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  1. mushroom
    To the right of the green box containing the topic heading you will see a box marked "Options". Click on this and one of the options that appears is Display Modes. Click on "linear" and you will find all the responses. And don't feel bad, I've been here for a while and I keep learning new features of the forum. I agree that a "How to" section would...
  2. mushroom
    The list of autoimmune diseases linked to celiac is long and includes MS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. She was probably told to avoid milk because if she is celiac or gluten intolerant she probably also has a problem with lactose (needs intact villi in the small intestine to make the lactase which digests it). The chicken...
  3. mushroom
    Possible uses: Salad dressing ingredient Base for a salsa Sweeten and use as a sauce over a fruit salad Ditto as a frosting ingredient for muffins Freeze until you come up with a better idea P.S. Another idea--sweeten and make a fruit leather out of it on parchment paper. Then you can chop it up and put it in muffins, etc.
  4. mushroom
    Congratulations, you are now a thoroughly diagnosed certified celiac That should leave no room for doubt in your mind that you need to be gluten free. (Although I see you still hope the receptionist read the results wrong ) ON your new diet I would avoid lactose at first because if you have intestinal damage you will probably not be able to digest...
  5. mushroom
    Congratulations on completing the jigsaw puzzle Yes, many of us have to put the pieces together ourselves, and many do not believe we could have done it, after all, that is for the experts. But when the experts fail we do it ourselves, and once the puzzle is complete we don't break it apart again. How wonderful to have a sister to give you support and...
  6. mushroom
    Your best chances of rapid improvement are to start off very simply, with naturally non-gluten foods, preferably single ingredient foods, and not go rushing out to replace all the gluten items with substitutes. Like a broiled chicken breast, rice and steamed veggies for dinner, for example. Yogurt (if you are not dairy intolerant), fruit and almonds for...
  7. mushroom
    I have seen it postulated that lupus is one of those autoimmune diseases that occur concomitantly with celiac and is caused by gluten. I found the following statement on the Lupus Canada website: "Many people with lupus also suffer from gluten intolerance, although a direct correlation still remains to be unproven." (Uhm, did they mean "remains unproven...
  8. mushroom
    Where I live, that could theoretically be done provided there was some volt in the colt, but on further research, I reckon it all depends on whether you speak de Queen's English (Oxford dictionary "solt") or 'Merican English (Webster's dictionary "sawlt" ) That last was a pronunciation variant I thought of fleetingly in the middle of the night.
  9. mushroom
    The choice is entirely yours. Most doctors want to do the endoscopy because it is the so-called "gold standard" of diagnosis, but if you are not having any other problems after being on the diet for three weeks, probably the only purpose it would serve would be to incur more medical expense and make the doctor feel better. Also, having been gluten free...
  10. mushroom
    Yep, that's what I mean. I have occasionally in the US heard sahlt, but usually malt, Walt, salt, molt (or moult), t'is all de same.
  11. mushroom
    Bevel, o-v-a-h!! i just noticed that you live in Masstwos$#&s. Yeah...enquiring minds want to know!!! Hope you have a wunnerphul trip and time with family, Padtee. HAPPY Thanksgiving. (And I caught Rashelle's <crossover>) Luved your mini massager!! Hope there were no neighborhood kids involved Can you imagine the...
  12. mushroom
    Okay, I've got to bite on that one. How else on earth does one pronounce it? Like WALT Disney.....???? I'm confoosed.
  13. mushroom
    Welcome to the forum, Shelby. I don't know about having a "mild" case of celiac; that's a bit like saying you are mildly pregnant! I think it just means that the testing is not measuring how sick you are. I know you do not want to throw up, but do you think it is something that has become entrenched somehow?? This is certainly not normal. Are you still...
  14. mushroom
    Well, first off, I am sure you understand that there is a difference between dairy and lactose. When people talk about all dairy, they generally refer to the protein, casein, in dairy products, while lactose is the sugar in dairy products. You can be intolerant of lactose only, or both. Lactose gets digested by enzymes in cultured dairy products, and...
  15. mushroom
    Ah, now we're talking about Mondegreens (As in "They shot poor Edward dead, and Lady Mondegreen)" which was actually "laid 'im on de green") And I'll tell one on myself, as not a native born American (so can be excused) The Star Spangled Banner: "And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave truth to the lie that our flag was till there...
  16. mushroom
    Ah, The Ripper, bless his heart! Could learn to like that kid. Peter and I (and others) are vidicated
  17. mushroom
    Could be the cheese, could be the chili (beans or spices), could be the almonds, could be the supplements. When we first go gluten free our bodies undergo a tremendous adjustment to being rid of the gluten load, which is often masking lots of other things. That is why it is recommended to start simply and add things in one at a time (no, I did not do this...
  18. mushroom
    So true, that. I never avoid the subject, just mention the problem and make the least of it that I can, and make it as easy on the hostess as I can (like bringing my own food) On the subject of cross-contamination, at a restaurant I had a lovely salad of shrimp, asparagus, green beans and avocado with a balsamic vinaigrette after I had talked to the...
  19. mushroom
    Edited out as double post--still haven't quite got the hang of how quickly this posts
  20. mushroom
    Em's way ahead of you, picked it up and referred to "youse Yanks" when talking about TG. Button already pushed
  21. mushroom
    I'm pulling for you. Truly hope things turn out fine tomorrow. Good luck. [[[[hugs]]]]
  22. mushroom
    No, this is an autoimmune response. There is a difference between that and an allergy (an IgE response).
  23. mushroom
    It is not true to say that if a little bit hurts a little bit, then a lot more will not hurt any more than the little bit. When you react to a little gluten after going gluten free the reaction seems very strong so you assume the damage is a lot, but your body is reacting to the shock of re-exposure to the antibodies which it had previously tried to become...
  24. mushroom
    Read the labels on the packages and see if any of the ingredients are different. This might give you a clue as to what's bothering you.
  25. mushroom
    Welcome to the forum, sarahlee. Your hunch is correct--the dermatologist did not know what he was doing. The biopsy should be taken immediately adjacent to the suspected DH lesion, not of the lesion itself. You would think dermatologists would know this by now!!!! And as you seem to know, the lesion must be an active lesion, not one that is healing...
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