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  1. ElseB
    If you can tolerate corn, I'd recommend Corn Thins. Way more taste than rice cakes. They're Australian, but we get them here in Canada. I can't eat apples anymore, but when I could, I'd just spread peanut butter on apple slices. I've also been known to just eat it straight out of the jar!
  2. ElseB
    I take Claritin for allergies and Advil for pain. I should note that I live in Canada, as I know often the gluten-free status of drugs differs depening on the country.
  3. ElseB
    We just had our work BBQ today. I skipped it, as I have every year since I've been diagnosed. Christmas party too. We have to pay to attend these events so no way I"m paying just to sit there and watch others eat. If we didn't have to pay, I'd go just to socialize.
  4. ElseB
    Bob's Red Mill also has gluten-free flax.
  5. ElseB
    In the middle of the endoscopy, when I still a bit loopy from the drugs, the gastro told me she saw signs of Celiac. Or at least I think she did, cuz I couldn't really remember anything afterwards. At the follow up appointment she said "you have celiac disease. Look it up on the internet. See you in 6 months." And she walked out of the room.
  6. ElseB
    This past weekend my husband and I went up north to a lodge with my mother-in-law and other family. It was something my MIL invited us to, and from the beginning, I hadn't really wanted to go. Meals were included, so of course I was nervous. I was feeling a bit better after speaking with the chef the week before and it sounded like they knew what they were...
  7. ElseB
    Yeah, I think its injected as some kind of flavour inhancer. Same goes for turkey - I have to remind my mom every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas to be careful when she's buying the turkey!
  8. ElseB
    I'd be inclined to include oats, given that even if you can tolerate oats, we can't eat "regular" oats. You'd be at risk of eating things made with regular oats, oat flour, oat bran, etc. Just a suggestion....
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    I hear ya! I eat lots of fibre, exercise regularly, drink lots of water, stay completely gluten free, and yet....chronic constipation. Laxatives don't even work. Magnesium supplements were working for a while, but now even those don't help.
  10. ElseB
    I"m not from Northern Ireland either, but have been there several times (my mother is originally from Belfast). Most countries, and I think NI included, have Coeliac associations that are great resources. They can provide you with information about where to shop, safe restaurants, and often have support groups too. When I was first diagnosed, I found my national...
  11. ElseB
    It is also entirely possible that the product was contaminated with gluten.
  12. ElseB
    Absolutely. I used to get horrible canker sores that caused my whole mouth and glands to swell. My sister had them to, and in her case, it was an early warning sign of Crohn's Disease.
  13. ElseB
    I agree with the other comments about bringing your own food/snacks on board. Even if you order a gluten free meal, there's no guarantee you'll get it. I had the situation once where they gave my gluten free meal away to someone else who ate the whole thing before asking why she's gotten a special meal! But I didn't mind because my carry on bag was full...
  14. ElseB
    Here's another one: Open Original Shared Link I love this one because its easier to work with - its more like a batter than a dough. I get too frustrated with pizza dough because its so sticky.
  15. ElseB
    Under $5 a bottle? I've never seen anything so cheap! I can probably thank the LCBO for that.
  16. ElseB
    According to this article, its not just the flour paste in the barrels that could be a problem. Wheat is used as a clarifying agent in wine. Its not clear whether it can end up in the finished product. Open Original Shared Link
  17. ElseB
    Hmmmmm, just like Pizza Pizza, Boston Pizza and all the others, I'll stay as far away as possible from their supposed "gluten free" pizza. The crust may start out gluten-free, but the finished product is far from it. Ever noticed how flour from the regular crust gets transferred into those little containers of toppings?
  18. ElseB
    I almost wish I hadn't read this. Yet another thing to be paranoid about!
  19. ElseB
    I love Frankies too, expecially the paninis. I live in Toronto but we try to go a few times a year. Have you been to the bakery too? The butter tart squares are amazing.
  20. ElseB
    Are you sure the box was marked gluten free? According to Chapman's website, those bars are nut free, but NOT gluten free. If the package really is labelled gluten free then I think they made a labelling error, and should be reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (if they really are labelled gluten-free).
  21. ElseB
    A lot of people think Djokovic is on steroids and just using "gluten free" as a bogus way to explain his very rapid and sudden improvement in fitness levels.
  22. ElseB
    Constipation was my predominant symptom before diagnosis, and still is the major symptom if I've been glutened.
  23. ElseB
    Too lazy to cook real food tonight, so its teff porridge. With leftovers for breakfast tomorrow.
  24. ElseB
    For the past month, I've been having weird loose stools that I can't figure out the cause of. For a few days in a row, I
  25. ElseB
    Quinoa! I used to eat couscous, and then when I had to switch gluten free I started substituting quinoa in the recipes where I used to use couscous. And I discovered that I liked quinoa a lot better. I also like it for breakfast - I cook it in water, and then add milk, yogurt, cinnamon and raisins. Yum!
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