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    Yes. Cast iron should be avoided. See, you're getting the hang of it. Nancy
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    Nancy
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    The beer sip wasn't good for her. This can be such a socially frustrating and limiting condition that sometimes we just get irritated that we can't have what other people can or don't want people to think we're making too big of a deal, and take a chance. We usually pay for it in one way or another. Hopefully she skated through on that one. You might...
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    1. Having to cook EV-ER-Y-THING if I want it to taste good. Gives me new respect for the women of our grandmothers' generations. 2. A loaf of gluten-free bread only lasts two days in our house, and that's if I ration it. 3. Having to explain second-hand gluten (new phrase for cross contamination) to people. 4. Not being able to just...
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    As little as a day or two, and as long as several months. A lot of people see gradual improvement over the course of a year or so. You'll have ups and downs as you get used to the diet because mistakes are inevitable and your body is also adjusting, but you should continue to see improvement. I had most of my symptoms go away within a couple weeks....
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    Oh for pete's sake... Them doing this is so stupid it makes me crazy. I mean why on earth??? Gah!!!!! Nancy
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    1. Being able to walk as far as I want for as long as I want. 2. Being able to go places and not have to be scared I'm going to have an IBS attack. 3. My husband doesn't think I'm a whiner/hypochondriac/drama queen anymore. 4. Being able to play with my kids. 5. Not having to fight just to stay awake.. 6. No more...
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    ARCHIVED I'm New

    Nantzie replied to MarisaB's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    The soy sauce is gluten-free. I'm not sure about the Kettle Chips because I've never had them. On their site - Open Original Shared Link - this is their gluten statement. "Are your products gluten free? Our products are processed on equipment shared with ingredients that contain very small amounts of wheat. We thoroughly clean our lines after...
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    Now all we have to do is get restaurants to have Glutening and Non-Glutening sections. If we do this right, eventually people will have to go outside to eat gluten. Or am I getting carried away? Nancy
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    Happy Birthday!!! Nancy
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    I know exactly what you mean. I don't have any advice, although I like the idea of a card explaining the situation. I was lucky enough as a stay at home mom that I didn't have to go anywhere, and I could go run errands at times when stores weren't busy. Years ago I used to have a computer program where you could print your own business cards, etc...
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    I've noticed quite a few people here have gotten an official diagnosis based on positive blood work alone. I think it has to do with how much the doctor knows about celiac. My kids' pediatrician took the Enterolab results seriously. He gave me a referral to the ped GI just based on that. But then again, the best celiac ped GI in the whole area works...
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    ARCHIVED Hello!

    Nantzie replied to luda's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff

    Yea. This is a great place. It's kinda like finding your home planet isn't it? Having this message board to search through makes it easy to find out if a product has been verified gluten free. I was lucky enough to find this board before I had my testing done. I don't know how people do this on their own. I'm glad you found us. Welcome...
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    I'm glad you guys like it. I must say that my husband is quite proud. Nancy
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    Nancy
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    Another reason to go 100% is that you're not truly going to be able to evaluate his response to the diet. The type of cross contamination you're talking about is enough for me to get sick as a dog and stay glutened. I also had inconclusive tests so I thought at first that I wouldn't have to do any of the CC stuff. I figured I could take the bun off...
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    My husband thought of this as an alternative to the phrase cross contamination. Second-hand gluten. I like it. Because of how much people know about second-hand smoke, the seriousness about cross contamination is still intact. But then it also helps because it doesn't sound quite so off the wall when you're explaining it to someone for the first...
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    ARCHIVED Great Day

    Nantzie replied to confused's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Oh, that made me cry... Isn't it the weirdest, most wonderful thing? Nancy
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    I think the worst part about all of this is that those of us who have been around the boards for any length of time aren't surprised at ALL by any of this. Being ridiculed, accused and ostrasized by friends and family is so common with the gluten-free diet that it's become par for the course. It's just so awful to see everyone feeling so much healthier...
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    Wow. So many of you guys were so much better than I was. I lived off off fast food and convenience foods. I actually made dinner maybe once or twice a week. I knew the basics of cooking, but didn't actually get very good at it until after I went gluten-free. I never learned how to cook while I was growing up. I didn't even learn how to brown...
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    I grew up using Kikkoman and always preferred it over La Choy. If your favorite soy sauce is La Choy, you're in luck because it's gluten-free. If you prefer Kikkoman, get the San-J that everyone mentions. To me, it tastes almost exactly like Kikkoman. Make sure you get the Wheat Free kind because not all their soy sauce gluten-free. That Eden...
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    Ooo... I'm writing this one down. My husband was a real %$%$%%^%#^$^#% at first too. I don't know if he ever did something like that, but I seriously wouldn't have put it past him. Now, he's fine. People who have never really been sick in their lives just don't understand. Ironically, when they even just get the flu, they're the ones...
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    I'm glad you found us here. I hope the gluten-free diet helps him. Sharing a kitchen can be really difficult, but there are tricks you can use to cut down on the possibility of cross-contamination. One is get a plastic storage container and put in things like a new small cutting board, new wooden spoons, maybe even small a small pot and pans, etc...
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    I also get social anxiety when I'm glutened. I've seen a big improvement using St. John's Wort (make sure you verify that what you're using is gluten-free). I use this brand Open Original Shared Link . It's research grade so you get a consistent product. I used to use this every day for depression/anxiety/etc. Now I use it just during very stressful...
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    I wish I had more advice to add. I just wanted to let you know you're doing a great job. I know how hard this is for both of you. Nancy
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