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  1. Skylark
    In the column on the left where they show the new RDA.
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    My super-skinny friend who is almost grain-free and having a tough time gaining weight is eating seeds, nuts, nut butters, lots of olive oil on her salads, and she usually gets wine or a glass of whiskey at the pub. (Lots of calories in alcohol.) I offered to give her my 10 spare pounds, but alas, there is no technology to do so!
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    That is exactly my concern. All the stores with bulk bins in my area have gluten foods freely mixed among the naturally gluten-free foods and I am afraid of cross-contamination if they move foods among bins.
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    Low total IgA is associated with celiac. You shouldn't worry about it as far as general health, but it is probably what has your regular doctor suspicious of celiac rather htan gluten intolerance. Did you have the IgG versions of the tests or a biopsy? That should be done before you are gluten-free. The relationship between gluten intolerance and celiac...
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    Did all that testing include a celiac panel? You'll want that done before you go gluten-free, as SB2178 mentioned. Also, what was "perfect" for your thyroid? We are starting to realize that what used to be considered high-normal TSH can be an early sign of hypothyroidism. It is very possible to be gluten intolerant and have nothing show up on the celiac...
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    This could very easily be an early stage celiac biopsy. IEL alone can be seen in other inflammatory conditions but the blunting is very suspicious. Is the gluten-free diet giving you some relief? If so, you're probably celiac.
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    Three months is not that long if you've been watching her develop celiac disease for two years. The fall in antibodies means repair can start because her intestine is no longer under assault, not that everything is necessarily healed. I wonder if she is still malabsorbing to some degree? I would give it a few more months of eating eating plenty of dietary...
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    I suspected you had taken the quote out of context. You have glossed over the entire point of the article, that the RDA for vitamin D has been increased and that most Americans get the RDA through diet. The RDA is supposed to be a safe, conservative recommendation that will cause no harm if consumed for a lifetime. To my way of thinking, the article...
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    What is the 30 minute reaction?
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    Brandy is gluten-free and it would be unusual to find it in cherries.
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    OMG me too! It must be the alfredo sauce. It's too rich. OK, marinara sauce is too tomato-y. Nevermind that I don't react to tomatoes. I'll just order some of the wonderful grilled meats at Italian restaurants and skip the pasta. Whole wheat cereals have too much fiber for me to tolerate and pastry and burgers are clearly too rich or perhaps the burger...
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    It's hard to talk about an article from only a quote and no link.
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    My weight didn't change at all when I went gluten-free. I lost some bloating at my stomach but that's about it. I did gain some recently while I was hypothyroid but that's pretty normal.
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    The RDA of B12 is only 6 micrograms. The sublingul you were looking at is 1000 micrograms (1 mg). If you're going to supplement B12, your gummy is a drop in the bucket!
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    ARCHIVED Subway

    Skylark replied to Rowena's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Last time I got a salad at Subway there were breadcrumbs mixed in with the shredded cheese. Never again.
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    A "medium to severe" rash reaction in only 30 minutes is most likely true allergy. Does Benedryl help? Also, peanuts are known to be rather allergenic. Also, in your case there would be no functional difference between allergy and intolerance, right? The food makes you sick so you avoid it.
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    Well, what I did was an elimination diet. Allergy testing is unreliable, doctors are mostly useless when it comes to sensitivities, and nobody knows your body better than you do. I would not waste money on mail order allergy testing or subject myself to invasive procedures. Pare your diet down to a few foods and see if you feel better. Then you can...
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    I did the same thing in the middle of my Ph.D. program and decided not to go back to eating gluten. I was actually so desperate to lose the chronic stomach problems that were plaguing me that I did a lamb/rice/lettuce elimination diet. The tests are not that good, and even if you are not celiac by the tests, the diet has changed your health dramatically...
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    The SourceNaturals B12 is better anyway because it's methylcobalamin. That's one of the forms your body naturally uses. SourceNaturals is supposed to be a pretty decent brand of vitamin.
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    It's not odd at all. Soy cross-reaction is rather common in peanut allergy. Both plants are legumes.
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    And by the way, I entertain a LOT and have yet to get glutened at one of my own parties by doing this. Even better, a lot of my friends bring gluten-free foods now, like fruit, cheese, chips marked gluten-free, or even gluten-free cakes from Whole Foods. We have a casein sensitive friend too, so gluten-free/CF even appears.
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    I might write something like "I'm doing all the cooking this year so you don't need to bring anything! If you are really want to bring something, a beverage to share would be great." To be honest, I hold a lot of parties and I just dish out my own gluten-free food early in the evening. Then I don't worry about what arrives. I do usually put breads,...
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    ARCHIVED Balance

    Skylark replied to Rowena's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Give yourself time. You've only been gluten-free for a couple months. Planning issues are going to happen but eventually you will fall into a new routine that allows time for doing what you need to stay healthy.
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    Is it cheating that I had it with my folks and Mom is gluten-free too? Turkey, cornbread stuffing, corn starch gravy, sweet potatoes, broccoli, baked apples, cranberry sauce, and crustless pumpkin pie.
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    Yes, it's plastic. And of course there was a comment on the article I linked saying it's untrue. (By the way, thanks for the TinyURL idea!) The tea bag urban legend has taken hold to where tea manufacturers are scratching their heads in bewilderment and putting gluten-free statements on products that have never in their history had anything to do with...
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