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    I diagnosed myself with Celiac's about a year ago, due in large part to the vast amount of information about it on this forum. It's been a rocky gluten-free year, but the health benefits I'm realizing at this point have made it all worth it. I feel SO much better. But of course, with self diagnosis, there's always a tiny bit of doubt, and the skepticism one...
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    My trigger was when I got pneumonia about 7 years ago and I was put on a strong course of antibiotics. Does it seem like 90% of everyone's triggers involve antibiotics?
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    Wow, that is so wild! I've been gluten-free for 1 year. Had all the usual symptoms before going gluten-free, but never DH. This weekend I must have gotten glutened, because I had the old D and horrible pain in my shoulder, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME I got a rash at the base of my spine. And I recently started cooking and eating SEAWEED! Is it possible that the...
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    Hi, I have Celiac's & Rheumatoid Arthritis, and I've found taking certain things out of my diet to have a HUGE influence on my RA. I can't eat potatoes, tomatoes, any kind of pepper, citrus, and various other random things unless I want to wake up in pain in my feet or hands. Have you tried eliminating for the RA? I also started using only natural beauty...
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    I don't have an F5 to press but now I know what it was-my faulty old memories Thanks, guys!
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    Thank you! Oddly, it now has come to be! My photo has become my avatar, as I wished. It just took a couple days to decide to co-operate, I guess
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    Ok, since no one responded to my previous post, I'll try a different approach: the photo I want to use for my avatar has uploaded easily as my "photo" but won't upload as my avatar, becausee it says it's too big, although it isn't. Is there a way to designate your photo as your avatar also? And if there isn't, perhaps there should be? thanks, Megan
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    Rice is generally washed or even soaked to remove some of the starch. This gives you nice, separated grains when you cook it. Also, if you soak white rice and then drain it and let it sit for awhile, the grains become much longer when you cook it. This is often done in Middle Eastern cooking. I generally rinse my white rice until the water runs clear. As...
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    Hi, I'm trying to change my avatar-I'm trying to upload a 24 KB jpeg and it keeps saying that it has to be smaller than 50 KB and won't let me upload it. The current avatar I have up was taken at the same time, and I had no issue uploading it. Help please!
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    I've been obsessed with root vegetables lately; therefore the turnip fries. Very easy-peel them, cut them into matchsticks, toss them with oil, salt & pepper, or any seasoning you prefer, and put them in a 425 degree oven, tossing them around a couple times while baking, until they reach the color you prefer. It's best to put them on a baking sheet that...
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    Trout with mushroom & wild rice stuffing? Side of turnip fries?
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    I've been subbing psyllium husk in equal parts for xanthan & guar in the recipes I've tried and had good results.
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    I'm sure your muffin top pan would work-I think they're basically the same thing, just called something different. I ordered mine from amazon. I've seen recipes for English Muffins on the stovetop, but never made them. The recipe for English Muffins in Annalise's book goes in the oven in the hamburger bun pan. If you have a stovetop EM recipe that you're...
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    Hi, did you buy the french bread pan with all the little holes? Mine has them, and when I put the dough in the oven in the pan to rise, it went through the holes gluten-free dough is quite a bit softer than regular bread dough! The next time I made french bread, I just put foil over the pan, which worked, but is kind of a waste of the pan. Probably the best...
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    Wow, working in her kitchen...are you bringing your own cooking things....cutting board, mixers, sifters, etc.?At least the things that are hardest to make sure are perfectly clean? Can you make any of the food in your kitchen & bring it frozen? That's what I'm going to try to do at my family's Thanksgiving. My father is making the turkey as he does every...
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    I can relate! She uses three different mixes of her own creation, but she gives the quantities for a few different amounts, so you don't have to mix up a big batch if you don't want to. I don't, because I don't need yet another baggie full of another kind of flour around, so I just made enough for the recipe. My difficulty is that I can't tolerate potato...
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    I think I've bought every single gluten free cookbook there is over the last 8 months, and almost every one was disappointing. I'd find one recipe worked and then the next was a failure. Very frustrating! I was mostly looking for baking recipes, though, not regular cooking. Things like pizza crust, pie dough, muffins and cupcakes...... I think I've finally...
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    I agree with spontaneity as a big sacrifice. Goodbye to "I don't feel like cooking-I'll just pick up a pizza" Also, I used to reward myself for working hard and being frugal with the occasional dinner out. But now the idea that that reward could actually be a punishment, prevents me from rewarding myself in that way. And that was my favorite way of spoiling...
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    Oooh, now I'm worried- I just kept thinking-make it to the 6 month mark-everything will get better. It's SO up and down; I've never had that in my life. I've always been very even keel. But sometimes it's ok; I feel good; everything is great! And then suddenly I feel worse again. Now at 4 months I feel like my stomach is ok (knock on wood) but my rheumatoid...
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    Yeah, I had the same type of problems with my family. I self-diagnosed for Celiac's when my sister and I started talking about our similar digestive issues. Then I found out my brother had a positive antibody test, so he went off gluten for a year, but said he didn't notice anything different so he started eating it again. I'm sure he has "silent" celiac...
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    I'm definitely interested in your piecrust recipe, RiceGuy; this is me coaxing you (coax, coax) Any ideas of traditional this or that went out the window with the wheat flour. I come from a family of perfectionistic pie makers. My father and brother are both scientists, and approach pie-making like they're discovering a new gene. Me, I like to make them,...
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    ARCHIVED Vitamin D

    detritus replied to detritus's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Yes, that's what I was given-the 50,000, iu one per week. I'm supposed to take it for 8 weeks. I'm wondering if eventually my body will be able to extract the vitamins it needs naturally, once my villi are healed. Also, my RBC count is low, but my iron levels are ok......what would I take to increase my red blood cells? Thanks for all the responses, by...
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    ARCHIVED Vitamin D

    detritus posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I just got blood tests back that show I'm extremely deficient in Vitamin D. I started doing a little research on the internet about vitamin D, and found an interesting study about vitamin D and MS. They mentioned that Vitamin D helps the body to differentiate between "self" and "enemy". Since between the Celiac's and my RA, my body is definitely attacking...
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    Yeah, I haven't sifted anything since going gluten-free, but it's definitely been in the back of my mind to get a new sifter. And I guess the rolling pin concern will be a good excuse for me to go out and buy one of those fancy new silicon rollers Do you have a good pie crust recipe you'd be willing to share?
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    Hmmm...tapioca...I was wondering about that as a suspect. I just started making the gluten free baked goods, so it's my first exposure to it. I'm basically figuring out my intolerances as they crop up. I went off dairy for the first 2 months, but now it seems ok in little increments. There WAS a lot of butter in that crust,though. But I'm really starting...
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