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  1. StephanieSD
    Thanks for the info Ken! This is very helpful.
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    I lived in Central Africa for two years and traveled around quite a bit, although I never went to Zambia. In Zambia there will be a lot of food imported from South Africa which may have gluten-free labeling, but the quality and standards for such labeling are pretty much non-existent. There may be well-labeled European imports, but they'll be very expensive...
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    Hello! I posted this in the international forum with no response so far, so I thought I'd try here as well. We moved to Hyderabad, India, a few months ago. I'm finally starting to feel settled but I'm having trouble with the names of some of the flours and figuring out which ones are wheat flour and which aren't. I know that besan is a lentil flour and...
  4. StephanieSD
    Hello! We moved to Hyderabad, India, a few months ago. I'm finally starting to feel settled but I'm having trouble with the names of some of the flours and figuring out which ones are wheat flour and which aren't. I know that besan is a lentil flour and jowar is sorghum. I've also found corn flour and rice flour. I've heard that millet and buckwheat flours...
  5. StephanieSD
    Sometimes for parties we do a spring roll bar. Just put out dishes of fillings, a plate of the wrappers and a pan full of warm water and everyone makes their own. It's pretty easy to prepare and a unique treat that people don't even think about it being "special diet" food. I like mango in mine and dipped in a sweet chili sauce.
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    I'm just curious, were you a vegetarian before, and then wanted more food choices so turned to meat? I was not a vegetarian but didn't eat a lot of meat. After my diagnosis I started craving it like crazy. I'm guessing since I was cutting out one major food source my body needed fulfillment from something else. I still eat small portions of meat, but my meat...
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    I know that about the test, but she won't be getting tested for quite a while so I'm not introducing gluten until closer to test time. We don't live in the United States and they don't do the test where we are. We won't be back in the States for at least a year.
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    Hello, We have a little muffin who's starting on finger foods. I have celiac disease and we're keeping the baby gluten-free until we can get her tested. What are some good gluten-free, no- or low-sugar cereals that can be snacked on like Cheerios? (Something we'll both find tasty.) Thanks! Stephanie
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    I tend to think that these are fairly common pregnancy issues and we notice them more because we're more in-tuned with our bodies due to the celiac disease. Of all my friends with kids, I'm the only celiac and I'm so far having one of the easiest pregnancies out of them all. The celiacs on some level may exacerbate some problems, but there may be a whole...
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    Uno's Chicago Grill (what I grew up knowing as Pizzeria Uno's) has a gluten-free menu. Mary's Pizza Shack and Pizza Fusion also have gluten-free menus, but I'm not sure where their locations are outside of California. I didn't really love Uno's gluten-free pizza, but I appreciated that their gluten-free menu extracted parts from the "regular" menu that...
  11. StephanieSD
    Would wearing gloves and a mask help? Then making sure you wash up thoroughly when you're finished. Unless you have skin reactions, the only real danger is if you get particles on your lips or hands that get ingested from there. Otherwise, getting gluten on your skin shouldn't be an issue.
  12. StephanieSD
    If you're eating healthy, gluten-free meals, then it's not the celiac disease. You really should talk to another doctor and another nutritionist, ones who understand gluten intolerance.
  13. StephanieSD
    The gluten is in wheat, rye, and barley. Lots of soy products have gluten in them, though, like most soy sauces. So the doctor may have misspoke, but it's a reminder to check those ingredients lists on everything. It's probably worth a phone call to confirm if soy was tested for separately for some reason.
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    We weren't trying at all! There was a screw up with my pill prescription and I was off it for about 3 months. We knew it was a possibility but didn't think it would actually happen in that short amount of time. I've been gluten-free for several years. This is our first. I'm at 13 weeks and so far everything is going along very healthily.
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    Regardless of antibodies or anything else that may or may not directly cause harm to the baby, if your intestines are damaged because you're eating foods you're intolerant of they won't be able to absorb all the nutrients and vitamins that you and the baby need. And the only way to know for sure that your digestive problems are from the pregnancy is to completely...
  16. StephanieSD
    I'll add to the list: Tootsie Roll pops Nut Thins crackers with cheese or dipped in guacamole or bean dip corn chips with salsa, guacamole, or bean dip Lara Bars Annie's Mac and cheese (rice pasta) Rice Works chips Plus all the other yummy suggestions people have given.
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    For shopping in general, look for items in bulk online. (Company Name Removed - They Spammed This Forum and are Banned) Groceries has some deals and free shipping. Bob's Red Mill also sells their flours relatively cheaply (cheaper than buying it in stores) on Amazon and on their own site. Glutenfreemall.com has reward points for frequent purchasing, which...
  18. StephanieSD
    I also like the Ancient Harvest quinoa pastas. I've found them at Whole Foods and I buy them in bulk from (Company Name Removed - They Spammed This Forum and are Banned). The DeBoles rice pasta shells aren't bad, either.
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    Does anyone know if Redd's cider from South Africa is gluten-free? I'm looking at a can right now, and it doesn't say that it's malted or have malt listed on the ingredients. It lists "alcohol" as on of it's ingredients... but where does the alcohol come from? Most ciders are gluten-free, but some aren't... I can't find much about this product elsewhere online...
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    I don't know if it's too late for the original poster's trip, but I went to Paris last spring and had no trouble. I speak a little French and most restaurants we went to were cognizant of what sans gluten means. One I would recommend is Chez Paul, on rue de Charrone, near the Bastille. I had one of the best meals of my entire life there. In general, stay...
  21. StephanieSD
    River Faerie, I also found that I craved protein shortly after starting my gluten-free diet. I was never a big meat-eater before. I'm still not, but I eat more of it now than I used to. I also eat a lot more beans and lentils than I used to. Back to the original topic, I'm getting back into half marathon shape. It took me awhile to get my running body...
  22. StephanieSD
    I want to move this back up to the top because we're leaving in 10 days and have finalized our itinerary: Paris and Dijon, France Stuttgart and Tubingen, Germany Interlaken and Lausanne, Switzerland Any restaurant or shop recommendations? Thanks!
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    We're spending two weeks on the train bumming around France, Germany, and Switzerland. We've traveled through Europe before, but not to these specific cities. Can anyone recommend anything tasty to check out? We'll probably hit up Frankfurt, Germany, and Lausanne, Switzerland, as well. I'm checking out some links from a previous post about Paris. I'm practically...
  24. StephanieSD
    I love the convenience and pack-ability of Thai Kitchen, but they don't sustain me during trekking. I there are some quinoa flake hot cereals that I love and quinoa pastas. Quinoa is high in protein, and on the trail even my non-gluten-free husband prefers it to wheat and rice. For snacks I love Lara Bars and Kind bars. You also may be able to find...
  25. StephanieSD
    It's mandatory unfortunately. We'd prefer to carry a lot more of our own stuff. But Tanzania's main source of income is tourism, and the tourism industry has it rigged so that you have to pay a whole team of folks to climb the mountain with you. We're taking the bare minimum allowed. We know people who hired extra porters to carry portable toilets and...
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