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    I think a lot of people don't think about what they say before they say it - whether about diet, or a friend's intelligence, or almost anything. Not blaming, just describing. So I don't take it too seriously when folks react with such horror - although I guess I do assume the speaker might be a touch narcicistic (okay, I can't spell that) - I do say ...
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    Maybe your son would understand the difference between explaining-his-medical-condition vs. making-sure-he-doesn't-get-glutened? They are 2 different things, although related. The medical condition is not an allergy - and that's important to understanding it fully To avoid getting glutened, using the term "allergy" is pretty effective - the server...
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    It is frustrating to be gluten-free at times it is tough to be gluten-free at times for me, I feel so much better (physically and mentally) when gluten-free that it makes up for the tough parts yes, as ravenwoodglass said, vent here daily if it helps!! I agree with Mom23boys, a simple, from-scratch diet is the easiest (mentally, time-wise and...
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    ditto!! skin crawling used to wake me up in the middle of the night. RLS used to annoy me just after dinner. In my body they felt very different, but both go away when I'm gluten-free. After I get glutened, and after the initial symptoms go away, it can take a couple weeks until my skin is 100% normal - I get a light itchiness (not as extreme...
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    bummer! Could you share some of the restaurants that you did enjoy over the weekend? I've decided when it comes to restaurants, it is "attitude" over "aptitude" - that is, the question isn't are they *able* to make a gluten-free meal for us, it is are they *willing* to. Most pizza places and bakeries excepted (all that airborne wheat flour)...
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    I'll have to check out the NPR feature! depending on the restaurant, gluten-free is possible with Mexican food. dining card idea in espanol is a great idea. If you have a 'regular' restaurant you usually go to, it will be worth an initial conversation (could take a few minutes) to figure out how & what you can eat there. Beware that most...
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    all these 'teachable moment' opportunities! waitress - "oh, our rice balls are okay, they're coated in panko" another server "the chef says just read the menu, all the ingredients are listed there" me: "what about the meatballs, those usually have breadcrumbs or oatmeal or something to bind them" server: "let me check"....returns to table,...
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    My primary care physician was able to order allergy blood tests along with the celiac blood tests. I think it ended up being 3 or 4 vials of blood at the local testing site (Quest is the brand of testing service)...so for the test alone, you may not need an allergist? But I can see it *would* be nice for you to find (an informed) one for advice. You...
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    I encourage you (if you haven't already) to search this forum for "blood test" - there is a wide range of opinion! Go ahead and gather information, educate yourself, and come to a decision that is right for you, one you can be confident in. My viewpoint (just one person, not a medical professional) - unless it is critical to your future treatment in...
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    Deborah- hang in there. at least your doctors are listening to you, I have a friend with GI issues and her doctor said "well, your tests are normal, it must be the three Fs - Female, Fair, and over Fifty" (!)
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    Hey, good luck in your quest. Do you know if you have 'normal' thyroid activity? most sea salt doesn't have iodine in it (unlike commercially processed salt); depending on how much seafood you eat there could maybe be some relation??? Others know a lot more about minerals, absorption, etc. than I do.
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    babysteps replied to MDRB's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Tricky. My mother died before I realized I can't have gluten, but we certainly went round and round on plenty of other issues. In her case I now think she was OCD (hoarding in particular), but didn't figure that out until after her death either... but I digress - In my case, what worked really well was meeting on neutral territory. Somehow at a restaurant...
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    I love eggs. I don't eat that many beans (more a rice person myself), but have read on these forums some find beans easier when they are soaked for at least 24hrs. If using canned, drain & rinse them well. apparently many beans have a coating that can be hard (for some at least) to digest, the soaking and rinsing helps deal with that before it...
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    stopping can be tough worthwhile! but tough it can be even more tough if you're living with someone who isn't 100% supportive (makes it more tough both physically - how to avoid cc? - and mentally) but stopping gluten *can* be done! consider making your own meals - not sure how old you are, but I'm assuming at least 14 If cooking every day...
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    I wonder if more celiacs are slow metabolizers of caffeine than in the general population - most of my family, at least on my mother's side, has an issue with caffeine. 3 of us are celiac, another 2 (at least) we suspect are/were.
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    my husband's chiropractor sells standard process products and they were a bit clueless when I asked about gluten-free. Also many of their products have barley grass (which many supplement makers seem to consider gluten-free, but call me crazy...) anyway, I have found success with the TwinLab "Allergy Multi Caps" (after trying some other gluten-free multi...
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    Deborah- wow, hopefully your hunch on the corn is right and you will be feeling better soon! you may want to consider some variation of an elimination diet, where you restrict food to 'safe' items (usually rice, meat and perhaps select veggies - yams are especially popular) for a time (few days to few weeks depending on what version you're following)...
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    Jet blue snacks are mostly glutenous, but the terra blue potato chips are okay (I called the mfgr, they are made on a gluten-free line, but same building does make corn & wheat blend tortillas - they say they follow safe practices to avoid cc). Continental I did get a gluten-free meal cross-country (twice) - although the breakfast came with non gluten...
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    Had a lovely meal at The Seafood Barge in Southold NY on Saturday (Zagat 21/17/19, $46) and our waiter, Rita, was gluten-free! I had specials (thoughtfully printed out for the day, there were 2 each starters & main courses) - local steamers, then local scallops with a potato/parsnip puree, spinach and a lemon-walnut-butter sauce (neither required any...
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    I usually nuke food at work in a plastic container with the top on (not super-sealed, but not open) and then serve out onto my plate. That way I don't have to worry about the crumbs so much - luckily we have a small office and few others use the microwave, but I do wipe it out first anyway. could a place mat help the crumbs-on-table situation? Then...
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    I agree, aim for 'white tablecloth' restaurants and you can usually do well. Anyplace they make the food themselves from scratch is worth a try. If the bbq is more texas (dry rub only) or carolina style (vinegar sauce added after bbq'ing), that even works well! While not my first choice, if you can find the gluten-free friendly chains along your route...
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    my husband came up with a good - well, not quite casserole, but here goes: brown rice, cooked fresh or leftover cooked (or if you prefer, raw), cut up small, like 1/4" or so fresh or leftover meat, either ground or sliced, cut into strips, and cut the strips (so you get similar size pieces to the veggies) mix all together, with a bit of olive oil...
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    one way to find out would be go back to your low/no fat & sugar gluten-free diet for as long as it takes for your system to stabilize. then try each of the 'new' foods, one at a time, to see which if any were triggers. If all is well even then, it may have been the combination of all the new foods at once? Good luck being Sherlock Holmes...
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    thanks!
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    our CT-based dining group had a special (as in $450/person or so, including incredible wines) dinner at Thomas Keller's Per Se restaurant Saturday in NYC. Their usual menu is a prix fixe, $175 for 5 courses at lunch, $275 for 9 courses at dinner. Per person. Excluding beverages. Yes, it is very expensive! We used miles for a 'free' hotel room in the...
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