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  1. BigDogz
    Hello, everyone... I was recently seen by a Rheumatologist due to muscle & joint pain, extreme fatigue, GERD, episodic diarrhea & these crazy rashes that are worsened when in the sun. As part of my testing he ran a total IgA test & it was undetectable according to the lab. He also ran tTG-IgG, Gliadin IgG tests & HLA testing. The Gliadin...
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    I know ingredients change & we have to constantly keep watch of that so any lists are subject to review/possible changes...but, can anyone direct me to a list of commercially available gluten-free microwave meals from commonly available manufacturers...eg. Healthy Choice, Tai Pei, Michelina's, Banquet, etc? I have an unbelievably busy life & I simply...
  3. BigDogz
    Thanks for the suggestions about soy and corn but, thankfully, I don't have reactions to either of those substances. I do have to be careful about potatoes as I have reacted to those (stomach/intestinal pain), although it's much milder than my reaction to gluten. If I'm very careful to get potatoes that are FULLY ripened then I can usually avoid a reaction...
  4. BigDogz
    Interesting that you would mention CC. After posting, I did a Google search about Breyers. It seems that there was a recall of the Mint Chocolate Chip flavor a while back (can't remember what year) due to UNDISCLOSED WHEAT being in the product but not listed on the label. Can't help but wonder if it isn't happening again. Just in case, I'm avoiding...
  5. BigDogz
    I've read and re-read and re-read the ingredients in Breyer's Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and, for the life of me, I can't find any ingredients listed there that should be causing me to react to it. Somehow, though, my body doesn't seem to agree with that theory. Every single time I try eating it, I end up with terrible cramps, gas and diarrhea identical...
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    The foods in question are from a company called Thai Kitchen. I checked their website and, like their packaging, the website proudly proclaims which items they consider to be gluten-free and which aren't. They also note that they do not add any MSG to their foods. One thing I am seeing on the packaging is that it clearly states on the BACK of the package...
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    I think we've all felt from time to time as though we're crazy and the only person out there experiencing such things. But, no, you're NOT crazy... In addition to mild to moderate GI symptoms, I get peripheral neuropathy (burning/tingling in toes/feet/lower legs & hands) and the same off-kilter issue you have when I'm glutened. I find that I have...
  8. BigDogz
    When I was learning about the gluten-free diet, I was instructed to avoid foods that contain maltodextrin unless its origin was specifically listed as a gluten-free origin, such as 'corn maltodextrin'. I recently read an article in a magazine that's dedicated to living with celiac disease. That article asserts that there's absolutely no reason for Celiacs...
  9. BigDogz
    Shopping expedition...LOL! I think we all pretty much felt that way when we first started out on the gluten-free "adventure". Trust me, it will get easier as time goes on and you know what you can and cannot have. For me, the hardest part is going out with friends and having any degree of confidence that the following couple days won't be spent in the...
  10. BigDogz
    I finally decided to break down and make the 120 mile round-trip trek to my nearest Wegman's tomorrow. My aim is that I'm not going for gluten-free things that I can get at my local Wal-Mart like meats, cheeses, eggs, milk, etc. I want to get products that aren't available locally like gluten-free pizzas, breads, rolls, cookies, snacks, frozen entrees...
  11. BigDogz
    OMG! I thought I was the only one who found sodas to be distasteful after going gluten-free!! And, for me, that's saying A LOT. I was an absolute soda junkie for 10 years. I was working in a high stress job and the sugar and caffeine in the sodas seemed to give me the "jolt" I needed to maintain my energy level. I was drinking as many as 5 or 6 20 oz...
  12. BigDogz
    I've lost 30 lbs. since going gluten-free 10 months ago. It's come off slowly (which is much safer) and easily. I haven't even been paying attention to portion sizes or calories counts and I've lost the weight. I think most of it is that, before going gluten-free, I was hungry CONSTANTLY. I could finish a huge meal the size of a Thanksgiving or Christmas...
