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  1. burdee
    Absorbing or even digesting gluten is not the problem. Those kinds of enzyme products overlook our celiac reaction to gluten: ANTIBODIES WHICH ATTACK INTESTINAL VILLI and other parts of our bodies to create a variety of symptoms. If we just had difficulty 'digesting' gluten, 'digestive enzymes' would prevent our 'IBS' symptoms and other problems. Those...
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    IF your sis goes the 'antibiotic' route, tell her to take a probiotic with a meal once a day separate from the antibiotics. If she takes the antibiotics at night, take the protiotic in the morning. AFTER she finishes the round of antibiotics, tell her to take probiotics severals times a day with meals to 'reseed' her 'good guy' bacteria, which get killed...
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    Start with obsessively eliminating EVERY possible source of gluten. If you notice difficulties digesting lactose (milk sugar), you could take 'lactaid' tablets when you want dairy products. If you still have symptoms after using 'lactaid' for dairy, you could have CASEIN (milk protein) allergy. You can then try eliminating ALL sources of dairy (casein...
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    Seattle also has 8 PCC's (Puget Community Cooperatives), which are 'natural' markets filled with fresh, organic produce and a great selection of gluten free baking products, breads, pastas, soups, meats, etc. as well as many dairy and/or soyfree foods, if you have other food sensitivities. Here's a link for PCC locations in the Seattle area: Open Original...
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    I first noticed soy reactions which were similar to but milder than my gluten reactions (intestinal cramps, bloating and gas) when I tried to substitute soy products for dairy products. So I eliminated soy for over 2 years, before reintroducing it in order to 'soy load' for testing. I finally did the Enterolab soy, yeast and egg test this year and tested...
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    Carefully reread the Progresso soup labels. My husband, who avoids gluten in order to prevent arthritis symptoms, has only found a few Progress soups (like chicken with wild rice) which are actually gluten free. If you don't see any obvious wheat products on the label, call the company or check their website. My hubby loves split pea soup, but won't buy...
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    Read EVERY word on the label of the Rice Dream milk or ice cream container. In VERY small print you will read that it ocntains BARLEY or MALT (which is GLUTEN)!!!! If you tolerate soy, there are safer, gluten free ice creams. If you can't tolerate gluten, dairy, soy, eggs or cane sugar, you can still make wonderful 'vice (vegan ice) creams'. I just made...
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    Lorka: Actually I have a can of sweet potato puree in my pantry. When/if I feel like cooking again (after 2 days of Thanksgiving preparation LOL), I plan to use that can in your vegan butterscotch pudding recipe. Meanwhile we will eat leftovers until we wish we'd never cooked Thanksgiving dinner. Then I'll freeze all the leftovers until we forget about...
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    If you have a microwave, you can cook a LOT. Do you still have a stove and/or a refrigerator in your house? However you can also open packages (rice cakes, gluten-free energy bars) and cans (unsweetened fruit, fish, chicken, vegies) if you have a knife and a can opener (the old fashioned kind). Judging from your elimination diet restrictions, you can't have...
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    Lorka: I LOVED your vegan butterscotch pudding recipe. I would make it tomorrow if I had not put pineapple in my sweet potatoes today. SIGH I haven't had butterscotch pudding in AGES. Thanks for a recipe which will accomodate my gluten, dairy, soy, egg and cane sugar allergies! (I'll substitute almond or coconut milk for the soy milk.) BURDEE
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    Scratch tests are NOT reliable to confirm delayed reaction IgG or IgA Antibody allergies, because we do NOT put food under our skin when we eat. You need allergy blood test. The ELISA panel tests 100 different commonly eaten foods. My naturopath gave me that as well as a comprehensive stool bacterial, yeast and parasite test. Those tests showed I had...
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    Ener-G Foods makes 3 kinds of gluten free, yeast free breads. Check their website at Open Original Shared Link for their catalog to see prices and online ordering info (unless you live in the Seattle area and can drive to their bakery). BURDEE
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    Hi Nita: I always thought (and was misdiagnosed) I had hypoglycemia or at least 'reactive hypoglycemia' when I ate sugary foods. After I learned I have celiac, milk and soy allergies and abstained from those foods, I thought I would stop craving sweets and stop having panicky or irritable reactions after eating sugar containing foods. I hoped that eating...
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    I have 4 ways to get through really bad (painful symptoms) days: (1) Herbal teas to cope with cramping, bloating, gas and nausea. Peppermint tea eases cramping pain and bloating. Ginger tea relieves nausea and the 'too full' feeling after eating almost anything when I'm having intestinal symptoms. (2) If I don't really have to go anywhere (like...
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    Everybody's bread preferences are different. Also other allergies may determine what kinds of gluten free breads you can eat. Ener-G has MANY varieties of bread. So look through their descriptions online or request their catalog. I detest most plain rice flour or even tapioca flour types of breads. I prefer heavy dense, darker, high fiber breads. So...
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    I NEVER liked white rice. So I can't do anything to disguise its flavor. However I LOVE brown rice or even brown/wild rice mixes without much seasoning. Nevertheless I often use sesame oil and garlic salt to season plain ol' brown rice. Lundberg makes fantastic brown rice mixes to which I add garlic and onions cooked in olive oil plus salt. I also have...
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    The SNOKINGCELIAC Support Group will convene on November 14, 2006 for its monthly meeting (on EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH) at the Group Health Northshore (Bothell) Clinic at 11913 NE 195th in Bothell in Conference Room A from 7...
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    burdee replied to jesscarmel's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease

