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    Tammy, McCann's also makes Irish-style rolled oats, which should work just like "regular" oats in a cookie recipe. They come in a rectangular box rather than a tin. McCann's also makes quick-cooking steel-cut oats, which I absolutely LOVE! They have so much more texture than the rolled oats, but they take only five to seven minutes to cook! Maybe...
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    Tammy, I did a quick Google search for adobo + seasoning and found Open Original Shared Link. I believe Penzey's spice blends are gluten-free, although you will probably want to double check this. Or you could use the ingredient list as a guideline and mix your own blend at home. (Come to think of it, I'll bet you could find a cookbook at your local...
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    Gluten definitely does pass into the breast milk. I am still breastfeeding my younger son, and several weeks ago now he reacted first thing in the morning to my gluten-contaminated bedtime snack from the night before. As babies, both of my boys developed colic, which I traced to a (cow's) dairy sensitivity. My older boy had pretty bad eczema on his cheeks...
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    That sounds almost exactly like my older son (who is almost four). He was nine pounds at birth but dropped to the 25th percentile as he grew. The pediatrician didn't think it was remarkable (and neither did I; he was my first child and I was clueless about food sensitivities), especially since he embodied the "long and lean" stereotype of the older breastfed...
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    Emmy, Thanks for your input! Your girlfriend is SO lucky to have someone like you to support her as she deals with celiac disease. It was especially sweet of you to go gluten-free with her (and I see that you feel better gluten-free, too, so more power to both of you!). Good luck to you both!
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    I'm not formally diagnosed with either celiac disease or hypoglycemia, but since I went gluten-free last Halloween my hypoglycemia symptoms (headache, nausea, extreme irritability, brain fog...) have pretty much vanished. Before I went gluten-free, I was managing the symptoms by eating LOTS of protein (and about four meals and two snacks a day), but now...
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    I used to get infrequent vertigo attacks that I wasn't able to link to any trigger, but I haven't had one since I went gluten-free, so I think gluten must have been it. (Quite possibly an empty stomach had a lot to do with it, too; my eating habits used to be abysmal!) For me, it felt like my head was hovering a few inches above my neck and my "inertial...
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    celiac3270, Every celiac's body is different, so unfortunately there is no set timeline for recovery . Some people take up to two years to heal completely! My baby has gluten-related eczema that would most likely have cleared up after about six months gluten-free, if it hadn't been for an ill-timed gluten accident that caused it to flare up again...
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    I recently tested McCann's oats, and they seem to be fine (for me)! Since studies are showing that SOME celiacs can eat oats with no trouble, while others can't, I wonder if the reason may lie in exactly which variant of the celiac disease gene a particular celiac inherited. Regardless, I'm thrilled to be able to eat oatmeal for breakfast again!
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    Dessa, I'm pretty sure that eggs are absolutely essential to a traditional mayonnaise, but if you're concerned about salmonella, I believe pasteurized egg product will work. Or, if you need to avoid all eggs but you can have soy, I have seen several recipes that use tofu to make a mayonnaise-like spread. I hope this helps!
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    I err on the side of caution and avoid gluten in cosmetic and hygiene products as well. I figure that since gluten-free varieties are fairly readily available, why take a chance? I don't have DH either, but one of my gluten-accident symptoms is itchy skin, so I am taking precautions to ensure that it never turns into DH!
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    Heather, No, I don't recall experiencing anything like that after sex. Of course, there are many avenues of pleasure that remain unexplored for me.... I suppose that if I were more adventurous, I might be more likely to be wondering what exactly is IN that stuff (besides approximately 34 calories! ). Are you referring to "plain" sex? I'm asking...
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    Many SOY milks are gluten-free, but many RICE milks are not. As always, there are exceptions to these rules. I have had no problems with Soy Dream. I have also read that Silk soymilk and EdenBLEND soy/rice milk are gluten-free (but Eden's RICE milk is NOT). I'm sure there are others, as well. Some nut milks are gluten-free, and some are not. It always...
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    The only real way to find out where your daughter's celiac gene came from would be to have the gene test run on yourself and your husband. It's certainly good news that neither of you is in bad enough shape to test positive on blood work, but that says nothing about whether either of you carries the predisposing gene for the disease. You may want to talk...
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    Gerri, You'll find that people (and doctors) have extremely differing opinions on this subject. I personally prefer to err on the side of caution, but then, gluten is not the source of my livelihood. And it's not like you're a baker, where the gluten is airborne and there is no good way to avoid ingesting some amount of it. If it were me, I would probably...
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    I don't know about amalgam materials or cement or things like that, but I would check on "natural flavorings" in the tooth polish and dental floss. I seem to remember vaguely that mint-flavored floss may not be gluten-free, and so I wonder if the same would be true of mint-flavored tooth polish. I'm not a big fan of artificial fruit flavors, so I think...
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    Sara, Good ideas! After I test eggs, assuming they are OK, I will definitely give this recipe a try. Thanks!
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    Nicole, I totally understand your question. It's a reasonable one to ask, too, since you are right that many sensitivities can be "cured." So, the answer to your question is, YES and NO. YES, our bodies will eventually heal the damage gluten has wrought, but NO, we will never be able to eat gluten again without re-inflicting the same damage on ourselves...
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    Heather, No, fibromyalgia won't kill you! I believe the word means "muscle-fiber pain." It's one of those "syndrome" diagnoses where doctors don't really know what the cause is, but they have some theories and are working on some therapies that may produce improvement in symptoms. I have read about it in connection with chronic fatigue syndrome...
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    Nicole, I believe that in naturopathic medicine, a racing pulse after eating is viewed as an indication that you ARE sensitive to something you just ate. Unfortunately, many (if not most!) food sensitivities are NOT mediated by IgE and so won't show up with conventional allergy testing. Of course, alternative testing is not standardized and is often...
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    Sara, do you know of anything to substitute for potato flakes in your challah recipe? I avoid potatoes, but assuming I'm not also sensitive to eggs, I would love to try the challah!
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    Heather, Do the condoms your man uses have a spermicidal lubricant? The irritation you experience may be caused by a latex sensitivity, especially since the patch also bothers you. (Or, maybe the patch's adhesive contains gluten?!) But if the condom is coated with a spermicide (like nonoxynol-9), THAT could be the culprit as well. I know that after...
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    Hi, Heather! Here is a random assortment of thoughts I had about food. I used to avoid most of the same foods you do, so hopefully at least some of this will be helpful to you! I don't know how you feel about canned salmon, but Natural Sea brand has no additives. I get the no salt added variety WITH skin and bones. The bones are thoroughly cooked...
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    I have had good luck ordering plain baked cod (in olive oil, since I am also dairy-free) with a plain baked potato and sugar snap peas (yum!) at Eat 'N' Park. I take my own bread and margarine. The only bad part is not being able to have Grilled Stickes a la Mode for dessert anymore! I hope this helps!
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    Heather, I just learned recently (thank you, Mariann!) that if a company adds hydrolyzed protein and salt to its poultry-soaking solution, the free glutamine (from the protein) and the free sodium (from the salt) will combine to make monosodium glutamate (MSG). They don't have to list MSG as an ingredient, however, because they didn't add pre-made MSG...
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