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    ARCHIVED It's Official

    Poppi posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    What the heck? I love coffee. Love is in fact not a strong enough word to describe how I feel about coffee. Sweet brown nectar of the gods. But I get this weird mini-gluten reaction to it. I'm fine, I drink a cup of coffee and about half way through I feel super sleepy, my stomach just get unsettled and nauseous and my back pain starts to flare up....
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    One other question ... are you still breastfeeding? I believe gluten can come through breastmilk so if she is still nursing you would need to be gluten free.
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    If I were going to make granola bars I would probably try Open Original Shared Link and use gluten free oats. I've had good luck with Bob's Red Mill gluten-free oats but as kareng said, not everyone can eat them. If it's just the convenience of a bar that you miss I have Lara Bars (I only like the chocolate flavours) and Enjoy Life Coco Loco and Caramel...
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    Tonight is leftover from the roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and corn we had last night. And I have a gluten free crazy cake ready to go in the oven so hopefully that is good.
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    Like my chiropractor ... or should I say my ex-chiropractor. Last time I was there I commented that I was really sore from accidentally eating some gluten. He went off on this tangent about how his wife has gone on this gluten-free kick so now she only makes their cookies out of barley and spelt and oats .... and this celiac thing is such a fad and next month...
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    I was at a potluck with two other "gluten free" people. Both had hot dogs with buns and finished off with birthday cake. The only reason people like that bother me is that they cause other people not to take us seriously. Oh well, it doesn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things. Only once a month or so do I even eat food I didn't prepare with...
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    And what we are saying is because we have celiac then our children won't have to suffer the consequences of decades of undiagnosed celiac disease. We are aware of the symptoms and the possibility of silent celiac and our children will be tested often.
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    First of all. I. AM. NOT. DISABLED. Celiac disease is not a disability. A change in diet and I am healthier than I've ever been in my life. Because I have celiac my children will not have to suffer, they will be tested periodically and won't have to suffer the cumulative effects of years of undiagnosed celiac disease. I do not simply exist. I live! I kayak...
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    I was the biggest fast food junkie ever before I went gluten free and I've not once cried over a burger. Gluten free bun, homemade patty, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, cheese and tomato.... voila! Burger! Being diagnosed with a life changing medical condition can cause people to go one of two ways. One can either get proactive and find ways to make their...
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    I have a family of 7 and I am the only gluten free one (although my oldest son is getting tested this summer and I fully expect him to test positive). The vast majority of the food in this house is gluten free and we are lucky enough to have 2 kitchens so it is somewhat like keeping a kosher house. We have a gluten kitchen and a gluten free kitchen, gluten...
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    That's like telling someone who was diagnosed with lung cancer to keep smoking so they can see if it gets worse. Rather than add gluten back in it seems more logical to keep aiming for total purity in your gluten free diet and perhaps remove corn, dairy and/or soy which cause so many people problems. Keep up on the vitamin, try to eat a whole foods diet...
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    No. Well, not on the West Coast anyway. April and May have been the wettest and coldest on record. It's miserable out there. I bought a new COAT today.
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    Wait Wait Wait! You are all breaking the imaginary rules of my hypothetical situation. You don't have Lara Bars and you can't use your children as bait. You are not prepared! You have nothing except the standard emergency kit in the cruise ship life raft which contains 3 days of drinking water, high calorie/high protein bread, some fire starting...
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    So, imagine you are in a survival situation. You've shipwrecked on an island or something and the only food in your survival kit contains gluten. Do you eat it? Would it make a difference if you were alone or with your children? *********************** I'm not sure if I would eat it. I wonder if the resulting diarrhea in a place with no health...
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    Cheat? Never. Even if we eat out I research the restaurant before, call ahead and talk to manager and/or chef and double check whether they really understand before I order and eat my food. I also only eat out once every other month or so and do it when I don't have anything really important for at least a few days after in case I get sick from cc. Gluten...
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    I didn't post. It's from a recipe book and I'm not sure what the rules are on posting copyrighted materials.
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    Asian Peanut Butter pork again ... it's yummy! Rice, cauliflower and carrots. Now I have Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars chilling in the fridge. I want the chocolate to hurry up and set so I can eat it!
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    I'm there with Coke/Pepsi. I went without for a couple of months then I saw the Pepsi throwback with real sugar instead of HFCS and bought a case. I plowed through 6 cans in 2 days and then gave my head a shake (gently because I had a raging headache from all the sugar) and gave the rest of the case to my 15 year old son and his friend. I just can't be...
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    This is where you all gasp in horror. We are a family of 7 living on a smallish island off the West Coast of Canada. Cost of living is high here and coupons are basically non-existent in Canada. I spend $1600 a month on groceries. So my grocery budget hasn't changed because it simply can't. I don't have more than that. I'm buying more fruits and...
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    The cookbook "The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten Free" has some good stuff in it. My family has happily gobbled up everything I've tried so far and I am the only gluten free one. The Holy Cow Cake would be a great one for a picnic. I love the Gluten Free Pantry Chocolate Truffle Brownie mix. It makes perfect brownies. Better than any I ever had eating gluten...
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    Can you pack up a package of non-perishable foods for your return trip home? Lara bars, juice boxes, gluten free cereals, Enjoy life bars and granola, Thai Kitchen noodle bowls. Then you can pick up milk, yogurt and fruit at a store somewhere. I have a "survival kit" in the van in case of emergency or just getting stuck at someone's house and needing...
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    You don't need permission from a doctor to stop eating gluten. If your bloodwork comes back negative and your doctor won't order the biopsy then just stop eating gluten and see what happens. I chose not to get tested for a number of reasons. The biggest one was that I had accidentally gone gluten free for a couple of weeks while on a cleanse and just wasn...
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    Last night was grilled steak salad and baked potatoes Tonight is BBQ chicken (with Bulls Eye Sweet & sticky sauce), macaroni and cheese (gluten-free sauce with reg pasta for the gluten eaters and gluten-free pasta for me) and green salads. I'm also hoping to make a Boston Cream Pie form the Cake Doctor bakes Gluten Free for tonight. The one big...
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    There is a tea store up the road from me and the lady who owns it has a daughter with celiac and she promises me that her teas are safe as her daughter drinks them and works in the store as well. It's all lovely loose leaf tea and I drink it constantly all day. My morning drink is half a cup of warm milk with half a cup of strong brewed chai tea and a...
  25. Poppi
    Yes, yes and yes. You might need a break from corn. Try avoiding it for a couple weeks and then trying it again. The teflon pot is the most likely culprit. I had to get rid of all my pots and baking pans and replace with with stainless steel and glass as I was getting glutened from the residue that just can't be washed out of the pots. Plastic...
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