Jump to content

sandsurfgirl

Advanced Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,329

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    16

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Since 1995

Everything posted by sandsurfgirl

  1. sandsurfgirl
    Congratulations!!!! I am SO proud of you! What an inspiration you are. Thank you for sharing and for all you do to help others on this board. Way to go!!!!! Woot woot! Woop Woop! Yippee!!! Yay! Awesome! You're number one! Go Ravenwoodglass! (that's my cheerleader impression)
  2. sandsurfgirl
    Hope you feel better! That darn barley will get ya!
  3. sandsurfgirl
    Try Annalise G Roberts book that I mentioned above. I haven't had a problem with hers yet. I don't like the sandwich bread because of the millet flour but everything else has been good so far. She uses xanthan gum but it's always a tiny amount like 3/4 tsp. Some recipes don't even call for it.
  4. sandsurfgirl
    I do this but a little different. I buy that real bacon that's cooked already and in a zipper sealed package to keep on hand just for this recipe. I brown the onions in olive oil, add the cooked bacon and sautee for about a minute and then add fresh green beans not boiled and sautee for about 5 minutes. Then I put a cover on and put the heat on very low...
  5. sandsurfgirl
    After awhile you will get to know which gluten free desserts you like and then that gluten stuff wont' tempt you. So far I haven't run across any gluteny thing I can't make gluten free that tastes great or even better. I keep Betty Crocker gluten-free mixes on hand. Gluten Free Pantry mixes on hand. And I use Annalise G. Roberts Gluten Free Baking Classics...
  6. sandsurfgirl
    According to the Canadian celiac association tocopherols are safe. I've never had trouble with them and I'm crazy sensitive. They are in almost all shampoos and soaps and tough to cut out. Just wanted to put that out there. Peter knows more about it. Hmmmm you've got me wondering. A thought I had was- Did you start drinking Rice Dream? It is processed...
  7. sandsurfgirl
    That post above is why I think that the OP is going to try to lie to get into the military and why I posted what I did. If somebody posts something cryptic people will try to figure out what they are talking about. I could care less what Kostrof1 is doing with his or her life. But I do take issue with coming here for advice and then getting nasty and whining...
  8. sandsurfgirl
    So sorry that happened to you!!!!! I never heard of Gluten Free Pantry Book. I love the Gluten Free Pantry brand of bread and cake mixes though. I buy them at Sprouts and online. I believe Whole Foods also carries it. I also like the Betty Crocker gluten free mixes. In general with baking I do 2 parts gluten free flour and 1 part starch and then...
  9. sandsurfgirl
    Well, this is really gross and TMI, but because I stayed in the bathroom and forced myself to throw up everything in my tummy, my glutening wasn't as bad as it could have been. But it's been no picnic. I thought I would be bedridden today but I was able to go shop for a few hours. And out to dinner somewhere else tonight. Last night was BAD. I had shakes...
  10. sandsurfgirl
    Oh for the love of Pete these docs make me crazy!! Fire that doctor yesterday. If he is saying something that stupid I wouldn't trust a thing the idiot says. Get a better pediatrician and stop eating gluten. That's just madness! He is prejudiced about dietary issues and totally ignorant. sorry to rant but I read too many stories like this and it just...
  11. sandsurfgirl
    You might want to read this. I copied and pasted an excerpt and then I posted the link. Do some googling about what can happen if you lie about your medical history to enlist and then google your options. Information is ALWAYS a good thing. Here's the link to the article. Open Original Shared Link It says that technically lying to get into the military...
  12. sandsurfgirl
    I couldn't get the quotes to work right so I copied and pasted what you wrote. "You're first sentence made my point...ADVICE...not opinions. Military is serious.. without it you would not have the FREEDOM to state your OPINION... so here is my opinion..celiacs is not going to keep me from my dream. Where there is a will there is a way..and I will find...
  13. sandsurfgirl
    SERIOUSLY? You have all of ONE post and you are going to tell off a regular member who is trying to be helpful??? Wow nice way to join the community. Ummmm welcome. You know she did NOT have to take the time out to answer. We don't generally do nasty around here just to let ya know.
  14. sandsurfgirl
    Oh there is an upshot. They gave us $90 in gift certificates and .... the waiter just graduated with a marketing degree. Somehow got to talking to my husband while they were waiting for me. He offered to give me free marketing advice for my business to make up for it because he felt so bad.
  15. sandsurfgirl
    I'm VERY sensitive. Even crumbs get me sick. Whole house had to go gluten free. So... I went to Outback tonight for my birthday dinner. Food was awesome. I told the waiter how sensitive I am, etc. like I always do. They have a gluten free dessert even. So excited to order dessert out! They even said that they would throw it in for free for my birthday...
  16. sandsurfgirl
    In the beginning it's so hard it feels impossible. But after you heal, learn the ropes, find some products you like and figure out which ones taste like cardboard it gets pretty easy. There is so much awareness now that I don't find eating out difficult. It's a pain to have to ask all those questions but I find restaurants very accomodating. I ask politely...
  17. sandsurfgirl
    Get a good old fashioned enema. Not the little bottle of Fleet's. Get the one that's like a hot water bottle but it has a tube attached. It is natural, safe and the best thing to get immediate relief without taking more medications, etc. It holds like a quart of water but only a little bit will go in at a time. This is gross, but hey we're celiacs. We...
  18. sandsurfgirl
    It was a full 6 months before I had ONE completely symptom free day. I did get small increments of healing and relief over time. I'm 11 months gluten free and a completely new person! Celiac is an autoimmune disease which means your intestines look like a war zone in Iraq right now. It takes time to heal all that damage and destruction. You will go through...
  19. sandsurfgirl
    Some doctors will take dietary response as a diagnostic tool. In my opinion based on my own experience and the experiences of so many on here, and just plain common sense, if gluten makes you sick, then you have celiac disease. The tests are the problem. They aren't sensitive enough. I only came up positive on one out of the five and I was close to debilitated...
  20. sandsurfgirl
    Glad to hear so many of us did well! I hope those who got glutened are recovering, as I'm sure there are a few of us out there who were not so lucky. If you need to vent we are here for you!
  21. sandsurfgirl
    I was thinking if we post a thread about how we did this Thanksgiving people can print it out and save for next year. I did NOT get glutened!!! Yay Mom left the stuffing out of the turkey. I brought Pacific Foods gluten free mushroom soup for green bean cassserole and we left the fried onions out because they have gluten. I ate her mashed potatoes...
  22. sandsurfgirl
    Cooking is really easy. It's baking that's not as easy although I've made it easy on myself. You can use rice flour to thicken any sauces just like wheat flour. I make my roux with rice flour and it turns out great. If something calls for soy sauce buy the wheat free tamari style soy sauce and you're fine. For bread I found something WAY better than...
  23. sandsurfgirl
    Don't hate me: It was a full 6 months before i had one completely symptom free day. But... I did see improvements. A few things improved right away like my anxiety attacks. But other stuff took awhile. i went through many weird phases too. Like there were a couple of weeks where I could not eat anything without feeling sick. Then it passed. Give it time...
  24. sandsurfgirl
    I go for acupuncture and it totally relieves the symptoms! I can go in there feeling awful and walk out feeling better. It will not cure you, but a good acupuncturist can strengthen your immune system and help heal the other damage that has been done to your body due to inflammation and malnourishment associated with celiac disease. I'm not sure why...
  25. sandsurfgirl
    When your villi are damaged you aren't absorbing nutrients and you are malnourished no matter how healthy you eat. So when you quit eating gluten and the small intestine heals, you actually absorb what you eat!
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.