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  1. The Fluffy Assassin
    Thanks, I'll try to come by on my next Whole Foods junket.
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    Don't know if you're still checking the thread all these months later, but there used to be a gluten-free baked goods stand at the Farmers' Market Saturdays at Marion Square. However, this year they were gone, replaced by an organic bakery. You might want to see if you can get a table there, for a start. Open Original Shared Link
  3. The Fluffy Assassin
    As mentioned above, lactose causes gas, bloating and diarrhea if you're lactose intolerant. All three (as also mentioned) can be resolved with Lactaid. However, you might also be sensitive to casein, the protein component in milk. As many as half of celiacs are. Try cutting out all dairy and see if that helps. (Warning: they slip casein in everywhere, including...
  4. The Fluffy Assassin
    Gluten-free tamari is terrific if you can handle soy. San-J brand is available in most health food stores (actually labeled "Wheat Free"). Sorry I don't have any specific recipe suggestion; much to my own surprise, I haven't really eaten any rice since I found out about quinoa.
  5. The Fluffy Assassin
    I think the consensus is "at least six weeks." I'm pretty sure that a slice or two of whole-wheat bread per day would be sufficient, but if you're this motivated to eat gluten, they sell it in stores, labeled "Vital Wheat Gluten." (Hoping they're wrong about the "vital" part.)
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    Rice maltodextrin is gluten free. Supposedly all maltodextrin is gluten free, but rice maltodextrin is by definition (unless somehow cross-contaminated).
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    I think you should write a letter to your local's leadership pointing out the failure of this caterer to be accommodating (ironic, since that's what "catering" means) and suggest switching to Atlantic Caterers who did such a good job at the wedding you intended, and cc to the bad catering company's owner/manager/boss/whoever you can get. My fabulous psychic...
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    Just posted this on another thread; as it also applies here, forgive me if I cut and paste: You might try laying off the fruit. I had a diarrhea-free fruit-free weekend, but I had a banana left. This morning I ate it and minutes later had to run to the bathroom. So it's possible that it wasn't the big plates of vegetables that were helping me but the absence...
  9. The Fluffy Assassin
    You might try laying off the fruit. I had a diarrhea-free fruit-free weekend, but I had a banana left. This morning I ate it and minutes later had to run to the bathroom. So it's possible that it wasn't the big plates of vegetables that were helping me but the absence of fructose. Anyway, something to consider. Edit: This was on a recent thread on this...
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    Condescending, hell; I'm the "OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!" side of the conversation, too. I still AM new to all this.
  11. The Fluffy Assassin
    That is easily the finest compliment I have ever received. Thank you deeply, completely, and from the bottom of my fiber-powered heart!
  12. The Fluffy Assassin
    OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! It's ok. Just relax. Breathe. OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! I WAS JUST DIAGNOSED! WHAT AM I GONNA EAT?! It's natural to be concerned when confronting such a major dietary change, but you don't need to be. Gluten-free cooking can be just as tasty and filling as regular meals are. Why just today I had a lovely soil omelet for breakfast, a loam...
  13. The Fluffy Assassin
    Update: It probably wasn't the oats. Although I'm old enough for hot flashes, I'm of the wrong gender; the hot-flash-like facial heat was probably another hypoglycemia symptom. The runs was probably due to still not getting enough fiber. Since adding a big plate of steamed vegetables to lunch and dinner, all is going well, even when I eat oatmeal. Huzzah...
  14. The Fluffy Assassin
    Your small intestine will heal most of the way in a few days or weeks and completely in a year or two. You're so young that the odds of developing cancer or growths due to celiac disease is very low so long as you stay off gluten. I'm twice your age and have been gluten-free for less than two years; I would be at quite high risk. But you should be fine.
  15. The Fluffy Assassin
    Our symptoms vary wildly; it's hard to say what's atypical when there isn't really a typical. Here's the Mayo Clinic on celiac and malabsorption: Open Original Shared Link You might want to try adding fiber to your meals. I've just started eating a big plate of steamed vegetables with lunch and dinner, and the mystery trots/ irritable bowel syndrome...
  16. The Fluffy Assassin
    Speaking only for myself, I was having similar issues (grease, dairy, fruit all apparently causing diarrhea). The other day, I made up a dish involving chicken, onion, tamari and quinoa. A half hour later at EarthFare, I had to run to the bathroom. That night, I ate the exact same thing, only alongside I had an immense plate of steamed vegetables. No diarrhea...
  17. The Fluffy Assassin
    Cracks at the corner of the mouth are usually B-6 or riboflavin (B-2) deficiencies, whereas as you say, celiacs are more usually short on B-12. But anything's possible.
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    Have you been tested for allergies? It's possible that there's something that you eat regularly at home that you weren't eating on vacation. (Of course, it would also have to be something you also coincidentally gave up during the gluten-free trial as well.) Maybe a food diary would help. The big question is what did you eat during the 2 months before the...
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    Wow! Good gracious! I hope you have a good guidebook. You know that Route 66 has been decommissioned for almost 25 years, right? There aren't any road signs for it and a lot of it isn't there anymore. Open Original Shared Link (Also, it goes to Los Angeles rather than San Francisco, though I'm sure you knew that.) I asked around on another website I visit...
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    There are doctors who will diagnose you based on your response to the diet, but not many. Before you go, you need to call and find out if she's one of them. Because if she isn't and you can't pay for the testing (blood tests and endoscopy, and you have to keep eating gluten for weeks on end for both), I don't see any point in keeping the appointment. You...
  21. The Fluffy Assassin
    I didn't, but it's easier for a "me" than for an "us." The diet can be a little tricky, and it gets more complicated in a household where one person is gluten-free and others aren't. Also if you have kids, there's a significant chance that they have it, too, so in that case it would be best to be tested and have them tested as well. Simplest is to go...
  22. The Fluffy Assassin
    Hello, Martin, and welcome! You should probably look for Whole Foods Markets in major cities that you are visiting. Here is the entire list: Open Original Shared Link There are stores in Chicago as well as in Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Nevada, and many in California. Depending on your route, this could be very helpful. Whole Foods has a good selection...
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    Celiac disease isn't an allergy; there shouldn't be any histamine involvement. You could have a wheat allergy or a dairy allergy or non-food allergies; celiac disease seems to lead to many allergies and intolerances. Here's an earlier discussion from this site: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=41045 (Consensus seems to be: yes, it helps...
  24. The Fluffy Assassin
    Sorry to hear it. I'm still hoping that my situation was caused by something else, possibly the cheap wine. Anyway, I had the meatloaf again tonight so I'll find out in the morning. Hope you're able to stay away from oats in the future, and thanks for the reply.
  25. The Fluffy Assassin
    I'm hoping that it was something other than the oats, because I really missed them, more than I had realized. For all I know, I undercooked the meatloaf slightly and wound up with the world's mildest case of food poisoning. Regardless, I'll try it again tonight, and a bowl of oatmeal some morning soon, and no doubt things will be clearer. Thanks for your...
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