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    Oooh, good idea with the art and reading. That carries a very low risk of gluten. Thanks for the idea!
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    This church group I'm a part of is planning on cooking breakfast at this local nursery. It's a place parents can drop their kids for free if there's a family emergency. I really want to help out, but all of a sudden I'm envisioning pancakes and cereal and messy toddlers and help! Does anyone have any ideas on how to help out and not be freaking out the...
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    Congrats!
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    I'm number 136 on the waiting list at the library. It's going to be a long time before I get my hands on this book
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    Good for you! Good luck with everything. Tomorrow's going to be so nice when you wake up to a nice new place sans roomie!
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    lol. I guess if someone just has a wheat allergy, they could eat all the rye they want.
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    Congrats to Maddie! And how ironic that a jump roping event to combat heart disease is rewarded with junk food.
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    ARCHIVED Hair Breaking?!

    kbtoyssni replied to a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Pantene is gluten-free. Whether or not it's good to use is another story. I find that a lot of the cheaper shampoos are the gluten-free ones, but they also contain a lot of wax as a "filler" that coats the hair. My hair dresser recommended trying to get a shampoo that doesn't have wax. I've been having breakage right around where my ponytail holders...
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    You can cheat if you want your life to go back to the way it was last week. If you want to keep your new-found health, you have to stay gluten-free for the rest of your life. BUT - you will find alternatives to your old favorite foods. I can't think of anything I used to eat that I can't find a good gluten-free substitute for. Well, except maybe those...
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    None of those foods jump out at me as being not-gluten-free, although I'm not familiar with a lot of the brands you posted. I'm guessing it's because you're so new to gluten-free. You gut is irritated so for a while you might feel sick even when you don't eat gluten. The dairy could easily be the culprit - many people have trouble digesting dairy while...
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    You've got the right idea. You have a positive blood test - that is an official diagnosis. The scope is an invasive procedure with some risk. I don't see a reason why you should have one if you can commit to the gluten-free diet without it. A positive scope will only re-prove she has celiac. A negative scope just means she doesn't have enough damage...
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    I would never eat a friend's cooking if I knew it contained gluten. When friends offer to cook for me, I either say I'll bring my own food or I go over and help them prepare the food. That way I can supervise. I've got great friends, though. They'll send me the menu and recipes, I can reply with the potential gluten trouble spots.
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    Ditto what Phyllis said. If I'm going to go to the effort and expense of taking a vacation, I want to enjoy myself. Eating gluten is a good way to guarantee I'm not going to enjoy myself. I'm going to have to find other ways to immerse myself in the culture.
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    You could google acronyms you don't know. I do it all the time, and google's always got an answer for me!
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    You grow wheat???? lol That's worse than me taking my celiac mother to the Minneapolis Mill City Museum to learn about this history of wheat flour production in the area [bTW, I actually do recommend the museum. Just stay out of the baking room and the "flour explosion" demo.]
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    ARCHIVED Fat/mental & Celiac?

    kbtoyssni replied to Cag's topic in Doctors

    No, that sounds completely wrong. The several estimates I've seen are you have to be eating about four servings of gluten for 3-6 months to get a positive. But if you've been gluten-free for a while, even that might not be long enough to damage your intestines enough to get a positive biopsy. You will irritate your intestines in 2-3 days, but you will...
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    Maybe. It depends. There's a number of possible reasons for still having D. 1. Some people take longer than heal than others. You may be one of those. 2. You're not truly gluten-free. It's really hard to figure out all the sources of gluten in your life and eliminate them. We're talking wooden spoons, toaster, collenders, dog food, all your makeup...
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    No experience with this drug, but if it makes you feel sick, I wouldn't take it. Maybe talk to your pharmacist about stopping and if you're supposed to wean yourself off it if you don't want to talk to your doc. I'm also going to echo your statement that if you're scared to tell your doc about this, you need to put finding a new doc at the top of your To...
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    Congrats to your daughter on getting into such a great school! That's quite an achievement. That said, I know nothing about 504 plans Hopefully someone who knows something about them will reply soon.
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    If you know the parents, it might be worth it to ask them about meal times before babysitting. My parents used to go to the theater once a month when I was a kid. They would always feed me before the sitter came over. If the kids are going to eat while you're there, could you talk to the parents about you making something gluten-free? Or you might even...
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    I also enjoy it more. Before I used to make very plain, quick meals. Now I am much more creative with my food and want to spend more time cooking. I also love the challenge of making super good food. I even have dinner parties 2-3 times a year, plus I make dinner for a friend or two more frequently. I love to bake, and I love the satisfaction of making...
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    My favorite cookbook is "The Gluten Free Gourmet". I haven't found a bad recipe in it! I'd also recommend you check out the local library. It's likely they have some gluten free cookbooks so you can at least check out some of the recipes before buying. If you like the recipes, it's a lot cheaper to make copies or write them out rather than buying the...
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    I believe that gluten intolerance is a spectrum. You start out intolerant and do more and more damage until you finally reach full-blown celiac. You will spare your daughter from a lifetime of health problems with you commit to going gluten-free now. You don't want her to get to the celiac stage - by that time she'll be very very sick and that can't be...
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    Good point! Let's look at the big picture here, folks!
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    I would eat before you go. Or bring your own food. Or stop going. Or start doing events that don't involve food. I wish I could give you better advise, but it sounds like these are people who aren't making any effort to understand and trying to educate them is just going to be one frustration after another. It's not worth the extra stress in your...
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