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    Also, make sure they do at least EIGHT samples when they do your biopsy. Some "Doctors" only do two or three, and as the damage is often spotty, they miss the damaged parts.
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    Glad to hear it! This morning as I woke up it was the first thing I heard on the radio and I thought of you right away. It has RAINED here almost every night this summer! Haven't had to worry about fires at all. What a relief! There has even been some minor flooding, like the night last week when we got six inches in five hours. No one is complaining...
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    Not at all! If you feed them the same nutritious foods that you eat they will be fine. The only thing I know of that is truly nutritious about gluten is the bread because it is vitamin fortified. If you give your kids a good multi-vitamin, they will get everything they need and avoid a lot of garbage they DON'T need. Most of the processed gluten foods are...
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    Hey Addy, I know there are some nasty fires in your area. If you get a chance, let us know you're OK. I hope you haven't been evacuated, and I hope the smoke is not so thick you can't breathe. (((((HUGS)))))
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    Suave is gluten-free and they make shampoos to mimic just about every brand. Some of them are the ones like Panteen that make your hair silky and shiny. (I can't use those. My hair is too thin and silkiness is my enemy.) Some of them make your hair seem rougher and thicker. I use the one with almond and shea butter. Three bucks for a HUGE bottle that lasts...
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    When you made the regular pancakes you dumped the flour into the bowl. Even if you don't see it, when you do that, flour dust gets into the air. You breathe it in and end up swallowing some. Mom used to wear a dust mask whenever she cooked with wheat flour. And although everyone is different, those symptoms sound typical of CC. That being said, it...
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    Could you be getting CC'ed? Do you share a home with gluten eaters? Keep your own condiments, have your own toaster, not use scratched teflon or plastic, not use old or shared wooden spoons or cutting boards? How about your supplements and medications? Have you checked your toothpaste, shampoo and lipstick? Do you kiss a gluten eater? Do you eat in restaurants...
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    Udi's Double Chocolate Muffins. They are better than doughnuts. But I Do know what you mean. Last night I went to a restaurant to hear some of my friends play music. Everyone was eating and they all had french fries. Oh how I wanted some! I even asked the waitress of by chance they had a dedicated fryer for them, but of course they didn't. I wasn't even...
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    I think it's different for all of us. I am HIGHLY sensitive to corn, but after about a year I got just corn STARCH back. I lost it again after an accidental glutening, but I believe I have gotten it back again after a few months. Corn is in EVERYTHING. If I were you I would avoid all corn for several months and then try adding corn starch back. It supposedly...
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    Check out the "What's for Lunch/Breakfast/Dinner" threads on this forum. Lots of ideas in all three.
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    Go to the Newbie 101 thread. It'll help you to learn how to avoid cross-contamination, and it'll teach you a lot in general. We all heal at different paces. A lot depends on how ling we have had it and how much damage we have. At first you will have ups and downs. Some of us go through gluten withdrawal which is a very real physical thing. You might get...
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    It's been my experience that anything chocolate works better than other flavors, not because it's chocolate, but for some reason the texture comes out better.
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    ARCHIVED Grumpy Ol' Me

    bartfull replied to Rowena's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I had gluten-free steak and shrimp at Outback last week. It came with choice of potato. I had garlic mashed, but I could have had plain baked. The shrimp was on a bed of sliced cherry tomatoes. Totally gluten-free and dairy-free (if I had gotten theplain baked). And I didn't get sick. I think if you eat at a restaurant the safest way to do it is to check...
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    If you Google it you will find it available online. I just did and it sounds interesting.
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    Going out for ice cream could be a problem. They use gluten cones at ice cream places and VERY often (I know 'cause I used to manage an ice cream shop), cone crumbs fall into the tubs. And with the soft serve, those cones very often touch the nozzle. And hands that touch the cones will often touch the inside of the cup they put your ice cream in. Or the spoons...
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    I completely understand! My Mom had celiac all her life. I used to think she was a hypochondriac. I told her this many times to her face. ALL of her various symptoms cleared up on the gluten-free diet, but she was 50 before she was finally diagnosed. Because she had it for so long her gut never completely healed. She had to get vitamin shots monthly. After...
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    Get a big plastic storage tote. Then get a bicycle lock - you know, one of those long rope-like things people lock their bikes with when they're parking on the street. Keep ALL of your cooking stuff locked in the tote. Either that or clean out one of your cabinets, put them all in there, and get a padlock so no one can open it but you. Then get a locking...
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    You CAN do this. And you HAVE TO. If your family won't cooperate you need to get a plastic tote to keep your own dishes and pans in. That way they won't use them. And if you have to get a small one for the fridge to keep your butter, condiments and other foods in, then do it. MAYBE if they see how hard they are making it for you they will get an attack of...
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    ARCHIVED Terrified

    bartfull replied to Lisa2013's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    OK, take a deep breath. Relax. It's going to be OK. You need to read the Newbie 101 thread. It will explain a lot. You need to have all your own condiments - things that a knife or spoon might double dip in such as mayo, mustard, butter. You need to have your own toaster. You need to stop using any wooden spoons, cutting boards, scratched teflon or plastic...
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    Are manufacturers required to test for gluten to make a gluten-free claim on their food labels? No. The final rule does not specifically require manufacturers to test for the presence of gluten in their starting ingredients or finished foods labeled gluten-free. However, manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that foods bearing a gluten-free claim meet...
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    Sounds like a great weapon. "DO AS I SAY, OR IT'S THE CHEESE FOR YOU!!!"
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    Somewhere on this forum is an early post I made stating that after a couple of weeks I felt better than I had since I was a kid. I hope this continues for you but I want to warn you that you may start feeling lousy again in a little while. Many of us do. For some of us, other intolerances rasie their ugly heads. For some, other AI conditions that were being...
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    I'm so sorry your family is being unsupportive. I hear a lot of that here on this forum and it ticks me off to no end. If you are still "making gluteny food" for your family it sounds to me like you are probably getting cross-contaminated. If you are using the same butter for your kid's sandwich and then using that butter yourself it is almost SURE that...
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    I am just about to finish Pillars of the Earth tonight. Great book! So different from what he usually writes and better, IMO.
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    "I think everything you have said is pretty stupid. and everyone else agreeing with you. i am not looking to break up with him did it ever occur to you i just wanted some advice and i got some great tips and advice and i am taking the good advice but i think you have deep abandonment issues and you shouldnt assume everyone is a piece of s$#& who doesnt have...
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