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  1. ElenaDragon

    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    Well I'm still doing okay on gluten. However, I'm also still having reactions to something, and dairy is my top suspect. On Friday I ate a few small pieces of milk chocolate, and had the same gas reactions a few hours later (it feels like extra gas is getting produced in my intestines, which causes mucus to be produced as well, probably as a protective...
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    The results from my celiac panel blood test came back negative, but I decided to try the gluten free diet anyway. I went completely gluten free for 2 months, and I did feel better. However, at the end of those two months (a week ago), I started eating gluten again to test whether or not it was the lack of gluten that was helping me. I have been eating...
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    I think this is my first real success at baking gluten free. I used a mix, so it was very easy to do. It was the Gluten Free Pantry muffin mix. I followed the directions on the box except for the following substitutions: -Replaced butter with 2 mashed bananas -Used egg beaters instead of eggs -Used unsweetened almond milk instead of milk -Added 1/...
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    Noodles and Co sounds great... wish we had it here! Good to know for travel though.
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    Your question about fortune cookies sparked my curiosity, so I did a search and found a recipe on this site: https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-57107041673.9e I wonder if anyone sells them pre-made - would be great to bring along with me to P. F. Chang's or eat with my stir fry's at home.
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    Hmm, my regular body temperature is below normal too. I had my thyroid checked less than a year ago though, and it was fine.
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    I used to eat tofu and other stuff made from soy all the time before my intestinal issues started (I was a vegetarian). Once my problems started getting worse, I began to look at food intolerances. I noticed that stuff with soy protein in it (like veggie burgers and soy protein powder) quickly gave me migraines and made me lethargic. I think that soy may...
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    Thanks! From searching it looks like the small sizes of altoids are not gluten-free, but show wheat clearly in the ingredient list. As far as I can tell, the larger sizes are gluten-free (unless of course wheat shows up in the ingredient list).
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    For those of you who are sensitive to soy, are there any forms of soy which are more tolerable than others? Tofu, soy milk, soy sauce, etc? I know I react to concentrated soy protein, but seem to do okay with items with soy lecithin in them. I'm wondering if maybe I can tolerate any other forms of soy as well.
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    Does anyone know of any gluten free breath mints? Peppermint please. I used to like peppermint Altoids - are they gluten free?
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    I just went to their web site - they look really good! I'll have to pick some up on my next shopping trip. Great for a treat, it has been so long since I've had ice cream.
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    The ear thing sounds very familiar to me. I have been getting it for years... my hearing can get muffled in one or both ears. I always thought it was due to ear wax or changes in weather pressure. I never thought to consider that it might be a reaction to food! I will have to check what I have eaten recently the next time it happens.
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    If you have a Jamba Juice near you, around October/November/December, they have a pumpkin smoothie. It tastes like pumpkin pie in a glass. Unfortunately, I think it is made with dairy, so it's out for me this year. But it's so easy to make yourself! The easy way would be to mix up pumpkin pie mix, ice, and your milk of choice in a blender. I tend to...
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    It's been about a month and a half for me, and next weekend I'm going to start eating gluten. My bloodwork came back negative, so this is the true test for me. I have been feeling better, but I need to test it to make sure it is the lack of gluten and not something else in my diet or life that is making me feel better. The first couple of weeks were very...
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    Julie, I love pumpkin, so I make a lot of stuff with it - pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin smoothies, and recently I tried some pumpkin fluff thingies made with pudding mix and cool whip (which were wonderful until I realized the casein in the cool whip probably wasn't the best for me). Back when I ate ice cream, I would use the...
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    I used canned pumpkin all the time in cooking. I find it in the baking section of my grocery store, near the pie fillings. There is also canned pumpkin pie filling, which is different than just plain canned pumpkin. Get the regular canned pumpkin unless you're making something that called for the pie filling.
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    At some point I would like to get tested for allergies/intolerances, but there isn't a pressing need for it right now. Right now I'm just trying to figure out which foods I should be avoiding besides gluten (so far dairy and soy, and possibly peanuts). I'm guessing you can be allergic or intolerance to mold then? What other foods are moldy?
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    For easily portable snacks, you could try some raw food bars like Lara Bars and Cliff Nectar Bars. They are made of dried fruit and nuts - gluten free, dairy free, and soy free. No added sugar or other ingredients, and they are quite tasty! They could be a good option for when you're away from home, hungry, and don't have time to think about what to eat...
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    On Wednesday I had some peanut butter (all natural, just peanuts and salt) while I was making a chocolate peanut butter pudding recipe. Shortly afterward, my stomach started to quite a bit. On Thursday I had the chocolate peanut butter pudding at lunch, and again my stomach started to hurt again right afterwards. I tested it again later that evening and...
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    I take Nature Made Essential Daily. I know it is gluten free, and I'm pretty sure it is free of the other things too, but I don't have my bottle with me to check. I like that it only has 100% of the vitamins instead of going overboard with massive doses. It also uses a less acidic version of Vitamin C, which is necessary for me since I have a bladder condition...
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    I understand completely. I have trouble even walking into anywhere that smells like fresh bread (like a deli). It can be really tough watching other people eat something that looks soooo good. The fact that I can't eat some things just makes me want them more! Luckily my husband tries to be supportive and sympathetic and doesn't torture me with what he...
  23. ElenaDragon
    I have not had my appendix out, but my sister did a few years ago. Hers was about to burst, so they had to do emergency surgery. It took her longer to recover without the laparoscopic surgery, and the pain meds made her sick to her stomach. Take it easy and give your body time to heal. Here's wishing you a quick recovery!
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    So I went back and had the same Salmon and Avocado sushi from Whole Foods today, and I felt fine after eating it. So it was either cross contamination or the soy sauce... probably the soy sauce. I will try having the soy sauce with something else at a later time to make sure. That small amount may just have been too much soy for me. I don't know how much...
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    Yum this sounds really good. I love pumpkin too! Do you think it would work with almond milk in place of the evaporated milk?
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