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    Back in the mid 80's when Mom was diagnosed, it was called Celiac SYNDROME. I'll have to look it up...
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    What's an ipod? Dinosaurs like me listen to records, an occasional C D, and the radio! This morning, like most mornings, it's classical music. This evening, like most evenings, it'll be jazz. And during the day, it's live music here at the music store.
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    Krystyn, there is hidden corn in so many things! If you Google "corn allergy", you will find many websites and forums where you can seek help and advice. There is corn in most things that say "natural flavor" on the label. Many white rices are dusted with cornstarch to keep it from being so sticky. Frozen fruits and veggies are often dusted with cornstarch...
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    I am convinced that diet has EVERYTHING to do with psoriasis. Mom had it, and was under a dermatologists care for thirty years before she was diagnosed with Celiac. After she had been gluten free for awhile, her psoriasis completely and permanently went away. Now, it's my turn. I have psoriasis, and for me, it is corn that I must avoid. That is hard because...
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    Raven, I am so happy for you and your new pal! Every ending is a new beginning, and thank God our hearts have an endless capacity for love. I know God answers prayer too, because I, and so many others here have been praying for you. Now, I want you to know that on top of all the help and advice and encouragement you have given all of us here, you have...
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    But most of their ice cream is gluten free AND corn free. I can eat it! And it's SOOOOOO GOOOOOD!
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    When my nephew got married, it just happened that the head chef where they were having the reception was my next door neighbor and good friend. We were talking about the wedding and I mentioned Mom's Celiac. He offered to make her a gluten free meal at the same price as the regular meals. I was happy about that and called the bride to let her know. Well...
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    I think it's probably just wishful thinking. The corn is a much bigger problem because none of the big companies care about corn the way some of them now care about gluten. So they don't even list all of the things that might be made with corn. For example, many frozen fruits and vegetables are dusted with corn starch to keep them from clumping together when...
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    Marilyn, pork pie is a French Canadian dish. You cook your ground pork in a frying pan until it is ALMOST done. Then you drain it and add a bit of ground clove and some allspice, and some black pepper. I usually make a small pan of mashed potatoes and stir in a heaping tablespoon - it just helps hold things together. Put it in a pie crust that you have poked...
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    I don't know if this has anything to do with anything, but when I was a teenager I started getting terrible pinkeye-type symptoms. My eyes grew so red and sore and crusty I couldn't even open them in the morning. The doctor said I was probably allergic to nail polish. (I think he meant the fumes while putting it in.) I stopped using it and have never had...
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    Raven, I am so very sorry. I too, think that as soon as you have had a chance to grieve for awhile, you should get yourself another dog. I know no one can replace what you've lost, but a new dog won't be any better or worse, just different. I had a cat once who was different than any other cat I had ever had. I loved that cat so much. But when some creep...
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    Speaking of big city groceries, I went to Rapid City (over 50 miles from here) last night and shopped at Safeway. I bought a lot of meats, some white cheddar (would you believe, all I can get in my town is that yucky orange-dyed stuff!), I found Kettle Brand chips at a much lower price than here in town at the healthfood store, which is the only place that...
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    OK, so I know I can't have gluten. Well, I THINK gluten is probably a problem. Mom was a diagnosed Celiac, so odds are I am too. The trouble is, other than insomnia and brain fog, the only symptom I have is psoriasis. I have discovered that corn is the big enemy of my psoriasis. I'm not sure if gluten bothers it too, but since I have been both gluten...
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    Biotin is very important for hair too. My hair is spidersilk fine and very thin. I wear it up and have to stand upside down with the hair spray and fluff it up to make it look like I have hair. I SEEMS that I am not losing so much in my comb as I used to. I'm holding out hope that it will come in just a LITTLE thicker. Mom's hair was babyfine and thin (she...
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    To me, the Udi's tasted just like french bread. I loved it. The Canyon Bakehouse 7 grain bread tasted like all of those multi-grain breads from the grocery store - almost a little sweet, and it had all of those little nutty things in it. I liked that a lot. I can't eat either anymore because of my corn intolrence, and I haven't even attempted to make my own...
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    That "pencil thin" and three times each morning was exactly where I was BEFORE I went gluten free. Now, a little over two months in, it's once a day. They had become thicker, but I am still having problems some mornings - no "shape" at all, and I see the food I ate yesterday. I THINK it's because I never used to eat vegetables, and my body doesn't know how...
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    Yep, both of my pinkies are VERY short. I play and teach guitar and it hasn't been a problem. I DID have a student once, whose fingers were tremendously long, but she had the "toe thumb" someone mentioned earlier. Seriously, her thumbs were unusually short and wide. They looked JUST like toes. (She doesn't take lessons anymore, but she is a GREAT guitarist...
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    It's been a little over two months for me, and although I didn't have much in the way of digestive symptoms, my general overall health has improved, the "unusual symptoms", like insomnia and brain fog are gone, and my psoriasis is COMPLETELY HEALED. I'm also losing weight, and, wonder of wonders, I'm learning to COOK!! I feel so good I could run a race...
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    What are the die-off symptoms?
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    Red wine has done that to me the last few times I had it. I know red wine is supposed to be OK for us, but I can't drink it. The last time I did, I only had one very small glass, and the next day I was literally doubled over. It lasted about three days, and I haven't touched red wine since. Now that I'm gluten free, maybe I could try it again, but I don't...
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    I think you will have to get "mean". If it is in his file at school that he can't have this, and his teacher refuses to see to it that he doesn't, he/she is courting a lawsuit for himself, and for the school. If you just tell him AND the school administation that, I bet you'll see results!
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    Here is a link to a site that offers many substitutes for eggs. Open Original Shared Link You could use gluten free Rice Chex instead of the nuts for the crust of the cheesecake and one of these egg substitutes and still make the low carb cheesecake. Here is a site that offers low carb dessert recipes: Open Original Shared Link And here is another...
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    I'd give $150 for fish and chips from Occum Pizza in the Norwich, Connecticut area. Two HUGE pieces of light, delicate, flaky fish, REALLY good french fries (and they give you a lot of 'em), and of course I would douse the whole thing with lots of malt vinnegar. But I'm not sure it's the breading or the malt vinegar that makes me crave this so. I think...
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    I've been on this diet for a couple of months now, and yes, it is hard. I had a meltdown in the grocery store last week because I wanted ice cream and everything they had either had gluten or corn syrup in it. (I react badly to corn.) But after risking possible cross contamination with the Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup, I satisfied my sweet tooth...
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