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I've been on Yasmin for about 5 years. The company confirmed that it was gluten free...as they did with Yaz. Yaz, however, caused me to put an obnoxious 10 pounds on that I'm still fighting to get off, so I went back to Yasmin. I never went generic with this because although it would've helped my bank account...the company refused to confirm that it was gluten free...so I stuck with what works and have never had an issue.

The way I look at it.......if a gluten free diet helps you feel better, do you really need an official diagnosis? It's helpful to know if you have other allergies or anything like that so I understand the testing is necessary but as for the doctor's not making up his mind...if something makes you feel better, to hell with what the doctor says.

I suppose that doesn't work with all diagnosis but with this one I think it probably holds true!

I think Chili from anywhere gives people stomach problems

I had a grilled chicken with tomato, lettuce and honey mustard sauce and I put it on a Against the Grain toasted roll......oh man did that hit the spot. I made my own Ore-Ida fries to go with it which were way better than the ones Wendy's has.

To each his own!

SOOO many people are going to jump on me for doing/saying this...but...when I knowingly get glutened, sometimes I take a laxative to work it more quickly out of my system. Mind you, I've been gluten free for almost 7 years so I rarely get glutened but it does happen. I wouldn't recommend you taking a laxative every time you get glutened if it happens once a week. This probably isn't the most health conscious thing to do, however, my doctor said its not damaging in moderation and helps lessen the reaction to the gluten. Not to say I always know when I get glutened or that it helps the reaction at all but it does push everything out of your system in a more timely fashion.

I'm prepared for the onslaught of horrors coming my way from the board members, but I stand by my methods

I've cooked with non-gluten free items and just washed my hands vigorously afterwards, it was just the easy stuff though...pillsbury biscuits or pizza dough, that kind of stuff. I don't think I'd bring flour into the house.

I'm not knocking PF Changs in any way. I didn't get sick with what I ate, I was just curious if anyone had an issue when they ordered take out with mislabeling or anything. I wanted to avoid getting sick, so I just didn't eat anything. I love PF Changs because I trust them, I just couldn't go back to the restaurant because it wasn't close to me when I got home and realized, wasn't worth a 2 hour trip back to the place just to see!

after many failed attempts with oats, I too have given up and accepted that I'm intolerant to those...gluten free or not...as well

All Fruity, cocoa and cupcake pebbles are gluten free. Most of the chex are now, just make sure you don't get the wheat. Kix, Honey Kix and Berry Berry Kix are also gluten free.

I went to the PF Changs in Towson, MD this weekend while I was in town visiting some friends and it turned out to be quite a frustrating trip. We got it to go, because I still, even after 6 1/2 years, would rather eat in the comfort of a home or hotel rather then at a restaurant. We ordered the gluten-free lettuce wraps, gluten-free siganpore street noodles, gluten-free chocolate dome and not gluten-free dali chicken.

The dessert and lettuce wraps had GLUTEN FREE written in sharpie on the lid....the noodles and the dali chicken didn't. THe receipt said that the noodles were gluten free but I made the judgement call not to eat them because they weren't labeled that way on the container. Does anyone know the difference between the gluten-free and non-gluten-free ones?

I was just really frustrated because this place is NOT cheap and I didn't even get to eat my meal. Luckily, I just hoarded the lettuce wraps for myself and that was plenty but I had to fight people off for that!

I visited Gettysburg last month. There is a great little coffee shop on middle st. by the name of Mom's Coffee Pot... near the court house. Went there twice for a gluten free breakfast sandwich that was delicious. They are open for breakfast and lunch. Dobson's guest house/inn/pub had steak and baked potato...no gluten-free menu to speak of but the atmosphere is great...period costumes for the waitresses in a historical home. Also had a great piece of fish at the hotel restuarant in the Wyndham Hotel on the edge of Gettysburg. I was told by the hostess that there wasn't much except salads for celiacs. The chef made me a broiled fish and veggies that was quite tasty. My advice would be to speak up. This is very much a tourist town and they do cater to the tourist.

I didn't find any of the larger chain restaurants in the area, but there are many one of a kind businesses that can accomodate a gluten free diner with some advance notice.

Hope you enjoy your trip to Gettysburg.

I think you mean the Dobbin House?

I've read a lot of posts from you saying that you're always feeling sick and you're husband doesn't respect your need for a clean kitchen and that you've constantly struggled with getting glutened. If I were you, which I recognize that I'm not, I'd cut out all of that stuff, including beer, just so I could feel better again. I understand that you just have an "allergy" but just because you don't notice a reaction, doesn't mean there isn't one.

Is there a mailing list or email list to get on board with for this? I'm very interested but cannot make it tonight. Thanks!

This was a thread from 2007. I believe the Gettysburg group has closed as of this year. The woman who ran it was diagnosed with cancer and no one stepped up to fill in.

Oh, that totally stinks. I'm so sorry she and you had to go through that. Wegman's is usually really good for the gluten free community. Hopefully they will be more careful in the future.

I think its great that Wegeman's is offering you that kind of compensation and while it's really unfortunate that your child and yourself have gotten so sick...I think we, as celiacs, have the responsibility to read the labels even if its advertised gluten free. I've been in a lot of stores, including this particular Wegeman's, that have GLUTEN FREE signs but not all the products on that display are gluten free. It's a pain but it's better to be safe than sorry. I really hope all of you start to feel better soon!!!

I've had limeades at Sonic without problems but there is a huge potential for cross contamination in that place! So it's probably a case of CC.

