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    Awesome! And it's great that he asked about her whole medical history. That's how things should be. If one of my rheumtologists had asked questions other than specifically about the joint pain, maybe they would have figured out that the pain wasn't a joint issue or arthritis, but a food intolerance. I'm glad you got a diagnosis , and it's not something...
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    Welcome back!
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    Your stress level will probably be much lower if you have a completely gluten-free house. It's possible to still have gluten around, but it's much harder. Most things are no big deal - no one will care too much if you only buy gluten-free brands of condiments or buy corn tortillas instead of wheat. It gets a little tricker when you get to bread and crackers...
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    My biggest question for you is: what if the scope comes back negative? This is a very real possibility because your daughter is still young and hasn't had much time to damage her intestines and she's been gluten-free for a week now. Will you keep her gluten-free? If so, there's probably no reason to have a scope. It seems like you've seen some positive...
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    Yes, CC is serious, but if you give it a few months it won't be that hard to deal with. You'll learn quickly. As for food that are made in facilities with wheat - it depends on the brand. Some are ok, some are not. Try searching for the product you want on here. I'm sure there's a thread about it. Your girlfriend can continue to eat gluten, but you...
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    Bob's has two facilities: a gluten-free one and a non-gluten-free one. If a package says gluten-free, it is made in their gluten-free facility. Their soy flour is not made in the gluten-free facility so it does not say gluten-free because there would be a possibility of CC.
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    I don't have this problem, but maybe you're using soap that contains gluten? It might be irritating your skin. Or maybe you're just using really hot water that's drying out your skin in the winter months.
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    I think it really depends on the brand.
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    I don't think of this as a diet in the common usage of the term, either. I think if it as my life. If I want to live to my 30th birthday, I don't eat gluten. On a weight-loss diet, the consequences of eating something you shouldn't aren't too severe - maybe you don't lose a pound that week, but no biggie. With celiac, you eat something you shouldn't...
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    You could try selling the newer pots if you decide to get rid of them. At least you'd get something for them that way. I didn't bother getting a new whisk. I've got a metal one so it's easy to clean.
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    As long as you put your bread on a plate before putting it in the toaster oven, you'd probably be ok sharing. Just watch out for gluten crumbs that get on the top of the inside of the oven from gluten bread bumping it as it's taking out. You could also try toaster bags: Open Original Shared Link Then you could put your bread in a regular toaster.
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    Since you're living in a new home, I'd suspect something like chemicals - the chemicals in the carpet, paint, etc. A slight possibility of mold. Or maybe something weird with the electrical wiring. I've read some stuff about electrical emissions on the human body. Dimmer switches emit a lot, if you have electronics like you clock too close to your head...
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    I was reading some book that I can't remember the name of right now, but they showed statistics on the dental health of people living in remote areas of Alaska. As soon as soda and other vending machines were introduced, the rate of cavities skyrocketed. There aren't many dentists up there - they were hardly necessary pre-soda - but now dental problems...
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    I know Red Robin margaritas are ok. In general, margaritas are fine, although I still ask on ingredients. I did find one place that added beer so now servers always look at me funny when I ask if there's beer in the margaritas!
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    I completely agree with Ursa. It's just not worth it to me to use personal care products with gluten, especially hand lotion. You put it on, touch everything in your house, now you've got gluten all over the place, you wash your hands, accidentally touch something you've touched pre-handwashing, eat your lunch and you get glutened. To me it's just too...
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    There's some great research about this in the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel". The book is super long, but the sections on agriculture are really interesting if you want to know about the origins of wheat production. There's some graphs showing the rate of osteoporosis versus the amount of cow's milk consumed for different countries. And guess what? As...
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    Here's some info on the nutritional value of wheat flour: Open Original Shared Link It's mostly carbs with a small amount of calcium and potassium. Note that the amount of potassium is 66mg for a half cup of flour (that's maybe 2 slices of bread?) versus 290mg in a banana so it's not like you're missing out on much in the vitamin department.
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    Welcome! There is a huge learning curve to this diet, and the list of foods you can't eat is extremely overwhelming at first. But keep reading this board and keep reading labels, and in a few months you'll be a pro. Eating out can also be tricky until you get the hang of it. Try mexican (substituting corn tortillas) or thai (with rice noodles). American...
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    You need to be more careful. Let's say you put some dirt crumbs on your hands and then just brushed them off. Would your hands be clean? No. You're pretty new to gluten-free, so gluten-lite will make probably you feel great for a while. But eventually your body will start to get sick again. Or you may be one of those lucky people who doesn't have...
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    Wanted to say congrats! That baby's a cute one. And he was born on my birthday, so that's got to be a good sign .
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    My GP is Ronda Stellar at the Shoreview Medical Clinic. I know she also goes to a clinic in Silver Lake. I moved here a little under two years ago, and I expected a big fight about celiac and the fact that I'm self-diagnosed. But it turned out she actually knew what celiac was and didn't bat an eye at the self-diagnosis. She's been to conferences about...
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    I think it's become a subconscious thing to always be on the lookout for gluten. I just do it naturally. I don't do it at home, though. I live alone and my house is 100% gluten-free so I don't need to think about it then.
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    I had this exact same thought the other day! I went to Taco Bell with a friend for lunch (I just got a soda) and all of a sudden realized that there's probably gluten all over the cash register. And the napkin dispenser. I took one napkin out, left it on the counter, and took the second, hopefully un-CCed one for myself.
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    I'm celiac and allergic to peanuts. I'm not anaphylactic so that makes things a bit easier, but I do somewhat understand the difficulty. I was at a party the other night and all the stuff that didn't have gluten had peanuts! Seriously, what are the odds? Usually my friends are really good at having something I can eat, but that night it was like everyone...
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    Mine didn't. I have HealthPartners (in Minnesota). I spent a good amount of time trying to explain why an allergist would not be able to help me to the lady on the phone (this is after calling several allergists in the area and having none of them have a clue what I was talking about when I said food intolerance) so I gave up. I was just getting casein...
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