    Hi Jess: If you're vegan, you will LOVE Down to Earth Health Food stores, which have vegan deli and take-out dishes. I eat meats, fish, poultry, but can't tolerate dairy or eggs. So I'm a meat eating vegan. LOL I'll post about my eating experiences after I return from Maui or I could just email you what I learn, because I'll probably return before you...
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    You will DEFINITELY save shipping costs by buying in-store. Local stores raise the basic catalog prices. Best of all there are usually lower priced items in the 'bargain' bin as well as free samples in the store. My husband who is not celiac, but gluten free to prevent arthritis symptoms, picks up my NRG orders and inhales all the free cookies, etc. LOL...
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    I've shopped at Flying Apron since I was diagnosed with celiac disease over 2 years ago. NOT ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS ARE GLUTEN FREE. Some pastries have spelt or oats or barley. Some workers are very careful not to cross contaminate pastries, by letting them touch or spilling crumbs in their display. However other workers are CLUELESS college kids who believe...
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    ARCHIVED Maui

    burdee replied to jesscarmel's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease

    I'm flying to Maui on Thursday morning (10/12) and taking Ener-G Seattle Brown bread in my checked luggage, because Down To Earth Health Foods in Kahalui doesn't carry that brand. However Down to Earth carries other gluten-free breads, cereals, nondairy milk substitutes, hummus, fresh nut butters and Lara bars. I'm sure they carry other favorites, but I...
  22. burdee
    Actually the ELISA tests for IgE (immediate reaction) AND IgG (delayed reaction) food allergies. I took the ELISA test for over 100 different commonly eaten foods and learned I have egg and cane sugar allergies. I was not eating gluten, dairy or soy at the time, so those didn't show a reaction on the test results. That means you need to be eating whatever...
  23. burdee
    MANY people have problems digesting raw vegies like cabbage, onions and garlic. I previously used BEANO to prevent gas and bloating pain, before they added Mannitol to Beano. I react badly to all alcohol derived artificial sweetners like sorbitol, etc. Now I use EXCUSEME, a chewable enzyme supplement which helps digest difficult to digest onion and cabbage...
  24. burdee
    Hi Andrea: I can give you a whole BOOK of dairy/soy/egg/gluten/sugar free recipes! 'VICE CREAM' by Jeff Rogers is available on amazon .com. Since a friend sent me that book, I haven't missed ice cream enough to make any of the recipes. I'm too hooked on date coconut rolls (available at Whole Foods). I'm also too busy getting ready for my Maui vacation...
  25. burdee
    You Know You're a Celiac if ... Your bathroom has a full library of magazines and books; You pack more 'safe' food than clothes in your luggage when you go on vacation; You can SPELL Kinnikinnick; LOL Your 'favorites' sites are mostly celiac sites; You know all the euphemistic names for gas ... like 'wind', 'vapors', etc.; Your favorite...
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