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  1. GlutenFreeManna
    Celiac disease is genetic if that is what you are asking, so yes. Your daughters got this from somewhere. It could have come from you or it could have come from both sides of the family. It is most common in people of Northern European descent (especially Irish/Scottish/English) although they are finding more and more that any ethnicity can have it. It...
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    Oh, I was picturing you lowering it with a rope! I guess your balcony was not too high.
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    If you have DH then you have celiac. It does not matter what the other tests said. I also don't understand why your doctor would want MORE testing after your daughter got a positive test. The blood tests are very, very very rarely false positive. It just does not happen. People get a lot more false negatives (which means your husband is not completely...
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    We had rice macaroni and tomatoes.
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    Oh no, he's had many grills over the years. We had to give up our grill when we moved to this city and the only place we could find to rent didn't allow grills--not even if we ditched the propane tank and stored it and didn't use it. We have really missed having one and having a yard too! Even though the yard is small I plan to cover most of it with a...
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    From what I have read Soy is more likely to make you hypo or contribute to hashimoto thyroditis. However in the early stages of hashi's people often bounce between the two extremes of hypo and hyper. You may have started a cycle of changing in between the two. I will warn you that this view is somewhat controversial because the FDA has recommended soy...
  7. GlutenFreeManna
    I am from the north, but I currently live in the south and I have for over 12 years so I understand the concept of "Southern Hospitality". It absolutely drives me bonkers. I would rather someone tell me they have a problem than just smile and pretend everything is ok and then talk about me behind my back after I leave. If your MIL is NOT from the South...
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    All good ideas! Thanks everyone. I really think I will do several big salads--green salad (with lots of non-gluten, non-dairy topping options), potato salad, maybe a bean salad. And then do a meat that would be easy like grilled BBQ chicken. I mentioned the grill idea to my hubby and he got really excited. Even when I said, "Are you sure you would want...
  9. GlutenFreeManna
    LOL! That's what I'm thinking...I'm going to need a big MEAT dish for the men. Lettuce wraps are also kind of messy to eat and I won't have a table that everyone can sit at so things need to be edible while people standing around or sitting on the floor or packed boxes. I do make an excellent Thai-style spring roll however which could be good...
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    Okay, I don't know your MIL or the tone of voice with which these were said but with the exception of the last comment about gaining weight I think these were harmless remarks. The last one was out of line and rude for sure but I do think perhaps you were a little sensitive because you have not had to deal with it before. People on this board have had much...
  11. GlutenFreeManna
    Hi, I don't know about your other diseases but when I was on gluten I had unexplained seizures. Yes, gluten can attack any part of your body not just the intestines. It can attack your brain and nervous system as well but there is currentl no way for them to test for that. Some of my symptoms prior to goign gluten free were muscle pain and weakness, joint...
  12. GlutenFreeManna
    Are your "protein meals" soy based? And do you supplements contain soy? I am borderline hypothyroid (not high enough for the dr to diagnose and give meds but I have seen an upward trend in my repeated test results just like you noticed) and I have found that so far cutting out soy has helped me. Whenever I eat soy I am extremely exhausted/moody. Just...
  13. GlutenFreeManna
    What you are describing with your throat sounds more like an allergy to me. I had those symptoms as well as the neuro symptoms you described and I ended up having BOTH a wheat allergy and a gluten intolerance (they are two different things). If you have insurance it would be a good idea to get both celiac testing and allergy testing done just to be sure...
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    Good ideas! Thanks! Anyone else that wants to contribute, please throw out their ideas of simple things I can make a few days before. I do live in the South and temps are around 100 degrees right now so I'm thinking more cold options and lots of cold drinks would be good.
  15. GlutenFreeManna
    If you don't want to get new stuff you can just avoid using the stuff that could be cc risks. For example, use the oven and bake with foil or parchemnt paper down on your old pans (if you have nonstick--stainless steel can be srcubbed if it's not too beat up). If you have a wooden or plastic cutting board with scratches put down a piece of paper towel or...
  16. GlutenFreeManna
    If you have a store that carries their other products try askign them if they would be willing to start carrying the chocolate chips too. They probably will. I've been surprised at the number of times I have asked a store to start carrying something and a few weeks or months later the product was there on the shelves. It never hurts to ask anyway.
  17. GlutenFreeManna
    Yes, we will be able to get the keys one day before our big move. I had planned on making some small trips with clothes and breakable items I don't want moved in the U-haul. I can totally put stuff in the freezer/fridge if I need to. I just want to do stuff that requires as little prep as possible since moving is so much work/stress already. I need stuff...
  18. GlutenFreeManna
    Oh, yeah chips would be easy! Thanks! I'm starting to feel like I can handle doing a safe gluten-free/DF meal without a lot of work the day of. I was ready to just give up and order pizza if I had to.
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    Thanks. Buffalo wings or something like that in the crocpot could work I guess. The other things sound like messy cheesy items and I don't really wan that if I can help it....
  20. GlutenFreeManna
    It doesn't need to be soy free but I would really prefer dairy free as much as possible. Actually I'm more concerned about dairy cc than gluten cc at this point because my reaction to dairy is anaphylactic (as well as shellfish and pork but those are easier to avoid). So if I had cheese for sandwhiches I wouldn't be handling the cheese. I think I could...
  21. GlutenFreeManna
    What are the ingredients? I would be surprised if they did since "cookies" are usualy made from wheat flour but that would be nice to have another kids cereal option, wouldn't it? BTW, I wanted to mention that Enjoy Life chocolate chips are awesome and they are soy free.
  22. GlutenFreeManna
    Okay, so I will probably just end up getting the standard pizza and then cleaning and sanitizing everything so I don't get sick but the thought of having a bunch of people eating pizza in my new place kind of makes me queasy. I would order from a place that has gluten-free and vegan cheese as an option for myself but I can't expect them to eat that (nor...
  23. GlutenFreeManna
    Corned beef and potato hash with a scrambled egg poured over it.
  24. GlutenFreeManna
    Yikes! My stores stock it all in the same section too. If it helps the gluten-free ones are in blue bags and the wheat ones are yellow and red I think.
  25. GlutenFreeManna
    I can't help you with interpeting the genetic test results but I'm confused about your statement that you were diagnosed at age 14 months but you don't know how. Are there there not medical records from back then? Did your mom just choose to make you gluten free as a child? Did you go back to eating gluten and then all those health problems started? Or...
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