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  1. mushroom
    I think the older you are at diagnosis, and the longer you have suffered, the more willing you are to buckle down and live with the restrictions. Yes, at first they can be very isolating until you learn how to handle social situations and be assertive. I think, for males particularly, there is a certain sense of machnismo associated with having to be different...
  2. mushroom
    I also feel this way, kayakgal. One latest example which boggles my mind: I live in New Zealand which has long traded on its "clean, green" image. We are very much a dairying nation with dairy products being one of our principal exports. We have lovely green, grassy pastures and happy cows. Recently, of course, the small dairy farms have conglomerated...
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    Just a word of warning about cross-contamination, Andrew. If the previous poster's stuffing had been cooked in the bird, the turkey would be contaminated and unsafe for you to eat. This is the kind of way your family can help accommodate you--by cooking the stuffing separately, and not using any gluten-containing bouillon to baste with, for example, would...
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    ARCHIVED Type Of Doctors - Sterling, VA

    mushroom replied to Cybele's topic in Doctors

    Okay. this got missed Sorry about that. Start a new topic. Go to the main page where all the forum categories are listed (Index Page), click Doctors, and start a new topic entitled "looking for a celiac doctor in or near Sterling, VA"
  5. mushroom
    I am always looking for new flour blends that do NOT contain potato starch. I came across a three rice flour blend which, in addition to brown and white rice flours, calls for "rice polish". This is the definition I found online for rice polishings (nothing for rice polish) : Function: noun plural : the inner bran layer of rice rubbed off in milling...
  6. mushroom
    The Dark Goddess Chocolate Cake is to die for
  7. mushroom
    Don't be overwhelmed. These things don't all have to happen today Just take them one at a time and pretty soon you'll be there. The last thing you need is to stress about these things. Just say, I can do this, and tackle the task systematically. Your hardest task is going to be teaching your family to respect your gluten free status. Your husband...
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    Jessica, are you talking about an IGe moderated allergy by taking the ELISA test, or are you talking about testing for gluten/wheat intolerance by doing the celiac panel testing? It was not clear from your post. There is a difference between an allergy and an intolerance. If you are allergic to wheat, you may have an anaphylactic (life-threatening) response...
  9. mushroom
    Welcome to the board, and to the world of non-celiac gluten intolerance, which sounds to be the planet you are living on, along with your doctor. I am intolerant to soy also, as well as corn and nightshades. I was intolerant to lactose, but since my villi have healed I am no longer lactose intolerant . By the way, I was also bruising all over my hands...
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    I know what you mean about mourning the loss of things we love. It is common. It is also common to go through a gluten withdrawal, similar to quitting smoking and withdrawing from nicotine (we keep being addicted to these things that hurt us most ), so don't be alarmed if you feel a little punk for a while. BUT, you have not given them up for good. Pretty...
  11. mushroom
    No, the biopsy is not done under anesthesia. They give you a sedative which contains something that basically makes you forget the whole procedure. It is invasive, but most people do not experience a lot of discomfort following it. But good for you for deciding to make yourself better. Let us know how it goes and what obstacles you encounter. You...
  12. mushroom
    Don't discount the possibility that you are gluten intolerant/sensitive, rather than full-blown celiac. The treatment is the same for either condition, i.e., a gluten free diet, which is probably why your GI told you to avoid gluten, dairy and sugars. The dairy is because gluten damages the villi in your small intestine where the lactase is produced to...
  13. mushroom
    Hello sandsurfgirl, and welcome to the forum. Yes, as you have found out from reading here, your story is a familiar one (unfortunately ) I am glad you are on your way to getting some answers. You seem to be someone who needs to be definitely told that you have celiac disease, i.e., that a diagnosis is important to you. That diagnosis can really...
  14. mushroom
    The full celiac blood panel is considered to be: Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgA Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgG Anti-Endomysial (EMA) IgA Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA Total Serum IgA Plus there is a newly developed test called Deaminated Gliadin Peptides (DGP) just to confuse you further. Many doctors do not order the full panel for some reason. The...
  15. mushroom
    Hey, it works on top of macaroons, why not under an ice cream pie? mmm!!!!
  16. mushroom
    I am like Kathy. Severely lactose intolerant, but not casein. It's been two years, and I am now able to eat some ice cream and have had a good blob of cream with my cake. I used Lactaid with it at first (I was so bad that that never helped before) and yesterday I had my first trial (successful!) without Lactaid. Yeay!! I hope it's the same for you....
  17. mushroom
    Wow!! Finally someone expressing and putting together what I have come to believe (I am a woman ahead of my time )
  18. mushroom
    Did you use any other flours with it? I have used it before (onlyl once) in a bread recipe, but it was in combination with other flours and the bread was delicious. I don't think I would like it as a single ingredient flour.
  19. mushroom
    Well, no, that is not exactly how it works Your body makes autoimmune antibodies to the gluten, which show up in blood work if you have been consuming gluten. If you have not been consuming any/much gluten, you will not have the antibodies in the blood. However, they do linger in the stool for longer and can often be picked up six months after you...
  20. mushroom
    Hammod, based on what I know now (self-diagnosed, gluten free for two years) I think, if you can tolerate it, you are doing the right thing. So many issues come up if you don't have a diagnosis, ones you wouldn't expect. Even down to my local Coeliac Society (New Zealand) won't let me join because I'm not diagnosed. You have the piece of paper, just like...
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    ARCHIVED New Format

    mushroom replied to Lisa's topic in Board/Forum Technical Help

    Thanks, Peter; that did it! (Not a power user )
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    ARCHIVED New Format

    mushroom replied to Lisa's topic in Board/Forum Technical Help

    Okay, didn't know that was called the Index Page. And that's the one that has the incorrect time in the lower right corner. I can highlight it, but I can't change it.
  23. mushroom
    I am not expert on this, but I believe if you were tested within a week of going gluten free the antibodies should still be sufficiently high to show up. But if the doctor wanted to schedule a biopsy by the time you got in for that it would probably be too late. You say you have not noticed much improvement, so it may not be too painful for you to resume...
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    ARCHIVED New Format

    mushroom replied to Lisa's topic in Board/Forum Technical Help

    Okay, RiceGuy, I need your help here. I sent Scott an email about this problem. My time is not adjusted for daylight savings either. BUT, what the heck is the index page and how do you get there??
  25. mushroom
    You have hit that mail right on the head, Ahorsesoul. My three most problematic foods are also the three most genetically engineered--wheat, corn, soy.
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