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    I haven't been to a place yet that advertised being good for special diets that wasn't. I bet if you call, they'll be able to answer all your questions. If their answers don't satisfy you, then you can look for another place to go -- but if you call soon, you'll have time.
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    My brother asked his driving instructor once, "When do I know when it's time to turn on the headlights?" and his instructor responded, "As soon as you feel the need to ask that question." I think it is much the same in choosing when it's time to go to the doctor and get something tested. If something's not right, what can it possibly hurt to start trying...
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    Sprouts and Whole Foods both have gluten-free shopping guides (little booklets at the entrance, or you can ask for one from a cashier) that are very helpful when starting out. I go to those stores for specialty items, but I can manage at a regular grocery store, too. It just takes some practice.
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    Thanks! I've been using mixes for things, but I've always preferred cooking from scratch so I can control the sweetness level. I'll try this out.
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    Thanks for sharing those tips. I've been thinking about making the same, but I was afraid it would come out bad and I hate wasting food.
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    I can't handle the honey nut Chex or the Cinnamon (something like that) Chex, either. My sister can eat them just fine, but the last time I tried either I was VERY sick. I wish I could figure out what I was reacting to. No problems with Rice or Corn Chex, thankfully.
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    That chain isn't near me, but there is one on the way to Vegas from here. Unfortunately, they don't carry the gluten-free pizza yet, but I think before my next trip out there I may call and request it. It'd be nice to have it at the halfway point.
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    I agree with everyone. I am VERY grateful that my doc didn't even ask me to go on a gluten challenge after I told her how much better I was feeling. It sounds like you were just as lucky to find your GI doc. I feel sorry for your friend's patients.
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    It says gluten-free on the box. It should be fine. I'm just saying, with all your problems, you may react even though it is gluten-free.
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    I can't think of a negative side to the 504 plan from a teacher's perspective. I'm not allowed to feed students, so cross-contamination and such wouldn't be an issue (I teach at the high school level), but it would help me be sympathetic about what I might otherwise perceive as too frequent requests to go to the restroom during class. I know after a glutening...
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    My sister and I eat it all the time with no problems. I know you're more sensitive than most, though, so I would say proceed with caution.
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    Interesting. I haven't had the tooth-falling-out dream for a long time, either. I can't say for sure that it was when I went gluten-free, but it very well could be -- since I started sleeping, I haven't had many nightmares. I was always told that that specific dream has to do with stress. It makes sense that if our bodies are less stressed out, then we...
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    It couldn't hurt to check. Ticks can be sneaky.
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    Everyone's covered what I would have said, but I wanted to commend you and your husband for going gluten-free with your son. That's awesome. My husband fully supported making our kitchen gluten-free and it's meant the world to me.
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    Like you, my GI symptoms disappeared very quickly after going gluten-free (not having a gut-ache after gluten-free meals was the first, immediate benefit). After a month I found things that I didn't even realize were wrong were clearing up (it's amazing what we can convince ourselves is "normal"). I'm glad you're feeling better and I hope that keeps up.
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    ARCHIVED Insomnia

    Mskedi replied to willow's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Gobbie -- I could have written that post. I'd always had insomnia, but in the months before I went gluten-free it got even worse. I tried everything -- I never touched caffeine, I exercised early in the day, I read (and read and read until the sun came up!), I took sleeping pills (they didn't help me sleep, but they did make me hallucinate -- that was...
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    Were the potatoes seasoned? I know Trader Joe's has frozen breakfast potatoes seasoned with soy sauce, so it's not all that unlikely that soy sauce could have been used as a seasoning. Also, if anyone used a spoon from something gluten-y and then put it back to where the potatoes, fruit, or eggs were, there could have been cross-contamination. I've had...
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    My insomnia and anxiety have both lessened significantly since going gluten-free. In fact, if it weren't for accidental glutenings, I suspect they would be completely gone. I've only had either since going gluten-free after eating something suspicious or vulnerable to CC (and the GI symptoms back up that it was, indeed, gluten). My gut reacts to coconut milk...
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    Thanks for sharing this! My pastor and I were just discussing how we would work out me bringing my own bread (I've been skipping it entirely and just getting a blessing). I figured I would just take it up to the rail with me, but I was kind of bummed that I'd miss out on the communal part -- taking it from the same plate as everyone else. I'm going to suggest...
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    You know... there are some good social implications, too. For example, I always knew my friends were kind and compassionate people (they wouldn't be my friends otherwise!), but I didn't know just how much they would go out of their way to help me feel comfortable eating with them. They give me the last word on restaurants when we go out to make sure I can...
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    While I agree with the advice above to take charge, I also don't think what you've written is at all a pity party. You have good reason to be angry about some of these situations. I was most shocked by this: My friends would never ask me to provide food for them that I couldn't eat. If I sign up for dessert at a potluck, they know they're getting...
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    Interesting. I'll have to try that.
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    I hope you stay. This forum has helped me immensely, and those first posts were perhaps unusually and unnecessarily harsh. I don't react from Skittles, and they are gluten-free, but there are people who have had so much damage that they have to be very, very kind to their guts for quite a while before they can branch out to things as processed as candy...
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    I'm still waiting on my latest bloodwork results to see if I'm still anemic. I've never been in a normal iron range, so I'd be pretty excited if seven months or so gluten-free could change that.
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    I know it's a little daunting at first, but in the long run, it's all worth it. When I started this, I did a lot of grumbling about pizza and pasta and bread... but now I feel so good that cheating isn't even the slightest temptation. That doesn't mean I'll never whine again, but the positives greatly outweigh the negatives. Also, there's no reason why...
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