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  1. bigbird16
    Simple real food ideas: Turnips (or potatoes) O'Brian--sauteed turnip cubes, onions, garlic, and peppers, bacon, and egg stirred in Steak with grilled onions, baked potato, and sliced beets Shrimp or scallops with garlic butter over jasmine rice or romaine lettuce Baked tilapia with dill, garlic potatoes, and green beans Stew--meat or chicken...
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    Man, I wish I had the benefit of not being attractive to mosquitoes anymore! I visited my Grandfather in Tennessee last summer and was eaten alive every time I went outside and nearly went insane with the itching. LOL
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    How awesome, Sara!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!
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    A big hug for you, Molly! Food is important to us. It not only sustains us but features prominently in celebrations and social gatherings. It's made and given as an expression of caring and love. You've just been told you can never have the same food that you grew up with ever again--no pies, cakes, cookies, macaroni salad, bread. It's normal to grieve...
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    The friend thing is hard. I think part of it is that people are wrapped up in their own lives, in their own problems and issues and don't necessarily notice or don't know what to do with more than what's right in front of them. It doesn't mean they don't love you. They're just a little clueless or limited in what they feel they can do. Some are only good...
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    Hi, Eric. Regarding the casein, I don't think there is a test for casein intolerance other than Enterolab (which may not be covered by insurance and is not necessarily recognized, as the doctor hasn't published) and dietary elimination. You can be tested using Enterolab while not consuming gluten or casein. After I got rid of the gluten in my diet, I...
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    My folks live several states away and were visiting me this past weekend. I had to laugh throughout the weekend. I'm still laughing. Neither is free of any food (though they should be). My dad and I talk about food a lot. He was actually the one who suggested I might have a problem with wheat and started me on my journey to becoming gluten-free. So...
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    An affair with a crumb would send me to the bathroom floor for at least a day and make me a complete b**** to be around for days after, so no cheating here (nor with dairy and soy). There are plenty of great alternatives for gluten-filled comfort foods--Namaste chocolate cake mix with fudge icing, Dr. Praeger's fish sticks, Ian's chicken nuggets, Bob's Red...
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    She may have a violent reaction; she may not. This may be the one thing that pushes her body too far; it may not. We're individual in our reactions and the damage done. As someone who used to bake and decorate cakes a lot (as in I wanted my own bakery and have done wedding and shower cakes), I can almost understand her desire to create something the...
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    bigbird16 replied to cait k's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    For awhile after going gluten-free, I would get raging migraines and other gluten reaction symptoms after performances. (I'm a dancer, and the only time I wear makeup is for shows.) What was going on? I knew I was fueling myself appropriately with gluten-free foods and not sharing my goodies with glutenous-handed people. I hadn't thought about changing out...
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    Moondance -- Van Morrison
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    I'm gluten, dairy, and soy free, and, yes, it has impacted my social life. I don't go out to eat with friends or family as much, but when I do, I either go to a place I know I can get something safe or bring something with me. For parties I bring my own party pack. Friends don't bat an eyelash now when I pull out my little meal. Sometimes they're a little...
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    Love it! LOL
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    I'm late to the conversation, but I'll tell you that when I switched my cockatiel to my own mix (got various choice seeds from an online pet store) without wheat or oats, my little girl was so happy. Her feathers were healthier; her poops were of a better consistency; and her mood improved. I also felt much better. (The puppy went grain free the day he came...
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    I travel several times per year for work, often to places where there is no grocery store nearby, no fridge, no microwave, and no choice. For the trip I just got back from, we were away for four days. I recently discovered Tasty Bite foods. They're non-perishable Indian dishes. A lot of the Tasty Bite dishes are gluten, dairy, and soy free, but some are...
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    Maybe that Damian Cardone character should pay attention to this.
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    I've only been to one wedding, as a bridesmaid for my best friend, since going gluten-, dairy-, and soy-free. I just brought my own little tucker bag filled a Larabar for a snack before the wedding, an extra for the bride if she needed food, Hormel chili for dinner, and a homemade me-friendly muffin with a travel packet of honey for dessert. I just opened...
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    OMG, Kit Kats were my absolute FAVORITE candy bar before going gluten free (and dairy and soy free). When I lived in Northern Ireland during grad school, they even had mint and orange Kit Kats. Heaven! Not having them has been sad. Very very sad. I also used to bake and decorate cakes on the side. After going gluten free I finally realized why I felt so...
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    LOL Topamax=Dopeymax. I lasted about three weeks on Topamax. Kept falling asleep at traffic lights and at work, worse than when I was on a fully glutenous diet. Then one day I got lost going home from work. There are a total of four turns on my route home, and the main part of the trip is DC's Beltway, which is one big circle. Later that day I had a major...
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    Yeah, for me they've changed so much from what they were that's it's hard to tell sometimes if it's really a migraine or just feeling plain cruddy. My doc was concerned with me taking more than the 4 pills per month, too. He doesn't want to hear about dietary fixes or how the migraines have morphed, and says food has nothing to do with what's going on...
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    Yes, most definitely. I used to have very vivid dreams every night and could remember them. I would tell my friends about them, and they told me they were so strange, that they'd never had dreams like these, and they could never remember so many details. I could feel the coldness of water, the roughness and dampness of mossy rocks, the slippery warmth...
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    After I went gluten free (and eventually dairy and soy free) my migraines not only decreased drastically (20+ days/month to 2-4 per month) but the warning signs changed as well. I went from a buzz at the left side base of my skull, Alice in Wonderland feelings, extreme clumsiness (dropping things, falling), and numbness on my left side to just feeling blah...
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    Woohoo! Awesome! Thanks for the tip-off. Giant has been good about bringing at least a handful of gluten-free goods to their freezer section. I've found Kinnikinnick doughnuts, bagels, and breads at the one on Duke in Alexandria. I'll have to check the one closer to home for Udis. Yum!!
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    Honey Baked Hams are gluten free. They changed their recipe I think about two years ago. Here you can find all of the nutritional information on their hams: Open Original Shared Link . I'm very sensitive, and I've never had a problem with their hams. Happy eating!
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    I miss quiche. I want it so much sometimes. The pie crust I can make without a problem. The cream can be subbed with mimicreme. But the cheese...I don't tolerate soy or, for whatever reason, the other non-dairy cheeses (Rice Vegan, Daiya, etc.). That's sad, because Daiya tastes wonderful. Pretty much everything that I get a hankering for I've been...
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