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  1. skoki-mom
    Hi there! Just wondering if you and your husband were actually tested. It is sooo important for family members to get tested. I have never been sick a day in my life with celiac disease, but I got tested after my sister found out she had it, and low and behold, I have it too. I actually had quite extensive damage on biopsy, but no outward symptoms. I...
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    I like Breyers. I am pretty much into just vanilla or chocolate anyhow, you have to careful of the funky flavours. I read the label everytime I buy it, though, just to be sure. In Canada there is also a gluten-free brand called Chapmans that is pretty good. There is a wicked ice cream shop (family business) near here, their basic flavours are gluten-free...
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    Hi. I had to go gluten-free without ever having a symptom. It has been HARD! But, ultimately, I want to be around to see my kids grow up, and I want to be a healthy mom to them, so I do it. I think we all find our own motivation for doing it. For me, it is a chance to be proactive about my future, there are a lot of things I want to do in my life and...
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    Hello, count me in I am in Calgary.
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    OMG Karen, thank you so much for calling! I actually just logged on to get the phone number for corporate office and thought I'd swing by here first! I am almost in tears at relief (over French fries, for goodness sakes.........this disease does wierd things to a person), but now I also feel a little bit guilty that our American friends have been ripped...
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    I'm going to contact McDonald's Canada tomorrow and see what I can find out from them. This pisses me off. It was one of the few things I could grab on the run with my kids. I just had them tonight, in fact. Of course, I feel fine, I always do. Anyhow, I'll let you know if I learn anything new that hasn't been posted already.
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    The problem with Chinese is manifold, but the big "hidden" culprit is the soya sauce. You just don't know what brand they are using, very few brands are gluten-free and you can bet the cheapo take out place is not using organic soya sauce. As well, the noodles are off limits, as is all the breaded/coated stuff. AND, even worse, even the veggie stuff is...
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    SusanRachel, I know how overwhelmed you feel. Lots of people here seem to love this diet. I personally am not one of them. However, I do it. I try to keep positive about it. I keep my goals in mind. Really, what I am after is not symptom relief (I do not have any symptoms), but a long and healthy life. I have 2 beautiful little girls and I not only...
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    Ooooooohhhhhhhh.............................I spend days dreaming about this!!! Breakfast......Pancakes! At either IHOP or DeDutch Pannekook House. Lots of them. Stacked a mile high. If it was lunch............ A burger from Peter's Drive In. Dinner....... OMG, this is a hard one! Crispy fried skinny chow mein noodles, fried rice, sweet...
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    Blue cheese is allowed by the Canadian Celiac Association. I eat it, but not very often. Sharp cheese is a special treat for me However, I understand that it is not considered ok in the USA. I'm not sure if it is just a different philosophy, or if it is actually cultured differently between the countries. This sort of stuff is confusing, I agree! Though...
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    Best of luck to you. I had a family member with it before my own Dx, so I was pretty much "up" on what the diet involved, plus I had some time to research things inbetween my + bloodwork and my biopsy. Yes, it is a very hard diet. I don't mean "hard" in terms of willpower. I mean hard in that there is really not a whole lot out there for us. Sure, you...
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    Mostly what I have read, breastfeeding may help delay the onset of Celiac disease, but will not prevent it if a person is genetically pre-disposed. My mother did not BF me or my sister, we were both Dx last year at the ages of 35 and 37 respectively. I BF both my girls (long before my Dx, so I was totally eating normally) for about a year, exclusively BF...
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    Thanks for that Monica. I don't even know why I read these threads as it tends to get my dander up. I guess if being a doctor is so easy, I am wondering why all these dr-bashers are not just going into medicine themselves. I know a LOT of doctors. Some are great people and lousy drs. Some are incredibly gifted physicians but total jerks at the bedside...
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    Well, if you are pathetic, so am I. I haven't cried in a while, but I most certainly have cried. Not so much because I want a certain thing that I can't have, but because I get sooooo frustrated at the lack of options for me. I've cried because I've said no to dinner invitations that I know would be a really good time, but I just can't face watching every...
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    Really???? That is so cool! I really like Hi Ball, it is right across the street from where I work and not terribly far from where I live. Can you tell me what you had there??? I have typically brought in Chinese food for Chinese New Year (which is this weekend), something sort of fun I brought back with me from my years on the west coast. The kids enjoy...
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    I am probably the only one here, but he** yes I'd take a pill!!! I would probably not go totally back to ingesting the amounts of gluten I used to eat, but I would like to eat "normally" again (my normal is not necessarily the same as another persons normal). I'd like to not worry about did I eat something with gluten in it and not know it??? I'd like...
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    My faves are the double chocolate almond cookies. I have not found the K-toos yet to try, and I kind of don't think I should have to order online since the factory is in Edmonton and I live in Calgary.
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    Have you had your gall bladder checked?? I have had some gall bladder problems in the past, the pain is much as you describe. The first time, they thought I was having a heart attack as I had crushing chest pain, I had the total MI workup in Emerg! I have not had an attack in awhile, but when I do have gall bladder pain, it is up under the ribs and can...
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    Ooooh, I am totally into SBing too! Lucky you going to a convention!
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    I tend to oversimplify things, but I believe that God made me, I have celiac disease, and God doesn't make mistakes. I think there is a reason for everything in our lives, even if we aren't quite sure what it is.
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    Old El Paso
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    Yes! I found this too! I called my Co-Op about some of their sauces and I can have the honey garlic sauce I like so much. It is such a thrill these days when I find one of my favourite products I can still eat
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    I eat Nature's Path Honey'd Corn Flakes. I didn't care for them at first (never been much a corn flake fan), but I found throwing a little brown sugar on them actually makes them quite good. I'm not as happy with the Crispy Rice, I find it pretty anemic to be honest. I'm not a huge cereal eater to start with, but my favourites used to be Rice Krispies...
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    Agree with the Kraft! Also Heinz has lots of gluten-free sauces, just look it up online!
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    No, no, no, it's not painful at all! It's like an x-ray, it takes about 5 minutes to do. I only had my hips done, they just did some views with my leg straight, flexed 90 degrees, that's about it. I had mine actually before my scope, since my sister's first symptom was a fracture. Mine came back totally normal. Don't be scared!
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