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  1. bridgetm
    Everyone expects us to be hermits. "Whoa. You can shop at a regular grocery store??" "You can walk into Applebee's with us??" Well, yeah. once I talk the dog into bringing me the key and busting me out of my cell in the dungeon, I can do just about anything.
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    I went to Cub yesterday to grab a couple loaves of Udi's and some salsa (I decided the Super Bowl is a good time to exploit my fructose limits). Anyway, that was the first time I've had company in the gluten free aisle. Okay, so there were only two other people (and one was a delivery guy), but that frozen section is usually empty no matter how busy the rest...
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    My favorite new recipe is oven-roasted veggies. They're great on their own or served over rice or noodles; add some meat to make a complete meal. We usually use carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, green beans and potatoes. Toss them in a bowl with some oil (canola in my house, but I think any could work) and add seasoning. We've been using a Caribbean spice...
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    I absolutely avoid the oil. Just a few Tostitos will give me that stabbing pain. I will occasionally allow small amounts of the lecithin, usually only for the sake of convenience. I drank those Boost protein shakes every day when I first went gluten-free but had to drop them because of the soy lecithin. As for chocolate... Enjoy Life make allergen free...
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    I don't come from a tall family. At 5'6" I'm the tallest in my house by 2+ inches. Would have grown taller if not for steroid asthma meds all through childhood. No obvious gluten-intolerance symptoms until last year.
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    My talking about gluten-intolerance hasn't helped others with potential gluten problems, as far as I know, but I have gotten quite a few comments about lifestyle changes in general. My sister was the first. She'd been considering becoming vegetarian for years and had tried it for a few weeks at a time. When I got rid of gluten and told her I was feeling...
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    I've heard a lot of good things about probiotics, but haven't really looked into it for myself. What do you use?
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    I keep a little spiral bound notebook in my desk drawer and whenever I get back to my room I make a note of anything I've eaten since the last chance I had to pull it out. I rarely write the exact time of consumption; instead, I'll leave spaces indicating meal groupings and general time of day. If I don't have a snack between lunch and a late supper, I'll...
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    Thank you. I did read that pre-existent digestive disorders can actually exasperate flu and other viral symptoms. Considering the number of absences in so many of my classes, I guess it was only a matter of time.
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    Since around mid-last week, I've been getting my typical lower-left abdominal pain which tells me I need to back off and return to the simple recovery diet. I went back to rice, eggs, bananas, rice cakes, applesauce and toast (usually with butter and occasionally some brown sugar). Yesterday I ate turkey sandwiches for lunch and dinner (I had to work and...
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    I use Ojai Cook's lemonaise. It's a little more tangy than the Miracle Whip I was used to, but since I've been trying to limit fat also that means I can get more flavor for less. The ingredients for the original flavor: pure expeller pressed canola oil, water, whole eggs, creole mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt and spices), lemon juice...
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    Starkist also has one packed in olive oil now. It's harder to find, but worth the search. At most stores, if they don't have the water-packed tuna they have the olive oil or vice versa.
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    I'm a college student living in a dorm too so I understand your frustration. Once I found a nice collection of gluten-free replacement foods, the plan turned upside down again when I had to go soy free. Now I also avoid dairy and large amounts of sugar and high fructose foods. The basics I always keep on hand are rice cakes and applesauce (my suggestion...
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    ARCHIVED Oatmeal?

    bridgetm replied to Shashi's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I always keep Bob's Steel Cut Oats (get the package labeled gluten-free; he also sells one that's not) and Gluten Freeda's instant oatmeal stocked in my dorm. I can handle one packet of the instant (apple & cinnamon ) and less than 1 cup of the steel cut. A few times I have tried having seconds a while later and end up in pain with an hour. BUT when...
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    The plain almond milk is really good for mashed potatoes! (I wouldn't recommend using the vanilla though). I had been using coconut milk for any cooking or baking but when we made Christmas brunch the almond was on sale so we gave it a shot. We used that in all our baked egg dishes and have been using it since for any baking or cooking. I also had to give...
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    There's a vending machine on my floor in the dorm and the only thing I can safely eat is the Fritos (and I'm even trying to avoid those now). When its stock dwindles, some girls start leaving notes on the glass for the suppliers with requests for their favorites usually resulting in at least two full dispensers of that item. I have been incredibly tempted...
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    Yes! I had an arthroscopy on my knee last month and didn't think to mention that I have trouble with gluten (somehow I was able to tell the pre-op nurse taking my history about my "IBS" diagnosis without thinking of gluten). When I woke up a nurse was offering me a pain pill I knew was safe, but when she said "Let me just get you some crackers first" I thought...
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    I agree with Melinda: my first few months gluten-free were like my first few periods ever. I've been gluten-free since April 2010 (wow, ten months already?!?... or should I say, "Only ten months?!?"). Anyway... My periods have gotten less painful, but I start getting cramps at least a week before (pre-gluten-free, I never got them until the day of) but they...
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    Before I stopped eating them because of the sugar I ate Enjoy Life's "Boom Choco Boom" bars. They make a milk chocolate and dark chocolate, both free of the major allergens (i.e. gluten, soy, dairy...). Even if you were a milk chocolate fan, I'd suggest the dark; the milk didn't have much flavor. I saw that someone mentioned Ghiradelli. I try to avoid...
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    Sounds like me and corn chips. I went through at least half a bag of Xochitl Mexican style tortilla chips on my last road trip home. If I hadn't learned that Frito's are on the safe-list (gluten-free and soy free) I would have lost more than 20 pounds over the summer.
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    I love those black bean chips! My sister started buying those some time before I went gluten-free and I remember it taking a while before she could finally talk me into trying one because it seemed like an odd concept to make chips out of beans, but I loved them. Those suckers are addictive. The sweet potato chips are good too. I can pick them up right...
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    I haven't been taking probiotics though I know I need to start looking into it. I have noticed a few threads discussing side effects; it's definitely worth a forum search. It is difficult to continue taking medications which cause symptoms similar to those you want to resolve. You are right about the trial and error though. I have the tendency to buy...
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    Welcome to the forum! I've been gluten free since April and by summer I had also cut out soy and dairy. More recently I started watching and limiting my processed sugar and fructose intake. I'm down 40 pounds since April (first 20 was because of the positive diet change, the last 20 is likely the result of malnutrition and leaky gut) and after 2 MRIs, a pill...
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    I used to have cereal for at least one meal and one snack each day, but stopped when I started watching sugar intake in addition to gluten and soy. Sometimes I really miss it. Cereal had always been my comfort food.
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    Chicken of the Sea has tuna canned with olive oil now. Not everyone has it, but having some on hand is worth the search and it's better than their water-packed cans... Those are too dry for me. Ah, yes, Chipotle. I also eat a lot of Noodles & Co. Pad Thai is the only dish that is also soy-free when ordered straight from the menu.
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