celiacshawn

Instead of soaking the rice in rice vinegar and then fanning it dry (the more traditional way) there's now a faster way of making sushi rice that involves these little seasoning packet things. I can't think of what it is called right now. Anyway I would bet they are using that method and the stuff probably contains gluten. If I could eat gluten I wouldn't...

One thing that's nice about Vietnamese restaurants is that they usually have several dishes that are not made with any soy sauce and are pretty light, steamed, fresh dishes. A lot of them will have a grilled chicken and rice dish that is prety plain but still tasty. So maybe that could be an option. I'd probably find out ahead of time if they marinate the...

I probably was not as focused in my statement as I should have been. We were discussing Starbucks and their caramel syrup. If you take a look at the bottles the next time you are in their store you will see that they use Torani caramel syrup. Torani's website says that their caramel syrup contains gluten. It may or may not have to do with the color, but...

Hi Tim, well I'm a dude and I am almost positive I have Celiacs. It is interesting, I don't know that the disease is more prevalent in women or if it is just that most guys refuse to go to the doctor or talk about medical problems. After I started having my issues and told friends what I was avoiding and why, it was really interesting to hear the number...

I don't go to Chipotle that often, I just happen to like Qdoba better, but you know with Qdoba that steamer that they throw the corn tortilla in to make it nice and soft is the same one they have been tossing flour tortillas in all day for their burritos. I stopped getting any of their tortillas or their chips just out of fear of cross-contamination of some...

Thanks everyone for your posts, they were really helpful. I have to admit that I am a bit of a worrier-type personality, and the main reason I was wanting some sort of definitive "you are x" from a doctor is because part of me worries I have something horribly wrong with me and that somehow what I have done to fix it is just too simple to be true. You know...

Hi there. Over a year ago I was having terrible stomach problems, pretty much what everyone describes here so I will spare you all the gruesome details. Basically, I started keeping a food log and realized that gluten kept turning up around the times I would get sick. For several months I went completely gluten-free, eating only things I prepared myself...

This exact thing happened to me too. Back when whole wheat was the big health kick I just overloaded with it... have never felt so bad in my life. It has always made me wonder if doing that didn't push me over the edge into complete Celiac-dom. Interestingly enough, I too used to be able to eat really white/processed bread, but haven't risked it in...