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    I use the sorghum/potato starch/tapioca starch mix, too. I love it!!! I rarely ever use rice flour, I found the texture to be unpleasant from day one. I made a devil's food cake a couple of weeks ago that my husband (the gluten eater) swore no one would know was different. (And it makes fabtastic pancakes, too!! Xanthan gum seems pricey in the beginning...
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    I am IgA deficient. For the lab my doctor used, the normal range was somewhere around 88-200 or something like that. My number was 19. So, it was pretty safe to say that my low number obviously had a negative effect on my test results. My GI did a gene test on me to determine what my risk was, and we went from there. For me, the genetic test was very helpful...
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    I have to be just as careful with soy as I do gluten. I'm pretty sensitive to small amounts of gluten, and the same with soy. Thankfully, the reaction soy gives me doesn't last nearly as long as a gluten one, but it makes me feel pretty gross for a couple of hours. Although, I am one of those people that can handle soy lecithin, so, go figure So much...
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    Have you been gluten-free for a long time? If not, maybe they just don't fully understand. My mom, who is one of my biggest supporters, suggested that I eat the meat off a sandwich early on. She didn't know, it was pretty new to her and I was in the middle of a melt down because there was nothing else to eat at a conference of 3000 people. Like I said...
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    YES! You'll find many recipes, but the most important in any of the fried rice ones is to use cold rice. I tried it with just cooked rice the first time I made it because I didn't understand what difference it could make. It was gross, gross, gross!!! I found that most chinese food is not nearly as hard to make as I thought.
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    I don't do regular soy sauce. But I don't eat regular soy sauce often either, as I can't do soy. But, last year for our anniversary, we went to dinner a very nice restaurant and the chef was informed of the gluten problem before hand. The server, however, was a little clueless. So, we ordered something with a satay sauce for an appetizer (DUH!), because the...
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    Thanks for posting that!!! I'm from that area, and still have family there, so we visit pretty regularly. Nice to have a list of places for reference
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    Sorry to hijack, but I just have to ask: Is vaso-vagal syncope a symptom? My mom has this, and has been tested for celiac. Negative so far, but her vitamin D level just came back low (19), despite the fact the she LOVES the sun! Just curious. Thanks
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    Thanks for posting! I saw this earlier today, and while I'm not thrilled about Elizabeth Hasselback... I figure that a LOT of people watch Dr Oz, so this should be a good thing.
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    ARCHIVED Pediatric Dermatologist

    lizard00 posted a topic in Doctors

    I'm ready to take my son to the derm to have this rash looked at on his back/hips as I'm fearing that he has DH. He also has dark circles under his eyes, and complains of tummy aches a lot.... That said, I had him tested for celiac disease a little over a year ago, and it came back negative. But since I know how the testing goes, I think that having his...
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    I'm no genetic expert, and though I've tried to understand it, it's a completely foreign language to me. I am double DQ2 (0201), which puts me in the highest risk group for developing celiac. It also means that both my parents have at least one gene and my children have at least one. I don't know my husband's genetics, but right now I'm becoming suspect...
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    WELL... I don't believe in MS, so it MUST not be real Glad she's not my GP.
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    You mean the mountain folk end???? Swimmr... I heard that everyday growing up in southeastern VA. E V E R Y D A Y The city I grew up in had a language specific to it's inhabitants. Skreet, pruncil (for pencil), fity cent, the list could go on and on, and on, and on.
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    And we all know, Lisa, that eastern Cackalacky has an accent unto itself. And the only reason I can say that is because I'm from Tidewatah and we say Porchmith and Nahfik. (The cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk, respectively, to those who are not familiar with the area) Accents don't bother me, they make life interesting... bad grammar, not so much...
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    I can't stand when people put sounds into words that don't belong. My MIL ends the word safe with a t. It drives me nuts!!! I understand that geographic pronunciation varies, but adding a completely new sound to an existing word is a bit of a stretch... I believe this is called an epenthesis. (There, you learned a new word for today!)
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    Yeah, remove the center 'vein'. The easiest way to do it is either to pull them off with your hands, or my personal favorite and fastest, is to use one hand to hold the leaf, and wrap the other hand around the bottom of the vein, then run your hand up, removing the leafy part from the tough center stalk. Great! Now I want to make this and I don't have...
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    Thanks Patti I wasn't sure if I'd ever be back to feeling as good as before. Here's the kale recipe I mentioned earlier. As with all good recipes, it's a guideline... 1 bunch kale 2 t evoo 1 large onion, diced 6 medium plum tomatoes, seeded and diced (2 C) I usually use a pint of cherry tomatoes 2 garlic cloves, halved lengthwise ...
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    I have enjoyed reading this thread. I'm sorry I don't post much, but I have a 4 yr old and a 2 month old, and between the two of them, well... but, now that I'm finally able to do some cooking and stuff again, I'm really trying to get back to eating the way we used to. Got a little dependent on prepackaged stuff and takeout for a month or so after she was...
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    How many biopsies did the doc take? There are 22 ft of small intestine, so it's more likely that he missed it than that you were completely healed (in one month's time). Did you start to see results with the gluten-free diet? If so, then you have your answer. While tTG is pretty specific to celiac, it can occasionally be indicative of other things, so just...
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    Women are at a higher risk for autoimmune diseases in general. I'm not sure if I read this or not, but my belief is that it's because women tend to have more of the stressors to trigger AI diseases than men. For me personally, childbirth did it.
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    mmmmm, bacon We use Hormel all natural most of the time. I have not seen butterball brand either, but I can say that as of yet, I have never seen bacon with gluten.
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    Thanks for starting the thread, it's great!
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    Z Pizza has gluten free pizza, as well as Uno's. I, personally, am not a big fan of the Uno's pizza, but to each their own. It's worth a try. I do, however, LOVE Z Pizza's, if you happen to have one nearby.
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    I just had my baby two months ago, and was pretty worried about the hospital stay, too. But, I had the information Lisa referenced. Unfortunately, I didn't get to use it, as my daughter came a little early... But, they made a note in my file that I had celiac, which translated to the kitchen : Gluten Allergy. At any rate, they knew what I could eat and...
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    stickymommy, Were you gluten-free at the time of your testing? If so how long? That can affect the results of your test, as you have to be consuming gluten to have a shot at having accurate test results. And then of course, there are just people who will test negative. If you felt wonderful on the diet, then it seems as though you have found what's ailing...
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