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    Soy milk is YUCKY! Try Rice Milk (but some avoid Blue Diamond because of trace amounts of gluten). Or try almond milk, but if you can't tolerate soy, then you may have problems if it contains soy lecitin. I tried hazelnut milk, but I think rice milk is better. In baking, you can try substituting coconut milk. Coconut oil can take the place of butter, margarine...
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    I'm discovering this thread and doing lots more research now that it's clear to me I have multiple food intolerances. And, ahem, have had some other issues mentioned here. *blush blush* I'm questioning what's causing all these food intolerances in my case. I initially did come back negative for parasites from a stool sample somewhere around August 200...
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    Update: Four days after giving up potatoes, I had a normal BM today. I've been eating rice, so at this point I can tolerate that. I only wonder if in more time I won't be able to tolerate rice either. I guess my choice now is live with not being able to eat gluten, casein, nightshades or soy, or trying this diet to see if one day I can again tolerate potatoes...
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    ARCHIVED Our Gi Experience

    Offthegrid replied to Cath4k's topic in Doctors

    Sounds like a great doctor! What city do you live in, if you don't mind asking? The GI I went to was a complete jerk.
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    Atkins in a way sounds a lot like the specific carbohydrate diet. I plan to try this soon as I am still having symptoms after eliminating a whole host of food groups.
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    You've been on a gluten-free diet for 2 years. You feel better. What more proof should you need? I think a responsible doctor would write whatever note you may need for tax purposes. I personally have a note that I carry around from the doctor that says I need to travel with food (just in case some stupid movie theater or amusement park manager decides...
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    Has anyone gotten that peanut butter recipe to work with natural peanut butter (without hydrogenated -- soy -- oil)? My cookies have come out full of air, but I used regular sugar.
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    'Offthegrid' is actually something I thought up when I switched jobs. Although it would be neat to be able to be self-sufficient like that... Woolwhippet, I am so pleased to hear your success with it. It just seems at this point no matter what I eliminate, I'm still having symptoms. I eliminated dairy months ago, but am curious to see if I could eat the...
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    Didn't somebody just post somewhere that Xanas is not gluten-free?
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    You also can use flexible spending accounts. This is really neat because you set aside pre-tax dollars, and then get reimbursed for the DIFFERENCE in the cost of gluten-free food. Imagine how much this adds up to in flour alone. Essentially, it's like getting 25% off the food because you get to use pre-tax dollars. You do need a doctor's note stating...
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    I was angry for a long time about the diet. I felt so cheated. It felt so unfair. I'd look at someone eating gluten and get mad. Sometimes I cried. And too often I cheated. Now unfortunately for me I am discovering multiple food intolerances. It is still trial and error. But I am so much better than I was a year ago when I was dx'd. At that time, I had...
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    I personally think it should be mandatory for every food product in America to state whether it is gluten-free or not. Wal-Mart and Wegmans have taken huge strides in this effort and should be commended. But there is NO reason that EVERY product in a grocery store can't label whether it is gluten-free, may contain traces because of manufacturing, or definitely...
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    I wanted to know if anyone has used the specific carbohydrate diet. It seems extremely prohibitive, but at this point I've eliminated virtually every lectin and am still having symptoms. The latest food intolerance appears to be potatoes. At least this diet has the promise of possibly being able to eat some of these foods again. Has anyone followed it...
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    I don't know about the Chex mix, but instead of butter, why not use a dairy-free margarine (if he can have soy). If you google you'll get a few brands, but I know Fleischmann's UNsalted is casein-free.
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    It's a good read. My favorite part: I hope that Teddy's classmate's parents won't react negatively to the exclusion of peanut products from the classroom. I've heard parents freak out when told that no peanut butter could come into a classroom. "But it's all he will eat!" one parent said, as if it weren't possible for a child to live for a few hours without...
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    We had ham steaks last night, and I had leftovers for lunch and ran to the bathroom around 2. Hatfield says it's gluten-free. This is the ham ingredient list: Traditional Ham Steak Cured with Water, Contains less than 2% of Salt, Sugar, Potassium Lactate, Dextrose, Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite...
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    I've virtually stopped drinking coffee because of the dairy/soy issue sadly. I do crave Starbucks now and then. I just can't drink coffee black or with only sugar. I like wussy flavored coffee drinks.
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    Did you take the test yet, did you take the test yet, did you take the test yet????? Good luck!
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    Definitely changed! I used to be the queen of fast food, and now I look at it and feel disgusted. My hubby ate Cheetos the other day and the smell was horrible. Even rice milk isn't tasting too bad to me. Although what I wouldn't give for a normal slice of pizza ... I think that's one thing I'll never stop craving.
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    Sometimes I'm starving after a breakfast of just fruit. I'm doing better after adding peanut butter to the menu. I think it'd be easier if I could have some dairy or something. Eating some protein and fat definitely goes a long way to satisfying your hunger.
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    I can't even convince my family! My hubby has all the symptoms and at least agreed to the blood test, which was negative. He won't try going gluten-free for 3 weeks to see if he feels better. Granted, he might NOT have gluten intolernace but could just be lactose intolerant, but he won't try it. I guess bread just has too much of a pull on some people...
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    I just wanted to add that Jack Daniel's BBQ sauce is also NOT gluten-free. I had it a few times based on reading the label, and a later e-mail to Heinz revealed that it's not on their list of gluten-free items. Two of the marinaders are, however.
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    Avoid Blue Diamond almond milk, however -- it has soy.
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    I've been overweight my entire life. I had the D or loose BMs, but it got severe about a year ago when I began my most recent effort to seriously lose weight. I switched to whole-wheat bread, the old-fashioned Quaker Oats, etc., and WHAM! I was so sick I assumed I had food poisoning. Several months and multiple doctors later, I got the DX: gluten intolerance...
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    Here is my gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free pie crust recipe. It is actually really good! It tastes just like a "real" pie crust. The recipe makes two crusts. Open Original Shared Link I've yet to make a soy-free cookie, though. I tried making peanut butter cookies with natural peanut butter and coconut oil and the result was, well, interesting. I...
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