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  1. ravenwoodglass
    I am someone who would choose to make my coffe at home and just bring it with me. I want to address a more important issue. If you are still in the testing process for celiac you really should not be gluten free yet. You need to be on gluten for the tests to have any chance of being correct. If you have finished with blood and biopsy then go ahead and...
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    It amazes me how common it is in Gyro's to put gluten in the meat. It is done for the sole purpose of 'stretching' the meat. IMHO it is shameful. I was head chef in a restuarant that served Middle Eastern food. We Never Ever added any gluten ingredients to our gyro meat. It is really easy to make, it is made and baked like a meat loaf and then sliced. Once...
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    When I have to take antibiotics I start upping the probiotic intake the day I start the antibiotic. It seems to keep the nasty effects of the antibiotic from ever starting. You may want to ask your doctor is that is okay for you do.
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    Yes the dark milky ways are gluten free. I eat at least 2 a week.
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    I would do the same as you. I am appalled that they would do a 'cold call' on you. I am very promilitary and encouraged my son to join, before we knew the whole family was celiac. Boot camp is not a good place for an undiagnosed celiac and the stress of the training and all they go through could very well trigger it in someone that has the predispostion....
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    If you are already diagnosed the military will say thanks but no thanks, fortunately. If you hide it and they find out you did you could be prosecuted and end up in the brig. If you are diagnosed while you are in there are some cases where they will allow you to stay but not deploy you but generally you would get a medical discharge.
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    If there is broth listed do call the company and ask. If the chicken is just chicken with no broth added it should be fine. I usually get fresh chicken and freeze at home. If you buy a large package you can freeze the pieces on a cookie sheet and then once frozen you can repackage into a freezer bag and they won't stick together. That way you have the convience...
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    Thank you. I get the Gimbals Jelly beans at Wally world whenever I go there. Perhaps I can contact them and see if anyplace in my area carries the licorice. I really appretiate your looking them up and finding the company.
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    Awwwwwwwwwwwww I'll have to see if I can find a Trader Joes on my trip to Boston in the fall. I haven't been back to Newport in ages so a detour through RI may be in order so I can bring home a case.
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    Is this a Trader's Joes product or is a brand that could be found elsewhere? I love black licorice and haven't been able to find any that is safe other than the black Jelly Belly Jelly Beans.
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    Your post brings to light why we so strongly advise folks to avoid processed foods at first. Try to go with a whole foods diet for a bit before you add in stuff processed. It will be easier to tell if you are someone sensitive to even those tiny amounts that way.
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    I had chronic bronchitis from childhood and developed asthma a few years before I was diagnosed. Both were attributed to first my Mom's smoking and then my own. Within a relatively short time gluten-free both were gone. I think they both may have been due to chronic inflammation, which I had big time and all over prediagnosis.
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    I agree. Something I did in addition to upping my protein was I started adding a bag of Wylde Pretzels to my daily diet. Each bag has about a thousand calories. I would open it in the morning and eat the bag bit by bit throughout the day along with my regular meals. That added a thousand calories without ever making me feel overly full. I often washed them...
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    I would get to a neurologist. They may need to give you gluten and try to bring on an episode while they do an EEG and possibly an MRI or other testing to really tell you what is happening. I also have neuro impact from celiac. I have ataxia, although it is now much better. I had pretty severe nerve damage that started in childhood and it did take some...
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    I take pepto bismal liquid, name brand, for the pain. I do not medicate the D at all.
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    Are you still eating gluten? If you are you may be having a reaction to gluten rather than the toothpaste. Some of us will get mouth ulcers. So it may not be the toothpaste that you are reacting to but instead the toothpaste aggravating the mouth sores. If you can get Tom's of Maine there that companies toothpaste is gluten-free and they clearly list the...
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    Have you tried changing toothpastes? It may not be a gluten issue but a sensitivity to some other ingredient. If you can't find a toothpaste that doesn't bother your mouth baking soda works well. I can't use a mouthwash that contains any alcohol. I use Act mouthwash in the no alcohol formula. That doesn't sting my mouth like listerine or other alcohol based...
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    You very well may have an issue with lactose, Kraft singles are for sure gluten-free. What else did you eat that day and also look at what you have eaten over the last 3 days to see if gluten sneaked in. Sometimes the gluten reaction can be delayed which can make it hard to figure out what got us. I hope your feeling better soon. I also have to mention...
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    The villi actually have a pretty quick regrowth rate. That is why we have to be actively eating gluten and if we have been gluten-free we need to challenge for a couple months to redamage enough for diagnosis. Damage can also be patchy so the damage he found in the area the biopsied may not be the same amount of damage all throughout your small intestine...
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    It also has a much more digestable form of protein. Cream of Buckwheat is one of my favorite things (especially when glutened) and Pocono brand is grown not far from me in dedicated fields and processed in a plant that only processes buckwheat.
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    I find this interesting "Coincidentally, when going on LDN therapy one of the things they recommend is a gluten-free, casein-free diet. This drug, supposedly, has a demonstrable efficacy, with several doctors noticing very real improvements in several of their autoimmune crippled patients." For me it kind of invalidates the therapy research if both are...
  22. ravenwoodglass
    No It's not. Here is the ingredients of the grilled breast Grilled Chicken Breast Filet: Chicken breast filets with rib meat, water, seasoning (salt, sugar, food starch-modified, maltodextrin, spices, dextrose, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed [corn gluten, soy, wheat gluten] proteins, garlic powder, paprika, chicken fat, chicken broth, natural flavors...
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    I would have your salon check the ingredients in the dye, some do have wheat germ oil or other wheat based stuff in them. I color my hair at home and there are quite a few safe dyes, I use Garneir Nutritioneste and some times an herbal dye called Herbatint. There are others. I am glad to hear your having those levels checked. Make sure they also have checked...
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    Yes, you will find many of us have all those issues and more. If you want to be medically diagnosed please don't stop eating gluten yet as you must be eating it to be tested. If you are happy with simply feeling better then go ahead and stay on the diet. Not everyone needs a doctor confirmed diagnosis but if you feel you do keep on the gluten and call...
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    I lose a lot of hair if my hair products have either gluten or soy ingedients. Have you checked yours? I also will lose hair if I eat soy, are you having any other issues that may point to an additonal intolerance?
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