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  1. ElseB
    Nothing. Got glutened by my mother-in-law this afternoon and now soooooooooo sick.
  2. ElseB
    As a woman with Celiac and Hashimotos who is considering having children in the next few years, I'm terrified to have children. With all of these autoimmune disesases, can I really produce a healthy child?
  3. ElseB
    I was just diagnosed with Hashimotos thyroiditis, and started taking Synthroid 2 days ago. Yesterday I had 4-5 bowel movements, which is unusual for me - I'm prone to constipation (and that's my gluten reaction). Stool colour was normal (for me). Last night I had a bit of a stomach ache. Then today I had a bowel movement that was somewhat orange in colour...
  4. ElseB
    A restaurant near me recently started offering a gluten-free menu. So I sent them an email explaining the importance of avoiding cross contamination and asking them to explain how they ensure that menu items advertised as being gluten-free are in fact gluten-free each and every time that they are served to the customer. Their response: Thank you for...
  5. ElseB
    Someone tried to tell me last week that pregnancy was a cure for Celiac Disease. This person supposedly had a friend who had Celiac, and then she got pregnant, had a baby and now she can eat gluten with no problems at all! So she suggested I should try getting pregnant "because you never know, it just might work". Had I been thinking faster, I should have...
  6. ElseB
    I actually specifically asked the cruiseline about taking crackers off and they said that even that wasn't allowed. I'm just going to have to bring a very large supply of crackers and snack bars from home and then hide a day's supply of them in my bag and my husband's bag for each shore excursion. I figure if I spread out the supply between both of our bags...
  7. ElseB
    I'm going on a Baltic cruise in a few weeks and I'm starting to panic about food. I thought it would be okay because I read so many comments from people saying they had no trouble getting food on a cruise. The problem is that I realize they meant ON THE BOAT. I'm panicking about the shore excursions, particurly the ones that are all day, the meal is included...
  8. ElseB
    I was in Quebec City a few weeks ago and ate at a few places: Cafe du Monde, Cosmos Cafe, Lapin Saute. I highly recommend Lapin Saute - the food was amazing, they had a gluten-free menu, and they really seemed to understand what gluten-free really means. Its a really small restaurant so you have to make reservations far in advance. Or go late at night and...
  9. ElseB
    If you're at all pre-disposed to canker sores, Tri-Cyclen will make the problem infinitely worse. I was on Tri-Cyclen for a year and spent most of that time with a mouth full of very painful canker sores. Now I only get a few a year instead of having them constantly.
  10. ElseB
    It really is trial and error and the more you try, the better you get! I've stopped using gluten free cookbooks entirely, and all of my baking is using regular recipes, converted to gluten free. I agree with pricklypear - if the recipe has more than one cup of flour it gets difficult. I don't even try to convert anything over 1 cup. The trick to baking...
  11. ElseB
    I'm going to Quebec City next week so I'll let you know what I find that is sans gluten!
  12. ElseB
    I know this doesn't help those in the US (unless you want to stock up on your next trip to Canada), but I have confirmed with Pfizer that Advil is gluten-free in Canada. MY EMAIL: I note that the Canadian website for Advil indicates that all Advil products are gluten-free. However the American website states that some Advil products contain gluten. Is...
  13. ElseB
    I think they're probably manufactured differently. I've come across a lot of products that contain different ingredients in the 2 countries. For example, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce. gluten-free in the US, but the Canadian (and British) versions aren't because they contain malt vinegar. The US version uses white vinegar instead.
  14. ElseB
    Stock up on your next visit to Canada. All Advil is gluten free here. I guess this is another one of those cases where the gluten-free status of a product differs between Canada and the US. Open Original Shared Link Q:Is Advil gluten-free and is it safe for people with celiac disease to take? A:Advil is gluten-free and is safe for individuals with celiac...
  15. ElseB
    Gastroenterologist walks into the room, looks at my chart and says: "You have Celiac Disease. Go look it up on the internet. Come back in 6 months". Then walks out. That was the appointment where I was given the diagnosis. Another doctor: "since the Celiac came on so quickly, I'm sure it will disappear just as quickly."
  16. ElseB
    I love Udi's millet-chia bread. Unfortunately so does my non-Celiac husband - he ate half the loaf last time! (though in his defense, we have no regular bread in the house)
  17. ElseB
    I eat only the certified gluten-free oats, and eat them at least 5 days a week for breakfast. Never had any problems. I usually buy "Only Oats" by Avena Foods. They're available in Canada, but I'm not sure about elsewhere. I used to eat the gluten-free Bob's Red Mill oats and never had any problems with them either (just switched brands because the Only...
  18. ElseB
    Maseca works for corn tortillas, but not arepas. I've tried the recipe on their website for arepas, but they were way too dry. Nothing like arepas made from PAN (which I ate before discovering the possible gluten traces).
  19. ElseB
    I usually make my own crust, but when I'm feeling lazy, I like to use the O'Doughs crusts. They come in a box of 4 crusts, with 4 littles packages of sauce.
  20. ElseB
    Homemade hummus with a pile of raw veggies.
  21. ElseB
    I read an article somewhere (but can't find it now) that said US labelling laws don't allow them to label the beer gluten free because its made from barley. We have the same thing here in Canada with oats. Certified gluten-free oats cannot be labelled as gluten-free, only wheat free, because Canadian law is such that anything with oats cannot be labelled...
  22. ElseB
    I've had this beer many times and never had a problem.
  23. ElseB
    I've googled all sorts of permutations of his name + celiac + gluten and can't find anything! Everything just points back to the articles about the fine.
  24. ElseB
    I ate really healthy and cooked almost everything from scratch before I was diagnosed, and actually felt like I was eating less healthly when I had to go gluten-free. I used to love whole grain bread, bran flakes cereal. The gluten free stuff was all made with white rice flour. Then of course I realized I needed to stop eating the store bought gluten-free...
  25. ElseB
    I was vegetarian when first diagnosed, but encountered too many situations soon after where the only option was eat meat or eat nothing. But as a caveat, I was travelling at the time and not in full control of choosing my own food. So I started eating meat again and really like it, but I only eat it once or twice a week. The rest of the time I eat things...
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