Lisa

I drink Seagram's 7 & and 7-up most of the time and have never had an issue. Potato Vodka is safe but you need to read the ingred. on your juices.

For beer, try "New Grist" it is gluten free. As never been a fan of beer in the past, I am no judge to it's quality. Anheiser Bush is comming out with a gluten free beer in the near future... we'll see.

hehehehe...you've got me giggling now . You should still see a doctor (no pun intended hahahaha)

Sorry for that

I clicked on a site to learn about what it was derived from and it brought me to a site about WMD's and how to......guess the FBI will be calling in the morning. Must get up early and dress.

Polyvinyl Alcohol can be used in weapons of mass destruction..........so, dumb a$$, that I am, put it in my eyes.

I know that gluten can only be ingested and some react to inhaling. But, could someone react through porous tissue as the eyes and get an alergic reaction, if you are celiac or gluten senstive?

Today, I put some eye, re-wetting drops in my eyes, left over from my children from the holidays.

Now, my eyes are VERY dilated and VERY blurry. So, read the label of ingredients: polyvinyl alcohol.

Is it possible, that I had glutened my eyes? What do you all think. This is very odd.

Lisa

You know, I really admire all of the mothers with celiac children. It's darn hard to deal with the diet as an adult, but with a child must be so difficult. Often, you have to depend on others when they are out of your care, through working or otherwise. And they young little people will put anything in their mouth at any time.

MY HAT IS OFF TO ALL OF YOU. Your children are blessed to have YOU as their mothers.

My husband and I planned a trip to Belize next month - HORRAY! We are spending some time in the jungle, then flying out to an island off the coast for some beach relaxation and windsurfing . . . I can't wait! It will be nice to get out of the cold weather . . .

Hope you all had a good Christmas

Can I crawl in your suitcase? , pleeeeeeeeeeeese.

Add me to the Belly Club.

I do have a large hiatal hernia, which I think is causing some issues. I think my stomach is crammed under my rib cage at the moment.

Lucky Santa in the Caymans

Santa's best present was to bring summer for us. For the last few weeks it has been chilly, not at all summer like, but Santa bought it in just for us. Now since I have 6 weeks off work I can pack up a and go to the beach and chill out.

Cathy

Whoa, Cathy, I do forget sometimes that some of you are enjoying summer while some of us are chilly in our winter. It would be soooo strange for me not to get gloves, scarfs, coats for gifts. Although, it might be cool to open presents and then go to the beach.

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas....maybe some Margarita Mix with a new beach chair.

Digital Camera or a cornhole set (that's Bean Bag Toss for the non-Ohioans).

My gluten-free got me a few framed pics of us (I think she is marking her territory - lol) and my favorite cologne (Dolce Gabana)

Hey Chris, which one is you...on the left or the right? I've always wondered.

What tickled you fancy from under the tree?

Mine was a pair of Frey Clogs from Sundance, way too cool.......and the same bracelett that my husband gave me last year!!! (men )

For Christmas I recieved a home made gluten free french loaf, from a well meaning friend........Well, took one bite and my husband and I decided to put it on the floor at the back door to keep the draft out.

After reading what has been written on this site, I felt like it was me writing this. I have been gluten free for about 3 months. At first it was really hard and I acted like a child rebelling over not being able to eat my favorite foods. I have also been seeing a chiropractor for my lower back pain which I thought was due to my distended belly. I wish general practitioners knew more about this. I had a rough time over the holidays and am paying the consequences for it now. After feeling great for being gluten free, I cheated christmas eve, felt like crap and beat up (flu like symptoms) and then went down hill christmas day. I feel awful now and have been on this site hoping to get back on track (major headaches and stuffiness) Thank you to everyone who writes in on this site and helps people get back on track. DON'T CHEAT EVER ITS NOT WORTH IT!

Another incentive:

I had terrible lower back pain for three years. After several months of being gluten free, it totally went away and has not returned. I believe my pain came from inflamation of the small intestines.

Lisa

Was is in the ingredients?

WELCOME BACK!!!!!

We have missed you. I am so glad to have you back home. Merry Christmas to you Shirley!!

Lisa

Tiffany,

Thanks for the thanks. Everytime someone posts, we all learn. It really does take a village. Happy Anniversary!

Lisa

Hey Jen! I hope that you have a wonderful day, with Van

Well then, buy a goat, buy a cow in a third world country and that gift goes on and on, in some one's name. I would be wonderfully pleased if someone would do that in my name.

Glad to see you back Steve with your grumpy self. Cheer up, this is the time of giving.

Lisa

Correct, they are one of the good companies, as they will always list for gluten.

Happy Birthday Judy, I hope it's memorable!

Yes, we have a wonderful member of this board, who has done a great deal of research on behalf of the new people comming on board. She has created a "newbie survival kit". It will be a gold mind for new celicas.

Please do a search for member's name: "nini", click below her name and you can down load a wealth of information.

KatieMae:

First a welcome into our world. I hope that you have been reading from some of our posts. They are quite informative.

The celiac diet can be a frustrating experience; bread, soy sauce, envelopes, salad dressing, tooth paste, lotions, shampoo, lipstick and the list continues.

To answer your specific question, most cheeses are gluten free. But to put your mind at easy, most companies have a www. site that you can write, or even call on a 1-800 number.

I enjoy cheese fairly liberally with not much worry.

Quick question I need to know for xmas....

Does anyone know which Olympic meats are gluten-free? Some of their labelling i'm not so sure about, and thats the ham we'll be having for xmas meal. HELP

~ lisa ~

Sorry Lisa, out of my scope. I think it's a Canadian thing? Happy Celebrations!

Lisa, too

Renee:

That is an option you may need to exlore. There are any people that post here that work in restaurants and do it successfully.

There are always so many things to adapt to in a gluten free lifestyle. Of course you know not to get anything into your mouth, which you have indicated. As well, you wash your hand often. I think if you are aware and take the safe guards against exposure, you can do your job and be safe.

But on the flip side, if you can do something else and not have the worry, that may need some exploration as well.