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    Portland State Viking, Gluten-free, mostly vegan, perfectionist with no motivation, bike rider, book worm, fun loving introvert, slightly redneck, good cook, video gamer, public defender, music liker, yoga lover, killer(!) green thumb, health sciences major - and that's all you need to know.
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Self diagnosed in January of 2008 with a Papa John's order on the way to my house. I cried about it, ate the pizza, and walked away from gluten for life.

I went dairy free in November of 2008, but I occasionally have a bite of cheese - really just a bite is all. Also, due to my Duhring's (AKA Dermatitis Herpetiformis) Disease I have decreased the amount of salt in my diet to around 600mg per day or less to alleviate the constant itching that Duhring's brings along.

I joined this site shortly after I was diagnosed and learned so much. Because of the great community here and all that I have learned, I have decided to become a Dietitian so that I may help others better deal with the disease.

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    Thanks for the help everyone. I really appreciate it all. I will start buying the canned beans and making more rice to go along with things. Quinoa and millet are things I forget about when they're not right in my face at the grocery store, so I'll have to search those out more. I'm scarfing peanut butter by the jar here and still craving it! Kinda...
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    Hey everyone - I'm looking for some advice for being gluten free while attending university. I know that the issues that I'm dealing with are not the same for everyone, but I would like some advice for my situation. I'm a vegetarian and cannot do dairy. Eggs aren't my favorite either, but if they're in a recipe (think bread, not omelet), that is okay...
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    Despite the lack of bumps or blisters, you might still have Dermatitis Herpetiformis or DH. Keep in mind that the damage done to your intestines is going to take up to two years to fully heal. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it is true. I would wait about 6 to 9 months on a solid gluten free diet before eliminating other foods from your diet you feel might...
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    Yes, I've heard of the link between iodine and DH before. There was a community member here who greatly helped me in cutting out my salt intake after I was still suffering with DH despite a gluten-free/CF diet for nearly two years. Now, with little to no iodine in my diet, I can keep my DH in check about 95% of the time. The way it was explained to...
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    With your family history of Celiac's and bowel cancers, I would do all that I could to avoid any grain of wheat, rye, or barley in my diet to avoid taking the path that others in the family took. You are right: a wheat allergy is different from Celiac's. The doctor was wrong telling you that if you can tolerate it, you can eat it. That's horrible...
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    is moving to Portland, Oregon!

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    Here's the thing with corn and rice gluten: They do not contain gliadin like wheat, rye, and barley. I really appreciate your effort and thought into this, but I feel it might be a bit misdirected. Many people who have problems with one food (like gluten) are more prone to having issues with other foods (like corn or soy). If you do not have access to...
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    This sounds crazy, but try switching brands. I have an issue reacting to certain brands of coffee. They might use straw bags (made from wheat shafts) to store and dry the beans in or they might be grown near wheat. Some Celiac's have a reaction to wine because the cask it was stored in had it's lid glued back on with traditional wheat glue, thus contaminating...
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    I get the fatigue, but it usually comes within the next few days for me. I have a frantic rash for two days that subsides into the exhaustion and inability to stay out of bed. haha I think most people have a slight form of this they refer to as 'brain fog' when they are glutened. Just like all they varied symptoms of Celiac's, some individuals have a...
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    I love Sabra Hummus and have never had any problems with it! I made a blog post where I used it in a recipe and got an email from a reader saying some people have had reactions to it. While Sabra is my preferred brand and I have not yet read definitively about others having a reaction to the hummus, I am going to make a note of this in an upcoming post...
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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

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    I'm really going to try these. I was just at the store the other day and wishing I could make soup with egg noodles again! Thanks so much!
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    I grazed through most of the posts on this topic here, but being a fellow vegetarian I wanted to add one or two things. I know that most fresh produce does not have any sort of sprays or powders put on them. If you're really really worried about that, you could just find a local farmer's market or farm to buy from (check out localharvest.org for that info...
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    I'm actually still breaking out and have no clue why - I've not been so valiant about keeping the salt out of my diet, but I'm going cold turkey on that so I"m looking for any improvements. I do the hot shower thing, too. It helps so much for me. I use hot compresses too if things are bad enough. I've itched for almost two years straight and am getting quite...
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    One of the main complaints from newly diagnosed Celiac's is the difficulty in getting used to the new taste and texture of the breads and pastas. I promise that within two months, you will love the taste of rice pasta. It's weird at first, but your taste buds will come around eventually. There is only one bread that I enjoy buying at the store - Food...
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