Monael

I don't know if I'm celiac but gluten-free diet helps me. I get lots of pain and diarrhea if I eat anything with gluten or oats. I haven't been glutened in a long time but something got me good. The pain at first started like normal-i get back pain on my right side. But this has been going on for days, and the pain has moved to different places...

Thanks, cyclinglady. I figured that, but thought I would ask just in case. The test the doctor wants to do is a blood test, but he said I only had to eat a slice of bread a day for 2 weeks. I guess I will pass on the test and just keep eating gluten and oat free. Now that I know the pain I am experiencing is not my gallbladder, but a reaction to gluten...

Thanks for replying I was really just wondering if I can't eat oats, if that indicated it was definitely celiac or could it also be gluten intolerance. I can live without the testing but I was just curious. And is 2 weeks long enough on gluten to get an accurate test?

Hi there. I figured out a few years ago that I can't eat wheat/gluten unless I want to suffer with pain and horrible D (didn't have a normal BM for years!). I didn't do any research beforehand so I never was tested for Celiac because by the time I found out you had to keep eating gluten in order to test, I didn't think it was worth it and just kept eating...

I loved The Hunger Games! Both the books and the movie. I would like to see the new Total Recall movie. I love science fiction.

I got an awesome package in the mail today. Schar sent me a sample of 4 ciabata rolls along with a coupon booklet. I was so excited! I don't even remember signing up for this so I am not sure why it came but it was a nice surprise. I can't wait to try them. And these coupons will come in handy. I love their crackers.

Could it be keratosis pilaris? I have this problem, it has caused me great embarrassment before I knew what it was.

There are lots of inexpensive meals that are gluten free, you just have to change your way of thinking. It takes a bit of adjustment but it gets easier. One great inexpensive meal is homemade chicken and rice soup with veggies like onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, these area all inexpensive and are great in soup. Corn tortillas are a great inexpensive...

One thing I do to save money on grocery bills is to pretty much only buy what is on sale. If chicken legs are on sale, that is what we are having. If broccoli is on sale, that is our veggie. You get the idea. I plan my meals around sales and inexpensive meal plans. And I don't eat bread except as a very rare treat, I am too cheap to spend that much on...

It is an adjustment. Plus learning a new way of shopping. One thing that I haven't seen mentioned is rice cakes. I love them with mayo and sliced meat, with a bit of lettuce and tomato as well. Where I am, rice cakes are super cheap when on sale. I second the rice and beans, along with corn tortillas. Mexican food can be very inexpensive if you like it...

I agree with JustNana. Doesn't he ever let you pick the restaurant? Why don't you make a list of restaurants in your area that you are OK to eat at, and tell him that you can go to any of these restaurants. I don't know where you live so I don't know how long that list would be, but make it as long as you can, even if you have to spend a lot of time on...

Sometimes I get a craving for something that has gluten. I think it is natural, because the things I miss do taste great. I think that somehow my mind found a way to deal with it, because I really don't get tempted. I don't want to feel sick, and I know what that will bring me. So I just eat something else yummy Have a yummy snack handy (I love chocolate...

junk food: cheetos, fritos, potato chips, peanuts, peanut butter and jelly on rice cakes (I also love lunch meat or sliced chicken breast with mayo on rice cakes), ice cream (most are gluten free), mcdonalds french fries (there are other fast food restaurants that cook their french fries separately so do your homework on that) yogurt, fruit, cut up veggies...

How about a crockpot? You can put the food in it before you leave for school and it will be ready by the time you get home. You never know, your family might even want to eat the meal with you. There are so many things you can eat. It just takes a while to get used to thinking differently. THere are spice mixes that do not have wheat, aren't there...

I might be out of the loop but what makes soybean oil lack integrity? Sincere question, I don't get it...