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    ARCHIVED Trouble With Doctors...

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    I know exactly what you are going through, so hang in there. I was originally diagnosed with IBS basically because I was a "gainer" and didn't look "sick enough" to really have celiac even though blood results very positive, but after 1000% difference being totally away from gluten, it was obvious I was intolerant. I don't go to GI doc anymore because I...
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    jenvan- spices... I believe no spice mixes are allowed, but single packaged spices are definately encouraged. cheese- I eat swiss and mild cheddar. no shreaded cheeses in bags are allowed because of the potato starch you mentioned. Look at the cheeses in brick form. I definately stay away from canned anything, so I don't eat the canned beans....
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    I am thorougly CONFUSED, so SCDers please help. Okay, in breaking the vicious cycle, it says canned fish in WATER/OIL is legal, but soy products are ILLEGAL, so I am unsure as to if I can eat canned tuna in water because it contains soy!!!! Sometimes I just get hung up in the details, but I guess with this diet you can never be too careful!
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    Please could you send it to me? Megs35@hotmail.com Thank you very, very much.
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    As a gainer myself, I also had hypothyroid and since getting that straightened out, I have lost +/- 10 lbs. I just try to fill myself on all of the fruits and vegetables I want, but I make sure I eat protein at every meal and dairy (yogurt for me!). I eat dinner at around 5-6 everyday and don't snack after that. I drink about 100 oz of water a day and...
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    lembry- The specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) is a very, very strict obviously gluten-free diet that basically doesn't allow you to have any processed foods, starches, or anything with disaccharides. What is left to eat, you ask! Only the healthiest of fruits, vegetables, cheese, meats, yogurt.... if you want to know more you can visit www.breakingtheviciouscycle...
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    I am not much of a plain yellow mustard eater, so with my tuna I eat spicy brown mustard. There are only like 4 ingredients and it is all natural without the loom of the "spices" ingredient (I hate that because who really knows...). Now that I have found out I can have canned tuna with the mustard, I can't stop eating it! lol I have not found any deli...
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    I know I post this a lot and I sound like a broken record, but I will say it to you too because it is definately pertinent information. You should definately look into the specific carbohydrate diet (breakingtheviciouscycle.com). It is geared for people who want to gain weight. Basically it heals your body so you can absorb nutrients properly again. Please...
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    I forgot to ask the SCDers if anyone used bottled mustard from the store. I thought I read in the book we could, but then later I read about mustard powder, so I am not sure what to do. As if you couldn't tell, I am craving tuna salad, so I am trying to assemble all of the ingredients I can to make it taste good!!! Also, does anyone eat deli ham/turkey...
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    Just found this on the internet and thought I would share...... Q. Does StarKist® Tuna contain any gluten or grain ingredients? There is no gluten in StarKist® Tuna with the exception of one variety of Tuna Creations - Herb & Garlic, which contains ingredients from wheat and barley. Additionally the crackers in StarKist Lunch to-Go® w...
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    From what I understand, our celiac disease diagnosis at a biological level means there are billions of bad bacteria/flora in our intestines and are thriving on the processed crap we continue to feed our bodies, whether gluten-free food or not. I have only had success with the specific carbohydrate diet. gluten-free alone only put more pounds on, but I am...
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    Jen- the only prepackaged food that does not irritate me is tuna in a pouch. There are many pouches of tuna out there, but I have only found one brand with the ingredients of only tuna and water. I have tried the "natural" applesauce just the other day actually, and all I can say is there must have been something in it they were not labeling because it...
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    I just happened to be skimming the book yesterday and I read that it was lega to eat canned tuna? Starkist tuna has vegetable broth in it which contains soy, and for some reason I thought it was NOT gluten free, much less legal on SCD?
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    So today I had relatives over and one mentioned how their friend was a celiac and she proceeded to say that her friend's case was "More severe" than mine... That got my blood boiling!
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    I know Wal Mart has extra lean ground beef that I would love to eat, but I don't know if there is anything injected or not. Please let us know when you find out....
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    It is situations like these that scare me away from eating out... I ate at Outback for the first time since my diagnosis. I was so scared of cross-contamination, I almost forgot to enjoy the food, but today I feel great and the waitress was so nice and considerate. I am not going to make it a habit, but it was nice to have a gluten-free meal outside of...
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    gfinnebraska--- this has nothing to do with SCD, but I couldn't help notice your picture. Is that your son at Creighton wanting to be an MD? Just had to mention how cute he was.... also, I don't know if I mentioned this but I did awesome on my Optometry test and will be entering Optometry school next year most likely at UMSL (MIssouri- St. Louis)... lol
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    I enjoyed the Mi-Del chocolate chip cookes and also they have animal cookies that were really buttery and delicious!
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    I was wondering if anyone has completed their first year of the diet and has tried to integrate in some of the "illegal" foods. I know the book says that once you are on this diet, then you shouldn't revert to all processed and "nasty" foods after a year on the diet. I am not sure if it will just not let you feel good or if it will get those bad bacteria...
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    You will continue to feel better and better and I am very happy that you started the diet. I wish everyone who had celiac started out with this diet because I think some people forget what it feels like to feel normal. I know someone posted the other week saying what percent they feel most days and the average was like 60%. I feel 110% each and every day...
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    Corrine- you definately are not the odd one out. My GI specialist insisted that I did not have any problem with gluten at all because I was a gainer. I basically had to self diagnose the gluten intolerance thing myself. SOme doctors aren't up to date on the current celiac trend from skinny emaciated celiacs to overweight ones.
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    shimma- thank you for the recipe.... I take my optometry admissions test tomorrow and as soon as I can get home, we are leaving for Florida, so I won't be able to try it for a while, but thank you very much none the less. Misa- the book says that mild and medium cheddar cheese are allowed to be eaten as frequently as desired, but to sort of stay away...
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    " For some of us it isn't a matter of eating less and exercising more. We need to change WHAT we are eating so that our bodies can heal and process the foods correctly." I couldn't have said it better myself!!
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    I make my own yogurt. I was not losing weight eating all of the cheese like I was before, so I needed a good calcium source. I really like the yogurt and have improved immensely on the diet since getting a yogurt maker.
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    I have not tried the custard. Does that require DCCC? I have never purchased that or ever seen that in a store before.
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