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  1. gaingus
    The restaraunts at the Disney City Walk offer gluten free options and I found them very accomidating. Since they are on Disney property they have to comply with Disney's food regulations. Just like any other restaraunt, ensure you tell your waiter/waitress. A lot of the places I have noticed work like PF Changs used to by having a seperate menu from the...
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    I just stared having kidney stone issues for about 5 months now to the point I am seeing a nephrologist and he has me on 10 mEq (1080 mg) of potassium citrate three times a day to prevent future recurrances of stones. I keep asking him if it is related to my celiac but he keeps saying no. I have read many articles and studies linking the two together because...
  3. gaingus
    I have never had a problem with PF Changs since going gluten free. I went to the one in Fresno because it's the closest to where I live. When we ordered our dinner, we ordered the lettuce wraps because for the longest time (even on this forum) they were gluten free. I found out from my waiter that when gluten free orders are put into the computer, they...
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    ARCHIVED Back Issues

    gaingus replied to gaingus's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I appreciate it, I also believe in positive healing energies. I will have to ask my doc about that when I see him again. Unfortunately, it is beyond a herniated disc. Got the results of my MRI and I have degenertating disc disease, degenerated joint disease, the hernia, spinal stenosis, and a disclocated vertibrae.
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    ARCHIVED Back Issues

    gaingus replied to gaingus's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    So yea, it's not what they originally thought. Well, I still have the wedged vertebrae, but it is more along the lines of a herniated and torn disc that is causing all the pain. So it looks like surgery... Just waiting on when.
  6. gaingus
    I don't know what symptoms you gut, but here is what I do when I get glutened: Drink a lot of water to help flush your system and prevent dehydration. Immodium for diareah. Tylenol for pains headache and fever. Benadryll for skin reaction (I get a really nasty itching rash). Gas-x for bloating (make sure you have the green capsule looking ones...
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    I have to agree. We have a genetic reason as to why we are this way. If we get glutened, sure we can take things to help with the symptoms just like if we had a virus. I think confusing our immune systom into processing something that is, how should I put this.... Poison to our bodies could end up causing more damage. I know a lot of us (me included...
  8. gaingus
    I've been on the diet for around two or three years now. I agree completely that it dose easier over time however, I haven't noticed it totally go away. I still have the ocassional craving, and it is usually for foods that I have not found a replacement for yet. We are getting lucky that there are many different companies out there that make gluten...
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    ARCHIVED Back Issues

    gaingus posted a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I'm sure someone may have posted something like this before, but I figured I would throw this out there. Has anyone had any back problems that came up after being diagnosed? Currently, my doctor is looking into one degenerating disc and two wedged vertebrae. DW is thinking it might be related to mal-absorption from the damage that we all went through.
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    ARCHIVED In And Out

    gaingus replied to hez's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I haven't been to one for a while, according to one of the other posts I've seen, you can get the sauce in individual packets to put on your sandwich as well.
  11. gaingus
    I usually go with the Imodium multi symptom stuff that also helps with the other aspects without any problems. I also push the fluids like there was no tommorow.
  12. gaingus
    I prefer P.F. Changs, they make life a lot easier and the are the safest when it comes to CC. Going out to eat whas the hardest thing for me to start doing after diagnosis. It was scary and I wasn't too sure what to say. It is one of those things that does get easier with time. If you are unsure how to mention it to the restaraunt staff, there are cards...
  13. gaingus
    I haven't had too many problems finding a safe Turkey. All my problems have been around chicken....
  14. gaingus
    I've used gas-x softgels without any problems. Just be sure you actually grab the softgels. Their other products have gluten in them. Also I will say on the other hand, I have friends that had reactions to the softgels. Do not use Beano, it has wheat in it.... (learned the hard way).
  15. gaingus
    One thing I have learned is to read the packaging on anything/everything. There are some poultry products out there that brine the birds before packaging and they like to use various gluten products as preservatives. It also seems to be more prevalent in the whole chickens. Got to really love hidden gluten.
  16. gaingus
    There have been other people on these boards explain a lot of the same things you are going through and found out that not only were they Gluten Intollerant/Celiac, they also had an allergy to wheat and even gluten in general. The only way to find out is to go through the testing with the allergist. Did she happen to mention the tests that will take the...
  17. gaingus
    I have to admit, that is deffinately a good one. I never thought of using celiac as an ice breaker.
  18. gaingus
    I can't use anything that contains hydrolized wheat protien in it. It causes me to break out really bad with acne like sores. So for me I really have to check the labels. I personnaly don't buy the whole ingestion thing, but I know of others that don't have a problem with health and beauty items. I think it is one of those things that really depends on...
  19. gaingus
    I suggest getting the scope and biopsy done. Unfotunately, it is the gold standard for diagnosis (and at least for American HMOs) the only true verification. Personnally, I believe that blood testing has gotten much better than what it was and should suffice for a diagnosis. One thing I can agree to is at least getting the endoscopy done. It might show...
  20. gaingus
    I agree with a lot of what everyone has posted. Some other things I do also is take gas-ex, just make sure to read the label, there is one that doesn't have "hidden gluten" in it. I also take some benadryl (sp) and tylenol. Other than that lots and lots of water to flush out my system.
  21. gaingus
    I have to agree that I had been feeling like crap for so long, it was "normal". Now that I have been on the diet, it is more easily noticeable than before. It's funny too because my family can tell also. The best advice to avoid being glutened is to get really good at reading labels. When you decide to go out to eat (if you haven't started doing that...
  22. gaingus
    As for my wife and I, we didn't go to some of the extremes that others have. I did get my own toaster and bread machine. As far as dishes, I use the same ones the rest of my family uses and have treated them the same way, just rinse off and throw in the dish washer. The only thing I do not use is the wooden cutting board, but we have had plenty of plastic...
  23. gaingus
    Trust me, I agree that distilled alcohol is Gluten Free, unfortunately, there are those that will preach up and down that it isn't safe. My thing is that if you are going to advertise that a product is made out of something, you need to research it a little first. I don't know what I would do if I wasn't able to enjoy the occasional glass of Scotch or Irish...
  24. gaingus
    Absolut isn't made from potatoes. I got this from their website "The main ingredients in ABSOLUT VODKA are water and winter wheat. The water comes from a deep well in
  25. gaingus
    I have an actual answer, as far as the Navy is concerned right now, I am Severely Gluten Intollerant until it is closer for me to retire. I stay on my diet, and trust me it does get hard at times, but I do manage.
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