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  1. FreyaUSA
    Thank you, Lisa! But, drat, there doesn't seem to be anything in this immediate area. Are there others around here who might be interested in something?
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    Hi all! My family and I are new to this area and I'm wondering if there is a support group anywhere nearby. All four of us (plus the one child off at college) have celiac disease and have been gluten-free for 4-5 years now. It's be nice to meet others in the area!
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    For me, reactions seemed to get continually worse till about the 7th month of being gluten-free where I seemed to be at peek reactivity to even the tiniest trace of gluten. Since then I seem to be reacting with less and less severity (I'm at 11 months gluten-free now.) One of my children still reacts strongly, but he gets over it much quicker (he's at 8 months...
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    This is a very interesting discussion! Pertinent to me atm, too. Just recently, on a diet board I frequent, there has been a huge discussion going on about IBS and hypoglycemia. Several of the people discribed their symptoms and, because it sounded so similar to how I'd been before I discovered my problems, I sent them private messages. Basically all I did...
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    Are the Nature's Path rice crispies more like the regular rice crispies? The Erewhon were a little too different when we first tried them for my kids to accept them (though they'd probably like them now.) Just wondering before I go and buy another box of cereal (so many rejects! )
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    I've read somewhere that people with celiac disease can also be sensitive to this ingredient (not that it contains gluten, but that we are more likely to just be sensitive to it, like to flavored coffee, which I am very sensitive to.) Anyway, my son is having a "glutened" reaction going right now (actually, just the DH symptoms and not all the GI and neuro...
  7. FreyaUSA
    Ugh. Thank you for this information. (Brb, I have to go scream in my pillow now.)
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    I often substitute all applesauce (natural kind, NO SUGAR ADDED) for the oils in baked goods. Always in muffins (I bake a lot of muffins .) I find that things turn out lighter in texture but will dry out quicker. Usually, nothing lasts that long to worry about the drying out bit, though. I wouldn't do this with things that are supposed to be moist and chewy...
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    Here's a menu of items that are all available at stores. I make a great deal of our food from scratch, so I thought this would be more helpful in this instance than posting 5 recipes. Also, I'm posting 1's and 2's because my two younger kids nearly never agree on anything, so 10 yr old son is #1, 7 yr old daughter is #2. Btw, I think this is an awesome...
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    ARCHIVED Weight Gain

    FreyaUSA replied to jaimek's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Since the holidays I regained a little (5 lbs) I'd lost (I also never had the weight loss though my intestines were a mess ) Now I'm back on the South Beach Diet, Phase 1 (no white crap, whole natural foods, no sugar, no alcohol...) It's a very easy diet for Celiacs. Seems written for us! Anyway, if you're serious about losing weight and changing you way...
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    I thought others of you might be interested in a frozen dinner (okay, it's just the main course, you have to come up with the sides) that is totally delicious, MAINSTREAM (so it isn't any more expensive just because it's gluten-free) and you can find at Costco/Priceclub. In the frozen food section, it's in a blue box called Seasoned boneless Stuffed Chicken...
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    I'd recently gotten one of Bette Hagman's newer cookbooks, The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy. In it is a recipe for a Bean Flour Mix that I've started using with everything. 1 part bean flour (I use chickpea), 1 part tapioca flour and 1 part cornstarch. It's been working as well or better than Bob's, imo. (And cheaper!) There is also a recipe...
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    It also took several weeks for my son's DH to clear up once going gluten-free. He also had no GI symptoms. NOW, however, his DH is much worse when he gets into gluten and he's having all the other celiac disease reactions, too. He's 7 months gluten-free with an average of one slip-up a month. I think it's terrible that your doctor took it upon himself...
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    ARCHIVED Medication?

    FreyaUSA replied to FreyaUSA's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    The little red dots aren't technically DH. It had been diagnosed as keratosis pilaris some years ago. However, since they flare up whenever he eats gluten, they are somehow gluten related (who knows, he may have a wheat allergy on top of celiac disease.) But, he does have the regular DH breakout reactions, too, on his hips, knees and "other areas." (I didn...
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    ARCHIVED Medication?

    FreyaUSA replied to FreyaUSA's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformis

    AustinDH, do you have to take the dapsone every day even when not having a reaction?
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    Right now that poor boy is watching his brother go through the turmoils of (this is what the 10 year old calls it) HORRORMONES. If I mentioned the girls will love those lashes, he'd cut them off. About thrush, if you don't have the typical white patches on the insides of the cheeks, it's pretty unlikely that's it (though it could happen.) Thrush doesn...
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    I have to agree with Tiffany on this. I've been looking up the lactose contents of different dairy products and it seems I only have problems with ones that are in the higher content category. I've been feeling fine since I realized this and made adjustments! Also, because lactose changes when heated, now I know why sometimes certain cheeses will bother me...
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    For Christmas I got a new Bette Hagman cookbook, "The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy." In it she has a recipe for Sesame Bean Bread using the breadmaker. I've made it 5xs now (had to tinker slightly to get it perfect for me and my machine, it calls for too much water the way the recipe is written.) It is amazing. HONESTLY. It has a nice light...
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    Does your breadmaker have a "BAKE" setting? A couple times I had to unplug my machine and let the bread rise longer. Then I just set it to "BAKE" and it immediately starts baking. (I also accidentally hit the button once and it deflated my perfect loaf. I was so upset I ran upstairs ranting like a maniac so don't do that, it's embarrassing.)
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    Red, thank you for your post and your apology is gladly accepted. Now... who'd have thought that chronic stomach problems would lead me to studying my least favorite subject to the point I actually can understand some of that first link? I'll look into this further though my interest (study) angle on gluten and celiac disease is more concerned with the...
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    ARCHIVED Survey

    FreyaUSA replied to flagbabyds's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I thought I would answer for my whole family . (If you're just interested in those on this board, my 15 year old does come on here, but the other two don't.) Myself: 1. Do you have Celiac Disease? Yes 2. Do you have Type I Diabetes? No 3. Sex Female My 15 year old: 1. Do you have Celiac Disease? Yes 2. Do you have Type I Diabetes...
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    Does anyone use any kind of protein powder? I found a couple recipes using this stuff, but there seem to be dozens of different kinds out there! Are the different kinds interchangeable? Are they presweetened? Flavored? What would be a good, not extraordinarily expensive, one for me to try? And where can I buy it? Thanks in advance!
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    I'd pretty much realized I was lactose intolerant and have been popping the lactaid whenever I remember. But, here's something I noticed yesterday and confirmed today. Butter and heavy cream do not cause symptoms in me! Am I not lactose intolerant but some other kind of dairy intolerant? I'm totally confused by this. Or, do butter and heavy cream not contain...
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    You have to check on the manufacturer. Two of my kids have strep, too. All Thursday I was calling the pharmacy, manufacturer, etc. The company I called was Ranbaxy. They said all their amoxocillin is gluten-free. (Btw, the problem with strep is that 24 hours after you start taking the meds, you'll feel a ton better. It doesn't mean you're over it, you've...
  25. FreyaUSA
    I often use the rapid setting on my machine with gives two kneading processes but only a short rest between the two. It works great with my favorite bread recipe. I also have used the quick setting with has only one kneading process (but a 5 min longer bake cycle...which is too long for my recipe) so generally I use the rapid setting. I've also unplugged...
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