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    To be honest, sometimes it's just easier to bring my own food. Sometimes I'm not in the mood to supervise cooking, ask a ton of questions, etc. I'm very comfortable around some of my friends and will eat what they cook, but they know the rules about no dipping crackers in the dips, etc. When I'm around people who I don't hang out with much, it's a ton...
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    I've always gotten my mattress and pillow dust covers from National Allergy Supply: Open Original Shared Link If he has lots of stuffed animals you can put them in the freezer for a few hours to kill the dust mites, too. It's easier than trying to wash them regularly in hot water. The HEPA air purifier is a great idea. My brother has one. He even...
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    ARCHIVED Corn Chips

    kbtoyssni replied to hathor's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I'd guess that it was general CC from lots of people and lots of gluten. I don't eat food at parties for this reason unless I've taken it straight from the bag. And especially with your other intolerances, you have to be absolutely 100% sure of the ingredients before eating.
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    It depends on the person, but some people get variable symptoms. I feel slightly differently every time I get glutened so it's hard to track my reactions. Some people also can't tell the difference between a gluten reaction and a reaction to another food they're intolerant to, so if you accidentally ingested the other food, you might think it's gluten....
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    If your wife is baking with wheat flour, that has an extremely high probablity of contaminating something. Flour gets in the air and settles on surfaces and it's nearly impossible to clean it up 100%. Maybe you could consider making all gluten-free cookies? I eat Lays all the time. I *think* this is one of the brands that people have had trouble...
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    I started out having mild symptoms. So mild that I didn't realize they were symptoms. I lived like that for probably eight years until I got REALLY sick. You may be lucky that you got your diagnosis before things got really bad for your daughter. I also found that when I went gluten-free, a lot of my symptoms that I didn't even realize were symptoms went...
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    Yep, you'll probably test negative. Don't feel you have to go back on gluten for traditional medical testing. Dietary response is a perfectly reasonable method of diagnosis. Benefits of a traditional medical diagnosis would be for some people it's easier to stay on the diet if you have "proof". Or to convince family members if they're skeptical. It could...
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    I don't think you need to worry about veggie contamination. As for the separate utensils, I wouldn't worry about knives and forks too much. I would worry about sharing sponges, though - I'd get separate ones. And maybe hand towels, too, if there's lots of gluten-eaters around. I'm sure you've read about this stuff already, but separate wooden spoons...
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    Unfortunately, there probably isn't a lot you can do now that she's glutened. Most of us just have to ride it out, and I think everyone has some comfort foods or techniques to make them feel better. Mine is sleeping a lot. And eating way too much cheese and milk. I'm not sure a hospital could do much, either, unless she's getting dehydrated. You really...
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    Woah, I never would have thought to ask about that. Thanks for sharing.
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    Not much to add, but I did want to say some sprinkles have gluten. I had to throw mine out when I went gluten-free. Can't remember the brand, but it was a pretty common one, but it did say wheat right on the label so it was easy to pick out. Ice cream: most ice creams are gluten-free. Obviously ones like cookie dough aren't, but I've never seen an ice...
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    Taco Bell is terrible for gluten-free people. Not sure about Arby's meat, but most fast food makes me very nervous. Sometimes I get a milk shake. There's enough calories in them to keep me going, even though it is all sugar so not the best. Sometimes I bring some pasta and put it in a cup of hot water. It will pretty much cook after five minutes or so...
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    Maybe you could compare the labels of the two types of bread for things like vitamins. Not sure how you'd compare the benefits of things like whole grain vs not, though. I add ground flax seed to a lot of stuff. You could try that in place of wheat germ.
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    I use corn chips in place of crackers a lot, too. I like chips and cheese, chips and egg salad, chips and salsa, chips and taco meat with salad. My mum used to do the hotdogs in a thermos of boiling water, too, and they were great! How about cold pasta? I really like cold spaghetti or cold spaghetti pie (put cooked noodles and sauce with cheese...
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    I hate to drag up such an old thread, but I wanted to add my experience with Don Pablo's today. I wanted the chicken taco salad using corn chips. They cook their chicken with soy sauce (yikes, really? soy sauce isn't even mexican!), and they add flour to the shredded cheese to keep it from sticking. They can prepare both without the soy sauce and flour...
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    I agree with Hathor. You probably have relatives who have the genes and the disease either hasn't been triggered yet or isn't bad enough to show up on a blood test yet.
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    I wouldn't keep going to the doctor if what they're doing for you isn't helping. It's a waste of your time, money, and health. I might go in one more time, insist they test for DH, and walk out if they won't. You're obviously pretty convinced it's DH, so why keeping postponing your health?
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    1. Should I avoid dairy for a little while? Dairy (lactose) is digested by the tips of your villi so if you have a lot of villi damage it may be difficult to digest until you heal. It's really up to you, but it can't hurt. 2. Is soy okay or not okay? I've heard conflicting info on that. Soy is ok unless you have a soy intolerance. I would give it...
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    The Crisper fries are not on Ore Ida's gluten-free list: Open Original Shared Link I have no idea what the packaging says. I do eat Ore Ida's other gluten-free fries with no problems.
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    Ditto what everyone else said - if you eat even a little bit of gluten, you won't ever heal. There's no point in not going fully gluten-free because you're still going to have all the medical issues associated with eating gluten. And not everyone has worse symptoms after going gluten-free. My symptoms are much less after two years gluten-free.
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    I didn't realize there were other probiotics than acidophilis. Do you mind explaining more about other types of probiotics?
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    I would guess it's from the non-gluten-free pasta. Maybe you should start buying only gluten-free pasta to avoid the possibility of CC.
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    I guess there's two issues here. This first is, do you have celiac? If so, I would absolutely go gluten-free for the health of the baby. Testing is going to be difficult with you being mostly gluten-free, but the fact that you can't go more than 3-4 days without gluten sounds almost like a celiac addiction to me. The other issue is whether you eating...
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    I would disagree with you! I love uptown, and I'm not a fan of northeast at all
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    If you've been gluten-free for a while, eating four pieces of bread the day before a scope isn't going to get you a positive result. I've read different thoughts on how much gluten you have to eat to get a positive test, but most say 4 servings a day for at least 3-6 months to even hope to get a positive. Since you've been gluten-free for nine months, I...
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