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  1. Elfbaby
    I was diagnosed with Celiac back in April of 2011. It was pretty hard for me. I gave up wheat and gluten, but I kept craving it. I got "glutened" accidentally hundreds of times. I had reaction after reaction. I felt like crap. I was extremely unhappy not just with my diet, but with food in general. I got more and more depressed. I started to cheat. I figured...
  2. Elfbaby
    People kept bringing in Wendy's crispy chicken sandwiches to work and it was killing me. So, I threw together the following recipe and to my surprise, it was no only edible, but satisfying. (It didn't taste like Wendy's though ;-) ) The recipe is for one sandwich, though if you were making multiples you wouldn't necessarily have to double or triple it...
  3. Elfbaby
    The peanut butter cookie recipe that we use is actually 1 cup peanut butter, 1 egg, and 1 cup sugar. They come out very tasty. Thank you for everybody that read and gave advice. Moving out just isn't an option at this point, but separate foods are. I make my own money, so I am able to buy my own groceries. I have been labeling everything "Gluten-free...
  4. Elfbaby
    I am trying so hard to do this stupid thing right. I felt better at first, but it seems like, the farther from the gluten that I get, the more sensitive to it I get and every little thing sets me off! My skin is a miserable mess again, and I literally can't keep from getting "glutened" long enough for it to clear up. It will start to get better, and then...
  5. Elfbaby
    I really hope they all live up to this one. They were so cool. Its been two days and I'm still feeling great. I had a terrible experience at IHOP however, lol. I will have to write that one up later. (I didnt end up eating.)
  6. Elfbaby
    Just thought I would share. They were so awesome. My family decided to go out to get dinner, and I mentioned that I thought that Red Robin had a gluten free menu, so we went there. After the waitress seated us and went to retrieve a highchair for the baby, I asked if they did indeed have a gluten free menu. She said, "Oh yes we do, I'll bring it right over...
  7. Elfbaby
    Thank you very much for the reply. I am considering having the baby go gluten free. We currently live with my mom and her husband, and neither of them are gluten free, but I also dont have to feed them their food, so. I'm definitely thinking about it. I will try the ointment, thats a great tip. I know that the blisters will heal faster and go away easier...
  8. Elfbaby
    I'm just wondering. Is there any way to treat the rash once it happens? I have been following a gluten free diet for just shy of a month now, and I was doing ok. My symptoms has gotten SOOOOOO much better during the first two weeks. But now, I have had a couple of accidents. The lastest one was two days ago. I accidentally stuck a spoonful of multigrain...
  9. Elfbaby
    Its amazing how things can seem so dark one day and the next day- wham. Things get bright again. Well, today was my day. I started off the day the way that I usually do- with a job hunt (I spend about 1 hour on this every morning while the baby is asleep). I got a lead and submitted an application. Then, the most magical thing happened. Like, 2 hours after...
  10. Elfbaby
    I am SURE that these have been posted before, but I made them tonight and they are delicious! Ingrediants: 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup white sugar 1 large egg Blend until sugar and egg are mixed in. Dough will look slightly "Dry". Form into 1 inch balls, mash flat with a fork and bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Makes 24 cookies...
  11. Elfbaby
    Hmmm. I can totally see her thinking all of these things except the "lets you look fine" part. The rash that I had from eating gluten... I wouldn't go so far as to say that it was disfiguring, but she used to say that I could play a half demon on Angel because of the way that my hands, arms and legs looked. (I was pretty darn scaly and blistery). The rest...
  12. Elfbaby
    She is 19. She still has a bit of growing up to do. (Who doesnt?) I think if I were a little bit farther removed from gluten, it wouldnt be so bad. I feel 300% better than I have since 2006, so, I'm not even tempted to cheat, and pouting is not my style, so, I think I just need to find something yummy that I have all the ingredients for and make it for...
  13. Elfbaby
    I am going to try very hard to articulate this correctly so that it doesnt come across wrong. A little background: I am 23 and recently relocated from Texas. My 8 month old and I are living with my mom, stepdad and sister until I can find a job out here and a place to live. I am the only one in my family who currently has to follow a gluten free lifestyle...
