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Wow, thanks for that information, Shauna! I always get this picture of someone who really doesn't care, trying to clean flour off of industrial equipment. And we all know how hard it is to get powdery stuff like that off our counters, dishes, etc. I'm always suspicious of factories who run those things on the same lines as their gluten-free products - like...

Hi, all! I have been doing very well lately and got unexpectedly zapped. I knew it was actual GLUTEN because I had neuro symptoms, not just GI (ex. I had periphrial neuropathy in one foot for half a day and I was very dizzy - sure signs of gluten for me). The ONLY thing I had eaten differently was some gravy I had made with corn starch, and there was no possibility...

Oh my goodness! That is so awesome. Thanks! I didn't think it would be that easy. I don't want to go after the company or anything. I just thought it might be a way to further confirm in my mind that I have Celiac.

I searched the forum but did not see any previous posts with this particular question. My short question: Is there a lab that will test FOOD for gluten? My long question: I am a self-diagnosed Celiac via diet (bloodwork was negative and I did not have a scope run before going gluten-free - LONG story, involving some BAD doctors!). My illness began...

My mom called and told me to look up John Pinette on YouTube. I am glad I did because today has been rough and I needed a good laugh! This is a short stand-up clip about Celiac (although the comedian was told he has a "wheat allergy") and it is completely clean (my children watched it with me). If I have posted in the wrong place, feel free to move it. ...

Looking, I felt terrible just listing all those ingredients, because I've been eating mostly whole foods. But I've been eyeballing the Oreos and thought this would be a better idea!

Hey, all! I have been very strict with gluten-free and LF lately, and was craving some kind of dessert. So I double-checked the ingredients in Hodgson Mill gluten-free cookie mix and then made a batch. I am 99% sure that these cookies made me sick, as I was monitoring everything else I ate. And I ate one again this afternoon to confirm. So here...

I love it! Yep, that's about what it's like! Hopefully it will be better tomorrow.

I had a lactose tolerance test run today and it was a nightmare! I had to drink Lactulose. As I understand it, Lactulose is a synthetic sugar derived from lactose, used for constipation. When used as a laxative, you normally have a tablespoon, but I had to take 75 mL (a little over FIVE tablespoons). Needless to say, I was running to the bathroom constantly...

Mmmmmm.....raw cocoa beans.... Thanks for these ideas! I can do without a lot of stuff, but I must have chocolate!

That sounds HEAVENLY. I am a choco-holic, but I'm lactose intolerant and just got diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia. Anyone know what kind of chocolate (boar ) that I could get my hands on? I found a bar in the organic section of Kroger - gluten-free, LF, low sugar. But it tastes like...chocolate chalk.

Ravenwood - The first day I came to this forum, I saw your signature immediately noticed the false negatives. That is what made me decide to try gluten-free, even with the negative blood tests. So if it turns out that I am Celiac, and I get all better, you will be the first one that I thank! This made me do a double-take: My BS issues are probably...

Hello from Memphis, Dr. Keiser. This has been an almost two-year process for me and I went gluten-free because I wasn't sure what else to try. I've been gluten-free for two months until yesterday. The only reason I ate the burrito wrapper (okay, and a bun, I'll admit it!) was because with the lactose intolerance and reactive hypoglycemia, there wasn't much...

Thanks, everyone! Starry, to make a VERY long story short, my symptoms were all gastro (belching, nausea, bulky BM) and neuro (shaking, panic-attack-like symptoms early on, numbness in my fingers and feeling like they were twisted, depression). There's a bunch more, but I'll keep it short. I tested negative for Celiac antibodies twice, a year apart...

Well, guys, it looks like gluten wasn't the main problem. I had a 6-hour glucose tolerance test run, and the results showed that I have Reactive Hypoglycemia. Basically, my insulin doesn't know when to stop. I don't know if this is an isolated problem, or if this, combined with the vitamin deficiencies, are a result of some overarching problem. But at least...