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  1. Kay DH
    When you go to restaurants, yogurt and sour cream frequently have gluten in them. It allows the sour cream, yogurt, sorbet, and ice cream to sit on the counters for longer periods of time before they turn to mush. A good reason to avoid them even if a person isn't gluten intolerant.
  2. Kay DH
    I know the feeling. I am very sensitive to cc. I am thankful to the people that believe they have gluten problems, whether they do or not, because it makes gluten-free more accessible to the rest of us. I made gluten-free pizza for a work party (I couldn't eat the Pizza Hut pizza) and made extra for a gluten-free friend. She followed it up with a gluten...
  3. Kay DH
    My symptoms started a year ago September, after getting the flu. Before this, I had low thyroid and vitamin D, and have the HLA-B27 gene (for Reiters arthritis), but no obvious symptoms (stress "obvious" because there were probably skin rash, GERD, and other symptoms). If I get mild cc then my GI tract turns into a high speed rail system, sometimes D and...
  4. Kay DH
    Regarding diagnoses, I have HLA-DQ8, feel great gluten-free, and get sick when I get glutened. My celiac panel blood test was negative (after gluten-free) and the GI only took 1 endoscopy biopsy, which was negative. He only had me on the gluten challenge for a week and dismissed me as having celiac and instead decided I have diverticulitis. Needless to...
  5. Kay DH
    You can only help people that want to help themselves, and for some people that only means extra helpings of food. Try not to let your family irk you too much because there isn't much you can do about it. Perhaps some day they will understand, but probably not. I think all of us are focused on what we eat. If other people got sick when they ate a bread...
  6. Kay DH
    Since you have been gluten-free for a year, the celiac panel or other blood tests would likely be normal. The endoscopy/biopsy and blood tests require +3 weeks of eating lots of gluten if a person has been gluten-free. My celiac panel was run after going gluten-free, and was normal (my GP has since learned about celiac). My GI only had me on the gluten...
  7. Kay DH
    My celiac symptoms started 13 months ago. I caught the flu and was sick for about 3 days. A few days later I was back to commuting to work on my mountain bike, and a very stressful event happened on my ride home. I was biking 35 mph in the bike lane and some people threw a 6 lb rock at me. It missed me because I was braking hard (love those hydraulic...
  8. Kay DH
    The only food intolerance that I seem to have is to gluten. As such, I have reacted to labeled gluten-free foods that were "processed in a plant that also processes wheat...", and to labeled gluten-free processed foods (probably because they used cheaper non-gluten-certified ingredients). My latest reaction was to labeled gluten-free coconut that came from...
  9. Kay DH
    Our house is gluten-free, except for hubby's beer and flour tortillas. I found a good recipe for amaranth tortillas, so the wheat ones may go away. There are also a lot of good gluten-free beers. In the absence of other food allergies/intolerances, there really isn't much difference between gluten-free and gluten-full food (at least with time the gluten...
  10. Kay DH
    Unless the placebo effect helps you, the incense wouldn't make a difference. If you have an oven, you can make real pizza; the Red Mill and other gluten-free pizza mixes aren't that different than wheat pizza crust (I've been gluten-free for a year, so I remember). If you are in a city, there may be a place that makes gluten-free pizza (variable quality...
  11. Kay DH
    Actually, I thought the article was mostly filler due to a slow news day. She did not develop any of the possible story lines, with the results that the story was weak and the finish was particularly thin. The gluten-free stuff in the Whole Foods here is in a dedicated area. Most processed gluten-free foods are more expensive, including the ones at Whole...
  12. Kay DH
    The Denver Post had an article on Sunday that was mostly a woman whining about Whole Foods ( Open Original Shared Link ). The author was griping about people buying luxury items like gluten-free food (4th paragraph from bottom). If ignorance is bliss than the author must be very happy. The Whole Foods here is great, they even have a section devoted to...
