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  1. elonwy
    My mother has been on disability for years, and if she continues progressing at the rate she is, may be off it in a year. She tested negative for Celiac, but I've got it, and gluten free has changed her life completely. I used to be a B@itch. I used to be cranky and paranoid and have trouble speaking. Now I'm none of those things. I used to have crazy joint...
  2. elonwy
    I just had a great Triumph experience last night. I was at a sushi restaurant which is famous for its appetizers and crazy sashimi concotions. I showed up with my triumph cards and my packets of gluten-free soy sauce. The server took the card back to the chef, and they volunteered to make one of thier appetizers in a clean pan with my soy sauce. It was...
  3. elonwy
    So I'm going to be in Europe for three weeks this July. I'm staying with a friend in Highgate for a week, then staying with some friends south of Paris (Suburbs) for two weeks. I'll be taking a weekend trip to Bourgogne in the middle of that. I've found health food stores and such that sell gluten-free goodies in Paris, and am pretty good at eating out,...
  4. elonwy

    ARCHIVED Amenorrhea

    elonwy replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Couple things. Massive Dietary changes can affect cycles, your body can go into a sort of "stand-by" mode until it realizes whats happening, especially if you've dramatically cut down your carb intake. Amenorrhea can also be a warning sign of osteoperosis, so it is definitly something you want to mention to your doctor. I got a bone scan after diagnosis...
  5. elonwy
    I was never that impressed by Krispy Kreme. I always thought thier donuts were weak, and didn't understand what the fuss was. They made my stomach hurt too, lol. I see these commercials (on mute, because I refuse to listen) and the only thing I can think is "this is why america is overweight" and I just get grossed out by the junk food. I have noticed lately...
  6. elonwy
    The first thing I was diagnosed with was acid reflux and a supposed hiatal hernia, both of which I did not have. The reflux meds never worked on me, and once I went gluten free, all my reflux issues went away. Don't really have any references, but there is definitly a connection. Elonwy
  7. elonwy
    Whats great about every Baja Fresh I've gone to, is that I show them my Triumph cards, usually to a manager, and they'll whip me up a special taco plate with fun stuff on it. I don't think we can have the rice, but the beans are ok, and the tortillas. They've been great to me. Nothing I get is anything specific on the menu, they just create it for me. Elonwy
  8. elonwy
    Possibly, but I haven't been tested for anything else. It must be something in the seasoning packet, because I eat rice noodles all the time with no adverse effects. This was a very specific reaction that I've never really had before either. I'm going to investigate the ingredients further. Elonwy Adding-- I just re-read the ingredients. Theres nothing...
  9. elonwy
    No, this was the noodle cart, its not soup, its just rice noodles with seasoning. You heat the noodles in hot water, then dump the water out and mix in the spices. The Pad Thai one and the Garlic one are labeled Gluten free. Open Original Shared Link These guys. Elonwy
  10. elonwy
    I bought a few of these because they were on sale and I love the noodle soup bowls they make. The first one I ate I got that wierd hunger pain thing, but thought maybe it just wasn't enough food. I ate another one yesterday and had some popcorn as well ( which I eat constantly). I was driving later in the day, when the sharp hunger growl pains came back ...
  11. elonwy

    ARCHIVED Moments

    elonwy replied to Kaycee's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff

    Yesterday morning ex is rummagimg through the fridge looking for cream cheese he put away yesterday. Ten minutes later I open the freezer to find it, frozen solid. -E
  12. elonwy
    Thats a relief. I was standing in my kitchen for about ten minutes just staring at it, Going "what??". Elonwy
  13. elonwy
    Wow, I was on thier website and didn't pick up that tidbit. Thats a pretty inside joke. I know they're trying to be all "green" with thier packaging and everything, but still. I think I have a hesistancy because of bad luck with other gluten free things that turned out to be terrible. I have this thing, when I buy wine. "If you like the label, you'll probably...
  14. elonwy
    Alos, be careful not to eat to many gluten free replacement products made with rice. Escpecially the breads and pastas, I find that if I eat too much rice based things, I get really bad C regardless of the amount of liquid or fiber I'm getting. Before gluten-free I went between D and C about every three days. ( That was soo much fun, but at least there was...
  15. elonwy
    I have to say I've never bought thier stuff because the boxes are horribly unnatractive. I don't really have dairy issues though, so thats also another reason to just buy Annies or Tinkyada. And seriously Chreese? Someone should talk to their marketing people. I don't want to rile anyone up, but nothing about thier products say "eat me" to me at all....
  16. elonwy
    I'm going to call the company monday, but I bought some Cedar Lane 100% gluten free bean dip, then read the ingredients last night. Nothing in the ingredients has anything that would indicate the presence of wheat, but in the "contains" section underneath the ingredients it says "wheat". WTH? I'm hoping this is a box mislabeling issue, but its very confusing...
  17. elonwy
    This can also be a form of Excema (spel?) I have a friend that gets this, and its a skin condition. Her knuckles and fingers split all the time. Elonwy
  18. elonwy
    Beverly Hills/West Hollywood Area? There is a PF Changs in the Beverly Center. The Stinking Rose on LA Cienaga, they don't have gluten-free menu, but if you call in advance, they will accomodate and even let you bring your own bread to enjoy with the roasted garlic appetizer (YUM) Solar Harvest 242 S Beverly Drive Has Gluten Free items on the menu and...
  19. elonwy
    It states it on the UK rizla website somewhere, thats what they are from. Someone else on here mentioned it, and I researched it. I get a definite gluten reaction from zigzag and Topps, worse with zigzag. My belly bloats up like a little balloon. When I'm at home I smoke with my water pipe, but its not really something you can carry with you, and I'm a little...
  20. elonwy

    ARCHIVED Pad Thai

    elonwy replied to carriecraig's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    You had to make sure they are rice noodles. MOST Pad Thai noodles are rice, but I've seen strange variations her in the states. Bean Thread is also gluten free. Anything with Mein in the name is a chinese noodle, you can preety much garuntee those have wheat in them. -Elonwy Open Original Shared Link
  21. elonwy
    Again I ask, Are normal rolling papers invovled? Because the mainstream ones, zigzag, Tops, etc are made from Wheat and give me gluten reaction. Rizla's are gluten-free. -Elonwy
  22. elonwy
    I really think they are. I couldn't eat at my favorite Thai place because noone thier spoke english, but when I got the cards, everything was fine again. They now make me special dishes, leaving out soy sauce, etc and I haven't gotten sick there once. As soon as theres a language barrier, I think they are critical. I have also have numerous servers thank...
  23. elonwy
    NuLev is an IBS medication which helps with the cramping and gas, and somewhat with the bloating. Its my emergency kit. I start to feel any weird inflation going on, I pop one so I don't end up on the floor. Yeah, sometimes if you get too adamant aboud CC people start to freak a little, I've had places refuse to try to work with me because my old dining...
  24. elonwy
    I also get movement and gnawing sensations, and incredible noises. People can hear me gurgling from across the hall. On those frowned upon substances, which make my tummy feel so much better, be careful with rolling paper. Many roll your own papers are made from wheat, and zig zag gives me gluten belly. Rizla's are gluten-free, and do not give me bloat. Just...
  25. elonwy
    When I first began to eat out gluten-free, I got sick alot. Getting my dining cards changed everything. I'm also very picky about where I go. If I'm at say, a Denny's or that grade of restaurant, I'll order a cup of coffee and have a snack from my purse. What I've noticed with the dining cards is, If the wait staff is attentive and takes the card back to...
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