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    How Careful? -- Very, very careful. Always. With people new to gluten free eating it often is a cross contamination issue. Did you get a new toaster? New baking pans? Do you prepare gluten filled food in the kitchen? Share cutting boards etc. I realize that it is not always possible to buy new appliances and cookware but can you scour some of the ones...
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    The answer I got the last time I called Starbucks was that we should not trust anything that has the "chips" in it. If you have them make the drinks with the liquid flavorings they should be fine but avoid the powdered or chip flavorings.
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    Ted R. I am just occasionally around. We stayed at the Fiesta Americana Dive Resort and having purchased an all inclusive package we ate all but one meal at the resort. It was great because we had the same waiters who knew what I needed and didn't need to explain everything each meal. If you have a car you might want to drive out and try them they take...
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    Hi Sorry I have been away from the board for a while and did not catch your post. Check out the Spokane and North Idaho Celiac group website at Open Original Shared Link . I think most of the answers to your questions should be there. There are a number of restaurants in both Spokane and Coeur d'Alene that serve gluten free. As another poster said Huckleberries...
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    ARCHIVED Taco Del Mar?

    nannyb replied to cyberprof's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Laura I eat at Taco Del Mar all the time. Have in at least five other cities as well. You need to watch them for the cross contamination issue but it is helpful that you can watch as they make the orders. I usually have them change their gloves and at least at the one near me they are happy to do so. If you have them heat a corn tortilla have them put...
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    I say you have your diagnosis. If going back on gluten makes him ill he is at least gluten intolerant. Personally I have no faith in the blood tests since I know so many people with false negative results. Doctors who must have an official diagnosis are idiots. I know, my GI told me to continue eating gluten and when my endoscopy showed damage then I should...
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    I would definitely second the recommendation for both Corbett's Fish House and Hawthorne's. They are owed by the same people. The best part is that they are not even intentionally making their fish gluten free but found that the recipes they liked best ended up being gluten free. They just found that people like me will not travel to Portland without making...
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    There were several threads about Cancun in November - January. Try the archive or scan back a few pages.
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    Hello I was last in San Antonio in January of 2006 but found that there were several wonderful places to eat. There are restaurant lists and reviews on Open Original Shared Link which is the local celiac group in San Antonio and Austin. The restaurant I really liked was Boudros on the Riverwalk Open Original Shared Link I was there with a large group...
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    Susie Since you asked the neurological issues were mostly related to what most people consider carpel tunnel type of symptoms. For fifteen years I slept with wrist braces to ease the pain in my wrists hands, arms and shoulders. Some of those years I wore braces 24/7. It was painful to type and using a mouse was difficult and painful as well. I was also...
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    Susie The tests are faulty at best. False negatives are very common. With the biopsy they could have tested the one healthy area or the lab tech didn't know what they were looking for. If your sister improves on the gluten free diet then that is answer enough. Someday they will have better testing. I would never recommend someone continue consuming gluten...
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    Deb C. There are some posts regarding Cancun on another thread but nothing for Cozumel on this or any other forum I have found. I emailed the executive chef at the hotel where we are staying but have heard nothing back. I don't know if that means he didn't get the email or just didn't respond. I plan on taking plenty of snacks etc with me but don...
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    Hello We are traveling to Cozumel between Christmas and New Years then spending a few days in Cancun. I was hoping someone has some recent experience with either of these areas and staying gluten free. I have been gluten-free for 3 years so know the basics (in English) anyway. Have the Triumph dining card in Spanish as well but... We are staying at...
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    Hi - Don't really know the answer to your question about the snack size vs mini. But Milky Way (at least the regular) are not gluten free in any size unless they changed something recently. The Midnight Milky Way are gluten-free. I do eat the smaller sizes of 3 musketeers and snickers without any problem but don't know the official stand. I do know that...
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    Hi. I buy the Kinnikinnick Yeast free breads. The store nearby which finally carries some Kinnikinnick products doesn't have the yeast free. I think it is pretty good particularly when fresh. They have two types and both are better than most yeast free breads I have had (wheat or no wheat) I have been yeast free since the mid-1980's and only gluten-free...
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    Hi. I compiled my own database for my PDA using several lists and converting them as well as company lists downloaded from the web for the products I actually use. I have found that the commercial lists are often regionally specific. Clan Thompson for example has lots of products/brands that are not on the west coast at all and the ones around here are...
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    I have been buying Old Wisconsin beef sticks and pepperoni sticks. Our store now has sausages as well. I buy them because they list Gluten free on the label. Like to support those companies that support us.
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    I don't think they are safe any more. I used to eat them all the time without problem but the last three times I got gluttened. I kept hoping it was something else but the variables all changed but the rolos. No more rolos for me. One of the British sites updated their lists to record them as no longer safe. Sorry I don't know where I saw it. Haven...
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    Two years ago Cheetos did have wheat in their ingredients. They have since changed the formula and I now eat them with no problem. Old lists may say they are not safe and if the ingredients say wheat avoid. I can't imagine that old packages are still around but it is possible.
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    Many of the Charcoal briquets have wheat in them. There is a great deal of controversy of whether the gluten will ever reach the food but why take the chance if you don't have to. Kingsford has Wheat in their products. Albertson's Brand does not. We also sometimes use the hardwood charcoal brands (various types). Check your local restaurant supply...
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    Do stop in at the Bittersweet Bakery in Eagan if you get the chance. Their carrot muffins are truly excellent and it is great to go to a bakery where it smells great and you can actually eat everything in the store. (Assuming your diet is just minus gluten) Don't be put off by the items in the display case the good stuff is all in the back. (Refrigeration...
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    Thanks for the great suggestions. Yes I will be at the Marriott and over a Tuesday. I was last there in 1998 but had no dietary issues than so ate at lots of great restaurants.
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    I would always recommend that someone with your symptoms try the gluten-free diet for a while. Besides some added expense what do you have to lose? My GI is convinced that there is no way I am celiac even though I feel 1000% better gluten-free. He did admit that if I felt better it wouldn't hurt to stay on the diet. Idiot, like I would ever do anything...
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    Hello I am traveling to Monterey CA for a conference. Looking for restaurants that might be friendly to a gluten-free diet in the area. I am familiar with many of the big chains that are helpful but have no idea which ones would be walking distance, short cab ride from the convention center. Leaving in mid-October. Any ideas?
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    I have heard conflicting reports on whether the gum on envelopes, stamps and such might have gluten in them. An article in Gluten Free Living (spring 2006) stated that envelopes don't have gluten. What is the true story? Anyone know?
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