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  1. zus888
    I have nothing for you since I don't get GI issues at all. The only thing I've heard is that lots of water helps, but I don't think it'll stop the inevitable reaction. So sorry!
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    I've only been glutened once, three weeks after starting the diet. It lasted about 4 days. My symptoms were neurologic and not gastric.
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    I've only been glutened once, and I started the diet in March. I had no GI effects whatsoever, but had fatigue and some serious depression. Enough of a depression to contact a therapist (before I realized it was gluten that caused it). It was pretty bad. I have a bad attitude about the whole gluten-free diet, so the depression just made that a million...
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    Wow. I'm so sad to hear all these stories. My doc was wonderful. He's been following my care for a couple years, and my endo was part of the monitoring of my crohns disease. It just so happened that he found the blunted villi (via biopsy). I can't remember how I was told (over the phone or at the office). My memory is no good even though I was only...
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    Wow. This is exactly what I'm talking about!!! Well, the "boss" is actually DH's supervisor. DH has several supervisors depending on the project he's working on. The supervisor is in no position to offer bonuses or raises or promotions. This is merely his supervisor's way of showing his appreciation for the hard work his "team" put forth on a particular...
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    I only added the extra flour because the first batch of cookies were potato chip thin and needed more thickness to be like a cookie. So I just kept adding until the cookies turned out like cookies instead of potato chips with chocolate bumps.
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    DH's boss really wants to show his appreciation by hosting a dinner at his home for his employees and their families. I do not want to go. I think it is very thoughtful and kind of him to want to make a special gluten-free meal for everyone just so I can come, but, honestly, I'm going to be freakin' paranoid the entire time. He's come up with a gluten...
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    Hi Raven, I am so sad and heartbroken to hear of your recent trials and feeling like you are all alone. I know how difficult it must be to lose a furry companion - one who saw you through thick and thin. Some day you will be able to be happy to have had him in your life, instead of sad that he had to leave. But...it will take time. I know it took...
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    WHA???? How is it that mine turned out potato chip thin and yours turned out fine??? I followed the recipe to a T (with butter). I ended up having to add at least another 1/2 cup of better batter flour to give the cookies some thickness, like a normal cookie. Then after they cooled, they were hard.
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    I definitely spoon and level. I can't get it to work with the Tollhouse cookie recipe. They suggested that I chill the dough before making them, but I'm too eager to wait. Plus, I make cookies more to eat the dough than to eat the cookies. Based on my conversations with customer service, I was told to lower the oven temp by just a few degrees and then...
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    I haven't yet, but it's next on my list to buy once I get through my existing flour. I'm always AMAZED that people LIKE the gluten-free Bisquick. I tried the biscuits and pancakes and couldn't eat them they were so AWFUL! The pancakes tasted like white rice. There was no flavor, really. Like a watered down flavor. But I've heard so many people RAVE...
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    I was also told to eliminate all oats, including gluten-free for six months. I haven't been on the gluten-free diet for that long yet. But I'll be free to start them just in time for apple cobbler!
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    Well, I *did* proof the yeast. I just can't, in good conscience, not do that. Doesn't matter what the recipe says, I put the yeast in warm water along with some sugar and let it get frothy. I was wondering why it didn't require any rising. I might try this next time. That's how I would do it with "normal" dough. Plus, I would think it would be easier...
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    I've noticed that it doesn't rise, despite the yeast. I'm considering letting it rise for 30 minutes next time OR doubling the recipe to make for a thicker crust. Have you tried either of these?
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    If it's any consolation, you might be nearing the end of your episode. From what I've read on here, most people's reactions last 4-5 days, though some are shorter and some can be a lot longer. Also, what you describe is similar to what I have read here from others. I don't get digestive responses, so I can't relate from experience, but I do know that your...
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    Yes, Sylvia! I couldn't stand it any longer - the cravings for those foods. I think I ate 5 slices of pizza tonight. I bought all the necessary ingredients for one angelfood cake recipe. The pictures look good, but there are no reviews on the recipe. Once I conquer those two recipes, I think I'll start feeling a little more positive about my diet! That...
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    Open Original Shared Link Really Goooood!!! I was SURE I was going to hate it because it doesn't rise at all and I'm not sure why yeast is even used. I'm using a pizza pan with holes in it. I also added parm cheese and garlic powder to the crust. I generally don't like a thin crust, but it was crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. I'll...
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    I would be all over that. But it would need to be a hell of a lot more than $150 for me to purposefully eat gluten. I'm thinking over $3000.
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    This is me! It's always something obvious that contains gluten that I've half eaten. Last night, it was a HUGE corn muffin. Then, my next step is to panic. Last night, though, I realized that there was nothing I could do and then decided to order a regular pizza for dinner and make an angelfood cake. I figured I might as well go all out. It's something...
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    Ack. I didn't want to hear this at all. Yet, I do need to hear it because that could easily be me, especially since I don't have digestive issues as much as the depression and fatigue. *le sigh*
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    Had a dream last night that during my meal I realized that I had just consumed gluten after I had already eaten 1/2 a large corn muffin. I freaked out and called my DH, but upon realizing that there was nothing I could do at that point, I decided that we were going to order pizza for dinner, and I was going to make an angelfood cake! I woke up before I...
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    Yes, the customer service is awesome there. When I make Tollhouse cookies, I had to add a LOT more flour for the cookie to have any substance. Otherwise, the cookies were thinner than cracker-thin. Probably closer to a potato chip. Adding the extra flour also ended up making the cookies pretty darn hard the next day. I am worried about my holiday...
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    I had to throw 3 slices away because I wasn't thinking and put it in the wrong toaster! ACK! also know you're gluten free when you start having nightmares about eating something with gluten.
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    Well, I wouldn't deliberately gluten myself...UNLESS I was ALREADY glutened and knew it in enough advance (like, immediately). I'm just thinking if I'm already going to suffer the consequences of getting accidentally glutened I might as well go whole hog and make it worth my while to deal with 4-5 days of misery. At least I could take some comfort in enjoying...
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    Except you get more for your money. Yeah, the bag is gone. I ate all of it in one day except the one cookie my DH grabbed. That's 1000 calories of cookies right there. Yet, still can't stop thinking of pizza crust, angel food cake, and soft dinner rolls. I really need to try the Bob's Red Mill crust and Chebe rolls I have here.
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