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    I have WellPoint (Anthem) health insurance and they do cover some of the compounded medications. You never mentioned what type of symptoms you are having?
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    Momma Goose - during your candy research did you come across any info about what kind of grain alcohol they use in vanillin. I've eaten some candies that appear to be gluten free, but for some reason I will have a slight gluten type reaction (itchng, etc). When I read the ingredients, the only suspect I see is the grain alcohol in the vanillin.
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    I feel the same way, but I don't miss the fancy food as much just the simple things we used to be able to eat. Cheeseburger deluxe, BLT, Ruben on Rye, Pizza, Giant breaded tenderloin, breaded cod, submarine sandwich, etc. etc. etc.
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    Sometimes adding some gluten free mayonaise will moisten a take. Tablespoon or so. I don't use any of the mixes. I mix brown rice flour, tapioca flour and potato starch flour. I make my own pie crust using that mix. My wife has made gluten free crustless cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake, blueberry cake, apple spice cake, outstanding biscuits and they all...
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    Don't discount a flu type virus. There is one hitting the Indianapolis area that once it hits a family member they all get it. My symptoms were loss of appetite (nothing sounded good), cramps, gas, no GIs, fatigue and it went on for at least 10 days. I finally was able to eat some Thai Kitchen Noodles, but food did not appeal to me at all while I had that...
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    While you are talking with you Dr. bring up the vacine you can get to prevent the shingles. If you have Chickenpox that makes you a candidate for shingles later in life, and shingles is no fun at all.
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    I've had the gluten allergy for about 15 years and I can't remember having problems with my blood pressure spiking. But over the past 6 months it seems like that when I get in to certain forms of gluten my blood pressure gets erratic and will go from normal to 139, 185, 200. It doesn't stay high, but goes up and then will go to like 120 or 115. The way...
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    I found about my gluten allergy about 15 years ago and my first thought was it would be easy to stay on the diet. Over time I've come to realize that finding out is only half the battle, the other half is staying gluten free. For instance, my wife has become fairly gluten conscience, but she still will eat some food with gluten. I have to remember not...
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    My wife just purchased this book from QVC titled Encyclopedia of Kitchen Secrets by Dr. Myles H. Bader. I have a low tolerance for yeast so a substitute he mentioned in the book caught my eye. I haven't had time to test it out yet but Dr. Bader says you can use 1 teaspoon of baking soda mixed with 1 teaspoon of powdered Vitamin C as a yeast subsitute.
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    I've tried several of the gluten free beers but they all seem to taste like Sam Adams or Killian Red. I was never fond of either of those, and would love to find a gluten free beer that taste more along the lines of Dos Equs, Corona or Amstel. If I can't find something suitable I might have to start making my own.
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    Don't count on any regular cereals sold in stores to be gluten free. They either have wheat, barley gluten or some kind of preservative in them. For some reason they love to use barley malt in cereal. Bob's Red Mill Whole Rolled Oats marked Gluten Free are the safest oats you can use. None of the other oats can be trusted. Problem with Bobs is it takes...
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    You are wise to stick with the potato vodka. Most bartenders don't know what gluten really is and think gluten is what they have at the seat of their pants. Matter of fact I just read a post that said PF Chang has a gluten free drink consisting of gluten free potato vodka and gluten free white grape juice. The other vodkas can't be trusted because they...
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    If I eat or drnk the wrong thing I have a lot of problems with incontinance; and not just a night. Certain vinegars really tear me up. The cramps you are experiencing are nocturnal cramps. The precise cause of these cramps is unclear, but your frequent urination could be causing dehydration and that is one cause. Low levels of calcium and/or sodium can...
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    Your symptoms are very much like mine. I am not celiac but have a low tolerance for gluten. Some forms give me the GIs and zap my energy. I call that one the ladder, because first I get euphoria as I move up the ladder but when I get to the top, I start to feel really wiped out and as I move down the ladder I feel worse and worse. When I get to the bottom...
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    I picked up on a flour recipe maybe even from this site about 1 year ago and have used it for cakes, pancakes, biscuits, pie crusts. I use 2 cups brown rice flour, 2/3 cups potato starch flour and 1/3 cup Tapioca flour. For the pie crust I like to add a little almond flour. It's is interesting to substitute different gluten free flours for the potato starch...
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    greendog replied to krebbecca's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    It is very frustrating and I don't cry but I sure do swear a lot to myself. I do eat out but I don't select where I eat based upon so-called gluten free menus, which seems like a oxymoron. I tend to pick restaurants based on the quality of the food and service, and then select foods that aren't too complex.
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    Your dermatologist needs to open his mind a little and look at other possibilites. I'm not a celiac but can't tolerate gluten. If I eat gluten in certain forms like vinegar it will make me itch, and it is usually in the lower legs. Certain kinds of wine will do the same thing. Worse in the winter time because the winter weather is already beating up your...
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    Thank you, this is helpful. Do you know of any processing for like Lite Beers that would remove some of the gliadin? I'm sort of an anomoly in that I can't eat a few crumbs of gluten in a breadlike state without having harsh side effects, but can drink some Lite Beers with little or no side effects.
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    While checking out Walmart for gluten free items I found that the Walmart brand bacon is actually marked gluten free in nice big letters. The other brands didn't say gluten free.
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    Well MommaGoose I was actually talking about 2 different situations. One being the pizza in the oven and one being gliadin in a liquid state. When I mentioned vaporized I was actually referring to the gliadin in the liquid state (like alcohol). And in my old moonshining days I think we were able to vaporize some of that liquid. At least before we drank...
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    I've been on this gluten kick for about 15 of my adult years so I know about the gliadin. How about if the gliadin is in something like alcohol which can be vaporized.
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    The Advanced Medical Center in Indianapolis IN compounds a lot of their own supplements and medicines. Believe you can go to www.guyerinstitute.com and get to it.
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    Does anyone know if the Gluten Protein can exist in a vaporized state. I have read and heard that if the substance gluten is in is heated to a temperature where it vaporizes that when it turns back to liquid the protein is gone. I have also read that if a thin crust pizza is baked long enough in a true pizza oven that is like > 500 degrees that the gluten...
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    If I get in to the right kind of gluten and it messes with my digestive track I lose a lot of my energy. I use the treadmill, Weider Home Gym and free weights for exercise and when I stay away from the gluten I can exercise for at least 2 hours without burning out. If I get in to the gluten, I quit digesting what I eat and drink and my energy levels drops...
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