  14. Elfbaby
    I think that you are prety normal. Whenever a person enters into a new condition in their lives, its natural for that to occupy all their thoughts. For instance, when I was pregnant, I was reading and researching constantly and that was what I wanted to talk about. When I had my baby, TRUST ME, that baby was all that I could think about. And now, we talk...
  15. Elfbaby
    I am exactly where you are. Well, almost. Today I am 3 weeks gluten free. I eat well through out the day. I start out healthy, with good cereal and milk and healthy sandwhiches and salads for lunch. Then, for dinner I usually eat a meat, a vegetable and a carb. Right afterwards I feel like binging on junk. Its gotten pretty bad. One night I sat there and...
  16. Elfbaby
    I have an 8 month old daughter and I was just diagnosed 3 weeks ago. And you know what? I fully intend on giving her a sister or brother (or several). While I certainly dont want her to turn out to have Celiac disease, if she does, she will find, as I have, that it is really no big deal. My daughter is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Before I...
  17. Elfbaby

    ARCHIVED Grr...

    Elfbaby replied to Roda's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I see a pattern here. Family members of confirms Celiacs do not want to be tested. It makes sense in a selfish kinda way. After all, they have watched someone they love struggle to stick to a VERY strict diet (which, lets admit, takes away A LOT of the fun food). As long as they arent diagnosed too, they wont have to deal with giving up the foods they love...
  18. Elfbaby
    I posted recently asking how long it would take after ingesting gluten to feel the effects, and many of you mentioned that I might be having a problem with lactose intolerance. This seems to have some merit as I consistently have the trouble about an hour/hour and a half after I eat my morning cereal. So my question is this. If I am having lactose tolerance...
  19. Elfbaby
    Ok, well, I will do my best to answer all your questions and then I will tell you about my "OMG, duh" moment this morning. Okay, couple of questions. :-) 1. Do you live in a gluten free house, or do you share with someone who eats gluten? I do not live in a gluten free household. My baby and I moved back in with my mom, stepdad, and sister. All of...
  20. Elfbaby
    On the one hand, my hands have healed and my tummy feels about 200% better. On the other hand, I feel like this diet is a mistake because I feel like I am becoming crazy sensitive to tiny amounts... it feels like I am moving in the wrong direction. I ate perfectly all day, and yet, I must have gotten gluten from somewhere because this evening I am having...
  21. Elfbaby
    Soooo.... I'm fine. I no longer feel like I am going to get sadder and sadder being gluten free. I baked a batch of cupcakes from Betty Crockers Gluten Free Devils food cake and while the batter tasted like chalkboard mixed with sand...The cupcakes were delicious. Perfectly moist and lovely. If you had handed me a regular poisonous cupcake, and a gluten...
  22. Elfbaby
    Would going gluten-free cause me to have reactions to milk? I have been gluten free for 2 weeks and have had a bowl of cereal (not this kind) every morning and havent reacted this way. Would it be possible to "become" lactose intolerant?
  23. Elfbaby
    I was afraid of that... lol. Last night I had a pan fried pork chop, boiled broccoli, and rice and this morning I had gluten-free "Whole O's" (kinda like cheerios) sprinkled with sugar and milk. Late last night (between breakfast and dinner) I had brown rice crisps with garlic hummus. When I started feeling ill, I ran to check the ingredients,...
  24. Elfbaby
    This afternoon, (or late morning), I came round with a bad headache, intestinal cramps, diarrhea, and blisters on my fingers. I feel like I may have accidently had some gluten, my question is, which meal is suspect? Should I be examining my breakfast or last nights dinner?
  25. Elfbaby
    So, today I have been officially gluten free for 2 weeks. I miss all the things I used to eat. I really miss pizza. But last night, I did just a little bit of research and discovered that there is a pizza place in town that will deliver a gluten free pizza right to my door! Thank goodness for the "healthy California lifestyle".
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