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    Thank you, gluten-free sistas! It is great to know that even better days lie aheaad...
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    I found that I couldn't handle quinoa, the protein is too similar to gluten. Have you tried eliminating quinoa? I've found it safer to make my own vegetable or chicken stock for soups, and it saves money. I'm finally getting better, but don't eat out at all, avoid gluten-free products for the most part (but purchase mini Lara Bars at Target for snacks...
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    Your dad loved you and would have faced anyone trying to gluten you with a big fist, once he understood the harm it causes. The two of you could have made some tasty dishes, I imagine, from whatever protein he presented. A little olive oil, garlic, onion, celery, carrots, rosemary, possum.
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    The first five months of this has been full of ups and downs. Feeling better, feeling worse, finding out that something else makes my autoimmune system go into overdrive. The figuring it out part is the pits. I've experienced every emotion that you can find words to describe over the past five months, both good and bad. But even the worst of the bad...
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    Thanks for the great information, Ravenwood. xox
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    I'm pretty sure that Europe is fairly keen on gluten-free diets. If not, you can stick with salmon and smoked salmon (you lucky girl) and potatoes and cucumber slices and salads with plain dressings. I bet the bangers and mash are fine, and beans. (Heinz in gluten-free) It would be good to hit the travel thread before the trip, I'm sure you'll get good...
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    You've received great advice. I also suggest searching for lunch ideas on the forum. Change is always difficult, but you'll learn new skills (like chopping, cooking, packing, preparedness.) Lara Bars are spendy but good. It helps to eat every two or two and a half hours. You can pack PB and an apple with a peeler and knife if you don't want to...
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    Wow! Can you be sweet talked into posting your favorite recipes? They sound wonderful!! I don't have that cookbook and love the indian food I know so far (like baba g. and hummus and curry. I love tumeric! What a great spice, and one that's so good for you.
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    You could buy a pack of celery hearts, wash and chop the top and bottoms of them off, slice into crudit
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    I just re-voted by deleting my earlier vote too. I'm just short of your 6 month gluten-free criteria and responded "yes" to all 4 questions about getting relief from a gluten-free diet. Regarding anger, I went through a bad period of unreasonable anger before the other neurological symptoms started occuring and approximately 18 months before I was...
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    I discovered a wonderful brand at Wal-Mart today... La Banderita Corn Tortillas. They're preservative free and the ingredients are: CORN, WATER AND LIME. OMG they're delicious. And they were $1.50 for 1.5 pounds of them. (A stack as high as my fist.) I hope your local Wally World stocks them. These are infinitely better than any commercially available...
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    Wow! Thanks so much for the recipes...they sound wonderful. I'm going to give it a whirl! I'm wondering if coconut milk or oil could replace the dairy...hmmm
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    Since I've eliminated dairy, I keep trying to come up with more ways to consume coconut milk and spinach to my diet. This recipe is yummy and healthy, so I thought you might like it. Thai Steamed Fish (serves 2-3 people) 2 Flounder Fillets 1 can coconut milk (or reconstituted dry coconut powder) 2-3 T Canola Oil 1-3 tsp. Red curry paste or ...
  14. Marilyn R
    Just to clarify, the question about gait ataxia is about bad walking. That's when you can't feel your lower legs anymore because of peripheral neuropothy (pins and needles) and your legs do their own thing, like they're not connected to your brain. You fall more than most normal peeps. You stumble and sway like a drunk, even though you're totally sober...
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    I'm one month short of your six month criteria on gluten-free diet to vote, but felt compelled to respond regarding neurological improvement with a gluten-free diet. The path back from "then" to now isn't always easy, but it's like comparing living purgatory to a life with hope, promise and productivity. I'm thrilled that you're conducting the...
  16. Marilyn R
    Going gluten-free turned my culinary life upside down, because I always used packaged rice mixes and frozen food entrees. There's two of us in our household too. I like to buy a couple Rotesserie (sp?) chickens at a time (HarvestLand if you can find them). We have one for a meal and I shred what's left over into individual portions to freeze in plastic...
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    I think it's the best soup I ever made, and I love soup! (I had three big bowls of it last night, and one today.) Dear Boyfriend said it made him feel 70 percent better. Shitake mushrooms are reported to be good for autoimmune diseases, so I like to use them whenever I can figure out a way to use them, along with fresh herbs and onions. I can't...
  18. Marilyn R
    By boyfriend has a cold and rememebered when we went to a Thai restaurant when I had a horrid cold and felt better after I ate their soup. Here's what I came up with for him, and we both loved it. Thai Chicken Soup (with or without Shrimp) Serves 4 as main dish or 8 as appetizer 6-8 cups chicken stock and/or vegetable stock Chopped soaked (about...
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    You poor thing! Your depression is "normal" because you're getting gluttened. That's really rough because it makes you not want to do anything, even what's necessary. The only gluten-free processed foods I buy is corn/rice pasta at Wal-Mart. If you have a BJ's close by, I justify the annual membership price by the number of gluten-free Organic rotesserie...
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    Your recipe looks lovely but I can't do dairy. I hope it helps somebody else though.
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    I think you'd bake it at 350. And It won't get dry. You could probably substitute coconut oil for the crisco or butter with good results. I can't do quinoa, hoping oats will work for me, but not ready to try just yet.
  22. Marilyn R
    I always learn so much from this forum...thanks so much for new lunch ideas. Speaking of fruit, I don't know if you can get watermelons this late in the season, but I love watermelon balls (I bought a melon baller before I got intolerant to gluton or soy) with red grapes all alone or with torn mint or chopped up kiwi and/or fresh pineapple or strawberries...
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    Oh Sarah, I'm sending you hugs across the miles. I remember how tough it was to be a freshman in college living in the dorms, but that was long before this disease crept up on me. You poor thing! You're tough and can stand up to this challenge. If you can tolerate gluten-free Peanut Butter, you can have that with apples or bananas or Udi's for breakfast...
  24. Marilyn R
    You've received very good advice from this thread. I was a Catering Manager for five years and handled numerous weddings at a resort hotel. Every bride wants their wedding to be perfect in every way for everyone who attends, and so does her mother. It would be good to e-mail or phone ahead to get the name and number of the caterer, then proceed...
  25. Marilyn R
    She rolled her eyes at you! I just hate that! She didn't squint, and her teeny weeny little forehead didn't contract in a wrinkled, questioning expression, she rolled her eyes! Good for you for talking to the manager! Even though he's miscalculating his server's intentions, he made it sort of okay. I'm impressed that you didn't get really angry!
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