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    The gluten-free Gourmet by Betty Hagman has a recipe for it. It's way too long to post, but any book store or even healthfood store should have it. Good luck!
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    Does anyone have a contact for R.O.C.K. in Orange County, CA? I e-mailed both of the contacts on the list that's on this site but neither of them have answered back. I would really like to get my daughter involved with other celiac disease kids! Thanks for any help!
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    ARCHIVED Baskin Robbins

    dana-g replied to a topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    They get around it a lot of times by saying "gluten-free except for mix-ins". Thanks for nothing!
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    By the way, the list is now on: Open Original Shared Link
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    Extracts are flavorings.
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    ARCHIVED Fast Food

    dana-g replied to lstroud's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Whoa! Richard, thank you for that info on McDonald's bacon! No wonder I had really bad GI symptoms after eating their grilled chicken salad. And I thought I was being extra careful by avoiding the dressing because it had dextrin in it! Now I know better! Sometimes I think I'm going to lose what little mind I have left!
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    Thank you for the info, Taneil...I guess my doctors were recommending that if the gene was present we go gluten-free and not tempt fate! Good luck with your test results...waiting is the worst part.
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    Two separate board-certified pediatric gastroenterologists on staff of our local children's hospital as well as my own doctor recommended genetic testing for me and my family. Dr. Fine may be a controversial figure, but genetic testing is regularly relied on by the mainsteam medical community. And all three docs said a positive result means no gluten...
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    Hey Susan, we're all in this together! You guys are the best buddies a celiac disease could ever have! Where else can you talk about loose bowel movements and vanilla extract in the same conversation? Just remember, no question is too "dumb" or too out there to ask. By the way, if you haven't read in my other posts, Italy tests all kids for celiac...
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    It is completely untrue that many people have the gene for celiac disease but don't have the disease!!! If you have the gene, you have the disease. You may not have damage to the villi in your intestine, but you have celiac disease! I respecfully refer you to EneroLab's website and Dr. Fine's online lecture in which he explains how EARLY INTERVENTION is...
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    It was that Woman's Day article that got me to the doctor's! I swear it saved my lfe! I used to lie in bed, dog sick, worrying what my life would be like when I was old and gray (grayer!) if this was how terrible my life was already! I immediately went on a celiac disease website and found a picture of a child with a small lesion near the corner of her...
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    Boy, this is really getting intimate...I've had the exact problem! And over the past few weeks, since Easter. My doc said it takes a good 6-8 months for your gut to heal after going gluten-free, so I'm thinking that even though I am really certain I haven't had any gluten at all, my system is still really delicate after only four gluten-free months. I...
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    Talk about opposite ends of the spectrum: my 11 year old daughter and I are both celiac disease. I was a total wreck for years, one foot in the grave. The only symptom she had was a sore on the corner of her lip as pictured on a celiac disease website, zero intestinal complaints. Her labs were awful and her gut was a mess! I read that it is not uncommon...
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    Please be careful when you make these statements! Actually, according to " gluten-free for a Healthy Life" by Kimberley Tessmer,"Both artificial and natural flavorings can be made from a variety of grains, including wheat, rye and barley. Most US manufacturers do not use gluten-containing flavorings, but there are a few exceptions. Barley malt is sometimes...
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    I lost 35 lbs AFTER I went gluten-free...and after the constipation/IBS symptoms subsided! And I, too, had the runs alot. When I first heard about celiac disease, I "googled" it, and read every single link that came up, and I mean every one, and I found out that our symptoms include both over-and-under weight body types. May I suggest what worked really...
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    All McCormick extracts are gluten-free. Durkee's food coloring, liquid flavoring and extracts are gluten-free. All Tone's extracts are gluten-free. All Wilton's extracts, paste and liquid colors and flavorings are gluten-free. You can find this and more at: Open Original Shared Link It's a 42 page list of gluten-free mainstream foods--everything...
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    Hi! I have two great links. The first is 42 pages of mainstreams gluten-free foods! Open Original Shared Link The second is on www.celiac.com Go to "site index" and click on list of gluten-free and forbidden foods. Be sure to check a list of forbidden ingredients! Very important to know what to avoid as well as what to look for. Good luck...
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    ARCHIVED Communion

    dana-g replied to Newbie's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    This issue has weighed heavily on my heart since I went gluten-free four months ago, and with one (disasterous) exception, I haven't taken communion in all this time, either. I sit in the pew feeling like I'm being punished. I do go up for a blessing, but it is something I wonder if I will ever get used to. What I am trying to focus on now is that I think...
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    I've read that wheat grass is off limits because it can contain seeds which are unquestionably not gluten-free. The risk of contamination is just too great. I really miss my shots of wheat grass juice, too. Oh well, better safe than sorry (and sick!) Gloriously gluten-free--Dana
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    Former State of Mass Lieutenant Gov. Jane Swift; Katherine, Dutchess of Kent; actor Terence Stamp (Star Wars Episode 1); Lady Antonia Frasier, noted author of historical novels; actress Amanda Donohoe (LA Law)...as for me, I'm gluten-free three months now and embracing life for the first time! My 11-year-old daughter was diagnosed this week and she's the...
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    We have had GREAT success with Ancient Harvest's Quinoa pasta products. If they aren't in the healthfood stores, try mail order. My 11-year-old daughter and I are both celiacs, and her biggest heartbreak was giving up mac 'n' cheese. With these quinoa elbows, you can't tell the difference...just don't overcook! Also, The Gluten-Free Gourmet by Betty...
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