  8. VioletBlue
    Actually those are some of my favorite commercials I love comparing what the product is supposed to fix to all the hideous side effects they then apparently have to list. I wait for the side effects portion of the commercial. "Want to cure your gas. Take this. It may cause a sudden drop in blood pressure resulting in death, or seizures and possibly...
  9. VioletBlue
    I hear you. It's not easy when you're first diagnosed. It's pretty overwhelming. I got stubborn when I was diagnosed and took it one day at a time and refused to be overwhelmed by it or pushed into things I wasn't ready to deal with. If that meant I got small amounts of gluten for the first few months here and there for pots or pans or dishes, well...
  10. VioletBlue
    I too dislike all food related TV commercials. None of the stuff in commercials is ever edible by me. On the flip side I get a small thrill out of knowing they paid to place that commercial in front of me without knowing I can't and would never eat their products. They waste a few pennies every time I watch one of them. At least they pay in some small...
  11. VioletBlue
    I have a problem with corn. Things like whole corn kernals or popcorn or cornstarch pass through my body in record time, under fifteen minutes from first ingestion. This was how I can to realize that powdered sugar contains conrstarch I seem to be able to tolerate things like organic corn flour in small amounts, but not ground corn. For awhile I was...
  12. VioletBlue
    Yes, that is a little odd and uncomfortable to watch. I remember the first time back in 2003 when I joined several email lists full of firefighters and what I would call professional "fire chasers". I was rather stunned by their fascination with pictures of fires. Many of them have vast collections of fire pictures. Some of them drool over fire pictures...
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    VioletBlue replied to Acersma's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    The flip side to this are people who consistently post nothing but roses and sunshine about this disease. Let's be reasonable about it. It's not abject misery, but it is not a walk in the park either. No one appreciates having either side of the coin held up to them as the gold standard for how they should get through their life. I would frankly worry...
  14. VioletBlue
    Use this as an excuse to buy an expensive ice cream maker and make your own ice cream. I did Best thing I ever did. Haagen Daze vanilla and chocolate are also gluten free. violet
  15. VioletBlue
    I did make a grocery run Tuesday. I was afraid the fires would start to impact deliveries to the local stores, and or we'd wind up with a voluntary evacuation which would also make food deliveries hard, or I would actually have to evacuate. I hit the grocery store and the organic store and stocked up on the staples. I've got a large plastic storage container...
  16. VioletBlue
    Judy. Finally saw info on the Running Springs Boy Scout camp. Some buildings lost, but it's still there! You can access it directly here: Open Original Shared Link
  17. VioletBlue
    To be honest, from my perspective, I'd be way more interested in a man who has a mixed drink or even wine in his hand than a beer. There's a certain level of sophistication involved there. Beer says schmoo and mixed drink says interesting and complicated. And I've never been the schmoo attracted type. But that may just be me
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    VioletBlue replied to Acersma's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    From my perspective grief is different for each person, and each person's path through life is different. What works for one person does not necessary work for another. I have no right to judge where someone should or shouldn't be in the grief process because it's an individual process. People have things in their past, in their upbringing, in their present...
  19. VioletBlue
    I hope they're all safe too. Many are probably without computer access if they've been evacuated. I hope you stay safe Mango.
  20. VioletBlue
    I haven't heard about the camp. Did it have a name? There are so many camps and church camps up here. It's not looking good for Running Springs. Homes in the northwestern part of Running Springs have been damaged or destroyed, we know that much. Those would be homes north west of the 18 330 split. I can't imagine loosing Running Springs all together...
  21. VioletBlue
    I'm having a hard time at the moment. I'm incredibly lucky sitting here in this high mountain valley. The winds are blowing right and there've been no fires in the valley or surrounding ridges yet. I know I"m lucky. But I have friends who used to live in Lake Arrowhead. Good friends. I have friends who live in Crestline and Running Springs. They may...
  22. VioletBlue

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    VioletBlue replied to Acersma's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I think you have to allow people to feel what they feel. Most days I'm okay with this thing, but there are days when I'm not. I will be gluten free a year in December. Things happen to change how you feel. Incidents happen, new allergies show up, people are rude to you, a restaurant server gives you a blank look and an exasperated sigh when you talk about...
  23. VioletBlue
    Oh heavens, if she can accomodate a NIECE who doesn't eat red meat, why on earth can't she try and accomodate YOU. Tell her she can go ahead and throw the shower, you just won't be there. Seriously, all that gluten floating around and nothing for you to eat, what's the point in you going and getting sick before your wedding? The shower is supposed...
  24. VioletBlue
    Fritos Ground corn, corn oil and salt according to their ingredients label. That's true for every size, but not for the flavored chips. Have no idea what those contain.
  25. VioletBlue
    Regular beer, as someone pointed out, will hurt a Celiac in the long run whether there are immediate effects or not. Wine is an option as is mead or sorghum beer if you can find it. Hard liquor or mixed drinks are also an option. Wine coolers are not always a good choice because they can contain gluten. As long as you don't have additional allergies...
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