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    Yep, Herb Ox buillion is gluten-free. It even says gluten free right on the label. I also had a recent stay in the hospital and got nervous about the broth. But they double checked and said it was gluten-free. I was about to drink it when the nurse runs in and nervously asks if I had the broth yet? I hadn't but then she said they weren't sure about...
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    I agree about not being able to eat eggs everyday. It gets old. We usually take along a few boxes of gluten-free cold cereal. We eat that in our rooms, or we sometimes take it down to the breakfast room if they offer a "continental" breakfast. We eat the fruit, drink the milk, juice if they are individual packages with labels, coffee, etc. We also...
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    I Am A Christian

    gf4life posted a blog entry in gf4life's Blog

    Okay the title pretty much says it all. I am a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and I am not ashamed to admit that. Other than saying "God bless" at the end of almost each one of my posts, I try to keep my religious preferences off of the board. Not because I think they don't apply, but because I don't feel it is a place to discuss such issues. There...
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    List Of Symptoms

    gf4life posted a blog entry in gf4life's Blog

    Here is a list of symptoms associated with celiac disease that I put together to give to my doctor. I would like to know how many of the symptoms any of you have ( or had in the past if you a gluten-free now). I have 32 symptoms off this list, many of which taken separately could have been something else, but when you look at them together you can tell there...
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    Are you talking about blog entries you made for yourself or others that you are trying to read. I know when I made my blog the other night I did not "publish" it, so I could read it, but no one else could. I had to go back and hit the publish button on the bottom of the page. If you are reading other peoples blogs, then maybe they forgot to "publish...
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    Okay, my 3 least favorite gluten-free products are: (I added my favorite brand after each) 1)Ener-G white bread. I got a free loaf when I ordered a case of Wylde pretzels(which are wonderful by the way) and it was NASTY. My kids used some of it one day to stick some birthday candles in and "roast" marshmellows indoors. My friend came over and asked...
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    Everyone has a slightly different reaction, and it takes a different amount of time for everyone. But it is possible to have a reaction within an hour or less of consuming gluten. God bless, Mariann
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    My First Entry

    gf4life posted a blog entry in gf4life's Blog

    Okay, I've never done this before, but figured it would be a great outlet for me to be able to talk about all the little things that come up when no one is around to chat with.I am still recovering from an incident that occurred Friday, two weeks ago. I am on the tail end of the recovery from a gluten incident and the irritable intestines are getting back...
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    Blue Diamond Almond Milk is awesome. We (all 4 of us on the gluten-free diet) were dairy free for over 1 year, and this was our main milk substitute. The chocolate is so good the kids would drink it all day long, and the plain is good for cereal and cooking. The plain takes a bit of getting used to the almond aftertaste, but the chocolate is like smooth...
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    It is a personal choice, but a good idea to replace the things that are impossible to get every speck of gluten out of. A toaster oven is easier to clean that a toaster, and if you use a new pan or foil lined pan, then it should be okay. Do NOT place your food directly on the rack that you have used for gluten foods though. Spoons and cutting boards...
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    My answer to this question is sometimes. Sometimes a person has Celiac Disease, but it is in the early stages and the damage is not severe, yet. Other times the person is gluten intolerant without any damage tot he intestines and that is different. But then there are also the cases of Celiac Disease where the person only gets the rash (Dermatitis Herpetiformis...
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    Deb, Up at the top of the webpage there are a few different bars that contain links in them. There is one that says: Logged in as:___( Log Out ) My Blog · My Controls · View New Posts Just click on that link that says View New Posts and it will show you a list of all the posts that have been made since the last time you logged on. If you d...
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    It was originaly posted in the wrong forum and one of the moderators moved it to a more appropriate forum. You can always find your own posts by clicking on your own user name and then on "find member's posts", listed under the profile options on the right side of the page. God bless, Mariann
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    This was never offered, and when I asked one of our dentists about it, they said that the sealants wouldn't help my childs teeth due to the area where the cavities were. The sealant only covers certain areas of the teeth. I wonder if they had went ahead and put the sealant on if it might have made a difference. Our teeth are so bad it is almost like...
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    I agree. It is possible to have both and you would still need to follow the gluten-free diet, and do things to lessen the severity of your Colitis. Since they apparently didn't do the biopsy at the beginning of your diagnosis of Celiac they can't compare the two to see if the recent biopsy shows improvement, but a year on the gluten-free diet is plenty...
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    The blood tests are not 100% reliable on adults, and even less reliable on kids. If you are not going to do a biopsy, then the best bet would be to try him on the diet and see if he shows improvement. If you are going to try to do a biopsy, then please keep him on gluten. All of my children tested positive on the IgG antigliadin only with regards to the...
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    Open Original Shared Link This link here will take you to an online store called Licorice International. They have something like 30 kinds of gluten free licorice candies to choose from. I haven't had any from here, but others have recommended it to me. I have tried the Let's Do Organic licorice and only 2 out of the 5 of us liked them. I am...
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    Yes, the regular is supposed to be gluten-free, but be careful which one you buy. Some of the Swanson's Broth (I believe it is their Organic line of broths) are NOT gluten-free. Make sure you read the labels. God bless, Mariann
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    You can get gluten free Corn Chex style cereal at most healthfood stores (and some regular stores also carry this) it is made by Health Valley and called Corn Crunch-Ems. They also make Rice Crunch-ems. They look identical to the chex cereals, but don't have the barley malt in them. We love them both at my house! For breadcrumbs I have used dry toasted...
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    I am getting my information from this list, the juice list starts on page 9: Open Original Shared Link Capri-Sun juice pouches are gluten-free. They also have the new Fruit Waves that are all juice not flavored sugar water that is only 5% juice! I know a lot of parents don't like these because the smaller kids tend to squeeze the bag and accidently...
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    Hi Jamie, Welcome to the board, and congrats on getting married. I agree with Vincent here. I was gluten-free for a while before having my tests run, and even though I went back on gluten I am sure it messed up my results. I would say eat the gluten-free meal and cupcake on Saturday, since you don't want to be horribly ill at your wedding, but before...
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    I went off the pill after being on it for 5 years and it took me 6 months to start having periods again. I wasn't gluten free at the time, so I don't know how much that affected my situation. It is not uncommon to be late or even skip periods when stopping the pill. God bless, Mariann
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    I went over the list of medical disqualifications and oddly enough, it is the asthma and migraine headaches that would disqualify him first. Since those are actually diagnosed and his gluten intolerance isn't actually. He doesn't have celiac disease genes and he was borderline on the blood tests. He does react severely to gluten, but technically doesn...
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    I actually have thought about the whole military thing a lot. My 9 year old has talked of nothing but going into the military since he was 5 years old. I am not sure they would take him, not only because of the gluten issue, but also because he has some other problems that require him to take meds EVERYDAY. I haven't mentioned my concerns too him, since...
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    I agree! I place regular monthly orders online, and shop at only 2 or 3 locations. (Gluten Solutions, Kinnikinnick, and occasional Ener-G) This cuts down on the shipping, since the more you order the less it costs per item. these places also offer discounts and store "points" that I can redeem as a discount on my order. Another thing I do is place an...
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