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  1. Kate79
    Everyone gets diarrhea now and then, whether celiac or not. It isn't always a gluten issue. Certainly dried fruit like raisins or very spicy/greasy food could cause it, if you ate enough of it, as could food poisoning or other, non-gluten intolerances. Have you been tested for tomato issues, since tomatoes and salsa both set it off? Also - my other...
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    ARCHIVED Gravy

    Kate79 replied to samie's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips

    Millet works really well, too. If you make a roux first, just add millet flour like you would regular. We used it for Thanksgiving this year and no one knew the difference.
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    With Trader Joe's, you can't take the 'no gluten ingredients' label as any kind of guarantee because of shared equipment and processing facilities. However, they're pretty good about listing that elsewhere on the packaging. Unfortunately, many of their 'no gluten ingredient' products DO share equipment with wheat, so you've got to be pretty vigilant - my...
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    My husband went through a bad heartburn stage where he woke up with it every morning. He doesn't have any gluten issues at all, but tomatoes and large amounts of dairy trigger it for him, as well as peppermint tea, due to its relaxing effect on the stomach muscles. I know you mentioned sleeping in an elevated bed, but we found laying on your left side...
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    Liquid brewer's yeast can have gluten in it, as it's often started with beer as the nutrient, but that's only an issue if you want to make your own beer, wine or cider. Regular baking yeast (and, I believe, dry brewing yeast) is gluten-free.
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    ARCHIVED Can I Eat Sushi?

    Kate79 replied to cblack's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Some kinds of wasabi paste have wheat flour; others don't. I don't know about that particular brand, but Whole Foods carries a type that doesn't have gluten - don't remember the name so check the labels. I've mixed up my own wasabi paste before and brought it with me, along with my gluten-free soy sauce.
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    ARCHIVED Abc's Man Up

    Kate79 replied to angel-jd1's topic in Publications & Publicity

    They've also got a facebook page for the show. Might be good to leave a public comment!
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    ARCHIVED Abc's Man Up

    Kate79 replied to angel-jd1's topic in Publications & Publicity

    Didn't see it but saw some commentary on it today. I don't know... would they poke fun at a kid with diabetes? I just can't see them making the same jokes about sugar free candy as they apparently did about gluten free pizza.
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    If you ever go to China, it's not uncommon to have a whole duck or chicken complete with heads, feet, etc. plopped on the table in front if you. I was told that restaurants do that so they can prove you're really getting what you ordered. Yum!
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    I lived in China for eight months, so I ate a lot of weird stuff... Dog, donkey, sea urchin, deer blood pudding - LOTS of parts of animals that I wouldn't normally eat like pig ears & chicken stomachs. The things I WOULDN'T try were insects, duck tongue, and shrimp heads. I also ate reindeer & whale in Sweden and Norway, both of which weren...
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    My guess is you're getting migraines in reaction to de-toxing from the gluten. I've gotten migraines all my life, and they can be just where you describe - right at the base of the skull, almost in that hollow-feeling area just above the neck. I also get them in the sinus area. My doctor told me there are nerves in the back of the head that are easily inflamed...
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    I happened to catch the first couple of minutes of the new sitcom '2 Broke Girls' on CBS the other night. The show does not seem to be very good to begin with, but I was particularly irritated by the following exchange: Waitress 1 approaches Waitress 2 and says that one of their customers has asked if they have anything gluten-free. Waitress 2's reply...
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    I don't know how supportive the 'average' spouse would be, but my husband has noticed such a huge change in me since I went gluten free that he's almost more strict about it than I am. He usually eats gluten free with me (even at restaurants) and we bring very little gluten into the house. It's just easier that way. He does most of the cooking (which...
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    There's a few in the Chicago area: Sweet Ali's Bakery in Hinsdale is completely gluten free and delicious - they did the cupcakes for my wedding recently and even the gluten-eaters loved them. They've also got really good cinnamon rolls!! DaLuciano's restaurant in River Grove, IL - it's not completely gluten free, but they've got an enormous gluten...
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    Hope you're right, too - they were really good! Just a better safe than sorry thing.
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    My finacee and I bought a package of Udi's hamburger buns last week - the 'whole grain' version. We were very pleased with them. When my fiancee went back to Whole Foods to buy some more today, he was told by an employee that Udi's had emailed them today to state that the hamburger buns were currently not being shipped to stores because Udi's had found...
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    I reacted to some Goya dried pinto beans my finacee made this week. We saw later on that the package says they 'may contain wheat' due to processing. They're the only new thing I ate this week so I'm positive it was the beans - despite careful rinsing, soaking, draining, and using fresh cooking water. It probably depends on how much you eat and how sensitive...
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    I would really, really recommend getting some cookbooks for Mexican/Indian/Thai cuisine, all of which have a ton of naturally gluten-free recipes. My list... - Corn tortillas (I eat these almost everyday) - Beans/lentils of all types (be careful on packaging. I got glutened this week by dry beans that 'may contain wheat' - my fiancee forgot to check...
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    I think you've got the right attitude, Erin. The only reason to try for an 'official' diagnosis is if you'd get some benefit from it (which you won't - it's not like there's drugs for celiacs!) or if you think you'll cheat without it. I went gluten free, as suggested by my doc and nutritionist, before being fully diagnosed - blood test, but no endoscopy...
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    Agreed. What always surprises me with articles against trying the gluten free diet if you're not diagnosed w/celiac is that NO ONE ever addresses the expense of being 'officially' diagnosed. If you don't have health insurance or money is tight, what are you supposed to do - just suffer? Why wouldn't you try the diet? People who don't feel better will...
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    ARCHIVED Back Pain

    Kate79 replied to Lwceliac's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I've been experiencing back pain pretty often over the last year or two, always when I first wake up in the morning (or the middle of the night). It's bad enough to keep me awake, but it goes away quickly once I get out of bed. I haven't found that the gluten free diet has helped this issue, but I have found that I'm much less likely to have back pain on...
  22. Kate79
    I think you may be looking at this the wrong way around. Gluten intolerance and celiac disease are both proven to cause neurological symptoms in many people - including things like anxiety and depression. It's not that people have neurological and emotional issues that make them sensitive to gluten, it's that their gluten issues cause neurological and emotional...
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    Depends on the symptoms... I get terrible migraines w/nausea and appetite loss and irritability/emotional craziness (go figure). If I lived in a med marijuana state, I would definitely go that route - but I don't, so a dark room and a cool compress are the best I can do. And I don't think MJ would help w/diarrhea, gas, bloating - might work on stomach pain...
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    I think bad breath can definitely be a gluten intolerance/celiac symptom. I never realized I had an issue with bad breath until my fiancee told me about it. According to him, it's only present when I've had gluten and my breath is normal when I'm gluten free - which I've been for about 9 months now. He can tell if I've had any accidental gluten by my breath...
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    I think it always depends on your local restaurant - I've had good luck with Chipotle, but I usually go to the same one and I'm mostly there when they aren't too busy - I think if you're there at the lunchtime rush, you're much more likely to have an issue. I'm pretty sure 5 Guys wouldn't have problems with bringing your own bun, if you just put your...
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