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  1. Skylark
    I almost forgot my favorite vegetarian grilled thing. Portabello mushrooms! I brush them with a gluten-free Italian dressing to keep them from drying out. They grill up with a great texture and you can eat them with cheese and gluten-free bread like a burger if you want.
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    It is completely up to you. If you feel like you will eat gluten without the diagnosis, then you need a biopsy. If you are willing to stick to the celiac diet (and you probably are celiac if you have positive bloodwork a rash that's spot-on for DH) there is no need for the biopsy. As far as diagnosing, two weeks shouldn't be enough time to reverse...
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    You and me both! And I love for cusswords. I had no problem filling in the blanks! Now my stomach hurts. It's gluten for sure. Maybe just CC from cooking the salmon...who knows but I'm sick.
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    The only way to definitively diagnose non-celiac gluten sensitivity is to try the diet. There is simply not enough scientific information out there about gluten sensitivity for a real diagnostic test to be developed. My advice to you is to listen to your body, and stop eating food you know makes you sick (gluten).
  5. Skylark
    The only dumb question is the one you don't ask. Bacon and sausage tend to be IBS triggers. You could try a lower-fat turkey bacon.
  6. Skylark
    I love Outback. It's the only place I feel safe eating barbecue sauce.
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    I spent my entire childhood told my stomachaches were psychosomatic. I took a lot of Bentyl since it was the only thing that would help. After a lifetime of stomach/GI problems I finally got fed up, decided it wasn't in my head, went on an elimination diet, and figured out I was gluten intolerant. Removing something from your diet that makes you sick...
  8. Skylark
    Oh, bummer. I totally feel for you. I ate at a Greek joint last night that my friends really love. I had salmon salad, asked a bunch of questions about the marinade on the salmon and was assured it was olive oil, lemon, salt, pepper, onions, and garlic. The salmon came and it was red with paprika. I prayed the waitress had understood "wheat allergy" and...
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    I get around it by organizing things myself. I have friends over all the time and serve gluten-free food. When we're going out, I help with contacting everyone and make sure we choose a restaurant where I know I can eat.
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    I'm wondering about the probiotic. People tolerate different probiotics differently. Sometimes a probiotic that works great for one person makes another quite sick.
  11. Skylark
    I've always liked tempeh better than tofu. I usually saute it, but I bet it would hold together on a grill.
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    Lucia, that's great news! I'm so glad you're feeling better, and that the diet isn't stressing you out. Ravenwoodglass' advice on adding things is spot-on. Add the simplest version of a food you can find and give plenty of time between new foods. I did three days, but I like her idea of a week better as I missed some things. (I thought rye was OK...
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    I feel like I lost years of my life to psych illness that was directly caused by undiagnosed celiac disease and mismanaged by easily a half-dozen doctors. If I were to dwell on this, I would lose my mind. The past is water under the bridge and you cannot change it. There is hardly a person alive who doesn't have regrets about something along the way. ...
  14. Skylark
    Welcome to the officially gluten-free club. I'm glad you got the firm diagnosis you were wanting. I hope going on the diet helps you feel a lot better!
  15. Skylark
    I know what you mean about not wishing for an illness but hoping you've figured it out. I was the same way last month when I thought my thyroid had gotten worse and was praying for high TSH. Sure enough, I was underdosed and now I'm feeling better. Out of curiosity, have you been tested for B12 deficiency? It can also cause brain fog and psych problems...
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    Hi, and welcome. I'm just going to throw out a few ideas for you to chase down. My mom had a lot of stomach problems and turned out to have fructose malabsorption. She doesn't digest lactose either, and is feeling better off gluten. Mushroom on the board here is sensitive to lectins, which limits her food choices. She gets a lot of symptoms from them...
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    In the US, organic food is supposed to be non-GMO. There are quite a few studies showing that some of the genetically modified grains are more allergenic than natural ones. I don't know if that's the issue but it comes to mind.
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    Thanks for sharing that tip about the Nori. I didn't know it could contain soy sauce/gluten. So far I've been OK eating it but I think I'll switch to sashimi and rice. I found that wonderful gluten-free San-J Tamari sauce in packets the other day so now I just have to remember to bring it.
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    Good catch. You do have to read labels carefully on the margarine. When I was dairy-free I think I found a whipped one from Smart Balance that was OK. The thing that was hardest for me was coffee creamer. I never did find one without casein and I don't much like goat's milk in coffee. I finally settled on soy milk. For ice cream, I was eating sorbet...
  20. Skylark
    I miss good, fresh-squeezed apple cider from living back east. You can't hardly find it here in California. I was drinking hard cider before I was gluten-free. Love the stuff! I usually have to go to a liquor store to find the brands I like best, Blackthorn or Magner's. It's not sweet like applejuice, a little fizzy, and it has a nice kick to it....
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    Welcome. I think you're a celiac and not an idiot! The second doctor who said dyspepsia or IBS is the idiot. Celiac can be an underlying cause of both. There are two things that can cause anti-TTG and your sort of biopsy. Early stages of celiac disease, and the inflammatory bowel diseases like microscopic colitis. If you're responding well to the...
  22. Skylark
    Most major brands of cider are gluten-free, including Strongbow, Magner's, Blackthorn, and Woodpecker, but you may be consuming more alcohol than you intend. Cider can be a bit stronger than lager. If it's a locally brewed cider, be sure they haven't added any malt.
  23. Skylark
    Luckily, I convert T4 well and am doing fine on plain old levothyroxine.
  24. Skylark
    I used to have insomnia, before I went gluten-free and onto good vitamins. (Now I sleep great!) I've been in two different relationships where my insomnia caused problems. I don't know what it is about men insisting they want to sleep next to a tossing/turning bedmate. In both cases, I finally put my foot down and started quietly going to the living...
  25. Skylark
    The absolute best medical "proof" that you can't eat gluten is removing it from your diet and feeling better. The best doctors don't really trust the tests because so many people test negative and still get sick from gluten. You have a Marsh I biopsy and you say your chronic diarrhea improved gluten-free. If you really don't believe your biopsy, you can...
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