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    I guess, then, that I'm glad I work where I work because people ignore what somebody else is eating...we're just glad when we can get away long enough to get the 25 minutes we're allotted for lunch so that we can eat something. In fact, foods that are routinely microwaved in our break room include fish, shrimp, popcorn, eggs & bacon, scrapple, venison...
  14. BigDogz
    Hey, guys... One of the best places I've found in my area to get gluten-free flours and mixes is a small, independent, Amish-owned bulk foods store. They have been more than accommodating in stocking products as well as very open to bringing in new gluten-free products. As I was browsing through the store today, I passed by the meat section and my...
  15. BigDogz
    It appears as though I'm going to be the lone dissenting vote here. I do not agree at all that you should have to refrain from heating up a platter of fish at the office. I am not at all fond of the smell of coffee, but if I want to eat in our break room I've got to deal with it since a pot of coffee brews there 24 hours a day - literally. I also find...
  16. BigDogz
    This is a bit off the topic but since it involves another social situation, I figured I'd stick it here and see what comes of it. I've been invited to a night at the movies with a few friends. I haven't been to a movie at a theater since I saw 'Turner & Hooch'. Yes, that was way back in 1989 and anyone that's read this thread knows my reasons why...
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    I breed, raise, train and show horses and I've never had a problem dealing with any of the feeds, etc. that I'm constantly in contact with. I've even used barley straw to bed down some of the broodmares in the past (currently using oat straw)and even with all of that dust flying around...nada. Oats and corn are probably the most prevalent ingredients...
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    Richard, I respectfully disagree with you about my reaction not being to the Marzetti's dressing. It was the ONLY new thing I added to my diet prior to the reaction. I add in only one new commercial product at a time so that, should I have a reaction, I know exactly what it is that did it. Also, I make ALL of my own meals, in my own gluten-free kitchen...
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    What the heck is THAT supposed to mean?? Since I was a teen, I've busted my a$$ going to school, working multiple full-time jobs and making sure my brother was raised right and staying out of trouble. I didn't have relatives to fall back on for support. Each of my grandparents had died a decade or more before I was born and my Dad hadn't seen or heard...
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    Agreed, I wouldn't drive to Hershey just for a meal, but if I was going to be there anyway, why not? Sure sounds like Piazza Sorrento is a fabulous place! Thanks for the lead on the gluten-free donuts at Giant Norland. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in Chambersburg. I'll take a peek in the Shipp Giant, too, and see if they have them.
  21. BigDogz
    Figured Weis wouldn't have much so I really didn't even bother looking there. I checked out the Shipp Giant but it's pretty much hopeless in there. I do the bulk of my shopping at the Shipp Wal-Mart. As a whole, that chain has pledged to do more in the way of labeling of their store brands as to what is gluten-free and what is not. They also carry Boles...
  22. BigDogz
    I don't feel the "need" to drink alcohol. If that was the case, I'd sure as crap have had more than 2 or 3 alcoholic beverages per year since the age of 21. And you're right, I most certainly am not in high school anymore. Wasn't even high school-ish when I was in high school - family circumstances made sure I grew up pretty damned fast and I didn't have...
  23. BigDogz
    Huh...had no idea wine coolers in the US were malt beverages! I assumed since they were called "wine" coolers that that's what they were. See, told you I'm bar/alcohol illiterate! Can't do the Rum and Coke because of the bad reaction I have to the caffeine in the Coke but the "real" wine cooler "recipe" is inventive and a good possibility. I'm going...
  24. BigDogz
    Seconds after I posted, I remembered the OJ for fuzzy navels. I'm wishing I had thought about that last night! I just don't go to bars or drink all that often to know this stuff. I was pretty uneducated when it came to ordering drinks *before* my diagnosis, but I'm just plain helpless now. The cranberry juice with a touch of lime sounds interesting...
  25. BigDogz
    Hey, Madiva87...I live just outside of Shipp in Newburg! Small world!!! I can get the Betty Crocker cake and brownie mixes at the Shipp Wal-Mart but nothing else. I get all of the rest of my gluten-free bake mixes and flours at the Dutch Country Pantry just outside of Newville. Seems kind of weird that an Amish store will carry stuff for Celiacs and the...
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