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Brendygirl, I would also love to know the name of the Montclair bakery -- I work right nearby! I tried googling "sweet sensations" in Montclair, CA, and nothing came up... Thanks!! :-)

I'm pretty new at this too, and I don't know that it'd be better in any other region of the country, but I agree, it's frustrating that not too many people in SoCal seem to be really familiar with celiac, etc. It's rough that we not only deal with managing our own choices and diet issues, but also end up trying to deal with others' reactions to it... I...

Thank you SO much for your response -- you've given me a great overview of the issues. I'm still feeling my way on all of this, of course -- but this whole forum is SUCH a great resource!! Thanks again!

Hi all, I don't know if this is a very specific question, but -- I recently got the blood and gene tests, both positive, because two family members tested positive (my mother had 2 genes for celiac). So I'm going off gluten entirely, hoping to avoid severe damage in the first place. But I never did have particularly severe symptoms, just minor stomach...