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ARCHIVED My Experience At The Expo
bartfull replied to Adalaide's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Yea, Addy! The one I went to in Rapid City a couple of years ago was great. All of the local restautrants that had gluten-free foods had full hot meals available, and all for the price of admission to the event. We all did it like a buffet, just went from booth to booth and filled our plates, over and over again. Of course I was limited because of my... -
Start with corn starch. The protein is mostly processed out of it. That's why I can now tolerate it. But even though I got it back, I lost it again for a while after a glutening. I've got it back again now, after several months.
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ARCHIVED Microwave Popcorn - Yea Or Nay?
bartfull replied to tonalynn's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I have yet to find a microwave popcorn that wasn't full of chemicals. Even before gluten-free and corn-free, I would never eat the stuff. It's just as easy to buy a jar or bag of Orville's or Jollytime and make it the old fashioned way. You can make as much or as little as you want that way too. -
Pegleg, the ones I buy are only the size of a cupcake and they come four to a pack. And since there is nothing like a gluten-free bakery here, and since I'm not all that far from Denver, I don't mind a bit. I am "cooking challenged", and if I can't buy it, odds are I'll never have it. I suppose that now I am taking Sundays off again, I could buy a Betty...
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Salax, there is a bit of corn starch in them, but no corn syrup solids. I have gotten to the point where I can handle corn starch. I eat it in other things, like Udi's bread, with no problems. Pugmug (love the name, by the way!), I went five days between servings. I think it really was because they are too rich with chocolate to handle on an empty stomach...
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If you need to avoid corn, you need to check out this website. Trying to keep corn out of your diet is about a thousand times harder than avoiding gluten. One reason is it is not considered one of the top 8 allergens, so they don't have to label for it when it is used in processing. The other reason is that it is cheaper than other things, so it is used in...
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Technically, it doesn't have the grain and so it should be gluten-free. But think about it - SOME of the grass may have a grain or two, and it is definitely harvested with the same machines as wheat. So it has GOT to be cross-contaminated. I would not eat it.
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Yeah, elimination diet. It get's old, doesn't it? Just when you think you've got it all figured out something starts bothering you and you have to go back to basics. I would ditch the nightshades and the corn for a while, then maybe trial corn first because as far as I know, that is NOT cumulative. Then, just to be sure, if the corn seems OK, I would...
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We're chasing each other around the board this morning, Colleen! You just expressed you sorrow for me because I can't have blueberries, may I tell you how sorry I am that you can't have tomatoes? (Tomatoes don't matter to me. I've never liked them anyway except occasionally on a pizza.) It's OK, we have lots of other good things we can eat, right?
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It's OK!!! I can still have vanilla ice cream as long as there's no corn syrup, and where I live we have Blue Bunny All Natural Vanilla. It is SO good and So creamy! AND since they took the cornmeal out of Canyon Bakehouse, I can have that too! Those are my treats, and mighty good ones they are.
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Nightshades? (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant) I was starting to get achey too, and I knew the only new thing in my diet was potatoes. I gave them up, and voila! No more aches - for the most part. (My back is still sore upon waking, but I think it's because I need a new matress.) I asked about it a few weeks ago and some of the folks who have...
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I WISH I could do the blueberry muffins! Blueberries are one of my favorite foods in the world, but this past summer I tried them again and it was a no go - or should I say it was a GO GO (and go and go and go).
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I mentioned to some of you that although I seemed to have lost chocolate somewhere along the way, I was successfully eating a gluten-free, corn-free chocolate ice cream So I decided to buy some of those incredibly delicious Udi's double chocolate muffins. Well, I had one last Friday and had no problems whatsoever. Then I ate one for breakfast yesterday...
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Start with the Newbie 101 thread. It'll help you ferret out any gluten you may still be contaminating yourself with. There are also a lot of GREAT gluten-free recipes to be had here. Check out the breakfast/lunch/dinner threads here. And as for your friends or whoever else you fear won't accept your disease, too bad for them! You are the one living in...
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ARCHIVED Gluten Challenge Question
bartfull replied to MarionG's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
According to this article, seizure disorder can indeed be associated with celiac. Print the entire article out and show it to your doctor. Open Original Shared Link -
Why in the WORLD would a doctor NOT test for celiac, but tell a person to try gluten-free and ASSUME they are NOT celiac???!!! It ticks me off to no end! The problem with going back on gluten in order to be tested is that you risk getting a MAJOR flare of DH that may not go away for TWO YEARS!!! Yet if you don't go back on gluten, your tests will come...
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Oh Hon, I'm sorry, but you DO need to be tested for celiac. It sure sounds to me like you have it. IF you can find a KNOWLEDGABLE dermatologist, you can be tested by biopsy of the possible DH. They have to test a CLEAR spot, right NEXT TO an active lesion. If you do have DH, that is your celiac diagnosis right there. Or you could get the several blood tests...
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ARCHIVED Are These Typical Symptoms?
bartfull replied to try2bgfree's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Soft-serve ice cream is most likely CC'ed because cones often touch the nozzle. Scooped ice cream is most likely CC'ed because cone crumbs fall into the tubs. I only eat my ice cream at home. (Except when I have it at a good friend's ice cream shop. She got in a corn-free (I am intolerant to corn too) butter pecan that she keeps separate from the other flavors... -
The best way (and I say this from experience), is to avoid ALL corn for about three months, then eat some processed corn - something like your corn chips or some gluten-free cornbread. Corn is in just about all processed foods so it's really hard to avoid. And it isn't labeled if it is "used in processing". That means you need to buy your salad fixings...
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Searching For Fellow Celiac Roommate -- Where To Post?
bartfull replied to Philia's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
I understand wanting to keep internet privacy, but if you post what state you live in, maybe folks here who live in that state can send you PM's to find out if you're in their area. -
You have come to the right place! What your doctor told you is true - up to a point. You DO run the risk of all sorts of nasty "complications" like cancer and lupus and other autoimmune diseases IF you don't stick to a gluten-free diet. And you MAY suffer fertility problems and miscarriages IF you don't stick to the gluten-free diet. But the good news...
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ARCHIVED Gained Massive Weight In A Short Period Of Time!
bartfull replied to Mesadora's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
First, you should read the Newbie 101 thread.You will learn a LOT about how to stay TRULY gluten-free. It sounds to me like you are getting cross-contaminated - easy to do in a shared household. If you are using the same butter or mayo as the rest of the family, that could be it right there. One dip of a knife that has touched regular bread will contaminate... -
ARCHIVED What 20 Ppm Means In Our Lives
bartfull replied to kareng's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I admit, when I first found Canyon Bakehouse, I went through a loaf every two days! It was my "consolation snack", and not only did I eat the bread, but it was absolutely dripping with butter. I ate four slices for breakfast, then had a couple more for an afternoon snack, then I'd have another slice or two in the evening. When I could no longer fit into my... -
ARCHIVED What 20 Ppm Means In Our Lives
bartfull replied to kareng's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
If I ate 18 slices of gluten-free bread in one day, not only would I reach the daily ten mg. level, but I would also reach 300 pounds and bankruptcy! (But I have to admit, Canyon Bakehouse bread is so good that could be a real temptation.) -
ARCHIVED Cold Snowy Winter Comin'............ Git Ready
bartfull replied to Candy's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
The sun is out and everything is melting. There's not much snow left on the trees and the roads are all clear now. A little further north though, they are still in trouble. A friend from Buffalo Gap (a small town 13 miles east of here) came in this morning. He said the whole town is still out of power. But I think the population of Buffalo Gap is somewhere...
