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Thanks, everyone, for your great suggestions. I'm not sure which one I use but if whatever I do comes out successful, I'll let you know. Ellen

Does anyone have a tried and true stuffing recipe that's gluten-free but also doesn't rely on cornbread? I have family members who have multiple food allergies (corn, casein, eggs) in addition to gluten intolerance. I've tried two experimental stuffings so far (stuffed a chicken each time) using gluten-free bread made primarily from brown rice flour and...

I'm not sure if this links to the same article but my son just sent me this link to a Chicago Tribune article about Whole Foods labeling issues. Open Original Shared Link Ellen

I have not sought an official diagnosis because, as a retired lawyer with a lot of negative experience with the insurance industry (and also as someone who knows from personal experience how tenuous health coverage is when you're not in a group plan), I don't want to take the chance of being denied coverage, or terminated from my individual plan, now, or...

Are you sure there's not another cause lurking out there? For instance, many DH sufferers find that iodine (such as in iodized salt, shellfish, seaweed) and NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, advil, etc. aggravate the rash and can cause an outbreak. This appears to be the case for me, and I've read similar comments on this forum.

Many people on this forum who have those itchy bug-bite-looking bumps say it can be DH. I have them too, and although I haven't had them biopsied, I believe it's DH. I had it only occastionally, a couple of times a year maybe, before I went gluten-free. Since becoming gluten-free last winter, I now get the bumps much worse if I accidentally ingest gluten...

I am happily gluten-free since February 08. My severe daily neck pain is gone as are the frequent migraines associated with the neck pain. Peripheral neuropathy is improved, although not completely better. DH has gotten worse if I get cc'd (or it could be from seaweed, iodized salt, or shellfish, which I now try to avoid. The only problem I'm having is...

I have DH and neurological symptoms but no GI symptoms. I haven't had a biopsy or endoscopy so I don't know what my villi look like. I consider myself to have celiac disease based on the fact that I have DH and neurological symptoms and that a gluten free diet has dramatically improved all symptoms overall in the 4 months I've been completely gluten free...

Wow, that's really good to know. It's amazing what I've learned from others on this site in just a few months! Thanks. Ellen

First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Ursa. I'm also 55, so haven't quite made the 60 mark yet. I haven't been gluten free for that long, only a few months, but I am still mystified by the sudden onset of symptoms when I cannot for the life of me figure out how I could have gotten glutened. I tend to feel like the many good days I have are lucky, but I've stopped questioning...

According to Dr. Peter Green [Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic], If you have a positive diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis, you have celiac disease. And you must adhere to a gluten-free diet no matter how "normal" your intestine may appear. (Emphasis his.) There is no other known cause of DH other than celiac disease. Apparently the only really reliable...

That sounds like a good idea. Or maybe I can have them write "allergies: wheat, barley, rye." I'll give this some thought. Thanks.

I've been gluten free for about 3-1/2 months now and I also noticed I was gaining weight. In addition to the explanations above, I found that I was eating a lot more carbs than I had been before and I'm guessing that contributed to my weight gain as well. In my effort to find gluten-free foods, I was relying a lot on rice and noodles for both lunches and...

Thanks, Yolo. Please see my reply to Ursa's comment for the answer to why my doc hasn't noticed that I'm feeling better now. In short, I don't go to doctors unless I'm scheduled for my 100,000 mile service, or I feel like I'm dying. But you're right. It feels like my doctor should be informed, not so much for any reason I can think of but more so for...

Thanks, Ursa Major. In fact, it was your comment on another thread that made me understand for certain that I do have celiac disease. I am positive I have dh, but no, I have not been tested. I am a person who seldom goes to doctors. In fact, in spite of years of pain in my neck, for the most part I didn't seek treatment, as on the few occasions when I mentioned...