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  1. VioletBlue
    I have two concerns about this "warning". For starters anyone who eats bread looking for protien iron calcium and other vital nutrients deserves what they get. Bread should not be a significant source for those things, not even wheat bread. Now if you go dumping ten thousand additives into it the way the mainstream food industry does, maybe, but IT'S NOT...
  2. VioletBlue
    The DNA tests are, um, interesting. I believe there is a lot that is not understoodd about Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance and the differences between the two. And that includes in the realm of DNA. Also the results of the DNA depend on whether a doctor sticks to a strict interpretation of what a "celiac gene" is. The understand of which is which and...
  3. VioletBlue
    I second what SoyBoy is saying. To me, your symtoms sound like what I experience when my blood sugar dips. HYPOglycemia seems to plauge people with celiac disease for some reason. It can also be made worse by consuming large amounts of carbs in one setting, or snacking on carbs.
  4. VioletBlue
    I've never gotten Chebe pizza crust really crisp all the way through. It's always chewy in texture as is every other chebe product. But if I put it directly on the rack instead of a pan that does help crisp it up a little. Takes some manuevering to do that but it helps. It also helps if you pre-cook toppings and drain them so there's less grease or...
  5. VioletBlue
    No, it's not all in your head. It never is, but that's the best answer doctors can come up with. They get frustrated and intimidated when they can't "cure" someone with a pill or an operation and they tend to write you off as a head case. They know they can't cure psychological issues so that "diagnosis" lets them off the hook in their minds. I think...
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    ARCHIVED Overwhelmed

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

    Well, I can say from my personal experience that most of the physical problems that you have I also had. They all went alway when I stopped eating gluten and uncovered a few other food allergies. Even the COPD. I can't say it was easy. I can't say it will be easy for you. It takes while to get the hang of all the things gluten is in and weed them...
  7. VioletBlue
    I don't think that's the consensus. McCormick has traditionally been very good about labeling. I've used them for years without issue. I may have just gotten a bad batch, they may have forgotten to wash the machinery off between gluten-free and Non gluten-free runs or not used enough water pressue, a batch of onions may have been contaminated in their...
  8. VioletBlue
    "Loose twenty pounds and all your problems will go away." "Yeah, ah, the joint pain and the nausea too? Really?" "Absolutely." I never went back to him. He was way too young anyway, and his hands were clamy and cold and shook when he examined me.
  9. VioletBlue
    That would have sent me over the edge. Was she the manager? If not I would have screamed for the manager and given him/her a piece of my mind. Then I would have gone to my computer and contacted corporate through their website. Her attitude is unacceptible from someone who's JOB IT IS to provide food and customer service. But that's maybe just me
  10. VioletBlue
    I've considered just drying my own minced onions, but I'm not about to try it in the summer and I'm not willing to buy a dehydrator. But if their onions can be CC'd than so can anything else, so it's not just onions I need. I grown some of my own herbs, but some things I just can't grown here and or produce the way spice companies can.
  11. VioletBlue
    Having just gotten glutened badly by CC in a new bottle of McCormicks plain dried minced onions I've decided they can't be trusted. Yes, it had to be the onions, I tried them three times to be sure and each time the reaction was obviously a gluten one. I've never had that happen with McCormicks before, it's possible I've just gotten more sensitive, but...
  12. VioletBlue

    ARCHIVED Vemma

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

    You did better than me on that website. I couldn't find an ingredient list. But I'm assuming it's got citrus in it? That would make it impossible to drink for me.
  13. VioletBlue
    I was looking for something different to make with one of the Betty Crocker gluten-free cake mixes. I came across this one and decided to try it only with the chocolate cake mix. It's amazing. After you make it stick it in the frig overnight and the cake will have the consistency of a cake brownie. It's not overly sweet because of the tang of the strawberries...
  14. VioletBlue
    Perhaps I'm strange then. With every box of cereal I've ever had invariably no matter how hard I try some of the cereal gets out of the bag and slides back into the box when you tip the box back up after pouring. I read the ingredient list on the box. It mentions wheat five different times, and soy twice. Do these people have a clue what they're eating...
  15. VioletBlue
    I realize my whole "No gluten" lifestyle is alien to the majority of people. I get that. But I thought I'd been through every possible culture shock since I went gluten-free in 2006. I've weathered them all; the ones I anticipated and even the ones I could never have expected. My house is gluten-free, 100% no ifs ands or buts. In addition I have maybe...
  16. VioletBlue
    You might try taking an anti-histamine. I can't eat Udi's because they appear to use sunflower oil in everything so I've never tried it. I'm highly allergic to anything sunflower.
  17. VioletBlue

    ARCHIVED I'm Hot

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

    For me, feeling hot is part of an allergic reaction to something. Once I eliminate the offending food the hot flashes go away. Yeah, we women get to call them hot flashes. That's part of how I know I've been cross contaminated by something I'm allergic or intolerant of. It's also unfortunately how I know there's a new allergy popping up
  18. VioletBlue
    Sucks having to cram six different size clothes into the closet doesn't it I was about ten years older than you I think when I was diagnosed. When I look back at some of the choices I made in my life I can't help but wonder if I would have made them if I didn't have untreated undiagnosed Celiac Disease. I kicked that around for years before I finally...
  19. VioletBlue
    The local ice cream truck sells a Blue Bunny ice cream on a stick that is gluten-free. Tastes great. Blue Bunny is pretty well known for their accurate labeling and gluten-free products.
  20. VioletBlue
    I had breast pain for years starting in my late 30's. No lump, nothing showed up. It did not go away when I went gluten-free. It only stopped once I realized I was allergic to soy and cut that out of my diet. Even then it took a couple weeks for the pain to go away. So it's possible it's just one of your bodys ways of telling you something is still bothering...
  21. VioletBlue
    Actually you DO have symptoms. You are anemic. That is a symptom of Celiac Disease. You have trouble gaining weight and keeping it on. That is a symptom. You DO have symptoms.
  22. VioletBlue
    Yes, I can relate. Unfortunately for me, it's not just gluten I react to that way. Other food allergies have the same effect on me. I'm thinking part of it may be a histamine response and my reaction to that but I don't know. But the downward spiral is exactly how I describe it as well. I know what I'm feeling is not how the world really is but I can...
  23. VioletBlue
    I have to second the Mission Tortilla brand endorsement! Every other brand I've tried I've reacted to. Mission is the only regular corn tortilla brand that truly seems to be consistently safe from CC. The same is true of their tortilla chips, and since they don't use sunflower oil, I CAN ACTUALLY EAT THEM. I've never been a fan of the rice tortillas...
  24. VioletBlue
    Ataxia is a change in neurological functions that results in coordination issues and can include speech or communcation problems. Gluten Ataxia is ataxia caused by your body's immune response to gluten. For me that means difficulty balancing, changes in my speech and my ability to choose the right words. I still accidentally slam parts of my body into...
  25. VioletBlue
    Different people have different problems challenges intolerances and allergies. I've been gluten free since December 06. But guess what, I'm still rooting out allergies and intolerances and new ones pop up periodically and I could go on about that for pages but I won't. As for restaurants, well that depends on where you live. Not everyone lives in a...
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