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  1. Offthegrid
    My family is predominently German.
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    You will be disappointed by the gluten-free bread. Get the kinnikinnick over the Internet if you want to try it. Otherwise, try corn tortillas -- you have to heat them, but they aren't bad. Otherwise, make yourself some banana bread for quick breakfast at work or muffins. There's a banana bread recipe on the Ener-G potato flour box I believe. Try cornbread...
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    Oops, wanted to talk about lunch. The eastiest thing to do is take leftovers or cook on the weekends. Chicken breast, steak, pot roast -- anything can be made gluten-free. Use McCormick spices. They will use the word "gluten" in the ingredients. Rice. Potatoes. Veggies. Fruits. You'll be eating a lot healthier, too. Bake some gluten-free cookies. I freeze...
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    Welcome. Getting the gluten-free diagnosis can be very difficult, emotionally, socially. I know I was angry for a long time. And a bit in denial. And it does take a while to get used to this stuff, so please be patient with yourself. As for going so long with a wrong diagnosis, I am sorry to hear that, too. I only went through 6 months of testing because...
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    So glad to hear of everyone's good news. Rachel, I don't know your entire story, but I did read the beginning of the thread, and I'm so glad to hear that you are making tremendous strides. I am really impressed by how you've hung in there through it all and now you have something to celebrate. I had a minor relapse last night, but feeling good today. Only...
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    Sorry you are in pain! Do you think hot tea would help soothe you? I second the pepto bismal also. It is really hard in the beginning, so be patient and gentle with yourself. I can sit in any restaurant now and not be drooling and ravenous and nearly crazy to want to kill someone to steal their food, but it took a while to get this way. One thing I...
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    I used to get the potato at Wendy's, but looks like that's out for me at least. I just usually bring my own food and then buy a soda. No one's ever said anything. Do you have a Panera Bread near you? I have heard they will prepare a salad for you in a clean bowl. I personally have not tried it. Another sometimes safe quick option could be Chinese. You...
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    The premade gluten-free breads are junk. If you make a bread from a mix, I don't think it's that good. If you make it from scratch, it will taste pretty good -- but it's time consuming. I personally just don't even do bread anymore. I don't even miss it, although I did in the beginning. For hamburgers, I have them plain with veggies on top and mustard...
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    I wonder how recent this change is. I just sick after eating the chili just a month or so ago.
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    I think if you can't eat potatoes and nightshades, you can't eat any potatoes -- including sweet potatoes?
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    Yeah, does anybody have an idea to substitute for mashed potatoes? I know there *is* no substitute, but I can't help dreaming. Maybe something inventive with carrots? I might try a homemade apple pie. With the crust on top and everything. My family for some reason typically has gluten-free meatballs as well as with turkey. I might bring my own meatballs...
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    This was actually the initial symptom I went to the doctor with. I knew I had digestive problems for a while, but I guess when you have them virtually your whole life you don't see them as abnormal until they get *really* bad. I had tons of tests. Sleep test, stress test, MRIs of the spine, nothing. Doctors never could explain it. Eventually I switched...
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    Beware that there is dairy in some of the Pamela's mixes. I know there's buttermilk in the pancake mix. Bob's Red Mill makes a pancake mix, but I think it stinks. I have a homemade pancake recipe but haven't tried it yet. Use rice milk or almond milk instead of regular milk.
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    I posted this on some other threads, but should add here: I believe it is potatoes. One day I ate a baked potato for dinner the night before, another baked potato for lunch, gluten-free potato chips fried in 100% pure cottonseed oil and then plain mashed potatoes for dinner. I was SICK as a dog the next day. Ouch! I have eliminated all potatoes since...
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    There is a protein in milk called casein. It very well may be that she cannot digest that protein. Lactose is an enzyme. Therefore, if she is casein intolerant, she would NOT be able to use Lactaid products. I tried them, fell in love with the Lactaid chocolate milk, then had to reluctantly give them up. And I *think* Lactaid pills contain gluten, although...
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    I *believe* there are some commercial chocolates available that are dairy-free AND soy-free. I forget the brand because it's packed in a box, but it's one of my top foods to challenge later now that I'm off nightshades and starting to feel better. You can also have those Larabar Jocolat bars I think. They have a few different chocolate flavors. I personally...
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    How awful! I'm thinking about you ...
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    I had tried goat's milk in pumpkin pie, and got sick, but that *may* have been from potatoes eaten around the same time. It's something I'm going to have to test in the future. Coconut milk is a good dairy substitute for baking. I like rice milk for the occassional cereal or fruit smoothy. Almond milk is also really, really good, but some contain soy and...
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    I believe Wal-Mart also label its pure vanilla extract gluten-free, too, but not sure. I think it's really imitation vanilla you mostly have to worry about.
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    Wait, is there corn in Fruity Pebbles? I may have inadvertently eliminated corn, too, by eating so many unprocessed foods. I'm certain on the potatoes, but I might have to do a corn challenge possibly. -- start rant -- So it looks like if I just keep eating "real" food, I should stay healthy and happy. I feel a lot better already. And I'm glad that I...
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    Morning, everyone. I have a major, MAJOR announcement. Attention! Attention, everyone! Are you ready? Are you sitting down? Prepare to be shocked... I had a normal BM this morning for the second day in a row. AND, at the same time as yesterday. Can you believe it? I'm "regular!" I don't think that's EVER happened in ......
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    I feel like this sometimes, too. My bet would be that you have other food intolerances. Dairy/casein is common. Soy is also common. In my case, I recently discovered by a challenge (eating tons of potatoes in 24 hours), getting really sick and then stopping the potatoes that I very well might not be able to have nightshades either. Nightshades are potatoes...
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    How frustrating! Family can be so insensitive sometimes. I was fortunate enough that my sister-in-law would make the stuffing outside the turkey this Thanksgiving, but then got to listen to them all rant about how it didn't taste as good. Well, excuse me! Sorry you had to have one little dish taste a little different while I got to sit and watch you slather...
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    What is a PICC line? doesn't sound fun -- hope all goes well, though.
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    A dermatologist can test the rash for dermatitis herpetiformis. I believe my niece and sister-in-law have it, and possibly my own hubby, but none of them will try gluten-free. You can't make someone do it. Maybe you can find out their objections. Are they worried about having to give up foods? Virtually anything can be made gluten-free and still taste...
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