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  1. crimsonviolet
    I'd look into fructose malabsorption or SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.) A hallmark seems to be low iron and high b12, and the bloating and fatigue fit with the typical symptoms.
  2. crimsonviolet
    I drink too much coffee. :/ There's a school of thought that says too much caffeine puts stress on adrenals, which may already be weakened by an autoimmune disease such as Celiac. This can cause a whole host of issues. If you do drink decaf, there are certain brands that are non-chemically decaffeinated, but I can't think of which ones right now. I prefer...
  3. crimsonviolet
    Reading labels is something I usually do religiously, but this was probably something I bought while attempting to shop with the kids on a Saturday afternoon. Either that or I was in a gluten fog from passing the bakery too slowly. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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    Stinks too b/c I re-contaminated my wok and one of my wooden spoons.
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    I'll give it away. I'll be seeing most of my family this weekend. Surely someone will want a delicious stir-fry! The kids and I wound up eating beans and rice, which was delicious. I cooked another chicken breast for lunch tomorrow and hubby ate it while I was putting the kids to bed. grr.
  6. crimsonviolet
    I just cooked stir fry with fresh chicken and one of those frozen stir-fry mixes. As I was serving it, I found what looked like pasta. WTF? Sure enough, I looked more closely at the bag and yep, freaking pasta in the stir fry! Who wants pasta in their stir fry??? Can it be saved? We all react to CC. Can I wash the other veggies and chicken off? Or should...
  7. crimsonviolet
    I made a quick run to the grocery store and picked up some frozen gluten-free pizza crusts (Conte's pasta co?), pepperoni and cheese. We already had pasta sauce at home, so prep was easy. First pizza I've had in months and it was quite good. DS is quite bloated now though - the pizza was the only suspect thing he's eaten. He's also sensitive to tomatoes...
  8. crimsonviolet
    No place close enough to buy a ready-made pizza. We can get crusts but I'll have to run to the store. Probably right, it is best if they have something similar to eat.
  9. crimsonviolet
    We're going to my niece's birthday party today. I just talked to my sis and she's getting Cici's pizza for the party. I miss pizza. My kids know they can't eat it and they'll be fine. My sis is great - she offered to bring something we can eat, but she has to feed almost 30 people so I told her not to worry. I was already planning to bring gluten-free...
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    I read in another thread that someone made gluten-free cornbread and then cut into bite-sized cubes and baked, then made traditional cornbread stuffing. I think you could also use a packaged gluten-free bread and make your own breadcrumbs/cubes. Check locally, too. There's a gluten-free bakery near me that is offering gluten-free breadcrumbs for sale...
  11. crimsonviolet
    So glad to be reading this thread! Thanksgiving and Christmas have been in the forefront of my mind lately since they're already drama-filled. Our new gluten-free adventures will just add excitement to the festivities! I have seriously considered just bowing out of our families' celebrations for Thanksgiving this year. I've been craving a nice quiet...
  12. crimsonviolet
    Hubby's parents are going to visit family in Holland next week. We have a deep love for that quintessential Dutch treat - stroopwafels. If you know what they are, you probably know how delicious they taste! Whenever someone we know goes to Holland, they always bring back a ton of goodies, but the stroopwaffels are what we look forward to the most....
  13. crimsonviolet
    My 2nd son had horrible reflux and was breastfed as well. I eliminated dairy, eggs and oranges from my diet when he was around 5 months old and his reflux miraculously disappeared (like overnight - it was the oranges more than anything else.) Don't jump to celiac at his age, but definitely look into food intolerances. The most common for breastfed babies...
  14. crimsonviolet
    If you heat up the tortillas to make the wraps in the morning they should stay somewhat pliable by lunchtime. My kids have come back for leftovers a couple hours after lunch and tortilla wraps are usually still edible and easy to handle. Oh and a favorite around here that might work for you is "quesadilla roll-ups" - I spread a little oil on a baking sheet...
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    I don't know if it's common, but I used to be like that. I remember complaining that I felt like I was 100 years old. I think I was about 28 at the time. I always attributed it to being overweight, and then to the arthritic joint pain I started experiencing. It had gotten to the point that I was taking ibuprofen every day just to get moving. After eliminating...
  16. crimsonviolet
    I have had good luck with Chili's and Pei Wei, but we've been glutened at Chick-fil-a. The kids sometimes get ice cream and apples at McDonalds. I guess what I really miss is fast food. The cheap and easy occasional treat for those times when I just don't want to cook, kwim? Gawd I miss just ordering a pizza! lol
  17. crimsonviolet
    I know. That was actually the first time I intentionally cheated since going gluten-free, though I've been accidentally glutened several times. I know better, but it gets so depressing not being able to eat out at all, ever.
  18. crimsonviolet
    Just realized I never added to this thread... a few days after hubby's "negative" test, I noticed that his skin at the test site was peeling like mad. It never did "blister" but the test certainly caused some skin damage. Now the question is, what does that really mean? He's become increasingly sensitive to gluten since he took it out of his diet,...
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    My son always had the most horrible breath, primarily first thing in the morning (or if I got a whiff while he was sleeping.) After we took him off gluten, his breath became very pleasant. One way I can tell for sure he's been glutened is his breath gets awful again. To me it smells like stale poo. I figured it had to do with inflammation in his gut giving...
  20. crimsonviolet
    I've done the iodine patch test and it was an overwhelming positive. I've never taken an antihistamine for the rash. It has always just come and gone, seemingly at random.
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    Also, which school district are you in? DH used to work for food services at HISD and says that every district in the city (maybe the state) has a gluten-free meal option for kids on the free lunch program. You just need to get in touch with the nutritionist for your district and they will get the kids set up.
  22. crimsonviolet
    Hi from another Houstonian! (well Katy, but close enough ) We are undiagnosed officially, but DH and I and both kids have been off gluten for a few months now and we've seen huge changes. My son was showing signs of autism, ADD and ODD and when he's off gluten he really doesn't have any behavioral issues at all. I'd guess your daughter's rash is Dermatitis...
  23. crimsonviolet
    I totally get you. Yesterday I was grocery shopping and I was just so worn out by the whole reading labels, checking for hidden gluten, etc. I caved 2 days ago and ate some fast food that I knew had gluten, and sure enough I reacted. Both my kids and hubby are currently reacting to hidden cross contamination from eating Snickers (mfg in a plant that uses...
  24. crimsonviolet
    I knowingly ate wheat the other day. I knew there'd be consequences, but I was hungry and wanted those darn mozzarella sticks. My DH has been in total remission for about 3 weeks, but suddenly WHILE I WAS EATING I looked down and had several new blisters. I expected an outbreak, but not before I even finished my food! Now of course the rash is getting...
  25. crimsonviolet
    I want to try to do things more naturally but I need immediate relief, so I decided to start on the lamictal. I took my first 25mg dose this evening, and noticed an almost immediate improvement in my mood. Hopefully once I maintain a stable mood I can head in a different direction. I did also start taking magnesium, b12, a multi-vitamin, D and fish...
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