  13. Kay DH
    Almond meal is a coarser grind than almond flour, it also isn't sticky like the glutinous (sticky) rice. Almond meal might work, but the bread would probably be a bit heavier. Tapioca or amaranth flour might work better, and cornstarch should work, too.
  14. Kay DH
    I love my zojirushi bread machine, but it isn't all that inexpensive. It can probably be found used. They are pretty sturdy, unlike the two bread machines that broke before this. You can check online what it can do. I use it a lot in the summer when I don't want to heat the house up.
  15. Kay DH
    While Kraft does list allergens, if you are very sensitive to cc you might call their toll-free number and ask if there is any chance of cc from plant processing, etc. You may need the lot number that is next to the bar code. I sent an email to Kraft regarding their Baker's flake coconut yesterday to see if it is safe, and haven't heard back yet. I got...
  16. Kay DH
    I went on the gluten challenge in May. I was surprised that my reactions to gluten were fairly mild compared to when they started in September (after the flu), and to my reactions from cc. My best guess is that my immune system was a bit overwhelmed by the gluten, with lower level responses than random glutening. Once I went back to gluten-free, there was...
  17. Kay DH
    I would ask that friend why they reacted that way, if you haven't done so. Aside from being insensitive to you, it also tends to dismiss your being celiac to the waiter. I is hard enough to eat out without that. Friends have a way of gut-punching us (so to speak). My best girlfriend once said she had a big party and didn't invite me because she didn't...
  18. Kay DH
    I don't know if you have Rudi's brand there, but they make very good hamburger and hotdog buns. Udi's indicated this fall that they have buns, but are working on packaging, so I don't know if they have them to market yet.
  19. Kay DH
    Small bowel malabsorption is a characteristic of celiac disease. With celiac, it results from damage to the villi in the duodenum (just south of the stomach). These villi, like little fingers, absorb nutrients. A person's immune system attacks the villi and damaged villi cannot absorb nutrients. If you do have an endocopy, make sure the doctor has you...
  20. Kay DH
    You might also find that you are more sensitive to gluten now. Before I went gluten-free in January I could eat 1/2 slice of bread without an obvious problem, but now it is at the crumb level. Check all labels for possible gluten. As long as I avoid the nasty molecule, I am 100%, but I got cc'd by some gluten-free coconut today (processed in a plant that...
  21. Kay DH
    My celiac panel was negative, and my 1 endoscopy biopsy was negative this year, but the tests were also flawed. My celiac symptoms started after the flu a year ago. When I get minor cc, mostly my GI tract purges, but if there is major cc then I also have brain fog, mood, lethargy, other GI problems, and such. It takes 4-5 days after being glutened for...
  22. Kay DH
    Take something for dinner that you can microwave, along with veggies, fruit, and snacks. It isn't worth the risk on their turkey. I'm cooking Thanksgiving because of the rick of cc. We bought a Honeysuckle Farms turkey, listed as gluten-free, and all the gluten-free trimmings. Unfortunate that your aunt wouldn't contact the folks, and that doesn't give...
  23. Kay DH
    My gluten challenge was 3 slices of white bread a day. However, the GI only had me on the gluten challenge for a week, and only took 1 biopsy and photo (he believed I had diverticulitis instead, in spite of my multiple symptoms). Needless to say, I had no diverticuli and the 1 duodenum biopsy was negative. Make sure the gastroenterologist takes multiple...
  24. Kay DH
    You may need to call Kraft to confirm, but modified food starch can be derived from wheat, corn, or other food starches. As such, "modified food starch" is generally off-limits unless the ingredients indicate it is from corn, soy, or other safe sources. Sometimes the source of the starch changes through time, so if you call them you might need the number...
  25. Kay DH
    I don't think there are any definitive tests for celiac that you can take while off gluten. You could have the genetic test for the HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 alleles; +99% of people with celiac have one and (or) the other genetic markers. But so do about 30-40% of the population, so it is better for indicating if you don't have it. The Enterolab tests for antibodies...
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