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Thanks in advance for any suggestions. I buy Lundbergs organic long grain brown rice and the basmati rice. The brown rice is okay, kinda of gummy and tasteless but the basmati rice i burnt to the bottom of my poor pan. Then I tried to make a chicken and rice soup in the crock pot and the rice pretty much dissolved! does any one know what i'm doing wrong?...
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ARCHIVED Obtaining Health Insurance With A Diagnosis
alamaz posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Right now I have decent health insurance through my employer eventually however when we have kids I plan to stay at home and then would have to do something about my insurance coverage. Hubby is self employed so we'd have to get individual coverage for me. I've already had the blood test come back positive and have a biopsy scheduled for next week. Now my... -
Oddly enough in 1990 waaaaaaaaaaay before being diagnosed I was treated for TB when I lived in Belgium. At that time there they gave school children mandatory TB testing and I reacted positive to the skin tests but the chest xrays were negative. However, to this day my mom swears I was never TB pos. because we had just moved there from the USA where at the...
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ARCHIVED My Doc Said I Could Cheat....
alamaz replied to BostonCeliac's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I am laughing right now because I went to the gastro. for the first time yesterday and the second question out of his mouth was "do you have any irish in you?" (and I have naturally flaming red hair so it's pretty obvious). Maybe we should just pin the tail on the Irish and call us all celiacs to make diagnosis easier since we're the only ones apparently... -
About a year ago, before I was diagnosed I made the comment to my naturopathic doc. that it seemed after i ate regular cereal I would have a sneezing fit.....maybe just a coincidence since I also sneeze while reading the newspaper- something about the ink dust or something. The sneezing was never problematic though. Amy
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Today I have an appointment with a GI doc. for the first time. I've been gluten-free for three weeks since diagnosed by a blood test but definitely know that in the past week I've had some gluten by accident. What types of things do I need to ask the doctor today? What do I need to bring with me? Thanks guys! Amy
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what happened to the dog that meredith gave to mcdreamy and addison? since mcdreamy has been living at meredith's where did he put the dog? or is addison living in the trailer now? i'm confused amy
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ARCHIVED Where Did It All Begin?
alamaz replied to Lailalachina's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I think my major trigger was a bout of meningitis and then food poisoning in high school because i started getting really bad acne after that but looking back I've always had symptoms. I used to be the kid who clogged up the toilet at age eight so embarrassing but no one ever thought it meant i was sick. when i went off to college i don't recall symptoms... -
Hi neighbors! I live in Arlington Heights! So far I've connected with this group: Open Original Shared Link I've spoken with the woman whose contact email is on the site and she is really nice. She said the meetings are held in a different location each month to help make it easier on people who live in other areas. There is a $15 annual membership but...
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ARCHIVED Ugh- First Glutening Since Diagnosis
alamaz posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
i am so sick this morning. i can't believe i lived the past five years of my life like this without knowing what was wrong. i've felt so good the past three weeks and i really didn't feel bad until i woke up this morning to D. Thank god I've been keeping a food journal so I can look back at what I ate yesterday to try and figure it out. It was either the... -
ARCHIVED Product Review
alamaz posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I make a dish that used to call for Campbells Cream of Mushroom but is one of DH's favs. I found a cream of mushroom soup that I think actually tastes BETTER than the old stuff I was using! It's called Creamy Portobello Mushroom Soup by Imagine (I found it at Whole Foods). The soup is Gluten free and Dairy free but does contain soy. They have several other... -
Maybe they mean at the intial diagnosis of celiac but it reads as if in addition to following the gluten-free diet one should follow a low fiber one too.....scary what is out there! Amy
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In doing my research I came accross a website that suggests eating a low fiber diet for celiacs. If I don't eat enough fiber, then I get the big C. I was just wondering if any one else had heard this also and what the significance of a low fiber diet does for a celiac. Amy
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ARCHIVED Organic Food Bar-no Soy, P.nuts, Dairy Or Gluten
alamaz posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
So the wrapper looked nice and reassuring but this morning wasn't so...has any one else tried these bars and had a reaction? Organic Food Bar- Vegan, gluten-free, SF, P.nut Free, no preservatives, additives or coatings. I found them at my health food store and they aren't bad taste wise. These are the ingredients: Almond butter, blueberries, evaporated... -
ARCHIVED How Do You Deal With Not Being "normal"
alamaz replied to alamaz's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Thanks every one for the kind words. When I start to think that this is a lifelong change is when I start throwing myself the pity party. I guess since I'm only mildly feeling better at this point, it's tempting to turn back to that delicious piece of coffee cake for breakfast but I know it takes time. I'm so not a patient person! Maybe this is a good thing... -
ARCHIVED How Do You Deal With Not Being "normal"
alamaz posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
So, granted I haven't been dealing with this too long but the three weekends I have been dealing with celiac disease have STUNK. It used to be the only time we got to "eat out" and that included seeing friends and eating out. Now, I feel like a prisoner in my kitchen but I so badly want to just be normal and go out! I know that you can call ahead at the restaurant... -
ARCHIVED Precious Mozzarella Cheese, Lundberg Bbq Rice Chips, Accumed/kirkland
alamaz replied to Cynbd's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Just my two cents. I've tried the chips twice and both times I got sick but I can eat the rice cakes and rice without a problem....interesting a lot of people get sick from them too! Amy -
ARCHIVED Bummer- My Tea Isn't gluten-free!
alamaz replied to alamaz's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
bklynceliac- the yogi tea website says they can't guarantee that cross contamination doesn't occur. apparently they process other foods and teas all on the same machinary/same factory in addition to adding barley malt to some of the other flavors/herbal combinations. amy -
yeah! i would love for those dreams to go away! they are so powerful and real feeling and only my husband as my witness knew how bad it was - every one else thought i was just having normal nightmares. NOT! amy
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I've been suffering from night terrors for the past several years, really bad the past year and was wondering if any one had the same thing and the gluten-free diet helped them. These night terrors are so bad that I've run down the steps screaming in the middle of the night - while still asleep . My husband is convinced one night i'm going to fall down...
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ARCHIVED Has Anyone Ever Been Glutened But Had No Idea How?
alamaz replied to angel42's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Just in my experience, I can't eat at the Whole Foods hot bar or salad bar. Everytime I've been majorally glutened it was coincidentally right after eating there. It might depend on which Whole Foods you go to also....... Amy -
Gayle & Angel: are both of you still seeing Dr. Ehrenpresis? I'm in Arlington heights and I actually visited that practice and saw another doctor there. I was so irritated at how busy they were and the fact that they lost my x-rays I never went back. Maybe a diff. doctor would be a diff. experience? I'd love to not have to travel into chicago for appts...
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ARCHIVED Just Found Out Two Weeks Ago That I Have Celiac
alamaz replied to LadyBoss's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I have to second the crock pot. I usually make at least one meal on sunday in it for lunches and then another meal mid-week. It makes those nights you work late or are just plain tired so much easier. I've been making extras the past few weeks of everything so I can just eat leftovers and am not left standing in the kitchen starving. Also, make a meal list... -
ARCHIVED Bummer- My Tea Isn't gluten-free!
alamaz posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I love the Yogi Calming tea and it's not gluten-free I didn't drink it for a few days and felt great and then I had a cup two days ago and was sooooooo sick! So much for a "healthy" tea- they put barley malt in it! After reading the website I won't try any of the other teas either. Any suggestions? I Know about Celestial Seasonings, any other good ones... -
thanks! i had the worst sore throat last night and the tylenol helped a ton! Thanks for the link John, I never even considered OTC and perscription drugs to pose a problem...oh there is so much to learn! Amy