Of course if the exact same drink caused the exact same reaction last time it could be something else in the drink you are sensitive to.

Yea, I think it might've been cross contamination. It wasn't the same exact drink but it was a limeade...I don't have any other intolerences, so I don't know what it would've been otherwise!

I got sick on Saturday. We're talking in the car in the middle of no where on a road trip emergency sick. I've forgotten how much I missed those times. Anyway, the only conclusion that I've come to is that Sonic made me sick. Now before you go saying "of course it did dummy"....I only had a drink their, a cranberry limeade to be exact. I recall having one a few months ago and the very next day having an explosive reaction (gross..sorry) and the very same thing happened. I know it could be a crazy coincidence and maybe it was a non-gluten issue and just a normal human issue but has anyone had any troubles with something like this happening after just a drink from Sonic?

I drink their iced tea lemonades without any issues and a hot chocolate with a few pumps of peppermint on a cold day Sometimes, like this morning, I get both...

You can't find any gluten free sweets? Sweets is what gluten free does best...I've never had a problem finding gluten free desserts anywhere that sells gluten free food. Granted, sometimes you have to make them yourself but cookies and brownies are really so easy to make. You really need to stop going to cinnabun and all that and start being healthy or you're really going to do some serious damage!

My boyfriend and I live together and our kitchen is whatever. I do the majority of the cooking, with no complaints from him...and I tend to make meals that are gluten free. However, just because its gluten free doesn't mean you have to cook any differently than you would normally, it's easy to avoid gluten containing items when you eat shrimp, chicken, meat, etc... Our kitchen isn't gluten free strictly but my boyfriend does an amazing job at cleaning up on a regular basis if he has anything containing gluten. I don't have separate pots and pans either, pans I typically use aluminum foil as an extra precaution and pots/dishes/utensils get double washed. First by hand and then in the dishwasher.

I know I'm in the minority with this and a lot of people have separate items but I don't. I've noticed that if your significant other loves you and supports you in general, going gluten free won't be as challenging as it seems.

Don't take any unnecessary risks by eating out if you're really concerned. I rarely eat out as is...even if a place is "gluten-free friendly", I still tend to be a skeptic and I'm 7 years (close) gluten free. There are some days that if I'm traveling or something that I refuse to eat at all...which obviously I don't recommend haha. Just be careful....maybe take on a new hobby of cooking and see if you can become a mini Paula Dean by the time your husband gets back!! Just try to cut back on the butter...Paula loves her butter

I think that gluten free does desserts really well...its easy to find things that taste normal and delicious in that food category but its also dangerous because of the astronomical amount of sugar involved. There is definitely a lot of food that disappoints. I've wasted a lot of money on bread over the past 6 years...sometimes there is bread that birds won't even eat!! But the bread has come a long way in a short period of time and the stuff on the market now is 100000 times better than what it was just 3 years ago, so its progressing in a positive way

hahaha oh my goodness.....the title to this thread alone just made me laugh out loud at work! Kim- first off...you are amazing and will go very far with a sense of humor I think the most important thing once you get a handle on your diet is to work out and stay healthy. We all have different perceptions of ourselves, so while you might feel like a fat ass, I'm sure its not as bad as you seem to think. Take your vitamins, drink lots of water and eat well-balanced meals. Sometimes eating 6 small meals a day really helps boost your metabolism and gets the body working. Tracking your food intake on a daily basis online is helpful too

You should search the site for answers to this question, Amy's has been touched upon many times on this board...but I'll still throw in my two cents. I love a company that tries to help those of us with celiac disease, however, I no longer eat Amy's. In my experience, as well as many other peoples on this board, Amy's has a high rate of cross contamination and makes some people decently ill. However, there are others on this board who love it and have no issues. I think it just is a personal choice to see how your body reacts to their products. I just don't eat their stuff anymore because I didn't like the way it made me feel afterwards. That's not to say they're not a good company and that you shouldn't give it a shot! Just didn't work for me!

I can't eat oats at all. I've done several experiments with them and have gotten sick every time. I think it's just all about how you react. If you're newly diagnosed, I'd definitely wait a long time before you experiment with gluten free oats, just so your body is healed up a bit. I've been a celiac for 6 1/2 years and I just tested the gluten free oats out on myself starting this past summer. I miss oats but I enjoy spending my time out of the bathroom, so I gave it up

A local dairy told me most all of their yogurts are gluten-free but to watch for Pie Flavors. Some of them have little bits of a graham cracker type stuff to make it taste more like pie. Maybe that could have happened with your flavors? Still should be listed.

Yoplait doesn't have this problem. Their pie flavors are just yogurt. You're probably pretty safe with Dannon but it's the principal of the matter. I go with Yoplait because they work with people to put gluten free on their labels when Dannon seemingly blows you off. However, sometimes, if the ingredient list looks good on yogurt and you still feel like its making you sick...it's making you something. Yogurt is supposed to raise the good bacteria levels in your body and keep you "regular". Sometimes its just your bodies natural reaction to the yogurt!

The longer you follow your gluten free diet, the longer your body has to heal....once your body is all healed up the gluten reaction typically gets less intense or delayed. I would get sick within 10 minutes of gluten consumption, now sometimes it'll be a day or two after. I think it just depends on your body and your healing process. Some people are as sensitive on day 600 as they are on day 1. Although, cheating on your diet does cause damage...even if it doesn't cause a reaction!