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  1. MNBeth
    This is a very narrowly focused reply, but here's one things that's really helping me get through this - Jello Instant Chocolate Pudding made w/half water, half coconut milk! Sometimes I just need something creamy, and that really hits the spot. (It mixes up a little better if you whisk the mix with the water first, then add the coconut milk.)
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    This is my question, too. I milled wheat for years before having to go gluten-free recently. I've packed up my old WhisperMill to give away, but the price of brown rice flour makes me want to replace it ASAP. I want to be sure the flour will be fine enough, though.
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    Wowwie! Can you taste the coconut?
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    Sorghum isn't actually a bean, it's a seed/grain. Agreed that it's popular, though, and I like that it's a whole grain flour and not a refined starch. I'm a newbie, too, cringing my way through the transition from milling my own whole flours to baking with, at least in part, bare white starches. And not having much success, so far, either. We...
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    I'm one of those types. I finally cleaned up my WhisperMill to get it ready to give away - and got major sick after, which I rather expected. At least it's done now. I did mill a little bit of cheap brown rice first, though, and saved it (clearly marked "Contaminated") to compare with flours that I can buy, so I can decide whether to get a new mill....
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    Boy, I can relate. I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time. My son and I just got our Enterolab results back a couple of weeks ago, and I'm feeling some of the same already. It's so hard to keep pressing on when I still feel crummy so much of the time, and the pressure to feed my family - especially my newly gluten-free 15 yo son - gets overwhelming...
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    Actually, according to Annalise Roberts' "Gluten-Free Baking Classics," too much xanthan gum can be a problem. Here's what she says about it: "If you use too little xanthan or guar gum, your baked goods will fall apart and turn out brittle and hard. If you use too much, your baked goods will condense and shrink after you bake them, growing ever tighter...
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    I had a great Pad Thai at Big Bowl in Rosedale Mall. Our server said if she gets Pad Thai she always orders the gluten-free because she likes the sauce better. :-) I was encouraged that "gluten free" was familiar to her, and the manager came out to see me without my asking for him, so that was reassuring, too. They don't have too many options - I think...
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    Oh, please don't do this! Whether you noticed a reaction or not, you definitely put gluten into your system when you ate that chicken. Your food must not come in contact with gluten-containing foods. Ever. At all. Gluten cannot be removed from any food item. Once it's there, that food is not for you. It's mightily inconvenient, but very important...
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    The lab is keeping my son and I in suspenders, waiting to learn whether we are going to have to go gluten-free. I'm almost certain we will, though, and that comment above is deee-pressing! I don't go to work - I'm thinking about my own kitchen! Looks like hubby and 3 sisters may have to join the gluten-free party when they're at home, 'cause I just...
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    Just a note about milling your own flour. First, I agree with others that you'll want to have time to settle into some patterns of gluten-free eating so you can know whether you'd be likely to actually bake much in the long run. In case you do, though, I just wanted to mention that I've been happily milling my own grain for several years, and there...
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    I think that's where I saw Da Luciano featured. It's in the West Suburbs, but the owners have 4 kids who have celiac, so they specialize in gluten-free - pastas, breads, the whole shebang. I'm a Minnesotan, too, but grew up in the Chicago area and hope to get there sometime when I'm down to visit. The details: Da Luciano 8343 W. Grand Ave., River...
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    I am not a diagnosed celiac. I am hoping to *get* diagnosed, and am tired of wasting my time w/doctors who aren't up to date on celiac issues, so I was hoping someone could recommend a dermatologist who was clearly well-versed in DH. I've since made an appointment with a dermatology office that seems informed about this condition. I don't know what the...
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    I would have the doctor run another celiac panel (blood test.) A lot can change in 5 years, and many people who initiallly tested negative will test positive later (because the condition has progressed, sadly.) Of coure the blood test is often not conclusive, but it's a simpler, less invasive way to start. But that's just me. ;-)
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    Has anybody else tried Enjoy Life's Cinnamon Crunch Granola. I cannot believe how nasty that stuff is.
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    MNBeth replied to MNBeth's topic in Doctors

    Mayo is a no-go for now. The appointment secretary said they'll only consider seeing you if you've already had a positive biopsy and can send them the information. Of course, if I had a positive biopsy, why would I need to go?! Argh. Back to the drawing board.
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    I won't mind the drive one bit if they'll take me! I actually decided yesterday that I should try to get in there, and I've been trying to screw up my courage to make the call. I hate making phone calls, and I've heard people say that they couldn't get in without sending in biopsy results, etc., which I don't have, so that makes me all nervous. I'm such...
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    MNBeth posted a topic in Doctors

    Hi all, I'm new here, not yet diagnosed, and think I have DH. I'd like to have my rash biopsied, but really don't want to waste my time with a lab where they don't have much experience with DH. (I've spent enough time with doctors who don't have much experience with celiac!) Anyone had DH diagnosed in the Twin Cities area? North side is ideal, but...
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