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    After I wrote this whole long post, I realized that this is an old thread. Oh, well. Maybe someone else can use it. Everyone has had good ideas. My son is a freshman but luckily his dorm has one gluten-free entree option each meal time. But he needs to gain weight so he eats a lot on his own. Progresso soups (not all - see label) Hormel Chili...
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    Costco carries Aidells, Coleman's and AmyLu - some are gluten-free some not depending on flavor but the labels are usually clear. They are all precooked and yummy. During the holidays last year, AmyLu had some turkey, cranberry and jalepeno meatballs that were to die for, especially cooked with a sauce of jellied cranberries and chili sauce. Great...
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    I am part Italian and I loved Italian pasta, ate it all the time. But even gluten-free pasta is not good for me and I've reduced my refined carbs. However, I can't give up my Italian food so I'm always on the look-out for fun dishes. This one has the benefit of not only being gluten-free and low grain AND it's also quicker than lasagne. One caveat is that...
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    Very cool. Progress.
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    ARCHIVED Shrinking?

    cyberprof replied to o2guy's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I'm the same way. Stubborn and used to working through the pain, plus I'm a workaholic. (And a few of my doctors blamed my aches and pains pre-celiac diagnosis on being overweight. They were wrong.) AFter diagnosis, I was found to have osteopenia (age 49) and previously diagnosed with degenerative disc disease. But I've reversed mine a bit with calcium...
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    Others may be right about the CC but some sub-lingual B12 couldn't hurt. The tested levels may not be accurate. Magnesium is another one that I take that could be helpful.
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    I have two kids in college (one is celiac/gluten intolerant) and this does sound like how colleges and health departments operate. It may require a trip by Mom to the campus. I would bring all pediatrician records and if the ped can write a letter (without seeing daughter) I would have him/her do that. I'm not sure if 115 is healthy but daughter...
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    I'm sorry you're having trouble. I posted a research article a few weeks ago that showed that adults with damage took from 2-5 years to heal. Not that you'll be this bad for that long, just that in that view, 6 months isn't very long. Have you checked all your vitamins and supplements for gluten? Lipstick, lip gloss, face lotions? Shampoo? Toothpaste...
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    I make pumpkin pie with a pat-in-pan crust that contains pecans. For the filling, I use the recipe on the Libby's can but substitute coconut milk for the evaporated milk. It tastes wonderful - the coconut can't be tasted but the pie tastes rich. However, it takes about an extra 1/2 hour to cook and set in the middle. The crust I use is modified...
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    I'm in the "mom martyr" club too. We work through flu, cold, headache and are just generally tough. Maybe time to give that a rest when you are legitimately feeling bad. Good luck! My other suggestion is to go to this gluten-free crockpot website. Free recipes. Great for families and could end up reducing your food budget even. Open Original Shared...
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    So, now that you've exhausted all the testing, it's time to give the gluten-free diet a chance, right?
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    Anyone here also have Fuchs' dystrophy, also known as Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy? It's where the cornea of your eye starts to go bad, causing blindness if not surgically treated by replacing the cornea. About 1% of the population has it and it's genetic. My dad and my sister have it and I was diagnosed with it last week.
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    I use almond milk in everything like casseroles, gravies, sauces etc. For bechamel sauce, I've used: 6 tblsp olive oil 3 tblsp rice flour 1 tblsp corn starch 2-1/2 cups almond milk a little ground nutmeg salt/pepper Rice flour doesn't firm up as much as wheat flour, so the extra corn starch helps it thicken. It won't be quite as flavorful...
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    Hmmm...I've never had trouble with canola (but I have with safflower) oil. After reading this thread I googled "how is canola harvested" and found this frightening university article: Open Original Shared Link It says that interplanting with wheat is good. Canola and wheat apparently grown in the same areas of US and Canada. And it looks like wheat...
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    Just a follow-up to Ryebaby and as an FYI to anyone who reads this message while searching the forum later: My son (undiagnosed but with a doctor's note about gluten sensitivity) moved into the dorms at the University of Washington Seattle yesterday. He's discovered that there are gluten-free labels on each entre/side that are gluten-free and each meal...
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    I have problems with Kettle brand chips but I've determined it's safflower oil that is the problem for me, not gluten per se. I have trouble with any chip that uses safflower oil. What I think is that safflower oil may be harvested on gluten-contaminated harvesting equipment or some other method of contamination of the oil Or it could just be the oil...
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    I would suggest additional intolerances: Soy, Dairy, Eggs, Corn, nightshades (tomoatoes, potatoes, eggplant and peppers) or Peanuts. The way to test this would be to do an elimination diet: Eat only chicken/fish/meat (plain no spices other than non-iodized salt), pears, white rice for all three meals for 2 weeks. Then if that solves the pain/bloating problem...
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    Yikes! I feel your pain as my son starts next week. When a normal student is looking for a school, it is overwhelming -costs, scholarships, aid, location, majors. It's hard enough to pick a school without the added celiac problems. Can you imagine eating only salad and hamburger patties for a year as some schools have suggested? Or paying for a meal...
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    Kquad, you missed my point. My point is - not everyone can bring food into a restaurant, theatre, event. In some cases, it is illegial. I usually opt to not eat at all in these situations because I am super sensitive and over 3+ years that is sometimes the only solution.
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    Shauna, while I agree with many of your points, it's important to note that bringing in your own food to restaurants is illegal in some states/cities, Washington State as a case in point. I am in Washington. It is also impractical for executives and other business people who have 50+ hour a week jobs (like me) and lots of travel to places where they don...
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    It is good!
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    I agree with Skylark - I've eaten at Indian restaurants about 20 times and have never been badly glutened. Minor yes, but no big D or something that major. My favorite restaurant tells me that flour is only in the naan and samosa but I'm still careful. I eat tikka masala, jalfrazi, coconut curry. Rice. Sometimes pakoras, which are made with garbanzo...
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    vsferm, congratulations on the diagnosis. I know you're still in the shock and disbelief stage but it will get better. And you may find out that your food intolerances get easier to manage or go away, at least mine did. You are doing this the right way: People here often encourage the newly diagnosed to eat simple meals of meat, cooked veggies, plain...
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    Here are some: Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link One article says they're not linked the others say possibly. This to me says that the best thing you can do to prevent lupus is to stay strictly gluten-free. This last link is an article written by a doctor Alan R. Gaby, MD who used to practice in...
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    Same here. Exactly.
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