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  1. Mack the Knife
    Have you discovered Mrs Parma's in Little Bourke St yet? Open Original Shared Link They have a gluten free menu with 8 different kinds of chicken (and vegetarian) parmagianas on it. They also have gluten free beer. I eat there a lot and have never had a problem.
  2. Mack the Knife
    Be really, really careful when eating at Grill'd because their cross contamination awareness and control is absolutely non-existent! They do have gluten free buns and the staff can tell you which toppings are gluten free..... However: 1) All the buns go through the same toaster thing and it is covered with crumbs; 2) They use the same spatulas to scrape...
  3. Mack the Knife
    I don't know. My gastroenterologist ordered the genetic testing along with a whole lot of other blood tests, but I'd already been diagnosed with Coeliac disease by blood test and biospy. It is worthwhile getting your genes tested. A negative gene test means that you almost certainly don't have or won't get Coeliac disease. But there are some rare exceptions...
  4. Mack the Knife
    It shouldn't cost you anything if your GP or specialist orders it. That's how it worked for me when I got tested a few months back. I think Medicare covered it. I never got a bill anyway.
  5. Mack the Knife
    Also, be careful eating scramble eggs at a buffet. Apparently cooks sometimes add pancake batter to keep the eggs fluffy.
  6. Mack the Knife
    Well, I would definitely be bringing a loaf of gluten free bread and some toaster bags. Don't use shared butter and condiments though. If you can, try and get those little single serving packets of butter and jams. Or at least a small jar of jam. Also, breakfast cereal, tinned tuna, tinned salmon, tinned beans, corn tortillas, corn chips and salsa, gluten...
  7. Mack the Knife
    Hey there, I'm from Melbourne. I think there are a few Aussies floating around here.
  8. Mack the Knife
    I recently went on a three week trip to Germany, Austria and Belgium. I survived although I have to say that the food wasn't the highlight of the trip. Everything seems to be crumbed, dredged in flour, or cooked with beer. For dinner I ate mostly baked potatoes, parsley potatoes, pan fried fish and salads with olive oil. For lunch I usually just bought...
  9. Mack the Knife
    Yep. I get that kind of reaction a lot to a minor glutening. Fatigue, kind of achey, slightly nauseous, can't concentrate, really dysfunctional, etc. Buffets are kind of dangerous. There is lots of potential for cross contamination. People use the serving utensils from the pasta salad for the plain rice or they drop bits of tabbouleh into other dishes...
  10. Mack the Knife
    You definitely need to get your iron checked. Low iron is really common amongst newly diagnosed coeliacs. Make sure you get a full iron work up done. For example my iron levels were fine but my ferritin levels (the protein that regulates the release of iron in the body) were terrible. So I felt exhausted a lot even though my iron levels were good. Iron...
  11. Mack the Knife
    I recently spent a couple of weeks in Germany and I have to say that the gluten free options weren't great. Yes, you can get hold of gluten free products pretty easily. Reformhaus health stores and DMs and Rossman drug stores all carry a decent range of stuff (mostly Schar). But I didn't find anything in the supermarkets. Germans are aware of coeliac...
  12. Mack the Knife
    Yeah, it'd be nice not be feeling crap all the time. But it's only been 14 months since I went gluten free so that may not have been quite enough time to heal properly. The gene thing has thrown me a little bit. I'm really glad now that I have gone through the complete testing process and that I have such a firm diagnosis. If I was self-diagnosed then...
  13. Mack the Knife
    I actually have just gotten back from seeing my specialist. I went to see him because I'm still feeling pretty crappy despite following a strict gluten free diet. He ran a battery of tests last time including one to check which Coeliac gene I have. He has just told me that I don't have either of them. He was very surprised by this and a little flummoxed...
  14. Mack the Knife
    Australia is a fantastic place for eating gluten free. There is a very high awareness of coeliac disease and gluten free eating is seen more as a lifestyle than an illness. This means that all the supermarkets have healthfood aisles loaded with gluten free foods and it is very, very common for cafes and restaurants to offer gluten free bread, pasta and cakes...
  15. Mack the Knife
    My girlfriend suffers from this. She blows up like a bullfrog if she eats too much fructose. A lot of the symptoms are similar to Coeliac disease so it may be hard to tell them apart. Fructose malabsorption is all to do with quantity and loading. So some days a certain food might be fine and other days it will set you off. It all depends on how much fructose...
  16. Mack the Knife
    The Australian Coeliac Society has these resources on their website. They might be a little too Australian specific for your needs (ie Australia has stricter food labelling laws than the U.S. and oats are a big no-no for coeliacs), but maybe you can cut and paste the info to make something that suits your needs. Open Original Shared Link Open Original...
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    You shouldn't have too many problems. Australia has a really high awareness of coeliac disease. It's pretty easy to be a coeliac in Australia. Lots of restaurants and cafes (especially in the inner city) cater for the gluten free diet. An awful lot of restaurants now mark menu items as gluten-free which is fantastic and some even have separate gluten free...
  18. Mack the Knife
    I've had hommus confiscated at the airport. You might get away with an individual sized portion packet though. Make sure you take plenty of food. I recently flew from Frankfurt to Melbourne and the airline forgot to load my gluten free meal onto the plane during the stop-over in Hong Kong. They offered me a diabetic meal instead (pasta) which I declined...
  19. Mack the Knife
    Yep. Quinoa flakes work great. I use them in ANZAC biscuits (which are traditionally made with oats) and they work beautifully.
  20. Mack the Knife
    I drink a lot of cider and I haven't come across one with gluten in yet. If you haven't drunk cider before, it's best to start with a dry cider rather than a sweet one. It'll be less of a shock if you are used to beer.
  21. Mack the Knife
    Yeah, I don't like the gluten free beers mucheither. I've started drinking cider instead. A dry cider goes down just like a nce cold beer on a hot day. And in Australia, we drink a lot of cider so it's nit at all uncool to drink it instead of beer when you're at the pub with your mates.
  22. Mack the Knife
    Rice and potatoes are very versatile and very cheap gluten free staples. You can pretty much live on them if you have to. It is easy to use them as a carb base for a lot of meals instead of pasta or bread. Potatoes can be bought in bulk and they can be baked in the microwave in 3 minutes. Or you can mash them, fry them, boil them, roast them or make chips...
  23. Mack the Knife
    Here's the gluten info off the Cadbury website. This is their Australian site and I'm not sure if Cadbury export to South Africa or if it is manufactured there. You might want to contact them to check that this info is correct for the country you are in. Open Original Shared Link
  24. Mack the Knife
    Check out this company. They're based in Australia but they do tours all over the world. http://www.glutenfreetravel.com.au/
  25. Mack the Knife
    For anyone out there who lives in Melbourne.... There is a new cafe called Code Red in Thornbury that just opened a few weeks ago - and they specialise in gluten free and allergy friendly foods. They do gluten free pancakes, french toast, big breakfasts, cakes, fish and chips, chicken parmas, steak sandwiches pies, lasagna etc. I have had breakfast there...
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