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Kristin, I initially decided to be nice and sweet, and remove my post to make you happy, but then I thought about all these other people saying whatever they wanted, and I didn't see you reprimanding every one of them (or did I miss all of those?). Why all these other posts go on and on . . . and no one stops them, or bans the argumentative people,...

celiac3270 listed the two I plan to hit when I go next month (risotterria, and happy X 3). Also, check out: Open Original Shared Link Have fun! Patty

BG (my affectionate name for her -- stands for brat-girl) will be thrilled! You each have another person who loves you! But seriously, thanks for the quick answer. Patty

Oh, you're after my heart! OK, not like that, but you know what I mean. This is what I'm all about -- back to basics, whole foods, one ingredient in it's natural state. It's always safe to get a potato, some canola oil (and I go organic for both), some sea salt, and make your own fries! Or chili, or burgers, or whatever . . . I also think part of my...

Yes, after 10 years of this, I still have questions. What about maltodextrin? I don't eat stuff like this, but I don't let gluten in the door, so I've always said no to maltodextrin on a label. I know malt, malt flavoring, and malt vinegar are usually from barley, and dextrin is sometimes corn and sometimes wheat, so I put those together and have always...

Since we were talking about this on the McD's and BK post, I thought I'd start a new one to continue that . . . I'll only be there for 4 days, but at least eating won't be an issue for once in my life! Looking forward to the indulgence! Anyway, here's a good site: Open Original Shared Link The descriptions really give you a good idea...

I think you mean me, Richard? I assume so, since I'm the only one talking about avoiding MFS. Am I missing much? Oh, I don't think so! I eat very well, thank you -- probably better than most. My mottos are, eat to live, not live to eat, and eat only food (no chemicals, steroids, hormones, pesticides) . . . And in doing all that, I also...

I've had DH on the back of my neck often (at the hairline), backs of my knees, and once even on my stomach! This was after inpatient surgery, back when I used to be really clueless and believe that hospital dieticians DID know how to keep my meals gluten-free. So, even though my tummy was killing me, I still went to a dermatologist, who did a biopsy of...

Hi 2009, I'm new to the group, too, but not to celiac disease. I'm sure there is everything you need somewhere on this site, but the really fast low-down is below. I keep this "note" on my fridge, since we have a gluten-free household, and even occasional visitors aren't allowed to bring gluten into the house: --------------------------...

I've been diagnosed for 10 years now, and have good years and bad ones. I am having a tough year (just tough in dealing with it) now, although the two before it were fine. Wonder why . . . ? Maybe because I can no longer do dairy, soy, and eggs? Really feeling the limits of diet. Anyway, I liken it to a 12-step program (no, I'm not making light of...

Well, I guess that must be an abbreviated description -- sorry I don't know it as such. The full typing assays, and my own molecular diagnostics reports list them fully: "The majority of celiac disease patients carry the DRB1*0301- DQA1*0501- DQB1*0201 haplotype (the DR3, DQ2 haplotype) or are DRB1*11/12-DQA1*0505- DQB1*0301/ DRB1*07- DQA1*0201- DQB...

Very good! Aren't you lucky! My daughter always checks, even though she doesn't have celiac disease (that we know of yet), but just because we have a gluten-free house, so she can't bring take-out home if it has gluten. And "SuicidalTurtle," thanks for the recommendation on the restaurant -- my mouth is already watering. My brother and his wife...

Watch those things -- my daughter went to Burger King the other day, and said that the little "hash rounds" have modified food starch in them. I'm assuming you've checked and there's none in McD's. We have a gluten-free household, and my daughter also told me that the frozen kinds in the grocery store often have MFS. Yes, as it's been pointed out that...

Nope, I personally wouldn't do that. I figure they make the "bunless" burger on the same counter as the regular ones, and no doubt they pick up crumbs and residue. npth from the counter and from the gloves they wear making all the burgers (bunned and bunless). Too fanatical? Maybe, but that's the way I do it. And who knows with their condiments? Or Arby...

I was just reading the HLA types that are responsible for celiac disease, and then dug mine (printout of my genes) out of my file drawer (I have them because I was tested for a bone marrow transplant). They listed several HLA types on the site I was reading, and say that almost everyone with celiac disease has one of those in the first group, but the few...