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    Hi, and welcome! Good for you for figuring things out, and congratulations on the great improvement! People here seem to have different degrees of diagnosis, and different "needs" for having a doctor's diagnosis! As for me, I did the Enterolab test which had been introduced to me by a family member whose doctor was encouraging her to do it. I was...
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    Hi Richard, What about nuts and legumes? My doctor told me to try meng beans (they soften really well), which taste a bit like lentils. Cook until really soft, these really don't need to be soaked even. He also said to try to soak beans several days, changing the water, until they just start to sprout. Then cook until really soft and mushy. This...
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    Thanks. I was just reading the thread on increased sensitivity, this makes sense.
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    Maybe this helps explain why I feel more sick now than prior to going gluten-free.
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    Ditto for Thai, as best as I can determine.
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    I have bought several rice cookers in Asia, and they are much better than the ones I have seen in the USA stores. I have seen these in the Asian supermarkets in the USA though they tend to be bigger size ones (10 cup or more), so you might check there. Here in China I bought mine for around $10 US as I recall. The nicer ones have a timer on them, so you...
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    I'm trying to be very consciousness about cross contamination; however, I can see that there are a number of possible sources of small amounts of gluten. In China (where I am located) labeling may not be complete and even then I don't know if it is made in a gluten free environment. I maybe will try just pure whole foods for awhile, see if that helps.
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    Hi Andrea, There's another thread posted about do things get worse before they get better? You might read that one too. I didn't do something like travel or reintroduce milk, though I have been broadening my diet with making gluten free goodies like cake and bread, and peanut butter cookies. I have had an occasional good day, but the bad days are...
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    Here's mine: HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1 0201 HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 2 0201 Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 2,2 (Subtype 2,2)
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    I live in China, and I know that food in the USA at least is far different from what I get here. Here's my two cents: soy sauce is a big problem. Be sure to check that they are using wheat free. Here, MSG is known to be from wheat, also is commonly used in Chinese food. Soy sauce is in almost everything. Flour may be used to dredge meats before...
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    Hi, I am really stumped. I have tried Lorka's recipe three times, and can't get it to rise or else is rises just a bit then shrinks in the oven. I am using sorghum flour because I can't get garfava flour here in China, also tried it once with a little meng bean flour. Also don't have flax seed yet, though I am hoping to find it eventually in the Chinese...
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    Hi, Eva. Welcome! I'm rather new to this whole thing too, just over 2 weeks gluten-free and milk-free. But I have had the same thing, feeling worse at times than usual. Especially more fatigue, bloating, "flu-like." I expected the withdrawal symptoms, having gone through this with food allergies before. But, the way the symptoms come and go surprised...
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    Yeah, me too, it is a real encouragement to see a bit of change. How long until you felt better consistently?
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    Looks like I need to be very patient!
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    Thanks for your help; I guess I will just stick with the current regimen of gluten-free and milk free and hope that things will even out over time. My body does feel like it is shifting and adjusting. Its helpful to hear that it is normal to have ups and downs even without additional food intolerances.
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    You have had a pretty strong positive reaction to the diet. If you are celiac, then yes you would be healthier and perhaps "cured" as long as you stay away from gluten. You may look at other posts here for discussions of people trying to get diagnosed.
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    Hello, everyone. After being gluten-free and milk free for 2 weeks, I seem to be better and than worse repeatedly. For example, three days with normal a.m. stool, then a day of fatigue, bloating, then fatty stool. Has anyone had this without being glutened unknowingly or being allergic to other things? I.e.--can this be a normal pattern of recovery...
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    I found it on another part of this forum: 2 C PB 2 C sugar 1 T vanilla (gluten-free) 1 egg Bake 10 min at 350 degrees. I couldn't believe I could make these without flour so added a 1/3 c or so of rice flour. But my guess is they would be fine without. Mine were crispy, and I like them that way! Enjoy!
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    I satisfied my craving with some peanut butter cookies if you can have the four ingredients: peanut butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
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    Can anyone refer me to information on MSG? I am in China and avoiding because I am told it is wheat based. Even my housekeeper here knew that so it seems to be general knowledge. It would be great to not have to worry about that here!
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    Yes, thanks for that info, I have had that too, off and on pre-gluten-free diet.
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    Just a note from someone who lives in China and has been in Asia a long time: most of the sauces have wheat in them. MSG is wheat based here, and I have seen that mentioned in some of the literature as well.
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    Excellent reply, and I agree! Also in my experience a number of things can be "behind" the anxiety, and it is each person's journey to understand that. I think sometimes our body it trying to talk to us but we don't understand the message. I once knew a woman in her early 40s who suddenly started having attacks like these. It turned out that she...
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    Glad to see this discussion because I have had lyme disease and also notice the diagnosis listed here in this forum. I'd like to hear from people who are gluten sensitive and have lyme disease; what is your sense of the connection in your case? My guess for me is that either I had celiac all along or it was triggered when I got lyme disease. This was...
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    Sorry I haven't had this experience, but read somewhere that celiacs can have very light colored (might have even said white) stool.
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