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  1. Mack the Knife
    I've made the cornbread lots of times. It's awesome! In fact I've got all of Sue Shepherd's cookbooks. They're suitable for people with coeliac disease, fructose malabsorption, lactose intolerance and IBS. My girlfriend has fructose malabsorption so finding recipes suiable for us both can be a bit hard. So these are our go-to cookbooks. Open Original Shared...
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    I was going to get one but it is so easy doing it by hand that I didn't think it was worth the cost. Gluten free bread only needs to be mixed once and left to rise once. It isn't labour intensive. But you do need a good mixer with a strong motor. The thing that takes time with gluten free bread is mixng the dry ingredients. Gluten free bread uses three...
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    There are a few clips from this show on Youtube already. Check them out! Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
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    A TV show called Gluten Freedom recently went to air in Australia on one of the community channels. It is dedicated entirely to gluten free cooking and the gluten free lifestyle. Apparently this is a world first. I'm not sure if that's true but it's very cool anyway. It's just so great to have a cooking show that you can watch without having to think about...
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    thanks everyone for your responses. They helped a lot. I have decided to ditch all flours and grains and gluten free packaged foods for a while. I might keep rice though and just wash it really thoroughly. I am going to drop all processed food as well. I'll go back to basics and hopefully eliminate all potential sources of gluten. If that helps me get...
  6. Mack the Knife
    I'm in Melbourne. I've heard from lots of people that the RPA elimination diet is the bees knees of elimination diets. I think I'll probably give that a try soon. I am going to Germany in five weeks though so I won't be able to try it until after that. I'll have enough trouble eating as it is while I am away.
  7. Mack the Knife
    I was diagnosed with Coeliac diseases six months ago and I haven't gotten better despite a rigid adherence to a gluten free diet. My specialist ran the coeliac serology blood tests again and tells me I still have active coeliac disease - which isn't good. I have been very careful what I eat, and I don't ever cheat. But he says that I could just be one of...
  8. Mack the Knife
    Seriously? You can't eat flours at all? Even pre-packaged gluten free ones? Hell, that would be bad. Baking is a real passion of mine and I'm getting really good at gluten free baking. I actually think I would be ok with not being able to eat store bought mixes (I'm not a fan) but I don't think I could cope with not being able to bake. Are there any types...
  9. Mack the Knife
    I have constant low energy levels and often have very extreme energy crashes out of nowhere. My iron levels are actually okay. My problem is low Ferritin levels. Ferritin is the protein that stores your body's iron and releases it as needed. So basically I have no reserve battery. So when you get your iron levels checked, make sure they include Ferritin...
  10. Mack the Knife
    I'm pretty sure they're not. The guys at work are messy and careless but not malicious. They know coeliac disease is serious and I've made it very clear that they can't use the toaster.
  11. Mack the Knife
    My diet is already almost all unprocessed foods. Really the only processed food I have is specialty gluten free items like pasta. I am seriously considering cutting out most grains and flours. I have really gotten into gluten free baking and am using a big variety of gluten free flours from a range of sources. If they are cc then I definitely eat enough...
  12. Mack the Knife
    I don't take any supplements or medications except for iron tablets. I have already checked these. My girlfriend has fructose malabsorption and can't tolerate wheat so she eats mostly gluten free. When she does eat gluten she always brushes her teeth before kissing me. She doesn't wear lipstick much at all. No, I am not near any construction. I'll...
  13. Mack the Knife
    I have my own toaster at work so that's fine, but I do use the work microwave. I also use work plates, cutlery and glasses but I always rewash these before using them. Again, I am wondering about touching the fridge door and drawer handles. The work kitchen is not particularly clean. There are always crumbs everywhere but I am pretty fastidious about cleaning...
  14. Mack the Knife
    I was diagnosed at the start of January this year by blood work and biopsy. I have been on a very strict gluten free diet since then. I don't cheat. Not ever. However I haven't gotten any better and still feel like crap most of the time. I have continual gastro-intestinal issues, fatigue, nausea, inability to concentrate and I am cold all the time. It...
  15. Mack the Knife
    No, I don't think we have much of a Brazilian community at all. Australia has big Greek, Italian and Asian communities that have a massive influence on Australian cuisine - but no South American communities big enough to really have an impact on what we eat. I'm always amazed by pervasive Mexican food is in the US cuisine. It's not like that here. However...
  16. Mack the Knife
    I'll find some recipes and post them. Also, a lot of gluten free recipes call for milk powder. If you are lactose intolerant you can always substitute almond meal on a 1:1 ratio. It works just fine.
  17. Mack the Knife
    It can take days, weeks or months. Everyone's different. Some people go through a period of feeling worse before they feel better on the gluten free diet. Others find that their recovery is complicated by other food intolerances that often occur or are revealed when one starts a gluten free diet. Some people have other medical conditions that can complicate...
  18. Mack the Knife
    Yep. No flour allowed in my house. All baking and cooking is done with gluten free flour only. Flour is insidious. It floats around and gets into everything and is really hard to clean up 100%. Also, people can get sick just from breathing it in. Some people on this site get sick from construction work when plaster or drywall contains flour. You...
  19. Mack the Knife
    Two weeks is not long at all to adjust to the shock of a gluten free lifestyle. I burst into tears at a food market two weeks after I was diagnosed, when I had the realisation that there was nothing there that I could eat - and I'm 36. There's a children's book called "Cassie Croc has Coeliac Disease" that you could try to track down. It's pretty good...
  20. Mack the Knife
    I have dedicated wooden spoons, plastic utensils, chopping boards, colander, toaster and some pans and pots. I have a dedicated and clearly labelled tub of butter. Ditto for jam, honey and spreads. You absolutely can't share these with someone who could be sticking a knife covered with gluten crumbs into your peanut butter. For all other foods I use...
  21. Mack the Knife
    I like my bread to be very wholemeal like and dense. So I use chickpea flour a lot. I made a loaf a few days ago that used buckwheat, amaranth and brown rice flour. It tasted very similar to the 100% rye bread I used to love. I always add stuff like milk powder, buttermilk powder, flaxseeds, flaxseed meal, almond meal, LSA, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin...
  22. Mack the Knife
    Be careful of combined spices such as curry powder, garam masala, cajun spice, etc. Cheap brands sometimes add wheat to these. Alwayscheck sny kind of spice, seasoning or rub that has more than one ingredient.
  23. Mack the Knife
    Well, it hasn't been too bad. About 18 hours after eating the soup I developed a headache (very unusual for me) which continued all night. I completely lost my appetite, got really tired and couldn't keep my eyes open. So I went to bed but couldn't sleep. So I lay awake for hours feeling simultaneously exhausted and wired. This morning I still have a...
  24. Mack the Knife
    Tonight I went out to dinner with a friend. We went to a restaurant where I often eat and have never had a problem. The owners really look after Coeliacs, they consulted with a Coeliac specialist when they set up their business, they have a whole separate gluten free menu, bake their own bread and cakes, are aware of cc issues with deep fryers etc. I always...
  25. Mack the Knife
    The most recent edition of the Australian Coeliac society magazine had an article about Dominos. Apparently the Coeliac Society worked closely with Dominos to develop their gluten free pizza base and advise on staff training and food cc issues. It sounds like they really have their act together. I wasn't going to risk the Dominos gluten-free pizza but...
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