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Hi everyone. I just found your messages and want to share my experience (no need to say I'm gluten-free for my celiac disease). For skin: KISS MY FACE. They have very good soaps, i.a. Olive & Herbal Soap, some other olive soaps. They are gluten-free though some others are not. AVALON ORGANIC BOTANICALS. Facical Cleansing Gel (also good for shaving...

A week or two ago I bought from Whole Foods Natural Clarifying shampoo and Natural Lite Conditioner by Pure & Basic. Eacn 12 oz bottle is $4.69. Both are organic, no gluten among ingredients. My hair used to be dull and lifeless for years. Now it looks almost like normal hair should look. BUT... I just noticed there's citric acid in the shampoo. From...

Hi jhmom/Stacie. I tried the cornbread recipe you mentioned. It's a little heavy, but not only delicious, it's knife- and spreading-friendly. It keeps shape and never crumbles. I'd been keeping it on the lower shelf of my fridge for about two weeks, and it still was fine. To freshen it up I put it in the toaster (for about 4 to 6 min) oven or microwave (for...

Here's a similar recipe. I found it in a newspaper. Doesn't take long to cook and comes out always delicious. LUCKY SEVEN STIR-FRY 2 bags Success White or Brown Rice 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast or boneless tender beef, cut into thin stiprs 2 teaspoons Kikkoman Soy Sauce (I use gluten-free Tamari Sauce) 2 teaspoons cornstarch...

Hi Erica. Last night I found the whole list of support groups in New York State, though I have a suspicion not all of them are functioning now. But the last Thursday, I attended a meeting of one of them in New York City. We met at a restaurant and had a nice dinner with even nicer conversation. It's Greater New York City Celiac Support Group. Contacts: ...

Hi guys. I have been having problems with my sleep since I was a teenager (now I'm 50+). My severe celiac symptoms started 3 years ago, severe sleep problems - a year later, I was diagnosed with gluten intolerance 5 months ago. From bad experience, I don't trust doctors at all, at least I haven't found any I can trust to. I been taking different pills for...

Hi everyone. Today, I re-read once again your responses for which I'm very grateful. I oredered Gluten Sensitivity Stool and Gene Panel Complete plus Milk Sensitivity Stool Test from Enterolab. Hopefully, it'll clear up at least what exactly I'm sensitive and what's causing the symptoms I's still having though I believe I'm gluten-free. Unfortunately, they...

Thank you Mariann for your support and advice. $349 is a lot, but I believe will serve me well. I'll do it. Thanks again. Alexa

VAGuy, you are asking me how my doctor came to that conclusion. Very simple, empirically, the way my allergologist did it - if he doesn't know that allergy can cause diarrhea, it means it can't cause it. If my biopsy showed the villi were intact (I'm not sure they were), it means for them there's no celiac disease. If there's no celiac disease but I'm much...

Well, it's called "Welcome to the club". I'm 54. For the whole my life, I've been having stomack/intestinal problems and a whole bunch of other ones. Recently was diagnosed with gluten intolerance. My Father and both grandfathers died of stomach cancer. My daughter is a smart, intelligent, serious girl of 24, studies alternative medicine. Her daughter is...

Hi Jen. About a week ago, I saw information about gluten-free beer on this board, something like "Hi guys, I found gluten-free beer", with no additional details. Since beer is not the greatest loss for me, I don't remember where exactly I saw it. Try "search". It's here. Good luck.

I want to thank everyone for your responses. I just found them, thought my post was lost. You're right, if such thing like a special diet can scare a man away, it says a lot about that man. It's better not to have a boyfriend at all than to have a shallow thing. Thank you for your support. Alexa

Here are three more restaurants in New York City which recognize our problem: GUS'S PLACE 149 Waverly Place (6th Ave.) New York, NY 10014 Ph.: 212-645-8511 888-850-1244 www.gusplacenyc.citysearch.com AMERICAN PARK AT THE BATTERY Inside Battery Park, across from 17 State Street New York, NY 10004 Ph.: 212-809-5508 BLOOM'S DELICATESSEN...

Naradowski, while you still have some time before your trip, I'd suggest find out online if there are gluten-free restaurants and organic food stores (they often have buffet bars) in destination area. If you find any, you won't have to take much food with you. Try this: www.glutenfreerestaurants.org info@glutenfreerestaurants.org Good luck. Alexa

Hi, I'd like to share my experience with you, maybe it'll be useful to someone. I'm 54. Had severe stomach pains since my birth. About 35 years ago was diagnosed with gastritis and colitis. Didn't have much help from dieting. Depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, severe headaches, joint pain, food and medication allergies, asthma - everything like from...