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  1. ElleH
    Obtaining gluten free food in a nursing home can be a nightmare. My mother required skilled nursing care after an injury. Due to comorbidities and declining health, she was admitted and discharged from 11 health care institutions over a 7 month period in 2019. She and I are both celiac. I tried to vet each skilled nursing facility prior to her admit regarding...
  2. ElleH
    Thank you for this info about an alternative to glucosamine. I’ve been taking this for years for joint health, but the knee surgeries seem to suggest that it’s not working well enough.
  3. ElleH
    Russ H: Thank you for the information. I think I’m going to consult with my rheumatologist to see if there is anything I can do if/when I experience gluten contamination again to prevent further joint damage.
  4. ElleH
    Thank you!
  5. ElleH
    Trents: The Cheesecake Factory has menu items marked in their main menu that indicate what is gluten free or can be made gluten free. I always tell the server taking our order that I need to order gluten free for medical necessity, and order only from the items marked. I only get the gluten free cheesecake and take it home for later. I’ve started asking i...
  6. ElleH
    I’m a biopsy diagnosed celiac (2011) who has had multiple episodes of prolonged bilious vomiting & diarrhea over the past 3 years that led me to multiple GI tests without a resulting in an explanation. Last August I was able to make an association between a major gluten contamination (unintentional) and the vomiting episodes. About a month after this g...
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