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  1. Takala
    It could be anything, so don't worry if you don't figure out every source. If I eat in public, I try to wash my hands first and rinse them really well if I have been touching a lot of stuff before sitting down. And my dear spouse will get extra paper napkins for me to lay out so nothing touches the table, even if it has been cleaned recently. But you...
  2. Takala
    Baked potatoes, white or sweet, (can bake several at once, and reheat) topped with your favorite toppings, like olive oil, yogurt, cheese, cheese and broccoli, chile, bacon, almond butter, maple syrup, etc. We always cook up the entire package of hamburger at once and then either eat the burgers at will, or use the meat in other things like tacos, etc. ...
  3. Takala
    She can't do eggs. Okay, do you have available, as an egg substitute, some flaxseed ground up, or some chia seed that you can soak in water, or some plain, gluten free unsweetened psyllium ? Otherwise can you find gluten free buckwheat (you can grind buckwheat seeds in a coffee grinder to make flour) or gluten free tapioca or gluten free amaranth...
  4. Takala

    ARCHIVED Denny's

    Takala replied to ShortStuff2309's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    While I have not been there in several years, it would depend on the Denny's and what the waitstaff/cooks were like and what was ordered. If you are careful and have a good waiter, plus have good back and forth communication (this is where the word "allergy" comes in handy, altho technically incorrect) you can get a few items there to make a meal. ( I wouldn...
  5. Takala
    "Tricia Thompson, RD" is not a regulatory authority. She is not the FDA nor the USDA, of the United States, which have written rules on this topic, which are original source content which can be found online, which do have exploitable loopholes. The top allergen list for the USA does not contain 2 sources of triticum gluten - barley and rye. According...
  6. Takala
    Unless they tell us what is in the actual text of the proposed gluten free labeling regulations "under review," it is like endorsing a pig in a poke. It could be even worse than what we have now if it allows things like unlabeled oats or unlabeled codex wheat starch to be called "gluten free." Furthermore, this HuffPo blog piece by Rep. Lowrey (NY) and...
  7. Takala
    Look, guys, if some of you don't quit with the misinfo on the USDA "natural flavors" loophole, which allows gluten in barley and rye byproducts, and from processed starches and other grain byproducts which may not be gluten free, to be applied or used as flavoring or seasonings, you are going to inadvertently make somebody sick. USDA does not care at all...
  8. Takala
    Sounds like one of my random, non organic dairy reactions, which means some corporate big farm somewhere was dosing their poor milk cows with who knows what antibiotics or other drugs, and not holding all the milk back..... these people fighting the better food labeling rules, and sneering at organic foods are a real trip and must truly be oblivious in...
  9. Takala
    Oh, yes, definitely, that's the spirit.
  10. Takala
    Uh, really, there are some things in detail that don't have to be shared with anyone else in the workplace..... if you had food poisoning you don't have to "share" the details of every moment in the bathroom, if you have a period that lasted 12 days and nearly caused you to pass out from anemia you don't have to share the details of how many maxi pad boxes...
  11. Takala
    1/3 SanJ Tamari gluten-free soy sauce, 1/3 freshly squeezed citrus juice*, 1/3 pure apple cider vinegar. Sweeten to taste if necessary, use as teriyaki sauce marinade and cooking sauce for chicken, can be braised or baked in this. * we have a lot of Meyer lemons at this time of year, so I might use that instead of an orange or a mandarin orange
  12. Takala
    Get a blood test for celiac disease. This measures the antibodies in your blood to the proteins in gluten. You need to do this while you are on gluten, not off of it for any length of time. If it is "just" gluten intolerance, it won't show up on a blood test, then you can select what option to try next, such as a trial diet, but, you need to tell your...
  13. Takala
    I don't usually say this, but.... your problem isn't the diagnostic process at this point. You've had 2 positive biopsies over a 5 year span and have never adhered fully to a gluten free diet. Untreated celiac (not sticking to a gluten free diet) will frequently result in yet more food allergies and intolerances because of "leaky gut." It will result...
  14. Takala
    I think it tastes different, but for the most part much better, because it's home- baked. I also don't use gums very much at all, instead using the gluten-free flours that tend to need them less, combined with soaked chia seed.
  15. Takala
    No mention of non celiac gluten sensitivity in this Fox article (which was an older story anyway) so one not knowing any better would assume only 1% of the population needs a gluten free diet. The "no gluten labeling" pr blitz continues....
  16. Takala
    No, you're not imagining it. You may be one of those people with more taste buds, or even a "supertaster." (I'm not, but there really are such people, and they don't like a lot of stuff we normals can't detect as well. ) But leftover pancakes are just difficult, I grind my own buckwheat or almonds, and they are very nice fresh and just okay as a refrigeratored...
  17. Takala
    Good Grief. You, Adalaide, are Not_Depressed. I guess, in retrospect, I was fortunate that when the Neuro from Hell™ tried that stunt on me, to my face, implying I was making up my ataxia symptoms, bless her heart, even though she had tested my reflexes/coordination on the initial exam a year earlier, and something obviously was wrong, I had the t...
  18. Takala
    Pour the lentils onto a plate and make sure there are not non-lentils lurking in there, pick them out. Then put the lentils in a colander and rinse those suckers before you cook them. Hear you on the soaps. Every time I get fond of one, the manufacturers would change the formula. Do you have the Dr Bronner's castile soap there ? I have had some...
  19. Takala

    ARCHIVED Newb Here

    Takala replied to Wahls's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Are your thyroid medications gluten free ? They are not required to be, nor are they labeled if they contain gluten or other allergen, an ongoing scandal the FDA refuses to address yet here in the USA. You have to check with the pharmaceutical manufacturer if your drug store is being a pia about it, they should be able to give you the contact information...
  20. Takala
    Try to do it the best you can. You won't "shoot" your progress if you screw up, just slow it down. We all make mistakes, sometimes inadvertent ones. We also vary in sensitivity. I am amazed at what other people can eat, but... it is a tradeoff, I have relatively few restrictions other than the gluten,oats,flax, soy flours, possibly millet (wasn't sure...
  21. Takala
    Go home and get tested. This is a no- brainer. Otherwise you are more likely to spend the next few years going on and off gluten because you have doubts, plus you don't have the official biopsy results, and you will have created that situation by going gluten free for long enough to have screwed it up. If you're celiac, every day you eat gluten, you...
  22. Takala
    Some stores have less customer service skills than others..... and no, I don't brain pick and then leave empty handed at our local outlets, but they know why I have to read every label !
  23. Takala
    Ask yourself "what is different?" about this year vs. last year, re: everything that is going into your mouth, including otc and Rx medications. Strongest possibilities are cross contamination, additional food reactions such as to oats, soy, and thyroid issues, or a combination of all three. Don't despair, it's possible to figure this out.
  24. Takala
    Normal or near normal people who are not sick think that going on a gluten free diet is a real hardship, so probably this gastro doc thinks he's doing you a favor and giving you a "free gluten" pass for a few days before the Bad News, "just in case." Actually, it would be the fiber in those carbs that is contributing to the slowing, or regulating...
  25. Takala
    Yes, I react badly to gluten-free oatmeal cross contamination, and this started years after giving up gluten. I found out by eating snack foods with oatmeal fiber, and then started to react badly to the Bob's Red Mill brands of flours, because they mill gluten-free oatmeal in their facilities. Oh, well. A small percentage of us do.
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