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  1. Hummingbird4
    Your letter to them was fabulous, and I am also impressed with their reply! Good for you!
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    dksart, the cleaning of the kitchen and the switch to gluten-free would not have happened if I hadn't done it. I did all the shopping, all the cleaning, and all of the planning. I explained cross-contamination, and my husband said he would support me (even though he doesn't like that I have celiac disease and doesn't think it's "fair" for someone asymptomatic...
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    In an effort to become gluten-free and avoid cross-contamination, I spent all day Tuesday and part of Wednesday of this week "decontaminating" my kitchen. I cleaned out the pantry; got rid of porous & scratched kitchenware; cleaned out the silverware tray; washed pretty much everything; wiped down all my shelving, cupboard doors, knobs, etc. Including...
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    Wow - some great ideas here! THANKS!
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    JenPen, the toaster bags might be an answer. I could thoroughly clean out my toaster and then also use the toaster bags. I wonder about the plastic bags leaching chemicals when it's heated, though. Might have to do some research about that.
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    I am largely asymptomatic, but was diagnosed celiac on June 24. Four days later we left for a 2-week Europe vacation - I wasn't about to make any dietary changes prior to our trip, but now I'm getting my kitchen (and myself) ready to start the gluten-free diet on August 1. After reading advice on this site, I've decided to make my entire kitchen gluten...
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    Thank you for the recent replies. I have an appointment with a nutritionist scheduled for July 30. In the meantime I am going to read all that I can, clean out my kitchen, and prepare for a start date of August 1. My daughter had her blood drawn today for a Celiac panel. We should get the results early next week. I was thinking, my dad has Barrett...
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    Thanks Ursa, Cath and gfp for your replies. I ordered a few books last night which should arrive on Thursday, then I'll get started figuring out how to get started. Any suggestions on keeping my kitchen free from cross-contamination? As I said, I have two teenagers (my daughter is willing to get tested but my son refuses. He's going off to college in...
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    No, I don't have horrible symptoms either. I was diagnosed on June 24 and haven't started the diet yet because I went on vacation 4 days later. Just got back, and am getting ready to start the diet but I'm none too happy about it. I had an endoscopy because of upper stomach pain. I thought I had an ulcer, but got the celiac disease Dx instead. I...
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    I will also add that I have been hypothyroid for about 10 years. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but thought I'd throw it out there. Also, I'm 42 years old. Hummingbird4
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    Hello, I'm Hummingbird4. Here's my story: In April I was having upper stomach pain, and thought I might have an ulcer. My GP suggested I take Prilosec, so I did for 2 weeks. The pain didn't completely go away, so I called a gastroenterologist and scheduled an endoscopy, while continuing to take the Prilosec. By the time of my endoscopy on June 1...
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