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L.O.C.T. stands for "Lives on Corn Tortillas." They are quite literally my daily bread.

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    To me, the absolute worst thing about most gluten free breads is the pathetically small loaf size you get for the money or effort. There are a few gems out there like Tom Van Deman's recipe, but what about store-bought mixes? Can anyone recommend a mix that will give me a gloriously giant loaf of bread? Size is my top priority, but great taste is a nice...
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    Where can I find the largest gluten-free bread selection in the Houston area? Better yet, are there any places that carry more than 1 or 2 brands closer to Katy/ west of Houston?
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    I remember the very day it seemed to all begin. Around age 10 or 11, I was eating out with my family and, while we were all waiting for food, I was struck with these horrendous stomach pains that I had never experienced in my life. I was really scared ; it was like my insides were going to explode...I just wanted to poke a hole in my side and deflate/remove...
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    I'm gluten intolerant and have noticed something peculiar: a wheat product will give me the nastiest gas pains and contribute to a toxic, snappy mood toward everyone I meet, but only when I have been eating sufficiently. I have a bad habit of undereating and, interestingly, I'm symptom free when I do so, no matter how much gluten is in the pathetic portions...
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    You seemed to be pretty careful in Ireland, so I would suspect that you're coming down with an illness rather than reacting to gluten. But it could very well be cross-contamination. Hope you get to feeling better!
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    I'm not too knowledgeable about all this, but I've read in a few places that the gut actually deals with a lot of the body's serotonin. If this is true, then could the damage caused by celiac disease also affect the body's serotonin levels/regulation? More importantly, is this intestinal serotonin the same kind that keeps the brain stable and happy? So...
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    In the past few months, I've had an arm or leg fall asleep and wake me up with the tingling/heavy sand feeling EVERY night. I've found that this can be prevented only by sleeping flat on my back with no limbs overlapping...just kind of laying down straight (no more side sleeping allowed! ). Is this a normal thing, or is it indicative of a nerve issue...
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    I used to get gas pains that left me writhing on the floor a few nights per week, so I know what you mean. One thing that helped me substantially was to simply get on my hands and knees for a while ("doggy style") and let it pass. I also bought a certain hot tea that was supposed to help with bloating...and it truly did, though I forgot what was in it.
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    At 15, I still hadn't started yet, although I was perfectly normal in every other way (my mother and sister did by age 12 or 13). Shortly afterward, however, I developed anorexia and didn't weigh enough for it to occur anyway. At 17, I finally started (I was 5'4 and 107 pounds); from there it was regular for a few months (I got to about 120 pounds)...
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    Hello. I'm a 19 year-old college student with some background and a few questions. Beginning around age 11 or 12, I began to experience severe gas cramps 2 or 3 nights per week. This persisted until about a year ago, when I was first advised by a no-nonsense old doctor to try removing wheat products from my diet. He told me from a blood test that my...
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