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  1. IrishHeart
    Jam! I found an old post was revived with this info: Anybody Travelling to Dublin Ireland this is a MUST DINE spot: The Millstone Dame Street Dublin 2. (Gemini has also recommended this one) and Lemon on South Willaim street behind Grafton st in dublin their gluten-free Crepes are amazing... Lemon Crepe & Coffee co 66 William...
  2. IrishHeart
    I loved this!! An automatic bullcrap test. A built-in bullcrap barometer. Priceless. You know what I say? I am like Popeye who says: "I yam what I yam." also a big fan of "it IS what it is." In any case, NONE of us should have to apologize for having Celiac (yet I found myself doing that early on after DX) and one day, I realized...
  3. IrishHeart
    I am thinking these stories are both funny AND sad and that unfortunately, there are still so many misconceptions about Celiac and gluten. We need to do more educating! It serves no purpose for us to just get angry. Some people just do not know what celiac or gluten IS--because no one ever explained it to them. If they do know, and then make...
  4. IrishHeart
    I just say: "Well, I have Celiac Disease and when I was still eating gluten, I almost died." If they keep being snarky or say "that's not possible" or some other nonsense, then I show a pic of myself when I was chubby with lots of "oomph" to me. Then, I show them what I looked like when I hit bottom. I look like the walking dead. It's pretty bad. Someone...
  5. IrishHeart
    Perhaps if you committed to a strict gluten-free diet for a few months, the gut issues AND the ADD symptoms could reverse/diminish/disappear and you would not need medications. You ask repeatedly: "why do I have bloating?" The answer is: You keep eating foods and drinking beverages with gluten in them. Nothing cancels that out--not removing the...
  6. IrishHeart
    I can relate to your anguish here. I wrote a similar post last year when it happened to me, too. For the life of me, I cannot understand how anyone would desert someone when they need them the most!! I have always "been there" for my family and friends--through thick and thin---and yet, when I fell so ill and in horrible pain and did not know why...
  7. IrishHeart
    I had no idea you were a "Dabbler", Barry. I keep taking the time to answer your various posts thinking you were on a strict gluten-free diet. Yeah, there is no way we can help you pinpoint what's troubling your gut if you are consuming KFC and messing around with gluten. Sorry! It's all the way in our world. That's how we roll.
  8. IrishHeart
    ??? say what, now???
  9. IrishHeart
    You have a positive test, anemia, fatigue, "IBS" (which many of us were told as well--when it was celiac all along) and you have acquired yet another autoimmune disease (Sjogren's)--often associated with celiac disease. (we call IBS --I Be Stumped-- on here because it is a wastebasket syndrome. The question is WHY is your bowel irritable??) In my opinion...
  10. IrishHeart
    That was my question, too. Getting "bloated" from hard liquor does not mean you are ingesting gluten.
  11. IrishHeart
    No one will see your question about places in your particular area on this thread. You need to start a thread under the section "Restaurants" and ask there. Also, use your google search engine and type in Gluten Free bakeries in VA Beach. A completely gluten-free restaurant is not going to be found. I think the one we live near is the ONLY one. She started...
  12. IrishHeart
    Honey, you CAN have pasta it just cannot be made from wheat flour. The names of the pasta I recommend are on that list I just posted and we said it several times in this thread: Tinkyada rice pasta BiAglut corn pasta Sam's Hill corn pasta Also, check the forum using the SEARCH FORUM VIA GOOGLE in the upper right corner under your profile...
  13. IrishHeart
    From what I have read, the major nationalities with DXed celiac are European, especially Irish, Italian, the Scandinavian countries, the UK and the Mediterranean countries. North America and Australia and NZ have such large populations of celiacs because of massive immigration and marriages between different nationalities. The DQ2 genetic information...
  14. IrishHeart
    I made it too mushy, then, too al dente, and almost gave up on that brand until she told me 13 minutes---she was emphatic!!--13 minutes!!! Came out just right. and now, I tell everyone, too. Works every time.
  15. IrishHeart
    Sorry, hon, but everyone heals at their own pace. My excruciating bone/joint/muscle pain is still with me---only it is LESS intense. I am gluten-free over a year. If you are younger, it may take you less time. Some people report 10 months for it to go away, some 3 years. There is no set-in-stone time frame that I know of --believe me, I...
  16. IrishHeart
    I see you are still searching the internet for magical ways to eat gluten again. Alice, you need to talk with someone about your ongoing denial about your celiac diagnosis, hon ---because you continually post these links to people claiming it is possible to "cure" celiac. I will say it again--if there were a cure for celiac, it would be front page...
  17. IrishHeart
    Jennifer, I posted the info you requested about safe foods you may want to try on the other thread that Meggielynn started. I hope it helps. Best wishes, IH post #20
  18. IrishHeart
    This info was compiled for my family and those with NCGI and newly Dxed Celiacs and is a starting point for information about celiac/gluten intolerance. For info: Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Dietary concerns –LISTS OF safe and unsafe gluten free foods: https://www.celiac.com/articles/181/1/Safe-Gluten-Free-F...
  19. IrishHeart
    Tinkyada pasta is good. My cousin told me the secret--13 minutes. That's it. Do not go by the instructions or you'll have mush on your hands. Another good pasta is BiAglut corn pasta. YUM!!! Cook their pasta as directed--works perfectly. A word of caution to all newbies though is: Avoid too much dairy and cheese at first because lactase, which...
  20. IrishHeart
    Absolutely, Jennifer! Let me cut and paste that file onto here. Be right back!
  21. IrishHeart
    okay, you guys are making me blush now. I am NO angel, I assure you. just ask my parole officer. (kidding) I just want Meg to know there is hope, help and all kinds of resources available to her. This is not a death sentence, it's an answer! I sent her to my doctor and we have 3 gluten-free bakeries in the area. One is a restaurant--totally...
  22. IrishHeart
    A member on here recounted a story of a co-worker who would taunt him by eating donuts, bagels, etc. in front of him and LAUGH and say things like: "Too bad you can't have this. It's awesome. Too bad you have that celia-thing, huh? I feel sorry for you, man. wow, that sucks, dude" And the poor guy was devastated. I suggested the next time that...
  23. IrishHeart
    Me, too---I went from not wanting to eat much of anything for two years because I was so sick and my entire GI tract was in flames-- to wanting to eat several times a day and then, I balanced out. And I agree completely with your thoughts here.
  24. IrishHeart
    I am like you--I like my carbs, I admit it! I had no trouble giving up gluten (good riddance to the poison that was killing me, I say!) but rice, corn, potatoes, oats? uh,uh, no way! Who doesn't like a sweet treat once and awhile? And we need some healthy fats. A juicy steak for protein, for example (apologies to the vegans among us) because many...
  25. IrishHeart
    Fructose Intolerance Fructose is naturally present in fruits, some vegetables and honey. It is also used as a sweetener in some soft drinks and fruit drinks. When the body doesn’t absorb fructose properly, it is called fructose malabsorption or fructose intolerance. This is a common condition and different from hereditary fructose intolerance, which i...
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