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  1. Skylark
    The trick to stir-fry sauce is to make cornstarch paste with about 1 part cornstarch and 1 or 2 parts cold water to make a smooth paste. Then push the vegetables aside and add cornstarch paste a little at a time to the boiling juices in the bottom of the wok, stirring well as you do it. Here is how you cook rice on the stove. Brown rice takes a little...
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    You might make one last trip to the store. If your MiL doesn't mind an appliance upstairs, rice cookers are fabulous for cooking rice without screwing it up. You mentioned a deep fryer, but do you make french fries more often or cook rice more often? For two people I'd recommend a 3-cup size. I regret getting a 5 1/2 cup model because it won't cook...
  3. Skylark
    Since when is a vegan diet anti-inflammatory? Help me out here. Vegan diets are deficient in omega-3, B12, and natural vitamin D, and too heavy on lectins and omega-6, all of which is thought to promote inflammation. The omega-6/omega-3 ratio on a vegan diet is particularly unhealthy and problematic for inflammation. You may want to do a little reading...
  4. Skylark
    I'm so sorry to hear this. Your husband must be in a terrible state. I have never seen a link suggested between untreated celiac and pancreatic cancer. Drinking and smoking are risk factors, and it can run in families to some extent.
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    My advice? Cry all you need to get it out of your system. This is an enormous lifestyle change and grief is totally, completely normal. It's like any shock, you're fine for a time and then the enormity of it comes crashing down. It's always a little harder because often your friends and family won't completely "get it". A lot of people see gluten...
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    Sorry to hear your reactions are so severe. I know about those ill-considered "oh, I'll eat it anyway" moments. I zapped myself last month with french fries from a shared fryer and I knew darned well I shouldn't eat them. Gluten messes with my mind too, though it's mostly anxiety/depression. It sounds to me like you need a gluten-free house. Your...
  7. Skylark
    I'm so glad to hear that you figured this out about yourself so young. You mention wanting to turn back time, but I didn't figure out my gluten problems until I was in my 30s. Gluten was affecting my mind too - I was misdiagnosed with bipolar illness. I used to be very irritable too, and the problems affected all of my relationships and I almost had to...
  8. Skylark
    Post here. We'll talk about gluten and thyroid all day long since all our friends and family are sick of hearing about it too.
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    It sounds to me like you're in a vicious spiral, the same one I've been in lately. You feel poorly, and focus on the gluten and feeling poorly, which keeps it at the front of your mind and makes you feel worse. Is it possible your husband is sensing this and trying to push you into steering your mind away from the celiac? It's awfully easy to get obsessed...
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    This is hardly a controlled study. I'm not sure where got the idea celiac testing is 90% accurate. The studies I've read on the sensitivity of celiac tests give wildly variable numbers depending on both how well the assay is performing and how severe the celiac damage is. I've seen results as low as 70% specificity. You only get 90% under optimal...
  11. Skylark
    You might be surprised how many different symptoms gluten can cause. I might ask to get an ANA test on her to rule out a lot of autoimmune conditions because celiac doesn't usually cause ANA. I totally agree with starting her gluten-free as soon as the biopsy is done. Gluten intolerance/celiac can cause a broad range of symptoms, including joint pain...
  12. Skylark
    It should get better. Most of us find that whatever we are malabsorbing improves after a time on the diet. Also if the chronic D improves, you should have less trouble losing electrolytes. Are you eating potassium-rich foods? My grandmother ate a banana a day much of her life for the potassium. Baked potatoes, carrots, and celery are also good. When...
  13. Skylark
    I think the point of the poll is to show everyone how many people with negative blood tests (for whatever reason) still get sick from eating gluten.
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    I don't see any gluten ingredients, but yuck. Why would you even consider drinking that?
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    I was never tested but I'm voting for my mom. She was tested and scoped, both negative. She is DQ2 and definitely gluten-sensitive.
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    You can grind your own almond meal from whole almonds that works really nicely for muffins. Just food process almonds until they are a nice meal - don't overprocess or you get almond butter. I bet it would be good for pie crust too.
  17. Skylark
    That Derry article really, really helped me too. If you hang around here for long you'll be helping folks before you know it.
  18. Skylark
    Yes, you can stop pinching yourself. It's real.
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    Yuck. I'm glad to hear you found a good doctor but yeah. Leu-nevermind. It sounds like a good weekend for a really involved project to keep your mind off things!
  20. Skylark
    I'm sorry you're going through this. It's a sad state of affairs when we know more than our doctors. TSH stands for thyroid stimulating hormone. It's the hormone your hypothalamus (part of your brain) uses to signal your thyroid gland to make hormone. If your thyroid gland is not putting out enough hormone, your brain makes more and more TSH in an attempt...
  21. Skylark
    Run screaming!!!! Run, run, run!!! Don't let that man get close to you with radioiodine. You were hypothyroid, now you are OK. You probably have Hashimoto's, but the endo should sort it out.
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    There is an antibody test called TSI for Graves' disease. I'm awfully glad you're getting referred.
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    They don't look particularly high to me. That TSH seems high for Graves'. Have you had the autoimmune tests done? Hashimoto's can cycle hypo- and hyper- at first and it has to be ruled out before Graves' is diagnosed. There should also be TSI antibodies for Graves' disease. Edited to add: I see from your other post that your family doctor is completely...
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    The ingredient list wouldn't worry me. I would use it.
  25. Skylark
    Well, yes and no. We all get into situations where we "oops" and eat gluten. The darned stuff is really hard to avoid. An "oops" with an anaphylactic peanut allergy sends you to the hospital if it doesn't kill you. For most celiacs an "oops" with gluten is uncomfortable but not dangerous.
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