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Wow. This isn't something I have considered. I thought if I washed everything with hot water and soap, or in the dishwasher then it didn't matter if we were not an entirely gluten free house. Are you saying you CAN'T wash gluten off of a plastic spatula, a plate or a non-stick pan?

I have read some information that it might be best to avoid any restaurants that bake their own bread or desserts etc. The issue would be the flour in the atmosphere cross-contaminating other menu items. Has anyone else been given that advice? If they do minimal baking does that make a difference? Or should they be avoided anyway? Was this just so obvious...

There are several chains that offer gluten-free menus in Atlanta and also in their other locations. They are Outback, Carrabbas, and Cheeseburger in Paradise. The Olive Garden also has a gluten free menu, including pasta, but you have to be careful that your server makes a big point of the meal being gluten free so you don't get the regular pasta by mistake...

Replying to everyone who answered!!! - thanks so much for your responses!! It helps to hear what everyone thinks and read about people who are similar to me too. The thread from "new and questioning" was very interesting too. I have discovered something here that I did not know before - that reflux is related. I was diagnosed with reflux a year before...

I don't know why I would consider a biopsy when I never had GI issues when I was eating gluten. There wouldn't be damage without diarreah or some type of GI problems from what I understand. Maybe I have that wrong? Does anybody else have a similar story to mine or know anyone who does? Do my results scream "stay away from gluten" to everyone?

Enterolab was recommended to me by a friend who saw some issues in me that might be celiac related. Migraines were my biggest issue. I did not have chronic stomach issues. i decided to be tested to rule out celiac as a cause of the headaches. Expected negative results and instead got the following: Fecal Antigliadin IgA 51 Fecal Antitissue Transglutaminase...