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  1. MNBeth
    I was intimidated out of having the endoscopy by a couple of GI docs, but I wish I'd pushed back and gotten it done before I went off gluten. (I didn't have a positive blood test, though, so the situation was a bit different. My father, however, and a cousin or two are clinically diagnosed celiacs.) Anyway, I do find it inconvenient at times not to have...
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    My teenage son was having panic attacks pretty regularly for a while. They have gone away since going gluten-free, but it took some time. I'm thinking a few months before they stopped altogether. But he hasn't had one for a long time, now. He's only been gluten-free for about 20 months, and I'm pretty vigilant, so he hasn't had a serious " glutening...
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    Hi Angie, I'm so sorry to hear about the awful week you're having. It does get hard to take, doesn't it? After totally crashing after Easter, I've been digging around for more answers, and suspect that reactive hypoglycemia is something I'm also dealing with. It's maddening how little consensus of opinion there is about how to manage it! After...
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    Absolutely it could be this. I'm not saying it is, but it's definitely something that needs to be looked into. I think I'll leave it to others to recommend a course of action, though. I'm sure some good advice will be along presently...
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    I had a similar experience w/birdseed, only it was in our front hall closet. That was also where I kept my buckets of wheat for milling, and I thought that's where they were coming from. It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that it was that dumb bag of birdseed - for the feeder someone gave us that we never did get around to putting up!...
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    Please don't eat the Ezekiel Bread. It may be fine for people who simply have trouble digesting gluten, but celiac disease is not an inability to digest but an autoimmune response to gluten. I've never seen any research that would suggest that the sprouting process renders the gluten unrecognizable to a celiac's immune system.
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    I used to freak out about wheat grass, too, being too fearful of possible wheat grains in anything with wheat grass to try it - until I actually saw some barley grass. If you to do a Google Image search for "wheat grass," you may see what I mean. Wheat grass, when ready for harvest, looks like your lawn. It is far, far too young to have any heads of...
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    No, unfortunately this recipe won't work with gluten-free flour. There are many recipes that can be easily adapted with a substitution of gluten-free flour for regular flour, but yeast breads are a decided exception to the rule; they rely too heavily on the gluten to give them their unique structure and texture. There is no gluten substitute that is adequate...
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    When I made my buns in the pot pie tins, I was able to level out the dough simply by picking up the tins and dropping them on the counter a few times after I'd scooped the dough in. (BEFORE letting them rise, of course!) Simple, neat, and the best looking buns I've made yet! I'm not sure how well it would work with a sheet full of rings, but I'm going...
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    Amazon has them, too, a little cheaper, and w/free shipping if you spend at least $25. They're on my wish list!
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    I would try reducing the liquid a bit and see if that helps.
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    I just made a great batch with foil pot pie tins I picked up at the grocery store. I may still get some hamburger rings, as the flare of the pie tins limits the # that will fit on a sheet pan, but in the meantime the cheapo tins worked great.
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    These look yummy - I'll have to give them a try! (Your gluten-free flour blend looks a lot like mine - I love sorghum flour)
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    I am so sorry for what you've suffered for all those years. My own son, now 17, went through some similar things, though not for as many years. But he definitely had the very scary panic attacks and mysterious stomach and more generalized pain. He was sick for almost two years, and while he did manage to keep going with school, it was a very difficult...
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    Just curious - was it cost that led you to pursue these two items rather than a grain mill?
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    ARCHIVED Mcdonald's?

    MNBeth replied to watkinson's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I really don't think it's accurate to say that there is "wheat" added to the fries. If a product contains grain alcohol, we don't say that it "has grain added to it." What McDonald's uses are flavorings that are *derived from* wheat, and, I believe, milk. A small quantity of the flavoring is added to the oil in which the fries are cooked. About the...
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    Maybe I've missed something here, but if you're pursuing testing for celiac disease, going off gluten first may interfere with the accuracy of your test results. Once you test positive, or if you decide to forgo clinical testing, then amen to what everyone else has said. I felt awful for the first couple of weeks off gluten, and craved it like crazy,...
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    The one time I screwed up enough courage to try a BP at Wendy's, they were out, and I couldn't wait 15 min. for fresh ones. What concerns me about them is simply the potential for CC, with the kitchen staff so busy handling burger buns all day. I'd love to hear that people regularly do well with them, as I'm plenty tired of chili, which I go for just...
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    I know there is a massive thread on Everyday Minerals, and I've read much of it. Can't read it all, though, right now, and I'm wondering if anyone else has had trouble with this make-up or with mineral make-ups in general. I've been wearing it for many months, and like it in some ways much more than I thought. But I'm realizing more and more how much...
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    I can't find mention anywhere of what may or may not be gluten-free at the Costco Food Court, except the iced mocha. Does anyone know whether the berry smoothie is safe?
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    I've lost about 20 lbs in the year and a half I've been gluten free - weight I needed to lose. :-) I'd like to lose about 10 more, but am glad to be doing it slowly. And all the previous commenters are right - for most of us (not all), it's all about how we eat. Before going gluten-free, I was very whole grain oriented and already wary of empty carbs...
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    Thanks for the information. I'm not sure I'll be able to control what lab they send the test out to, or even whether I can get them to do the gene test, but I'll give it a try.
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    Hi all, My oldest son and I are gluten intolerant according to Enterolab and dietary response. (There are also numerous other celiac/g.i. extended family members.) We've kept a mostly gluten-free kitchen for more than a year. Now my 10-year-old daughter is having inexplicable symptoms, and I've scheduled a celiac panel for her. The issue is that...
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    Wow; I'd kind of given up hope on getting a reply on this one. Thank you so much for finding out and letting me know; I can take the big jar of salsa out of the den, now! Beth
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    Hi all, Anybody know about this product? I have tried to contact the company without success. The online e-mail form doesn't work, and the phone message I left was not returned. My family is already using the salsa, but I'd like for my son and I to be able to eat it, too. The only questionable ingredients is, as usual, "natural flavor." Thanks.
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