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Hi all - I know this is an old thread, but I found it when I was researching places to eat in MV and I thought anyone else who finds it should know... The Wharf in Edgartown has apparently changed hands and the new owner, well... he was quite rude and extremely annoyed that people have been calling him to ask about gluten-free dining. He even told my...

Speaking of - was thinking of trying to use the Namaste spice cake mix to come up with a version of the starbucks Pumpkin Scone (my favorite fall treat!) Anyone tried something like that?

Hey NoGluGirl, SO sorry to hear about your family's attitude. It's horrible to have to deal with that on a day-to-day basis. After reading some of the horror stories from other people on this board (family who won't accept it, friends who try to purposefully gluten you to prove you're 'faking', etc), I realize that I'm DAMN lucky hubby's handled this...

Thanks for the recipe, I've been REALLY wanting to make a sorghum bread! Question though - I have a problem with potatoes, anyone have recommendations for an alternate starch for the flour mix? Thanks!

I LOVE THIS THREAD!! I discovered my gluten problem when hubby and I decided to go on one of those "program' diets - the kind where all your meals come in tiny microwaveable packages. After a few months of eating only 1200 calories a day with some form of bread product for every meal AND starchy snacks AND cakey desserts, I'd gained 10 pounds and was...

So sorry to hear about the rollercoaster you're on! Question - you mentioned you have DH, have you gotten that biopsied? I've heard that if you have confirmed DH, you have celiac (you can have Celiac without DH, but can't have DH without Celiac). I think if you can get a real confirmation on that, you wouldn't need an endoscopic biopsy at all. Someone...

Hi DogtorJ, Just wanted to say I found your website a while back when I first went gluten-free and everyone was just starting to hear about the toxic gluten in dog foods. Our Shih Tzu mix (a rescue dog) has always had allergies, he would scratch himself bloody if he wasn't on his steroid medication. I'd been bugging Future-Hubby to try a gluten...

Thanks Burdee - looks like US BioTek really nailed it for you!! I'm going to ask my ND if she'd mind testing through them instead - I also like the amount of info they have online about their quality control process.

Hi Dahlia - I'm doing this right now as well, so you're not alone!! Currently I'm not eathing: beans, nuts, sugars, yeasts, nightshades, dairy and gluten. It's a lot to cut out. But I seem to be feeling much better for it. I think my body just really needed a break after 10 years of misdiagnosis. So, can you have honey? There are a few recipe...

Hi Dahlia - check out the Los Angeles Celiac yahoo group - I think they have a listing of support groups in their files section, if not someone from the list can tell you for sure.

bump -anyone?

My ND wants to test me through Meridian Valley, but I have to say I wasn't impressed with their website, so I'm a little worried. Not to say an uninformative website means they're a bad lab, but it doesn't really give one confidence. I know some labs have very low accuracy rates, and was just wondering where people in general got their tests done and...

Sweet - I have an alt undead mage, but she's only level 35 I'm on Shu'halo - you?

Hey Sweetfudge - there are a couple of online quizzes you can take to see if candida is a problem for you, but I think if you start an elimination diet you'll be pretty much on an anti-candida diet as well (someone correct me if I'm wrong there). I'm doing an elimination diet now, and it's helping me a LOT!! Doubt I would ever have realized that I have...

The sublinguals I use go under the tongue and dissolves there, getting absorbed right into the bloodstream. I am not sure, but if you're drinking a powder, I'd assume it goes straight into the damaged gut which can't really absorb anything right now. I know you feel crappy, but hang in there, some people (like me) just take longer to heal. I'd go with...