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  1. Takala
    I really do not understand the responses to the "I find bits of food on my things" which are claiming that noticing this, and re- washing it because of the possibility of cross contamination in a gluten- shared household, is being "overly obsessive." I think this is borderline trolling behavior designed to elicit a protest, besides being bad advice. ...
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    I would suggest you go to the PCP's office, and tell them to their faces in the office that you have symptoms of celiac, that the GI is not agreeing to test for it, and you need to be tested for celiac by a blood draw lab test, and tell them also if you need AN APPOINTMENT to get the doctor to agree to do this, then they are to schedule one right, right...
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    You are more likely to get a negative diagnosis anyway because you have been off of gluten for so long, unless you go back on gluten for a long time, even then, no guarantees at all, because damage takes a long time to create, so that still leaves you with the conundrum of what will it take to get you to stick with a gluten free diet.
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    Usually used in small quantities in combination with other gluten free flour mixtures, not by itself. It is the same type of rice that is used in sushi, so it is sticky when cooked. But that would mean the use of less gums, so it's a trade off.
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    If you don't have a large pot, break the noodles in half before you put them in the boiling, oiled, salted water. Stir and make sure it is not trying to settle on the bottom of the pan in the begining. Once done, drain, and rinse in cool water in a colander to get the sticky stuff off and to stop the cooking process. You then might have to add just a little...
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    If it makes you feel any better, I had a waitress in a sports themed bar/restaurant try to give me another brand of beer that I knew darned well was not gluten free to go with my gluten free pizza, saying "and oh, we have brand xxx, gluten free beer." This particular beer brand isn't even marketed as gluten free. I said, that's not a gluten free beer...
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    Most of the talking points against the "gluten free fad diet" are coming from various lobbying interests, who are all trying to jockey for position over the agricultural subsidies given to corporations to grow various crops, and for the biological research and the medical research dollars for universities. They are using talking points provided by certain...
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    You can have both celiac/gluten intolerance and a wheat allergy or hay fever or other allergies to any sorts of things. Allergies = histamine reaction. Celiac = auto immune reaction where body is bothered by proteins inside and makes antibodies against itself. Gluten intolerance = like celiac without the official diagnostic seal of approval™ (okay, t...
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    Pain is not a diagnosis, it is a symptom. Putting the word "functional abdominal" in front of it doesn't make it less so. We have pain for a reason - to make us stop doing what we are doing, that is harmful. If we were back in the stone age, and the grass seeds we were eating caused pain, we'd stop eating them. No different now other than the societal...
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    He may be in denial because he realizes he contributed to her genetic makeup. He may even have symptoms of gluten intolerance or celiac, and he is also in denial about that. Gluten is addictive, after all. Some relatives are just weird about this. We've had plenty of people on the boards here saying that their parents are not exactly cooperative or fully...
  11. Takala
    Avoid processed foods as much as possible, and eat fresh, whole foods cooked from scratch as much as possible. You also may be intolerant to oats as a small percentage of celiacs are. Other common cross reactions are dairy (see that you are already avoiding that for now) and soy proteins such as soy flours. You can't undo years of celiac damage in...
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    I am thankful I was diagnosed back in the early '80's by an osteopath, because when we moved to a different state nearly 2 decades later, I was rather shocked at how people who are not classic rheumatoid or lupus types are treated, so I tried seeing a couple of equally clueless rheumatologists, and gave up. If you aren't a candidate for the newer ATNF drugs...
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    ARCHIVED Dental Horror

    Takala replied to Adalaide's topic in Doctors

    I don't have a dental horror story other than the wisdom tooth extraction. Decades ago, I lucked into my husband working with a co worker who's dad was one of those old school dentists and who was on the state dental review board, so he took me on and made recommendations for things with the other types of dental work. For the next extraction (before the...
  14. Takala
    'Tis better to err on the side of caution, however, if your birthday is a big gluten blow-out typically, you might want to start to experiment with gluten free treats for that, such as a special gluten-free cake, ice cream, homemade pizza on a gluten free purchased crust, gluten-free beer or soda, etc, but keep consuming at least 2 servings of the glue- poison...
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    So, keep up the good work and send her next time with her own gluten-free personal pizza and cupcake. A lot of people make these in batches, or at least keep pizza crusts in the pantry supply, and freeze them for when needed. Individuals vary on how may hits they need before they become sick from eating gluten. Even diagnosed celiacs will sometimes...
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