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  1. domesticactivist
    And aids is a virus that is prevalent in straight people and even small children, depending on the culture of where you are in the world.
  2. domesticactivist
    I'm a lesbian and my mom shows no signs of probs with gluten.
  3. domesticactivist
    Our solution is to bring substantial dishes that are gluten free (if you get a crock pot you can bring a roast, even as a college student!), and then plate up extra for seconds and guard it with our lives so that it doesn't get cross contaminated. As for the difficulty in turning down a traditional dish made by grandma, that's just going to suck. I think...
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    Yup. I agree re: GAPS vs SCD. My best advice with that is to take the intro slow - don't just jump into the full diet. 1. Make lots of stock 2. Have lots of veggies you can eat on hand 3. If you don't have lots of meat on your bones (the ones in the stock, lol), add muscle meats in right away, just make sure you cook them a long time in your stock...
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    I'd tell him if he's going to eat my gluten-free snacks in the house, the whole house needs to be gluten-free. Really, it's probably good for him, too. That way you'll get the benefits of a gluten-free house, you won't have to resent him eating gluten-free around you, and if he wants something with gluten he won't be eating it in front of you.
  6. domesticactivist
    Good luck! My best advice is to get a lot of saturated fat into your diet, and to eat larger portions of meat than you used to. Don't try to make up your calories in sweets, it'll just make you feel like crap.
  7. domesticactivist
    Nice. We went to my mom's house and had: Roast leg of lamb (we brought) Roasted cauliflower (in duck fat) (we brought) Spring green salad (my sister in law brought, we talked about prep with them before-hand) Lemon curd (we brought) The rest of the family also had crackers and cheese, roasted potatoes, and lemon meringue pie. They also put dressing...
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    I'm not even celiac and I am equally annoyed by "gluten lite" people and products claiming to be gluten-free. I want to be able to make choices based on real information, not people's ideas of good enough. Having a kid we are 99.9% sure has celiac (see sig) makes me especially sensitized to the issue. I don't want people poisoning him because it was good...
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    We started using this site way before we decided we needed to be gluten-free! It's a good one!
  10. domesticactivist
    You might have better luck with a diet that is even more basic than gluten-free. Our family did not have symptoms as severe as yours but we realized gluten-free didn't fix everything. We are doing the GAPS diet which is based on the specific carbohydrate diet and aimed at restoring gut health and flora balance. You start with bone broths, add veggies (cooked...
  11. domesticactivist
    That's so rude! The last time we flew was right after deciding to be gluten free. We also discovered that the airports have nothing safe to eat. the girl shouldn't have said that, that way - but she probably saved you some serious misery.
  12. domesticactivist
    I used to be in charge of a salad buffet and let me tell you, people are disgusting. I think it's far more likely to be cross contaminated than safe.
  13. domesticactivist
    We always buy nuts in bulk rinse them, then soak the nuts in salted water overnight. The next day we dehydrate them about 24 hours. This process helps remove cc and also, makes the nuts more easily digestible.
  14. domesticactivist
    My son gets bone and joint pain from gluten.
  15. domesticactivist
    It could be the sugars that are the problem, due to the damage your gut has taken from the gluten. The diet our family has done is aimed at restoring gut health and really takes its time introducing fruit. Monosaccharide sugars don't require the processing that disaccharide sugars (like fructose) do in order to be digested. I've posted a lot about our experience...
  16. domesticactivist
    Have you tried fermented cod liver oil? We're finding that it helps with mood.
  17. domesticactivist
    My son's most severe symptom was joint and bone pain and inflammation/fluid. He got it in his hip so bad that he had to have surgery. Turns out that eliminating gluten completely removed these symptoms.
  18. domesticactivist
    I used to be in software development and management but for the past two years have been in school working toward being able to sit for the landscape contractor's exam. I'll have my design, management, and construction certificates and an AA in landscaping within the next few months. I also recently got the Permaculture Design Certification. My partner is...
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    I would certainly not have trusted the flourless cake. You should be proud of your smart, confident daughter! It's not just any 12 year old girl who will turn down chocolate cake when her mom's not looking! As for talking with your mom, she may not understand cross contamination. I might put it in writing and explain how autoimmune disorders are different...
  20. domesticactivist
    You're not stupid. The sneaky stuff is hiding all over the place! Here are a few more things you might have missed (I say so only because we missed them at first): Wood utensils Cutting boards Serrated knives Scratched plastic or teflon (we switched to all stainless, glass/pyrex and (reseasoned) cast iron) Surfaces from the kitchen that you...
  21. domesticactivist
    You do need to be that careful about it. The reason is that celiac disease is different than an allergy. With an allergy you can tell right away if you are having a reaction. If you are "not that sensitive" you just don't get a reaction. If your reaction is not very severe, it's not doing damage to your body. Your body is attacking the thing you are allergic...
  22. domesticactivist
    We've tried it and it worked great - however it gave me and my son horrible brain fog and other symptoms. I don't know if it was contaminated with gluten or just something we reacted to. I'd try a bit in isolation before making a huge batch of something with it.
  23. domesticactivist
    Another vote for the thermos! We ordered ours online. Hot soups of all kinds are what we normally pack places. We also like packing yogurt with chopped nuts (if they're allowed) and dried fruit (all homemade) Many roasted vegetables are good cold. Beets and carrots hold up well. Some pureed soups are good cold - carrot soup especially. You can puree...
  24. domesticactivist
    I used to pass out from low blood sugar all the time and have spent most of my life on a blood sugar roller coaster. I also had many Diabetes Type 1 symptoms, but every time I asked the dr they said I was fine. I've also been tested for thyroid stuff and MS repeatedly, but always came back barely in the normal range. Especially when I was a teenager and...
  25. domesticactivist
    My son is 10 and also gets joint pain right after he accidentally gets even a tiny amount of gluten. Joint problems were the symptom that let us finally figure out what was wrong. It takes some time to really understand all the foods that could have gluten in them. It also takes some time to learn how to make sure you don't get gluten on accident from...
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