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  1. WinterSong
    Have you tried quinoa? It's a really good vegetarian option because it's very high in protein. I also eat spaghetti squash instead of pasta - add some sauce and cheese and it tastes like the real thing (with a slightly different texture), and it's a vegetable! And if you enjoy baking at all, you should try making your own bread. I just attempted my first...
  2. WinterSong
    This made me smile: I've been diagnosed with Celiac and determined that it came from my mother's side of the family (we all have very sensitive stomachs, and everyone's getting tested). My father told my grandmother (his mother who is a little bit off) that I have Celiac and what it is. She didn't call me, but she did send me a really great gluten-free...
  3. WinterSong
    I'm 23. I just had my post-endoscopy meeting with my doctor, and he said that he thinks it'll take about six months for my villi to heal and for me to try dairy again. I'm sure that I'm not absorbing all of my nutrients. And for the last few months before my diagnosis I continually started loosing my train of thought mid-sentence. Is that what everyone is...
  4. WinterSong
    Great, thanks! I'd hate to see all of that arrowroot go to waste, cuz I haven't seen many other recipes that use it. I also have a ton of almond flour - any ideas on what I can use that for? I'm so excited to experiment!
  5. WinterSong
    Has anyone ever tried using arrowroot instead of potato starch in a bread recipe? I know that they're both thickeners, so what's the difference between the two? Do you think it would work? (I have SO MUCH arrowroot left over from a recipe that I didn't like much and am trying to find other opportunities to use it in the recipes I want to try) Thanks...
  6. WinterSong
    Millet Yeast Bread from "1000 Gluten Free Recipes" by Carol Fenster. It looks pretty good and uses a lot of the more nutritious gluten-free flours. I'm new to gluten-free baking, and it's so annoying to have to buy all of these different kinds of flours.
  7. WinterSong
    I'm looking at a bread recipe right now that calls for 1.5 tsp xanthan gum and 1 tsp guar gum. I've read other topics where people say that they sometimes use whichever one their preference is in any given recipe. I only have xanthan gum right now. Can I just use 2.5 tsp xanthan gum and forget about the guar gum? Thanks!
  8. WinterSong
    I'm recently diagnosed, as well, and had my endoscopy two weeks ago. Don't worry, it's very easy. You just go to sleep for a half hour and when you wake up you won't remember a thing. I made the mistake of eating too much before mine. They said that I'd be ok if I ate 6 hours beforehand, and even though I had only a light snack my stomach didn't empty out...
  9. WinterSong
    The first one went away after I took a dose of tylenol. Then I found out that Excedrin Migraine was on the Gluten Free Drug List, and that helped a lot with this last one.
  10. WinterSong
    That was one of my most annoying symptoms because when I burped my throat would burn and I'd get a horrible taste in my mouth like rotten eggs. Found out it was acid reflux. Haven't had it since going gluten-free except when I ate hard boiled eggs, oddly enough. I don't eat those anymore!
  11. WinterSong
    I'm 2 1/2 weeks gluten-free, and last week I had my first ever migraine. It lasted for two days. It started again yesterday and I finally took something for it today when I almost passed out at work. My doctor agreed that it's probably from withdrawl and said that it should go away in time...I can't wait. Hope you feel better soon, too.
  12. WinterSong
    Good news! My follow-up with my doctor went well. My biopsy was positive, and he was able to show me that my villi were blunted. He tested my thyroid, as well, and luckily it's normal. I got a lot of my questions answered about my lactose intolerance, and he seemed pleased with how I've been following the diet so far. Going back in three months to get my...
  13. WinterSong
    Thanks for the advice. I've actually been off of soy milk since going off of protein drinks. I've been too afraid to try it again, so I'm happy sticking with almond milk. I seem to be having a problem with eggs, as well. Do you know where I can find Pea Protein? Is it something that's easy to find?
  14. WinterSong
    I used to drink protein shakes every morning until they started giving me a stomach ache, so I went off them for a little over a year. I tried it again two months ago, and I was in so much pain afterwards. But I realize the protein powder may not have been the right kind, could have had gluten in it, maybe it was old, maybe I reacted to the soy milk I mixed...
  15. WinterSong
    I'll have to try refrigerating the dough a bit next time, thanks for the tip. I used the Bob's Red Mill gluten-free AP flour this time around, and it seemed to work pretty well.
  16. WinterSong
    The cookies came out brilliant on the first try! Thanks so much for all of the advice! I did end up using real butter this time because I'm easing myself off of dairy, and they were mostly for my boyfriend anyway. Next time I'll try Earth Balance. I wanted to share the recipe. I made a few little adjustments to one I found online, and they taste EXACTLY...
  17. WinterSong
    I bought my first package of Bob's Red Mill Xanthan Gum last week, and I had just opened it to make cookies when I saw the sell by date - 3/26/2010. I had already put it into my batter (the cookies came out delicious, by the way), but I did notice that the xanthan gum had a strong smell to it (I don't know what it's supposed to smell like normally, though...
  18. WinterSong
    Acid reflux was a problem for me, as well. But I hadn't had it since going on the diet except for the two times that I've eaten hard boiled eggs - is that weird? I'm going off of pure egg dishes for now. Hopefully I'll still be able to tolerate them in baked foods.
  19. WinterSong
    Hi, I have a monster of a headache. I'm pretty sure it's from gluten withdrawl, and I don't ever remember having one this bad before. I'm trying to find something I can take, and I know that a few versions of Tylenol are gluten free. But I've heard that ibuprofen does something to tear up the stomach? Does Tylenol do anything like that? For now I'm...
  20. WinterSong
    Hi, I've already been diagnosed with Celiac based on a "very positive" blood test. The doctor says there's no doubt about it. I got my endoscopy done last week, and he said that I show all of the internal signs of Celiac. So I basically know that I have it. I'm now gluten-free and feeling much better. I have an appointment with my doctor to go over...
  21. WinterSong
    Awesome thanks for all of the tips. Another question - are gluten-free cookies generally better fresh or a day or two after they've been baked? Also, eatmeat4good - do you by chance know how much AP gluten free flour I'd use to substitute the regular flour? Is it more than the original recipe calls for? Thanks, all!
  22. WinterSong
    Hi, I want to try making chocolate chip cookies and have a recipe that is very close to the Tollhouse one. But I recently found out that I am lactose intolerant. The chocolate chips are no problem. But what do I do about the butter? Is there something I can substitute it for? Or is there a dairy free butter I can buy? I did find this recipe (Open Original...
  23. WinterSong
    It's good to hear that so many other people have had problems with this. Before being diagnosed I'd have problems falling asleep, often waking up several times in the middle of the night. I tried melatonin, but it didn't work. I've always been the type of person to wake up early naturally, but I'm hoping that once I'm gluten-free for a while longer, I'll...
  24. WinterSong
    He seems to be a bit overwhelmed at what a sudden change this diet is, and I'm trying to explain that it's more than a diet - gluten hurts me. And I have to do it. I've found a few articles and books that talk about it and other food allergies, and I'm going to call my doctor to get his medical opinion to offer. I read on another board that some people...
  25. WinterSong
    He thinks that I'm being ridiculous and overly paranoid. I told him that it will make me sick...I'm at a loss of what to do...
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