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    At least I think that is what is going on. Once, just a few days after he came to live with me he jumped off the bed and had a limp for just a few minutes. Then one day a few weeks ago he was sitting in the chair next to me and his front leg went way up in the air over his head and he couldn't bring it down. A few minutes later he was ok. Then last week...
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    Also Debra (I am not trying to pile on you here, just trying to educate ) A mask and gloves and a shower after work still won't cut it if you're working where there is flour dust in the air. There have been several folks here who had to quit bakery or pizzaria jobs because it's just too dangerous. And i think when you mentioned buying gluten-free flour...
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    I have "new content" bookmarked. When I click on it this morning I get the, "Sorry, this page does not exist". At the top was "content I started" and I clicked on that. Then I clicked on one of the threads I actually started and finally at the top was the "forums" button. That's how I got here. Still can't find a new content button but at least I can go through...
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    If the food coloring said it may contain traces of wheat, that was most likely what got you.
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    I'm so sorry you're hurting. And I'm so sorry some idiot told you to eat Captain Crunch. The first thing you should do is go to the coping section here and read the Newbie 101 thread that is pinned to the top. Make sure you click on all the links in the various posts there. Maybe even take notes. Seriously. Then be prepared to go through gluten withdrawal...
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    OK, so it's time to rethink what you've been eating. Maybe something you've been safely eating all along has now changed ingredients. It happens all the time. They may now include either a gluten grain or something that is cross-contaminated. I constantly preach that we must read every single label, every single time we buy something. I have bought two of...
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    Did the doctor run another celiac panel to see if you have elevated antibodies? If not, ask him to do so before you even consider immune suppressant drugs. They can have really nasty side effects and should only be considered as a last resort. (I know this after talking to my doctor about them. I have lupus and he would only consider prescribing them if my...
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    Meat, veggies and fruit don't bother you so that's what you should be eating. If you must have something sweet, make it fruit. Sweet potatoes most likely won't bother you so go ahead and try them. They are absolutely loaded with nutrition. Do NOT cheat. Gather up some will power and stick to a diet you know doesn't bother you. Right now I am living on chicken...
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    If you got glutened a month ago you might as well consider yourself as only ONE month gluten-free. At that stage, just about anything could make you feel ill, and a product with all of those ingredients plus all the chocolate and sugar is especially likely to do you in. Try to stick to simple, plain whole foods for the next six months or so. That way you...
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    The nurse was wrong. Gluten withdrawal is a VERY real thing. Just like when you quit coffee, you get headaches. Most of us went through it. The headaches for many of us are accompanied by mood swings, ravenous hunger, and an almost light-headed, dizzy, something's-not-right feeling. Some only go through it for a week or two. Some go through it for a month...
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    If you're just looking for a chocolate bar, try Scharffenberger. The bars are small and expensive, but if you like dark chocolate that isn't sickly sweet, these are head and shoulders above anything else I've ever tried.
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    Stick to what you are doing now. The diet you're eating is very healthy. Whether you have celiac or not, this is a good way to heal and let your body settle down. When you decide to trial corn again (six months sounds about right), start with corn starch. There is no corn protein in corn starch so it'll be the first thing you will likely get back. Another...
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    I had a wonderful Thanksgiving last year at the home of a gluten-free friend. Turkey, gluten-free stuffing, gravy, potaoes, sweet potatoes, all kinds of veggies, gluten-free rolls, deviled eggs, peaches and cream, and those flourless peanut butter blossom cookies. Anyone who is feeling sad about holiday food should rejoice that they can eat what I ate last...
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    If you make up the individual meal packages as I do, you only let the meat cool long enough to be able to handle it. Then everything goes into the freezer. Otherwise just leave it out while you eat, then refrigerate what's left. The only harm in refrigerating straight out of the oven would be, if it's a glass baking pan it might shatter (so let it cool for...
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    Chicken is easy. If you cook a whole one (and plan on freezing the leftovers as I suggested) all you have to do is put it in a roasting pan, pre-heat the oven to 350, then cook it until the leg twists easily. If you're cooking parts - breasts or legs, do the same - no need to add water or anything. Just cook them until the skin is really brown. Pork chops...
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    I have used this website for calorie and nutrition data on whole foods: Open Original Shared Link And I too am a lousy cook. Here's what I do: I cook meats in the oven. Chicken breasts, pork chops, or roasts. Just put them in, shut the door, then take them out when they're done. A crock pot is good for this too. If you're not sure how long to cook them,...
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    If it were me I would accept the original doctor's diagnosis. If he says you have celiac you have an official diagnosis. It will be in your health records so if you ever need to go to the hospital or whatever, they will have to give you gluten-free food. (Although I have heard from some folks here that they don't anyway. ) And even if it ISN'T celiac and...
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    Studies have shown that folks with non-celiac gluten intolerance are MORE likely to have gluten ataxia and other nervous system problems from eating gluten than folks with actual celiac. And it takes a long long time for those problems to go away. On top of that, the folks who have these problems are much more sensitive to gluten. You need to be really really...
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    Anything cooked on a restaurant char-broiler should be safe. The flat grill will always be contaminated because of the other things they cook on it. So I will often order char-broiled steak cooked plain (none of that spice or whatever it is they seem to use on steaks lately). I ask them to use a clean utensil to flip it. Some folks here will order a salad...
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    Fennel before a meal, ginger after.
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    I have a 71 year old friend who started walking 2 or three miles a day. Then she started swimming laps three days a week. Then she took up running. And now she is mountain biking. (Just yesterday she did over 16 miles on the bike, 8 of those miles uphill.) When she comes to visit me and talk about her latest trip we compare notes. I am ten years younger than...
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    Welcome aboard! It sounds very possible that you DO have celiac. And I'm here to tell you that if you're sharing cutting boards, bread bins, and toasters, you ARE getting glutened. I bet you share the same butter, jars of mayo, peanut butter, mustard, etc. Those too are sources of contamination. I'd be willing to bet these things are the sources of your lingering...
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    America's Test Kitchen put out a gluten-free cookbook a while ago. I think it's called "How Can It Be gluten-free?" Everyone here raves about it. In the coping section on this website, pinned to the top, is a thread called "Newbie 101". Make sure both of you read that. Click on all the links provided. Take notes. Now, the hard part - the lifestyle change...
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    Open Original Shared Link
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    Open Original Shared Link
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