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  1. lizard00
    Yeah, I would agree with getting a CBC, along with a check for vitamin D and your thyroid checked, if you haven't already. I had severe fatigue initially, and started with sublingual b12. But, it wasn't until I started vit D that I noticed my health improved by leaps and bounds. I didn't read where you were tested for Celiac (gotta admit, some of the...
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    So, when you're saying light vs heavy flours, would a grain/bean flour be considered heavy, while a starch would be a lighter flour? Has anyone attempted to make croissants yet???
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    It depends if your kids are gluten-free, too. My son is not, and loves their fried rice. He also recently ate almost off of his honey seared chicken, which I think is kind of sweet. He's in the picky stage right now, too. You can get brown, white or fried rice just as a side, and most everything I've had there comes with veggies. He also will sometimes...
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    It usually happens to me when I had done a forum search.
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    Did you see your test results? Get them if you can, to see any comments that may have been made by the lab, and to see their reference ranges. My doctor was so excited to tell me I didn't have celiac, too. She didn't know how to read the results either... And how often did you eat regular oats/rye crackers? All of this could have an impact on your results...
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    Check out this thread from about a month ago... https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=58491
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    I saw the choco yesterday at Super Target, but didn't look at the ingredient list. Just happened to see them as I passed by. I, too, have only heard stories of the elusive strawberry flavor.
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    Since I'm allergic to egg whites, that wouldn't exactly work. Not that I'm much into eggy textures either. Maybe that was the problem with the muffins I tried to make... I don't know. I'll have to keep exploring the coconut flour. Thanks everyone for the tips!!!! Please, keep them coming
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    They're simply stating a fact: millet is a gluten-free food. It helps those who don't know what grains are safe to eat on a gluten-free diet. I believe what you're looking for is further information saying whether or not they batch tested it for contamination, or processed it in a wheat free facility, etc. Am I right on that? That is not required, but...
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    An MSG intolerance is not that uncommon, among celiacs and non celiacs. That's why many restaurants advertise when they're MSG free... My mom doesn't have celiac, but MSG gives her terrible headaches. A very easy way to test yourself would be to try one thing without the other for a couple of days. So, MSG while gluten-free, then eat gluten while MSG free...
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    Start now and eat the equivalent of 2-4 slices of bread a day. At only a week and a half, you still have a decent chance of an accurate test (well, as accurate as they are at this point). Make sure you get the full celiac panel done... doctors are notorious for not ordering the complete panel, as a result you get incomplete information.
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    I have some coconut flour, and remember reading here that it is tricky to get the hang of. I don't see it everywhere, so I bought it when I had the chance. I tried to make some muffins... it wasn't pretty. In this case, would you continue to add water, or how do you know when enough is enough?
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    Celiac and a wheat allergy are two completely different things. Celiac is an autoimmune disease, an allergy is still an immune response, but it's not autoimmune and the tests are based on two different component of the immune system. An allergy test is IgE based, and celiac testing is IgA/IgG based. That being said, you can have one or both, but just...
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    5 lbs or so (per person) is a pretty good monthly average, which is a healthy rate. The first week kind of jump starts weight loss, but it's hard to stick to for much longer and isn't good to cut your calories that low for a long amount of time. So, you may lose 2 or 3 during the first week, but then it should stay around 1-2 lbs a week after that. You really...
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    Thanks for the tips so far! So, something else I've been wondering: can you do a cup for cup substitution? Say, 1 C of Fenster's flour blend (for example) for 1 C of regular flour?
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    lizard00 replied to Lisa's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I think a lot of the difference comes between restaurants that actually prepare the majority of their food on the premises, versus a place like Applebee's that takes it out of a bag and either cooks it or slaps it on a plate. A long time ago, I asked for something to be left off of a salad at Applebee's, and they replied that they couldn't because it came...
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    So, you did the right thing upping your caloric intake. Most diet programs do not work to preserve metabolism, which is really the key to successfully losing weight. I teach a weight management program that is basically a week of cutting to 1200-1300 calories, 3 weeks of 1500-1600, and one to two weeks of around 2000 calories, specifically for protecting...
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    I was never much of a baker before gluten-free, so most of my baking skills have come from being gluten-free. While this is a good thing, as I didn't have to struggle with the difference, I don't know the mechanics of baking very well. Cooking has not been a challenge at all, but the baking... very much a trial and error. Good thing I like to experiment...
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    We have a minimal amount of gluten in our house, too. (A big part of that is that I have a 4 yr old who is as messy as a regular four yr old boy) It's easier to contain crumbs and such that way. We have regular bread, cheerios and sometimes goldfish. Occasionally, my husband will buy frozen pancakes (YUCK!!) and cook them in the oven on foil. I do not...
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    Congratulations!! Get the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting". It was the biggest help for me, aside from a good doctor. You may not necessarily have morning sickness. I didn't with my first, and haven't with the second one (I'm 22.5 weeks). But I can't allow myself to get too hungry, or that does make me nauseous. And try to have some gluten...
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    I've not come across too many places that the fries themselves were bad. But take it one step further and ask about the cooking procedure. That is where many of us get into trouble. The fries can be fried in the same oil as other breaded items, thus contaminating the otherwise safe fries... Some restaurants use dedicated fryers for their fries, others...
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    Yes, but even with that argument, the barley malt would contain gluten, as would the spelt, which does not indicate this it is sprouted. I would not touch it either, those two ingredients alone indicate that it contains gluten. I would suggest making your own bread for greater variety. Tastes much better than any of the frozen alternatives!
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    When we're on the road and we do fast food, I usually try to stick with Wendy's or Chick Fil A. Chick Fil A fries are safe, because they don't fry their other foods. I usually order the chargrilled chicken w/no bun and fries. They almost always get it right, although this last time I went through the drive thru and they left the bun on... At Wendy...
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    It's probably not. Their advantage is that the standard serology tests are the complete panel; many doctors do not order the complete celiac panel. And it doesn't hurt that celiac testing is one of the areas they have 'specialized' in. I had my genetic testing done through Prometheus, and their results just give you a risk factor, obviously it cannot...
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    I went through something similar to what you are experiencing very early in my diagnostic process. Everything I ate hurt. My safe foods were plain chicken, rice, bananas, and potatoes. I ate this for probably a week or two and was scared to deviate. If there are foods that you know do not cause you problems, stick with just those for a small amount of time...
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