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  1. Takala
    I am sorry you are having trouble finding restaurants that can handle a gluten free menu option, but this is probably going to vary in different parts of country and the world. My husband voluntarily went gluten free at home after seeing how sick I could get when cross contaminated, without my asking him. We cook a lot at home, probably more than regular...
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    Didn't realize until now that Canadians take beer very seriously.. Nearly as seriously as Americans. Who oddly enough probably don't realize what it is made of.
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    Only if you're accepting that "gold standard" diagnostic criteria.... They don't biopsy the entire adult population, so how would they really know ? And they can't explain the supposed diseases of IBS and Fibro.
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    Welcome to your 3rd week of gluten free. Try ditching soy and dairy and see what happens. You may be able to add some dairy back in, later. Also, try taking a gluten free B complex vitamin, a multivitamin, and some calcium and magnesium with vit D. Cravings can be caused by the malnutrition caused by gut damage. As you become more in tune with...
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    The most obvious thing to do is to ditch the oats and the soy. Both are in the categories of very likely to be reacted to by celiacs, whether or not they are gluten free. A diet (at least temporarily) low in gluten free grains, and high in protein and good fats, (such as avocado, coconut milk, olive oil ) may let you eat a lot of all the things you...
  6. Takala
    "And now I have a bread bowl." I haven't tried using a bread machine since I started baking gluten free, but I can see that you are quickly figuring out that each machine and each recipe needs to be tinkered with, or "customized." In general, it's always a good idea to test something with a knife stuck in it, to see if it comes out clean, before...
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    That is classic. Im going to stk to th glootin free diet, tank U. kthxbai now.
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    I was dying because of wheat pasta, bread, and pastry. Going on eight years later, why risk going back to that because of a lack of adaptation ? I've heard all sorts of commercial interests use that old canard about "real scientists," not knowing that many of us skeptics about food safety underwent some pretty vigorous "real scientist schooling"...
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    I try to use mostly gluten free cosmetics, but individual reactions vary. I have super sensitive skin. My husband has accidentally glutened me from barehanding ice cubes into a glass after using hand lotion. We changed lotion. I will use apple cider vinegar in water, and shea butter or coconut oil on my hair, for conditioner. I wish manufacturers...
  10. Takala
    Hmm. Many people with celiac or gluten intolerance bake all the time, too. Just with none gluten ingredients. In fact, there may be a higher percentage of home bakers in the "gluten free lifestyle" than the normal population. There are many, many blogs with gluten free baking and cooking discussions. One of the symptoms of gluten intolerance...
  11. Takala
    Cranberries with sunflower oil - another "iffy" thing because of how the oil may have been processed. But Barley Malt right on the ingredients?! give me a break ! That not gluten free ! It's fairly well known in the general knowledge base when talking about oats, for celiacs, that oats need to be certified gluten free to be safe - and they are for...
  12. Takala
    I had a longer reply typed out earlier and lost it. Shorter version: that's why we always carry something really good in our purses for a snack. And a lot of us learn to bake gluten free, so we can taylor our individual tastes and needs to finding a bread substitute if we need one. I eat lower carb and higher fat / protein than the average...
  13. Takala
    One good thing about this is it can force you to expand your horizons and try new things. And there are a lot of restaurants now, compared to even a few years ago, which can offer something gluten free as an option. This is the one advantage of living on the West Coast, because there is so much ethnic cuisine and so much of it is good. As I have gotten...
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    I have non finicky cats who didn't mind being switched over to a wheat free food, but they don't get food treats unless they're hunting for it themselves. Watch out for the "Blue Buffalo" brand, always read the labels. Their regular line of Healthy Living dry cat food says "true blue promise, NO corn, wheat or soy" on the label, but it contains oatmeal...
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    5 patients did well, and 60 day trial. Nope. Not falling for it. They need to work on their diagnostic technique more than the "cure" for the wheat marketing industry.
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    I don't care. I say it's still wheat, and I'm not eating it. It's not necessary. Just keep this out of my food.
  17. Takala
    Reviewer Finds Another Misleading and Dangerous Headline from The Same Group of Doctors Who Can't Accurately Diagnose Patients Anyway.
  18. Takala
    Try this thread Reverse Engineering Udi's Bread and the Lorka's flax bread, you can also read through that one as a long conversation as to what makes different recipes act differently other discussions of the Lorka Flax Bread (things can be substituted for the various ingredients) (can sub for the garfava flour, such as another...
  19. Takala
    No. I have both gluten intolerance and other allergies. If I were an obvious, hyper sensitive reactor to gluten, perhaps the problem with it would have been more obvious instead of going several decades with all the other health problems developing first. Now that I am off gluten, my other allergies seem to be a lot less reactive. However, in the outside...
  20. Takala
    The size of the NO AVATAR avatar is now larger than Rhode Island and Delaware. It looks like the Ghost of Boards Past is now staring out from some youtube posted next to each comment. "hey look, here's another one of those old cranks who won't post a picture !"
  21. Takala
    Likely she was cross contaminated at the hospital, too. If hospitalized in America, bring your own gluten free safe food, and don't let anyone feed you that hospital junk. You are going to have to make a decision whether to keep a gluten free house and menu, or at least have a dedicated kitchen area for your daughter and any other relatives who...
  22. Takala
    You can refrigerate the gluten free flours you are going to use in a few months, and freeze the ones you will store for longer, and they will keep that way. I would recommend you get one of the Bette Hagman gluten free cookbooks to keep on hand as a guide, because her gluten-free flour substitutions for cakes work well in regular recipes. And go over...
  23. Takala
    Only in my brain ! What she can do is go to the doctor's office. Be really nice. Tell the medical office people that according to law, they have to give her copies of all the test results. And they need to do this before she leaves the office. If they balk, she tells them she already contacted the insurance company and they don't like it when doctors...
  24. Takala
    I wonder if by any chance this one is related to the Neurologist From H*ll. Oh My God, caught up in the gluten free lifestyle ! I'm heading into year 8 on that with no official diagnosis, but I was so far gone there were holes in my head, literally, brain lesions, and they were still calling me a head case. Just stick to the gluten free...
  25. Takala
    For very sensitive people having trouble with cheeses, try switching to organic cheeses. here is the wiki on natamycin, which inhibits mold and fungus Open Original Shared Link I have only sniffed the Udi's, (don't laugh too hard ) and fed it to my husband and asked him if he thought it was bread - like. I think I tried the bagels before...
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