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  1. dilettantesteph
    I don't think garlic works very well indoors for this reason: Open Original Shared Link "garlic requires a cold treatment of 40 degrees F for about 2 months to induce bulbing."
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    I have seen several posts about people having problems with chicken: Maybe you'd be better off with beef? I agree with the previous poster that a bit more variety would be a good idea.
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    Oh, me too. I meant before diagnosis. I think back to meals like those for ideas.
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    I have veggie and egg stir fries, yogurt and fruit, nuts, coffee and juice. I'll hopefully be able to add homegrown buckwheat soon. It helps to change the way that we think about food instead of trying to replicate things that we can't. Did you ever go to ethnic or health food restaurants? Can you have sweet potatoes or potatoes for starch?
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    Same except for the pepper. I never liked pepper. It takes some getting used to, but isn't really that hard.
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    I spend a lot of time processing foods. I have a lazy way to make sauce. I cut tomatoes in half and put them in the blender and blend to chop up the skins. Then I simmer it gently with regular stirring for a couple of hours to thicken it up. Then I freeze it. Last season I got enough to last for most of the year. At first I added things to make it more...
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    I know what you mean. I am also displaced. I was too sick to work for many years so I followed my husband around for his job, distancing myself from my friends more and more each time. I am from Vancouver, Canada and live in Upstate N.Y. People are just so different. Their philosophy of life and what is important to them is different. Then add extreme...
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    We arrived to the new apartment at 8 pm after driving all day. The previous tenant had left it pretty messy. We found out later that the landlord had tried to call him to clean it, but the phone was disconnected. Despite having three weeks before we needed it, somehow it didn't occur to him to clean it himself!!! We tried to call him. He knew we were...
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    Thanks for the update. I really need to get into this.
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    I've not been online for awhile and I wasn't patient enough to carefully read through the 3 pages already here. I hope I'm not repeating things too much. I feel for you too. I can't eat much processed at all. I buy grain whole and sort it for unwanted grains before washing and grinding or cooking. I have found corn more than wheat as a contaminant...
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    We'll be facing this tomorrow when we go get my daughter started in her new apartment for University. If it is too bad I'll be looking to pay someone else to do it. I really hope that the previous tenant, a young male university student was conscientious about cleaning the place before he left. Fortunately, her symptoms aren't terribly debilitating. If...
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    I have problems with store produce, and not when I grow it myself. I don't know why, but if it is wax coatings, I believe that the amounts are well below the 20 ppm allowable levels so celiac organizations don't concern themselves with it at this time. Typical celiacs needn't worry themselves either. To the OP, are you one who reacts to low levels of...
  13. dilettantesteph
    Thanks for the link to the video. Finding gluten grains where they don't belong has also been my experience.
  14. dilettantesteph
    It would be helpful to keep a food/symptom journal. That can point out if it is a problem with lactose, another food intolerance, or cc of one or more of his foods.
  15. dilettantesteph
    I get swollen hands from accidental glutening.
  16. dilettantesteph
    I also need a whole foods diet. Early on I found that I did better with things made in facilities which didn't process gluten than ones that just cleaned their lines between runs. Consequently, I believe that at least some of my issues come from gluten cross contamination.
  17. dilettantesteph
    The president of our local celiac support group is the only celiac in her family. She cooks with flour, kisses her kids and husband, and all her tests are negative. I seem to have problems with my husbands kisses even when he eats gluten free processed foods. I need to stick to unprocessed foods only. This isn't a one size fits all disease, as Irishheart...
  18. dilettantesteph
    Our different levels of sensitivity vary. Some of us have no problems eating in restaurants, and some of us get bothered by the tiniest amount of cc. Even if you are one who can't eat in restaurants, you can still go along with friends and coworkers and bring your own. Or, you can eat first and just socialize.
  19. dilettantesteph
    It's possible that it won't be a problem for you. Our individual levels of sensitivity vary.
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    It is really hard to know if it is a food intolerance or cc. In many cases I spent a long time figuring it out. First, I'd try different sources of the food and I'd find that they affected me differently. Finally I spent time growing stuff myself. There are so many things that seemed to be an intolerance when I ate them from the store, or even the Farmer...
  21. dilettantesteph
    I think that there would have had to be fine particles of the grains in the air for you to breathe in, or you would have had to eat some. Did you try some new convenience food or eat out on the way there or back? That might be a more likely source of your problems.
  22. dilettantesteph
    I don't know why, but you aren't alone. I seem to be getting more and more sensitive too. I have had to cut out item after item. I've starting growing a lot of stuff myself. It's also happening to other family members. In a way, it is nice to know that there are others, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
  23. dilettantesteph
    A celiac researcher told me in a private e-mail that double DQ2.5 genes are associated with super sensitivity.
  24. dilettantesteph
    My feeling is that having your period makes your symptoms worse. I have noticed that for many years. I can even look back and remember incidents from since before I was diagnosed. I won't go into gross detail.
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    Thanks for posting this. I'm about 2/3rds of the way through and I've heard some new stuff. Very interesting. Especially interesting is that they found that the understanding of what part of gluten we react to has been inaccurate.
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