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  1. jparsick84
    I'm 26 and I live in Orlando. Has anyone tried dating after being diagnosed? I've heard horror stories about kissing a guy after he had a few beers and then being sick...I'm unsure how paranoid I need to be in that aspect. Any tips? Also, if anyone has any questions about eating out in the Orlando area, especially Disney, please don't hesitate to...
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    How do you deal graciously with presents you can't eat? At my office, we all give each other little things to celebrate the holidays, and this year a co-worker in my department gave me the same tin of cookies as everyone else. I'm really torn on how to react to this - I know the holidays are a busy time but my department has been aware (and even supportive...
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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    I actually live in Orlando (have been here 8 months now) and here's what else I have found: If you're going to Celebration, the Columbia Restaurant has some choices. No separate menu, but I have the black bean soup, Columbia 1905 salad, and yellow rice with no problems at all. Most of the menu is "use your common sense" - I've had grilled steak and chicken...
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    ARCHIVED Kfc

    jparsick84 replied to sbj's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Geez, this is such a bummer! I was thinking "Oooooh, maybe I could try it and then I could have another restaurant to eat with my friends..." Good thing I checked the GFF before I ate!
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    I don't know if this will help, but it works for my family: I call them about 2 weeks in advance of the meal, to find out what they will be making, and what ingredients (EVERY single one) they will be using for the food. If there are any items (like chicken broth) that will be questionable, I offer to either bring those items with me if needed, or do...
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    This is unacceptable. I've never had a restaurant tell me this, and if they did, I would inform them that not only have they lost my business FOR LIFE, but I would also be discouraging all my friends and family from frequenting an establishment that could not make accomodations for me. I don't know, maybe that's selfish of me, but there are plenty of places...
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    All I can say is O-M-G, YES! This sounded so much like me I actually had to double check the poster to make sure it wasn't me! On the bright side, at least you're getting out there - every time I make plans with a guy, he bails before we even get together and then I never hear from him again. Talk about mega hits to your self-esteem! :/
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    HI, I'm glad I found this post on perhaps starting an Orlando support group! I just moved here recently and am still trying to find the good, safe restaurants in town! (I had a favorite Mexican place in Tallahassee, Virginia, and Washington, DC, but not one in Orlando yet) Anyway, anyone interested can email me at "jparsick84@gmail.com" and maybe we can...
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    My friend from grad school just told me that they are going to be putting gluten-free cookie and brownie mixes in the regular grocery stores!!! Here's the link: Open Original Shared Link Apparently we have to wait until June, which is the only bummer, but I'm really excited!
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    You ARE NOT A BURDEN! You have a right to have a safe kitchen, just like everyone else in your household. I was told, right after diagnoses, that everyone in my house needed to be gluten-free for at least a month, so I could heal without all the CC that inherently goes along with a shared household - not only surfaces and toasters but also sponges, wooden...
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    Oh, and now I use Suave shampoos and conditioners, Victoria's Secret body washes, Crest toothpaste, Got2Be hair glue, Suave hairspray, Udderly Smooth Cow Cream, Lip Medix lip product, SoftSoap hand soap, Burt's Bees lip products, and Mitchum for Women deodorant. All of these products are safe for me, so they should be safe for you too. Just make sure...
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    As a sufferer of severe DH, I can tell you it's safer to just go totally gluten-free. My head kept having these bumps that felt like mosquito bites, but in my hair, and I couldn't figure out what was causing it. Then I looked at my hair gel - "wheat gluten, oat protein, barley extract". It could be just that I'm sensitive to gluten stuff on my skin...
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    On the bright side, most of this doesn't apply to us. Pecan Chicken Crusted Salad? Sounds like it has gluten. Mozzarella sticks? Totally breaded. And any place that won't disclose nutritional info, including ingredients, Celiacs shouldn't want to patronize anyway.
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    I too get depressed when I'm glutenated. I remember last time it was really bad, I was lying on the couch watching "The Notebook" trying to tell myself that "cutting out cereal wasn't so bad, look at the characters in the movie and what they have to go through!" I was weepy all day, I couldn't even find the energy to make something to eat! It will pass...
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    The only symptoms I had before I was diagnosed was this awful itchy rash. It made chicken pox look like a walk in the park. So when I was glutenated, I would itch like mad all over. (This is DH, by the way, but I had it way worse than most people). So my only incentive not to cheat was this rash - I couldn't sleep for itching so much! Now that I've...
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    The best way to figure out if it's something old or recent is to keep a food journal and stick to whole foods for a while. Fruits and veggies are inherently gluten-free, as are most plain meats. This will help you create a "safe list" of foods you can eat, and can help greatly when others are asking you "what can you eat?" For me, I can tell within ...
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    The best taco seasoning is the one you make yourself. Seriously - most packets have so much sodium and so many preservatives you lose some of the flavor. I generally use garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, curry powder, ground red pepper, chili powder...you can add anything you want! If you want it to taste more Indian than Mexican, go heavier on...
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    It's true that men seem to have a harder time understanding CC than women. My mother and grandmother got it MONTHS before my father, and my grandfather STILL doesn't get it. The trick it to find an analogy that works for them. For example, my grandfather thinks that I can develop a tolerance to gluten, like people can do with poison (you know, a teeny...
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    I just finished a box of Kix last week and was fine. Of course, I could have just gotten a lucky box. Since I've heard that GM is planning to reformulate some of their cereals to make them safe for celiacs, I think I'll wait to buy another box of Kix until after this happens. This can happen with Frito Lay, as well - you go along with a few good bags...
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    The cereals are not labeled gluten-free because they share lines. While I'm not super-sensitive to product line CC, I cannot eat Trix cereal because there is enough CC to make me sick. Drives me nuts! However, both Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles are safe for me to eat - no gluten ingredients, so it should be safe for you too!
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    You can fry your own chicken. I live right behind a fried chicken place, and let me tell you, when I step out of my apartment at lunchtime - the smell is maddening! I use Bob's Red Mill gluten-free All-Purpose Flour, (sprinkle in some pepper for taste), cut a chicken breast up into nugget-sized pieces, dip the pieces into a scrambled egg, then roll...
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    Also, Trix is not safe for all Celiacs. It took me months last fall to figure out it was the Trix making me sick, because there were no questionable ingredients on the label. But there must have been enough CC to cause a reaction - and I'm not really THAT sensitive. I can eat Bob's Red Mill gluten-free oats with no problems at all. Go figure.
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    Some envelopes do have gluten on them - I never take a chance and always use a wet paper towel to seal an envelope. The other thing could be your diet soda. I too was completely gluten-free (eating only whole, non-processed foods as proof), and I couldn't figure out what it was. I finally figured out it was artificial sweeteners, which would include...
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    Don't do it!!! You KNOW you can't do that, and we're here to support you! I know I can't imagine what it must be like living with other people and having to cook for them while learning about this, but I read in "The Celiac Bible" that there are 2 really good options for this situation - either make everyone else in the household go gluten-free with...
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