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  1. bartfull
    So I woke up yesterday with pain and swelling in my face. This isn't the first time I've had an absessed tooth. I need an antibiotic. So they called in a prescription to the compounding pharmacy and they don't have the ingredients on hand. I won't be able to get it until tomorrow, late afternoon/evening. I have known people who have died when the absess...
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    What do I do with Udi's? LONG for some! Like every other gluten-free bread on the market, it contains corn, and I can't do corn. I DID make buscuits one time with Bob's Red Mill all purpose flour. But the recipe calls for milk. I don't drink milk so I had some powdered milk in the cupboard. Like a fool I didn't check, and sure enough it was vitamin D...
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    5'7 1/2 inches, 58.598 Kilograms. Must need more ice cream.
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    How about "Food Angel"?
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    Love2Travel just posted her home made vanilla on the Making Your Own Condiments thread.
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    As superensitive as I am to corn, I am surprised that I can eat vanilla. I guess they are right that the protein is removed by the distilling process. But you can buy your own vanilla beans and soak them in vodka or whatever alcohol you can tolerate. Or you can put them in a bowl of sugar and the sugar will be infused with the vanilla flavor. I learned that...
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    You can make your own baking powder by using baking soda and cream of tartar. I've seen various different ratios mentioned, from one part of each, to two parts cream of tartar to one part baking soda. Kettle Brand chips have no corn oil. I used to eat a ton of them until the nighshade intolerance showed up. Cape Cod chips are OK too, although they don...
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    My cat isn't celiac, but just in case you were wondering, she will be 13 next month - she was born on my birthday! And even though SHE is old enough to know better, she doesn't.
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    I was always sick as a child too, but I think my celiac was triggered when my father died. He was my hero and my best friend, and I didn't handle it well when I lost him. To be completely honest, I started drinking. A LOT. I mean every day all day, starting with breakfast and continuing until I passed out at night. I thought the digestive symptoms were from...
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    OK, I feel a bit stupid, but having never done any "social media" like Facebook, etc., I must confess that I don't know what to do when somebody "friends" me. I have had few really nice people here do just that and I still don't understand what I'm supposed to do with it. I mean, I have plenty of PM conversations with folks, but what does "friending" someone...
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    I'll be 58 next month. I was tempted to lie and say I was 68 so you could all tell me how wonderful I look for my age.
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    I bet I'm a lot older than you, Razzle. When I was younger I liked living around lots of people. I lived in San Diego when I was in my early 20's and loved all of the excitement and the many things to do there. When I moved back to New England I found it boring. But as time went on, I got tired of it taking 20 minutes or more to drive the four miles to work...
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    It depends on you. If you eat a lot of gluten-free breads and other replacements, you may indeed gain weight. But if you go with whole foods only, or something similar to the paleo diet, you will lose weight and feel great while you're doing it. I started at 170 pounds a little over a year ago and am now down to 128 pounds. And believe me, I still eat...
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    Except for the food and the wildfires and the rattlesnakes and the mountain lions, this is paradise! I escaped the madness on the East Coast to come here where it is quiet and peaceful, and the people are polite and caring, and the scenery is breathtaking. I've been here for eight years now and in spite of my health problems, these have been the best...
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    Yes, as far as I know if you buy heads of lettuce and whole carrots, they should be OK. My problem is that I am only one person, and I'm living in a place where it's hard to find produce that is truly fresh. I think I've mentioned before that my town is the last in line for deliveries so we get the dregs. Even the broccoli is limp when you buy it and I can...
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    Razzle, the plastics we need to avoid are the hard plastics. Those clear bottles individual water comes in, and yes, the linings in cans. Anyplace that used to have BPA is now, or soon will be made with corn. I don't eat anything that comes out of a can. And the water I drink comes from the cloudy plastic like the kind gallons of milk come in. I fill...
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    Still here for now. A lot of my friends a couple of miles from here have already been evacuated, but that's because they live in places that only have one road out. Some of the people in the old folks homes have been evacuated too. We had thunderstorms last night and the rain helped some, but they are still worried about this fire growing again today, plus...
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    Hope you are okay. Fires still threatening?

    I'm thinking all good thoughts for you.

  19. bartfull
    How hot is it? Hot enough that we are under "pre-evacuation notice". There is a huge fire six miles north of town and the wind is blowing south. We haven't been told to leave yet but they have told us to be packed and ready to go at a moment's notice. Got to go home and grab the cat and a few guitars and my "go bag". Then I'm coming back here to the shop...
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    I'm so sorry to hear you are sick! And I understand because I went through the same thing. It seemed like new intolerances were popping up every day, and as my diet shrunk, so did my confidence that I would ever get better. And you know, I don't have any real answers for you either. The closest I can come to helping you is to pass along some of the...
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    We're here for you, Razzle. (((((HUGS))))) I'm lucky I guess. Except for the friend who told me once that he thought I was getting carried away after after I chastised him when he touched my food with gluteny hands, I don't let what others say bother me. I was earlier into this back then and I tore his head off. Now I just look at them and say...
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    It's very possible. This is from the Mayo Clinic's article on celiac: Symptoms Causes Risk factors Complications Preparing for your appointment Tests and diagnosis Treatments and drugs Lifestyle and home remedies Coping and support Complications By Mayo Clinic staff Left untreated, celiac disease can lead to several complications...
  23. bartfull
    That is a personal choice, but you must be eating gluten for the test to be accurate. If you have been off wheat for the past six months you need to start eating it again for at least 3-6 months before testing. If it were me, I'd skip it and just accept the fact that blunted villi IS a diagnosis. You will find that after you have been gluten-free for a while...
  24. bartfull
    OK, if they can change the rules on how hot it gets, they can change the rules about "glowing". So in a spirit of fairness, I now pronounce it legal for all of us ladies to sweat our tails off!!
  25. bartfull
    Whew! Where to begin? OK, there is a big difference between an allergy and an intolerance. Allergies give you histamine reactions - hives, shortness of breath, and they can be fatal. (Think peanut allergy). An intolerance is the kind of thing that can cause digestive symptoms. And celiac disease is what causes blunted villi. It sounds to me...
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