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  1. horsegirl
    Starting a new medication tomorrow - and as always, it's frustrating trying to find a list of inactive ingredients online. This one has been especially difficult to come by, because I found the list for the tablets (safe) but not the capsules. Anyone know if the 20 mg capsules (marked with 4356) from Teva are gluten free? Also need to find out about soy...
  2. horsegirl
    I too have to vote for Trader Joe's gluten-free brownie mix. The flavor & texture are amazing, & even my picky, gluten-eating husband loves them! Many of the other mixes have soy, so I haven't tried them. One brand I tried (can't remember which) turned out so hard that I practically needed a chisel to get them out of the pan. On a side note,...
  3. horsegirl
    My Enterolab results showed intolerance to gluten, casein, soy, & eggs. I only suspected the gluten, so the others were shocking. I eliminated them all, & after a year I tried eggs again - no reaction at all! I have since eaten eggs many, many times with no adverse effects at all, which I'm so thankful about. I've inadvertently had soy (I didn't realize...
  4. horsegirl
    JBaby, I thought about pancreatitis too, in the midst of the pain. However, after about 5 days the symptoms were gone, & now I feel back to normal again. Since I had similar symptoms back before I knew I couldn't eat soy, as well as when I had to go on the gluten trial for a diagnosis, I think it's either a cross contamination issue, or a new food intolerance...
  5. horsegirl
    Have you checked medications you're taking? Toothpaste? Vitamins? Is your kitchen completely cleaned of gluten/dairy/soy? There are many different things that could cause a reaction, & sometimes it's very hard to pinpoint what it is. Perhaps you are also sensitive to corn? Good luck, & hopefully you'll feel better soon.
  6. horsegirl
    Hi GFinDC, I've already decided chips of any kind are on my "no no list" for awhile (maybe that's what I'm giving up for Lent??) I wanted to eat something last night but it was made with corn flour, so I avoided it, though I don't want to become paranoid either! I will rule out plain, cooked corn soon, once my stomach feels back to normal again. I hope that...
  7. horsegirl
    Thanks for the information, Mushroom. I truly hope this isn't a corn intolerance. I still find this very hard sometimes, even almost 3 years into it. I was just about to reintroduce dairy to see if I could tolerate it since I've been taking digestive enzymes (and didn't know dairy was even an issue until I was tested by Enterolab), & then this setback...
  8. horsegirl
    Thanks for the support - we all need it! And I do appreciate it.
  9. horsegirl
    Oh - and did you make sure the medications you're on are also gluten-free? That could be a source of hidden gluten you may not know about.
  10. horsegirl
    I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well! Many of us have found, either through trial & error, or testing, that we cannot tolerate soy, dairy, or other foods. Try sticking with a very simple diet, with meats, veggies (cook them if raw aren't tolerated), fruits. Other people will probably have ideas too, but that's what helped me at first. I've had very...
  11. horsegirl
    Thanks for the perspective, everyone. I know he's trying, & the Valentine's Day thing was very sweet. I guess I still grieve not being able to feel "normal" & eat whatever I want, whenever I want. There's no way for him to truly understand that, though I wish there was! I will continue to praise him when he tries, & remind him if things are...
  12. horsegirl
    The brands of chips are Fritos corn chips, Kettle brand yellow tortilla chips, & another brand of tortilla chips that state "Gluten Free" on the front. All 3 have only the ingredients of corn, salt, & corn or canola oil. I read every label every time, to make sure there is no soy, because I cannot tolerate soy in any quantity. Maybe it's something...
  13. horsegirl
    I've been following the restrictive diet lifestyle for nearly 3 years, with good results for the most part. I am the one who cooks the meals in our household, mainly because my husband won't cook, even though we both work full-time (that's a topic for another day!). I would think by now that he's also well-aware of my restrictions, because he sees me struggle...
  14. horsegirl
    Thanks for the information about lectins - I was suspecting corn since I had corn tortilla chips on all 3 of the occasions when the stomach pain was severe. But, I eat corn & brown rice very often since eliminating gluten & soy, & have never had any problems. Why, all of a sudden would it come out of the blue like this?
  15. horsegirl
    I use Trader Joe's Rice Milk (vanilla flavor) & have had no problem with it. All of Trader Joe's products say they're made on lines shared with wheat, soy, etc; I think they're just being thorough, & have not had any problems with their products.
  16. horsegirl
    Three times in the past week & a half, I've developed sharp, shooting pains in my upper abdomen, which feel like they're directly in the stomach. One night it felt like nausea, though no vomiting. The past 2 nights I've been in significant pain, with it feeling like heartburn or something similar last night. Pepto tablets didn't do much to help, &...
  17. horsegirl
    There's lots of different corn tortilla chips out there that are totally safe. I regularly use Trader Joe's yellow corn tortilla chips, & Whole Foods has several different brands too. Also, Tostitos has a natural chip line that includes tortilla chips that are huge, but very good. Open Original Shared Link Hope that helps!
  18. horsegirl
    I can't have soy either, so that cheese is out!
  19. horsegirl
    Thanks, Welda. What do you do for protein in the morning though? You mentioned only eating enzymatic fruits in the morning, but I would be shaky & have a bad headache very quickly if I didn't eat any protein until later in the day.
  20. horsegirl
    Sorry, wasn't trying to freak you out! Just another caution, depending on how sensitive you are. I realized that was causing some problems for me, so now my family shakes some chips out, or has clean hands before dipping in the bag. It works!
  21. horsegirl
    Good luck!
  22. horsegirl
    Other things I discovered too: don't share any condiments or anything else out of a jar unless it's completely dedicated to being gluten free (no shared knives, etc). Don't let someone eating a sandwich on wheat bread reach into the same bag of chips you're going to eat out of (or any other package of food). Make sure hands are washed between handling gluten...
  23. horsegirl
    I have struggled with intermittent, sometimes severe pain even after being gluten free for over 3 years too. I have accepted that while I do have gluten intolerance, I also do have fibromyalgia, & that sometimes it's going to flare up, regardless of what I eat. I completely agree with the other posts about finding a different doctor, having additional...
  24. horsegirl

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    horsegirl replied to ginap73's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Is the sauce soy & casein free too? I'd love to have some on fries, & I didn't know they had individual serving-size packets of it!
  25. horsegirl
    Have you done the stool testing through Enterolab? My celiac panel (my doc ordered the entire thing) was negative despite doing a "gluten challenge" in which I consumed large amounts of gluten prior to the test, & felt like death warmed over. I figured between the positive results from Enterolab, & the improvements I got from being completely gluten...
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