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  1. bartfull
    The more I think about it...if you don't have a George Foreman grill you should get one. They are way cheaper than they used to be so get the biggest one you can find. I can cook five or six boneless chicken breasts or pork chops or burgers at once. And it's great for bacon because with the lid closed it doesn't spatter. It cooks everything quickly because...
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    Yep. Cook in big batches. While you're doing something else (like breakfast, shower, makeup and hair) you can have some boneless chicken breasts in the oven or on the George Foreman grill. Cook up a bunch of them and throw most in the freezer. Or whatever meats you like. Pork chops, burgers, you name it. Or make a crustless quiche. I did that the other...
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    DH itches like crazy. What you have might be psoriasis. There are several different types. And a lot of filks with psoriasis (myself and my Mom included) saw out psoriasis clear up after going gluten-free.
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    I'm just the opposite. I am a master denier. That's why I went so long before finally admitting I have celiac. I've had this painful lump on my jawbone for years now and the doctor said it might be cancer, but I never went for further testing because I don't want to know. Right now I have a very sore wrist that might be some kind of arthritis thingy, and...
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    A can of club soda works just as well. It's the moisture that counts.
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    There are many rashes that LOOK like DH. And dapsone is used for other skin problems besides DH. No reputable doctor would diagnose someone with DH just by looking at it, especially if five biopsies had negative results. You may have been to dozens of doctors but remember, a lot of us had to go through dozens of doctors before we got a correct diagnosis....
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    Why won't you read the links?
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    Mitch, if you have had five biopsies and nothing was found, why do you and your doctor believe you have DH? Your biospies were negative and your symptoms don't match the symptoms of DH. However, your symptoms DO match the symptoms of an allergy. You claim to have a histamine reaction, and that is what happens when someone has an allergy! Open Original Shared...
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    OOPS! I forgot the links. Here they are. Make sure in the one from U of Chicago you click on the "read more" under each heading. Open Original Shared Link
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    Mitch, Mitch, Mitch. I'm so sorry you have been mislead to the point you are suffering for it. Please, read these articles (plus the one I linked to earlier from the NIH). National Institutes of Health, The Mayo Clinic, and the University of Chicago know what they are talking about, and yet because your doctor who didn't even do a biopsy on you gives you...
  11. bartfull
    CELIAC is an autoimmune disease. And DH is the celiac manefested in the skin. And no matter what your doctors may have said, if you haven't had a biopsy, especially with your far from typical for DH symptoms, odds are strongly AGAINST you having actual DH, and strongly in favor to your having a wheat ALLERGY.
  12. bartfull
    Mitchgam, pardon me for jumping in here, but you DO realize that celiac is NOT an allergy, don't you? It is an intolerance, which is a totally different thing. It sounds to me that what you are dealing with is a true allergy. Did your doctor do a biopsy of your DH, and if so, how did he do it? Did he take a biopsy of an active lesion or did he biopsy the...
  13. bartfull
    OK, I'm done. We are trying to help you but you don't want to be helped. Do what you want. Eat what you want. You are a drowning person who keeps batting away the life preserver people are throwing your way. I wish you well but I'm done beating my head against your brick wall.
  14. bartfull
    OK, it's obvious that you refuse to believe us. The fact is that if it contains wheat, it MUST say so on the label. That is a totally different law than the new FDA rule, and it has been in effect for years. Companies comply with that law because it is cut and dried. Wheat is one of the top 8 allergens and as an allergen, it can kill people just the way peanuts...
  15. bartfull
    Mynxr, I see that you have been gluten-free for less than a year because you were taking medication on a daily basis that contained gluten. I'm sure that's why things like vinegar bother you, even though most vinegar has no gluten at all. You are still healing. A lot of us have had trouble with non-gluten things until we heal, and that healing can take years...
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    Oops. Wrong thread.
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    If that makes you more comfortable, by all means, stick to foods that say gluten-free. BUT, as has been stated here before, the new law does NOT require that foods be tested before claiming to be gluten-free. That means you HAVE to read the INGREDIENTS LABELS on everything you buy, even if there is a big gluten-free on the front of the package. Here are a...
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    And some of the best coffee in the world!!!
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    SMRI, what you need to remember is that if it has wheat, the law is that it has to say so. So for an ingredient you never heard of, if it is made with or from wheat it'll say something like, "ambirentinutios D (from wheat)" (Pretty cool name I made up, Huh? ) Now rye is something I don't think any of us has ever seen outside of bread or crackers so that...
  20. bartfull
    Gluten is in wheat, rye, barley, and in most oats unless they say "certified gluten-free".
  21. bartfull
    Are you celiac? Or do you have NCGI? The first ingredient is wheat, so if you are either of the above, of course you can't eat this.
  22. bartfull
    This forum is here to help newbies. "According to my opinion" we DO need to discuss things, and when those of us with years of experience can ease the minds of newbies about the safety of certain products, we have done our job well. When other newbies come here and try to scare people away from perfectly safe products, they are being counterproductive...
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    Read the law again. They DON'T HAVE TO TEST TO CLAIM SOMETHING IS gluten-free. If enough people complain about a product labeled gluten-free, the FDA can come in and bust them, but until that happens, companies like that coffee substitute and that beer labeled "gluten removed" can continue to claim gluten-free status. So while the new law is a start, it really...
  24. bartfull
    If you read about the certification process (google it), you will see that it is very costly. That is why cerified gluten-free products cost the consumer about twice (or more) what regular products cost. If I can read a label from a trusted company and see that it is gluten-free, I will buy that product rather than relying on the certified gluten-free label...
  25. bartfull
    I agree with SMRI. If they're so great, they should test and get certified and prove it. They're a big enough company with plenty of money. Fine! Then don't eat their products.
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