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    The almond cake sounds yummy, but I have a couple of questions. First of all, grams.... I thought that was a weight. ? Do I weigh my ingredients? or measure them like in a measuring cup? My measuring cup has "ml" on it, not "g", so I guess not. And the "self-raising flour" -- I've never seen self-rising gluten-free flour. What did you use? and then...
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    Yep, just go gluten-free and if you feel better then that's your "diagnosis". I've opted not to have the endoscopy because I don't want to go through several months of eating gluten every day. For me it's simple -- if I eat gluten I feel awful, if I don't then I feel good.
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    We always eat cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning also, so I was *just* looking up a recipe in the cookbook I just bought -- and then I came here and read this thread. I thought hmm.. that recipe sounds familiar, and it is! lol.. The cookbook is "The Gluten-Free Kitchen" by Roben Ryberg. It's mostly baking recipes, but she does have some others also. ...
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    So, this is my first holiday season since being gluten-free. I just went to a neighborhood brunch, which we do every year. It's one of these very casual things so I wasn't concerned about eating or not. It's only three blocks from my house and I wasn't planning to stay long because I need to cook my turkey, etc. So I had some fruit, and was eying the egg...
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    As someone else said, there are good reasons not to do the endoscopy. For me it's the misery I'd have to go through while eating gluten for several MONTHS before the test. And I don't need the endoscopy to tell me "without a doubt" that I have it, I already know without a doubt that I do. For me it's pretty simple: eat gluten = feel miserable; don't eat...
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    Takala, that's very interesting, thanks! I think the best thing would be for me to make my own cheesecake! It can't be too difficult I wouldn't think. Then I wouldn't have any additives at all. In fact, I might do that but still use this Kinnikinnick crust which definitely says gluten-free. It's worth a try, since I love cheesecake.
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    Hmm... so, I think I'll serve peas for dinner this week, with something plain like mashed potatoes and some kind of meat, and we'll see what happens. I've eaten peas a lot in the past, of course, but all bets are off now. Thanks for the info!
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    It's Kinnikinnick brand of graham cracker crumbs. There's a whole bunch of stuff in there but the first ingredient is "pea starch" and further down is "pea protein". But the thing is, I eat peas and beans with no problems. One of my staples is hummos, and I love baked beans for lunch. I'm going to go with the richness of the cheesecake, although I...
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    Thanks for the replies. Good to know about the modified food starch always being safe unless it specifically says "wheat". It could have just been the richness of the cheesecake. So far the lactaid pills have worked fine but that's just been for a smallish bowl of cereal in the morning. Maybe the cheesecake just overloaded it. Well, we'll see.....
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    Utz are my favorite chip, and it says right on the package "this is a gluten-free food". I've never had any trouble. Also don't forget about corn chips such as Fritos. fritos =
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    I like the Glutino cereal bars. I buy mine at Whole Foods. They're the most like a gluteny cereal bar, like Neutragrains (spelling?). Also the Natural Valley honey nut ones are good, but they're not a cereal bar, but are more like a granola bar. I eat them both, depending on my mood.
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    Sorry for asking this... I know it's on the forum somewhere but for some reason I can't get the search function to work for me this morning. Anyway...for three days in a row now I've been getting bad indigestion not long after eating some cheesecake I made. And then I realized I've been waking up with a headache. I used a gluten-free mix for the graham...
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    This is the Giant at Virginia Square in Arlington. The Udi's bread is brand new (which is what drew my attention to it -- the big red "Brand New!" sign. lol... I've noticed a lot of Gluten-free stuff there recently, so things are looking up. However, no Gluten-free Bisquick yet. But -- I did find that at my Target, the one at Wilston Plaza (Patrick Henry...
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    For any of you who live in the northern VA area -- or anywhere else there's the Giant grocery store -- I just found Udi's bread there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And cheaper than at Whole Foods!!!!!!!!! I am SO SO happy, because my Giant is five minutes from my house and Whole Foods is not. Giant has a decent parking lot, my Whole Foods does not. And, I can...
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    Lol... I've not had the dream, but did have it happen in real life! My dd and her friend made brownies from MY gluten-free brownie mix!
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    ARCHIVED Enteroscopy Biopsy

    Monklady123 replied to Susie A's topic in Doctors

    I've opted not to have the endoscopy for just the reason people have said. I am sick and miserable when I eat gluten, and I'm not when I don't. Simple as that. I don't need that official piece of paper that says "biopsy positive" or whatever it will say. All I care about is feeling well enough to live my life. If my doctor still wants to do it to look...
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    I've never in my life rinsed rice. Seems like just one more thing to do, and I hate to cook. lol..
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    Thanks everyone. Didn't mean to post and run but had to do the after-school driving thing. Now I'm in my twice-weekly hangout, Starbucks, while dd is at dance class. I get lots of work done with my chai tea and laptop here in my "office." Anyway...yes, I was suspicious of wheat before I went to the doctor (not knowing about gluten). I noticed how...
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    Definitely a "Celiac rite of passage." {gag} I haven't thought about stuffing yet this year. Since I hate to cook I may just make good old Stove Top for the family and skip the stuffing for me. Or make cornbread, which I love. We will see... Ener-G = GAG!
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    My doctor says she wants me to have the endoscopy "so we can be sure." Okay, but... why? I am now totally gluten-free and feeling fine! If I have a bite of gluten I feel bad. Therefore, I am sure! Isn't blood work sure enough? She told me that I have to eat gluten every single day for a month -- a MONTH?? -- before the endoscopy. I said no way. First of...
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    Tictax, I did try almond milk (mentioned in my original post). Too thick. -- Hemp milk... haven't seen that one. But, as long as the lactase supplements work I think I'll stick with those, because all these other alternatives are more expensive than cow's milk. Plus, this way I just have to buy one thing for the whole family, and I can keep the pills...
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    So, after I started the gluten-free thing I realized that I was also intolerant to lactose. (thanks to this board, which explained why, and also why I could eat yogurt but not drink milk) -- anyway, I'm hoping I'll be able to add milk back after awhile. But meanwhile I tried lactaid milk. Too sweet. (why it should be sweet if they removing/altering the lactose...
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    First holiday season for me too. I'm thinking it won't be too much trouble because we always have the holidays here at my house. Sometimes my brother-in-law comes for Thanksgiving, and my sister comes for Christmas. But I'm the cook. And since I hate to cook I'll probably just fix the usual gluteny stuffing for them and not have one for myself. Same with...
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    And just fyi -- I was there again yesterday and the gluten-free bisquick section is empty! I asked for the manager and mentioned that I was thrilled to find it but now it was gone, and she said "well we can't seem to keep it on the shelves, we're going to have to order a lot more in the future."
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    Woooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!!!!! I found it, I found it, I found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I live in Arlington, VA and the closest place was Wegman's which is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out in Outer Mongolia (what we call anything past Falls Church, lol). But -- I was just in Target at Seven Corners and they have gluten-free Bisquick!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And they...
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