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  1. FaithInScienceToo
    Oh..just to clarify, a site administrator came on the other day and said that this part of the above: "Replace your old wooden spoons and cutting boards. They can hold hidden gluten." is not necessary - that thorough hand scrubbing followed by dishwasher washing will remove gluten from wooden cutting boards/wooden spoons.... You do, however, need...
  2. FaithInScienceToo
    Hi, Mark :-) Welcome! You will find lots of great info/support here! I found a 2-week 'beginner's' thing on my computer...tried to google the link for it, but could not find out where I got it from...so, I copied and pasted it for you here - Hope it helps in some way - Our search engine on here works really well, too... And, I am certain that...
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    Is this the med the researchers think will prevent 'leaky gut'? ...the one that is supposed to allow the gluten to be digested before the immune system can detect it? Gina
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    Great license plate holders, for $6 each, saying: CSA.org, on top "Celiacs helping celiacs", on bottom available at the Celiac Sprue Association's web store at: Open Original Shared Link They also have other stuff :-) GREAT THREAD! Gina
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    Hi, Karen! Good to hear that you and your doc are beginning to zero in on what exactly is going on with your bode. I hope that the colitis thing can be gotten under control, if that is what's keeping the diarrhea going. About why your TT IgA would go down...As you know, it goes down when your immune system begins to stop attacking your small intestine...
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    Yes, 'refractory sprue' means 'no positive response to a gluten-free diet,' BUT does it always mean 'NEVER'? Anyone know about this? I have not looked into it yet... I have had no need to, since I have had a positive dietary response...but, maybe there is hope for Karen? Maybe the response is simply delayed, if she just hasn't healed up enough yet to...
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    Oh...I just realized when I went to brush my teeth - ...about personal care products, you DO need to be sure to use gluten-free toothpastes and floss - I use Crest products. I do not use mouthwash, so I do not know what ones are gluten-free - You can find other dental care products that are gluten-free by doing a search on here - I know this...
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    Hi, Karen - I am sorry to hear that you haven't responded to the diet - perhaps the change in med will make a significant difference for you? I have not researched 'refractory sprue,' but am aware of it. Can it 'improve' in time? Do you know the stats on how many people, if any, with refractory sprue begin to respond to the diet, in time? My...
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    Another thread made me want to begin this one - please add on.... Here are the links I now know of to gluten-free recipes: Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared...
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    BellyTimber...I like your name ;-) Here are some more links to gluten-free recipes :-) Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Gina
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    Hi, Connie - Yes...feeling overwhelmed is entirely normal... and, Yes....you must get your daughter tested, too. I had hives two times, for the first time in my life, soon before I finally learned about gluten. I also had DH blisters on my back. In fact, I still have a scar from a big one that I scratched too much. Anyway...it's not because she gets...
  12. FaithInScienceToo
    I have to answer this one in this way: Since I first discovered that gluten had been harming me, foods with gluten in them no longer even registered in my brain as 'food'...they only register now as 'poison for me, food for non-Celiacs'...so, I do NOT miss gluten-containing foods at all - BUT, guys still register as guys, especially cute ones ;-) So...
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    Hi, and welcome - I just privately sent info to another newbie about a supplement I find to be very useful - I think it might be of interest to you, too...so, I am copying and pasting what I wrote about it below for you, and others, to read: ==================================================== I use a great gluten-free powdered supplement product...
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    Hi, All - I found this list as part of the door prizes/gluten-free food fair samples posted at this site for kids with Celiac: Open Original Shared Link Maybe you'll find something new on here to try? Gina ========================================== Triumph Dining Cards < Custon written and expertly translated dining cards for each cuisine...
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    Having seen the recent devastation of Katrina and Rita on TV, and having gone thru a 3.2 quake a few nights ago, I thought about getting an emergency prep kit together...here's info on how to do so if a Celiac... Gina PS - those of you in flood-prone areas may want to put yours in buoyant containers. =============================================...
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    Was surfing for Celiac info just now and came across a page with lots of free down-loadable celiac disease info...most of it is from 1995-96, though some is as recent as '01...but most of the older stuff still applies today - Check it out, and see if there's anything on there you want to save to your computer...Just follow the link below and SCROLL DOWN...
  17. FaithInScienceToo
    109-112 is now actually 110-113 ;-) I love the 'no pity parties' one AND the 'eat at home for a week' thing...but, if you cannot do that - take your own SAFE food with you when you need to during that week! (I guess that was obvious?) :-) What is NADH, BTW? 114 anyone? Oh...I have one....how about, look up some good jokes on the Net and then...
  18. FaithInScienceToo
    Just two comments here - 1) Do not avoid fats...especially healthy fats, like olive oil, almonds or almond butter, and healthy fish oils. The best meals contain balanced amounts of lean proteins, carbohydrates (preferably complex carbs mainly) and healthy fats - Your intestines will not absorb nutrients (including fats) properly until you have fully...
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    Was just Net-surfing for other gluten info, and came across this note in a 1997 "Celiac ActionLine" Newsletter: "3. Incorrect use of the term, Gluten: A new cookbook incorrectly lists these grains as containing gluten: buckwheat, chickpea flour, garbanzo flour, potato starch, and potato flour. The book is My Kid's Allergic to Everything Dessert...
  20. FaithInScienceToo
    4 years ago, I saw an Internal Medicine MD who specialized in Nutritional treatments. When he heard that I had been diagnosed as "Fibromyalgic," he told me 'no gluten,' among other things, and tried to sell me very expensive 'weird' homeopathic things... I thought he was a crook, or a severe health nut...unlike me, a normal health nut, just trying to get...
  21. FaithInScienceToo
    I am SO glad that I decided to read this post - to find out what 'this' referred to in your subject line... Two months ago now I woke in the morning with bad pain on one side only in my rib cage - upper left - my family physician said it was most probably either a broken rib (not displaced, as he felt around) or the beginning of a first episode of Shingle...
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    Just moving this one back to the top again, since it is SUCH a good one for newbies to see... (hope that's OK with the site's Admin) - Actually, maybe we can have a place where the site admins keeps these kinds of threads - the best ones for newbies? So, we don't have to re-generate the info over and over again....? Just a thought - Gina
  23. FaithInScienceToo
    MY THANKS, too, Scott! Too bad I didn't know this was a rumor before I gave away my favorite wood cutting board from Williams Sonoma ;-) At least I will not freak out now when guests stay with me and want to use my as of right now 'previously gluten-free only' new wooden cutting board :-) Gina
  24. FaithInScienceToo
    This is my favorite brand of rice pasta - It can also be found on-line at: www.shopbydiet.com At that site, you can pull up ONLY those products that meet your dietary requirements - such as gluten-free plus dairy-free etc...there is a menu to the left-hand side of the main page to tailor that for you :-) In fact, their "Fall sale" ends today...
  25. FaithInScienceToo
    Just wanted to add a reply to this... Really, just to keep this post fresh, so am moving it back to the top of the list with my reply, since this is such a good one for the newbies to read. [Also, am emailing this one to myself, for future reference ;-) ] Thanks for all of the good ideas! Gina
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