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  1. kayo
    I'm dairy free and have lots of sub ideas for you. If you can have soy: soy milk (try the chocolate Silk - to die for) soy yogurt (Silk is really good) soy cheese (never found one I liked) soy ice cream (So Delicious is awesome, as are Toffuti Cutie ice cream sandwiches) soy cream cheese and sour cream (Toffuti - awesome) butter subs with soy: Earth...
  2. kayo
    Poo baby and pencil stools are cracking me up! I think inflammation is the swelling of the small intestine which is essentially a 22 foot long sponge. My pooch didn't start to really deflate until I went on the FODMAP diet. It went down a bit when I went gluten-free but the real progress seems to be when I cut out the excess fructose and fructans.
  3. kayo

    ARCHIVED Thanksgiving

    kayo replied to conniebky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I do this as well. Last year was my first gluten-free Thankgiving and I was very lucky that my husband's relative, who graciously had us over, was familiar with gluten free cooking. Her husband was gluten free for years due to Crohns. I brought roasted veggies and had the turkey, green beans and cranberry sauce (Ocean Spray canned is gluten-free). ...
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    ARCHIVED Coffee

    kayo replied to Sanjuro's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    All Green Mountain and Van Houtte coffees, even the flavored ones, are gluten free.
  5. kayo
    Look for an Asian market near you. They often have Ramen type noodle soup packs made with rice noodles. They also have lots of rice noodles and rice crackers which are often much cheaper than at a regular super market.
  6. kayo
    I 'outgrew' some allergies; food, pollen and animal. Though maybe it's not a matter of outgrowing per se but having a stronger immune system which can handle the exposure. I did allergy shots as a kid, took meds, neither of which worked. Then in my 30's these allergies lessened and lessened and are now gone (or suppressed to the point they don't cause...
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    Aww, Jason, you worry too much! I've dated guys with diabetes, guys who were vegetarian and guys who were kosher and guys who had allergies. It's no biggie and we gals understand. Start off easy, like, I have to follow a specific diet for health reasons, so how was your day? You don't need to go into great detail. She'll probably ask questions and you can...
  8. kayo
    Have you been tested for fructose malabsorption and SIBO?
  9. kayo
    I really feel as though I have had gluten-intolerance much of my life. For 10+ years I had very heavy periods that would last 2 and sometimes 3 weeks. I had my period more than when I didn't! TMI alert > I passed clots the size of grapes. It was awful and painful. I would wear a super tampon and a giant pad and still bleed through. I had all kinds of tests...
  10. kayo
    Plums and the other stone fruits contain sorbitol which can bother you if you have a fructose intolerance. If you follow the FODMAP diet this is a fruit you'd avoid too. FODMAP safe fruits: ripe bananas, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries (but not blackberries), oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, lemon, lime. Avocados and fresh tomatoes (in moderation...
  11. kayo
    I know what you mean and I had the same questions too. The trick is to establish a baseline diet (they explain this in the book better than me ). For me it is lean protein and rice or potatoes, bananas, strawberries, quinoa, cucumbers, leafy greens, tea, etc. You stay on that base diet until you start to feel better. Then you introduce a food you suspect...
  12. kayo
    I use the elimination diet in this book: "IBS - Free at Last" by Patsy Catsos. I adjust it to accommodate my intolerances since I can't have dairy, gluten or soy. I've been following this plan for about a month and I haven't felt this good in years. I highly recommend it to anyone who is still having inexplicable tummy troubles.
  13. kayo
    I concur, caramel color in the US is not a problem. As a general rule I try to avoid it because it could be made from lactose. I won't eat anything that lists an ingredient that I can't have even if it is on the bottom of the list. Easy peasy rule to live by. I do go out to eat, not for the food, but for the social aspect. I know it's a risk and I...
  14. kayo
    It sounds like you have a lot going on. Definitely call your doctors and let them know. It could be bleeding or diet or even supllements, like iron. Meds like Pepto Bismal will also cause dark stools. I would also say to skip the brown rice and eat white rice. The bran on the brown rice can be hard to digest. This could be causing you some discomfort while...
  15. kayo
    I tried a different Whole Foods and they had Udi's! I was feeling hopeful because I saw they carried Udi's granola. This was a WF out in the burbs and I have to say the way they organized their gluten-free items was awesome. It was so well organized. The one I typically go to which is in a city has the gluten-free items all mixed in with the regular items...
  16. kayo
    I'll add vitamin D to that list as well. I struggled with brain fog for a good 9-10 months into my gluten free diet and then it lifted. One day it was just gone. I suspect that my vitamin levels are at a good place and that I'm finally getting the nutrition I need from my food.
  17. kayo
    That's whacky. I'm not familiar with the product but I suspect the labeling is wrong. Can you contact the manufacturer?
  18. kayo
    You're doing great. The diet changes take time and sometimes healing can be slow but if you stick with it you'll be ok. Just an FYI, HFCS does not contain wheat gluten which is called gliadin. This is what we need to avoid. Gliadin is found in wheat, barley and rye. I believe you may be confusing this with corn gluten which is entirely different and...
  19. kayo
    You could have non-celiac gluten intolerance, food allergies (either short or late onset), food intolerances, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, parasites, malnutrition, etc. I agree with the others, 6 hours is not long enough. It's also not a proper elimination diet. You need to establish a baseline for several days, a week would be better and then...
  20. kayo
    Similar experience for me too. You can see the details in my signature. It wasn't until my doc suspected fructose malabsorption and I went on the FODMAP diet did I truly start to feel better. I say that this experience is like peeling an onion. Just when we think we have it figured out there's more layers to go.
  21. kayo
    RA and Sjogrens. Gluten and soy free has almost eliminated the Sjogrens.
  22. kayo
    I'm gluten, dairy, soy free too and on a low fructose diet (FODMAP). B: tea and a banana or some strawberries or if I need more protein I have quinoa with blueberries, walnuts and cinnamon. L: sandwich with kinnikinnik bread, tuna, turkey or ham, mustard with a side of Cape Code chips (100 cal pack) or gluten-free Wylde pretzels. If I go out with coworkers...
  23. kayo
    I can't seem to pinpoint a specific trigger. I think I have had food intolerances my whole life. My mother tells tales of me projectile vomiting when I was a baby when she started me on food. I was always underweight and stick thin but it was blamed on my RA. I had stomach aches in the morning after eating cereal with milk but my mother said I was making...
  24. kayo
    That was me. I just checked Udi's website, punched in my zip code and there's none within 100 miles :-( Which is odd because I live near a major city. Next time I'm at While Foods I'll make an inquiry.
  25. kayo
    I need to find some Udi's after reading the great reviews here. Quick pass through my Whole Foods and didn't see any. I like the Kinnikinnik products (bread, bagels, hot dog rolls) but the trick is to wrap them in a paper towel and microwave them a minute or 2 on 50% power to make them soft. Works like a miracle. I also make Pam's gluten-free mix in my breadmaker...
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