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    So a new restaurant openned a few weeks ago in town....It is very nice and my husband and I have been several times. I have gotten to know the manager by name and I generally call him at 5:00 (when the nightly menu comes out) on the nights that we plan to go, and he helps me through the menu. Jim (the manager) has been very helpful every time I have spoken...
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    I was raised in Missouri Synod Lutheran churches! We belonged to one church while I was little and I went to a Lutheran school that was run by 5 other Lutheran churches and then about 10 years ago we switched to yet another Lutheran church! The funny thing is that we started going to Lutheran church because the Lutheran school was the only one that had...
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    I'm Missouri Synod! Really I'm not sure how many Lutheran denominations there are....ELCA and Missouri Synod are the only ones I'm familiar with!
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    LOL I don't do well with beans either! gluten-free or otherwise!
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    Your not being stupid at all! That very question plagues church leaders around the world! If your church doesn't mind though I would bring some rice bread as a substitue! It's just my belief, but I don't think God would mind that much
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    The difference is in the word symbolism. Many churches believe that the wine and the bread used during communion are a symbol of Christ's body and blood. However some churches (Catholic and Lutheran) believe that the bread and wine used during communion ARE Christ's body and blood. Because of this they have much stricter rules about what can be used for...
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    I actually just had a good communion experience with the Lutheran church! I had not communed since going gluten-free because I didn't think they would work with me. I belong to a denomination of Lutheranism that is very strict about their communion practices. I had to take 2 years of weekly confirmation classes to be allowed to take communion in the first...
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    I would say pastry chef is probably out!
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    cgilsing replied to Megan's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    You should really ask your Dr. for a referal to a nutritionist. He obvioulsy hasn't given you any direction regarding your diet. Just be prepared....this (the first few months after diagnosis) is the hardest time you will have to face. Trust me, over time you will become accustomed to what you can and can't have and it will be second nature. In the mean...
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    I don't get the same reaction that I do with gluten, but many wines (not all....and I haven't figured out the connection between the ones that do....it's not just red or just white) make me break out in what can only be described as hives. It looks a lot like the mask that people with Lupus get. It is BRIGHT red, and forms triangles on my cheeks and across...
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    cgilsing replied to Megan's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Welcome Megan! I thank god that I wasn't diagnosed utill after graduating college, because I know how hard it would be to follow this diet while on a college budget and with a college lifestyle! First off do you live in the dorms or do you have an appt.? If you live in the dorms, talk to the powers that be about campus food services helping you with your...
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    I'm so sorry to everyone who has lost a child because of this disease. That is something that no one should ever have to go through. Nini and Ursula I'm so so sorry for you losses. It's such a failing on the part of the medical community to let women suffer heartbreak after heartbreak because of something so preventable. I pray that the medical community...
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    I actually have two family relationships that are similar to yours in ways. I have an uncle that was dx with celiac disease when he was a child and has NEVER followed the diet. He has terrible bowel and skin problems, yet still refuses to entertain the idea of eating gluten-free. I think part of it is my Grandmother's fault, because when he was little...
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    Bloating/cramps - It goes on for days and I look pregnant! (when I'm not) I've actually had strangers ask when I'm due! That's an akward moment! Now that I am actually pregnant if I get bloated there is even less room in there and it's really painful. I don't have constant cramps, but they can strike at any moment for no reason - in the grocery store...
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    I forgot about PF Changs! They do have a great gluten-free menu!
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    Welcome Estelle! I'm half way across the country from where you will be, but I will try to offer some advice! Most grocery stores have a health food section where you can find some gluten-free basics. In California you might have even better luck than most, since they are generally a health concious culture and have a few more options than many areas....
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    My husband and I are friends with a couple that started trying to concieve at about the same time as we did. The man works with my husband and we all started doing things together and building a friendship last summer. She got pregnant last August and I got pregnant in September. However she lost her baby early on (about 5 weeks). Since then she has lost...
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    I definatly think that celiac disease can go through phases during your lifetime. Not neccisarrily just improving during teens and 20s. I was fine as a child. I started showing symptoms in my teens, then improved for 5 years or so, and after a surgery and some lifestyle changes became very sensitive when I was about 23. I have never heard though....does...
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    I have one, that I've had for about 7 years. It looks great! But sometimes, especially right after I shower, it gets a little puffed up and itches! Does anybody else have that happen? It seems to go away right away and has never caused any problems (and I have sensitive skin so I always attributed it to that), but it just seems unusal. Especially for...
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    Your recipe sounds really good too! I like the taco seasoning idea! I'll have to try it! Texture was always my thing about the gluten-free meatloaf. There is something about our bread that isn't as absorbant as regular bread. Try the rice and mashed potatoes thing.....It was really pretty close to a normal meatloaf texture!
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    I'm sure for a lot of you meatloaf hasn't been on the top of the list of things you wish you could have, but for me it was a comfort food that I have never been able to get quite right! My pre-gluten-free recipe called for a sleeve of saltine crackers. gluten-free crackers just don't do the job! They make the meatloaf sticky or something. Oats have been...
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    I think that (although many of us have common issues) everyone's specific reaction to gluten is different. It's a matter of really knowing your body and knowing the signs that something has gone wrong. It's not neccisarrily D that alerts us, nor does it happen right away for everybody. It was mentioned earlier that some people don't have symptoms and I...
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    I just had my re-accuring "half way through a slice of pizza/cake/onion rings/beer when I realize" dream the other night. I always panic and try to spit it out. When I wake up it's such a relief to know it didn't really happen!
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    I had a leave in conditioner that I LOVED! I used it for a long time and told myself that there was no way it would hurt me, but then after months of never REALLY getting better I finally gave in and gave up my conditioner (and my shampoo which turned out not to be gluten-free) It really did make a difference! I must have been being glutened from it, because...
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    Thanks everybody! I keep telling myself that lots of women have babies and the vast majority of the time everybody gets through it just fine, and I'm not opposed to getting an epidural if it gets to be too much! I'm addicted to A Baby Story though and I keep seeing women on there that are screaming and this lady that was on today started having panic attacts...
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