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Hi! I'm new here, A bit of history.... I've been diagnosed with IBS-A, Sjogren's, Interstitial Cystitis, Raynaud's and Rosacea. I've controlled the IBS with complete dairy elimination and fiber. In June I started having trouble swallowing, so I went to my PCP who prescribed Zantac 300mg twice a day. This helps about 80% (Prilosec did absolutely nothing...
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Hello! I am highly dairy intolerant and just wondered if anyone could recommend a good chocolate for baking (bars and/or chips). I don't care much for the carob variety and I cannot find anything good (as of yet, still trying!). Thanks! Amanda
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ARCHIVED Earthshell Packaging
shoefly21 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I am not quite sure where to post this but I thought it would be of interest. I read in TIME magazine today of a company (EarthShell) which is making biodegradable styrofoam packaging from wheat starch. However, their website only lists corn and potato starch as ingredients. So if you are truly concerned, I would contact them. Their website is Open Original... -
ARCHIVED Question About Bloodwork - Please Help
shoefly21 replied to shoefly21's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you both! I plan to call my doctor Monday. I've been giving this much thought and we'll see what he has to say. I have never even tried the Atkins or gone gluten free. I suspect that even if I am not true celiac, I am probably gluten intolerant. I plan to ask my doctor for some tests (bloodwork, biopsy). And I thought I would ask if he could write an... -
ARCHIVED Question About Bloodwork - Please Help
shoefly21 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
This is a long story, but I will keep it short. In 6/04, I finally convinced my GI doctor to test me for celiac disease. I had been diagnosed with IBS in 4/04. And I had figured out that I was probably dairy intolerant. My panel came back and I was simply told that they were negative. Which was mostly true. I recently requested my records. I thought it would...