jlormberget

JMG - I didn't understand it either. I can't remember the exact wording he used, but it was to the effect of "you have Celiac, but a mild case so eating gluten probably isn't causing the symptoms you describe. It isn't necessary to eat a gluten-free diet and if you do, you probably won't notice a difference in those symptoms". That didn't sound right to me...

I was diagnosed with Celiac and I have been gluten-free for about 4 years. I didn't have a very strong reaction to gluten so my GI told me I didn't have to go gluten-free, but I did anyway. He was convinced that all I have is IBS (which might be true, but I'll get to that in a minute). I'll admit to occasionally "cheating" and eating things with gluten knowingly...

Pre-Celiac I usually only baked on holidays, but lately I've been wanting to give it a try. I went to the store and bought some all purpose gluten-free Flour (Bob's Red Mill) and some Xanthan Gum. Can I just sub these items in for regular All purpose flour on other recipes? I've seen some of the discussions on here about a mix of flours, but this one looks...

Thanks everyone! I'm starting to feel less crabby about it. I think I was just having a really crabby day for some reason. Per suggestion, I did go out and get all new measuring spoons, cups, mixing bowls, etc. I bought them in bright colors so we can differentiate which ones are "mine" and which ones are for everyone else. Maybe I did get CC'd at home. I...

Thank you everyone for making me feel normal and welcome! Most people make me feel like a whiner. For some reason I'm just in a really angry mood lately. I was doing so well for the first two weeks. I don't know why it just hit. Clearly I'm in the anger stage of the grieving process. I have been playing around with real cooking for the last few weeks...

I'm new to this forum and new to Celiac and hoping you all will make me feel better. I've been gluten-free since Jan. 2nd so it's really new. I was diagnosed with Celiac right after Christmas, but it took me a few days to wrap my head around the diagnosis and make the decision to go gluten-free. I have so many friends who are encouraging and trying to...