Superfudge

I've been making my grandma's recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for years. Found out in August I need to be gluten-free, so I've tried making them with Namaste Perfect Flour mix

I've noticed a difference depending upon at which store I buy the bread. At one it's always been soft and fresh, but at the other more stale-tasting. I wonder if the handling process in the stores is different? I've just decided to not ever buy it at the "stale place."

Pretty much yes to all of those, although the bloating and other GI issues have much improved gluten free (have only been gluten-free since August 10). I'm not sure exactly why she recommended probiotics, but I'm guessing to help my overall digestion and to normalize the good bacteria in my intestine after years of "abuse." I wish she'd been more specific

I know a lot of you take probiotics, and I'm wondering what you'd recommend. When I met with my dietician I asked her, and she said anything is fine as long as it's refrigerated. But when I got to the store, whoa, there were a TON of choices! Different numbers of bacteria, huge price range, different things it's supposed to help... I don't know where to start...

I saw a Dietician at the hospital a week ago, and honestly she had nothing to tell me that I didn't already know, all thanks to this forum! This is such a great resource, and everyone I've encountered here is so helpful and friendly. My Celiac diagnosis was really overwhelming at first. I got a phone call saying my blood tests confirmed the initial biopsy...

All great advice here, but I thought I'd mention this in case the hair loss isn't gluten related (although it sounds like you should stay gluten-free for the rest of your health either way). My husband had large patches of his hair fall out last year. It was not gluten related

Rode a century today with a few friends, and wow do I feel different after going gluten free a few weeks ago! I figured I'd feel better cycling, but I've gotten some rather strange (in a good way) results. This has happened for the past three rides, all of which have had significant climbing: Besides having much more energy overall

Yes, what lucia said! Very true. I went to Olive Garden for my dad's birthday the other night. They have a gluten-free menu, and our server was great. i asked him about cross contamination. He asked how bad my "allergy" was, and when I told him that any gluten would "ravage my intestine," he was extremely helpful and reassuring! I think I may have...

I said both, but I'm a newbie to this

I have that same pain/bloating thing due to my period right now as well. I've been gluten free (as far as I know!) for just over two weeks, and it makes it hard to tell if this is from accidental glutening or just cramps! I guess we'll both know more in a few days.

OH. MY. GOD. You guys are so awesome. I just got home from the store and ate a slice of the Udi's whole grain bread, plain and straight up. And, it tastes like... BREAD! Real bread, not even stale, real bread! Immediately made turkey and cream cheese sandwich with it, called parents to express my glee while eating it (just as rude as that sounds, chomp chomp...

I tried the search function for this but couldn't find what I was looking for, so sorry if this should be somewhere else, or if you've answered it a thousand times already! I am wondering if there are any store-bought breads you would recommend. The few I've tried are DREADFUL to say the least, so I've just given up on eating bread. But I miss sandwiches...

Cool, thanks very much! The tour has a forum as well, and I've posted something there. I can't be the only one with Celiac in 2200 people, but so far no one has responded... The tour (Cycle Oregon) is set up mostly in extremely rural areas, all VERY small towns. And it is all camping, usually in the middle of nowhere, so I really am dependent upon...

I'm newly diagnosed with Celiac, and I have a week-long bike tour coming up in a few weeks. It's about 500 miles total, 2200 riders. The organization provides all food as part of the tour, which is where my problem begins. Much of the menu is filled with gluten (cycling, so naturally bread, pasta, bread, and more pasta!). I am allowed to bring a cooler with...

"DON'T PANIC" in large, friendly letters. **Goes to start a new thread about cycling trip...**