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    I was at one restaurant who added beer to their homemade margaritas!!! Now I get strange looks from bartenders when I ask whether there's beer in their margarita because it's a common thing at all. There is one type of Bloody Mary mix that's gluten-free. Can't remember the name right now because I've never seen it in stores. I make my own from plain...
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    Please don't pick the breading off the chicken! There's no way you can get all the gluten off. Even if you don't feel sick, you are damaging your intestines. It will sound like you're obsessing over what has gluten and what doesn't for the first few weeks. It takes a lot of research to get the hang of the diet! For now, I'd just bring your own safe...
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    My first thought was "well, that's a good attitude to have. it really is no big deal". If you have a positive attitude and a good support system I don't think it is too difficult once you learn the diet. If your doctor meant that she ONLY had to give up bread and pasta, then maybe we've got someone who hasn't looked into what gluten is actually in or read...
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    I think it's most likely to be a vitamin deficiency or dehydration, but you might also want to consider stretching and what you're doing with your toes. I used to get really bad foot cramps from pointing my feet incorrectly in ballet and gymnastics. Haven't had a problem since I changed the way I point my foot!
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    I think of it as a negative blood test means you don't have as much damage and antibodies to gluten yet to get a positive. This is not a bad thing. Why wait for your body to have more damage just to get a positive test when you can start healing now?
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    Vaseline Intensive Care has recently come out with an SPF 15 body lotion that's gluten-free. I've been using that for the extra sun protection.
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    Another possible source is french fries or anything fried at restaurants. If they put your naturally gluten-free fries into oil that's used for breaded product, then you're contaminated. I pretty much avoid anything fried when I'm eating out.
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    If the dog food has gluten in it, it can get tracked around the house and you accidentally touch it. Or the dogs can lick you and gluten you. It's just one more small risk of contamination. There are many brands of dog food that are gluten-free - do a seach and you'll find some. I don't have a dog, so I don't know of any off the top.
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    They also have seated MRI machines, too. You sit there and there's a wall on either side of you, but it stops even with the front of your body so you can see out and aren't in an enclosed space. They're not very common yet, but you could ask about it.
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    I've heard of some parents trading for money, too. Like a quarter for each piece of non-gluten-free candy. If I were a kid, I would totally have taken the money. I guess it depends on what motivates your kid! We weren't allowed to eat any candy while trick-or-treating. That night we'd spend hours sorting and trading, but not eating any. After dinner...
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    The Activia commercial bugs me, too! Actually any commercial that makes medical claims without evidence or the full story. There are so many things that can cause digestive issues so it's not like Activia's going to help them all, and most people don't do enough research to realize this or try other things. I'm from Wisconsin and never saw the happy...
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    I thought it was because lactose is digested by the tips of you villi. If the villi are damaged from celiac, you could have trouble digesting lactose until you heal. I don't think you cause damage by eating lactose, you'll just feel yucky.
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    Red Robin has gluten-free fries. And I make Ore Ida brand fries at home. It's been so long since I've had McDonalds that I can't remember how the fries taste, but Ore Ida is delicious to me!
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    Really? I could have sworn they were. Did this change recently?
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    Nice job explaining why she doesn't want to be sick like you. I think people don't realize that this more than "oh, I got the flu and couldn't eat for three days and lost five pounds." It might be because most people didn't see how sick we were for so long. I used to stay in when I was very sick and tried to put on a happy face when I was just a little...
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    The fridges with the built-in ice makers in the front door help with this. Not that you're going to buy a new fridge right now, but if you eventually need to get one it's something to consider.
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    When I lived at home, the house was 99% gluten-free (two of use were gluten-free, the other two weren't). We bought naturally gluten-free foods and cooked one naturally gluten-free meal. We did have a few packaged gluten products around like crackers that my dad ate occasionally, but he was very careful about contamination. He had one counter he used for...
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    That's what I do, too! Although I do it for environmental reasons. This way I'm not throwing away wipes all the time. I always do this for picnics because it's hard to wash juice off my hands when I'm in the middle of nowhere.
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    I guess there's two ways to add food back in: in the order that's most likely to make you sick (so milk first) or the order that's least likely to make you sick! It might be easier on the body and on you to add them in the least likely order. If you add rice back, it's unlikely that's the problem so it's not like you'd have a week or two of "recovering...
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    I could see an official diagnosis being helpful if friends and family are doubtful of self-diagnosis. It can also sometimes help children with schools - some schools insist on an official diagnosis and a self-diagnosed child might have trouble getting a doctor's note depending on the doctor. It could also help if you're the type of person who needs medical...
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    ARCHIVED Diagnosed Myself

    kbtoyssni replied to Nanjkay's topic in Doctors

    I also use FloraJen probiotics. There's a whole list on the back of the bottle of stuff they don't contain so they're good for people with allergies. There isn't much a GI can do for you. They might want to do further testing, but you have to be eating gluten for testing to be accurate. If you've already decided to go gluten-free (which is very reasonable...
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    Here's one of the first threads on the new labeling laws: Open Original Shared Link If you search for "codex" you'll find plenty of threads in which people voice their concerns over the new law.
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    Giving her her own cookbook is a great idea for an 18th birthday or high school graduation! Luckily there are colleges out there that can accommodate a gluten-free diet. It's definitely something to look into when choosing a college. I'd also recommend the 504 plan so that legally they have to accommodate you.
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    While I agree that not eating wheat and sugar will help people who have been diagnosed with many different illnesses, the Girl Scouts selling or not selling cookies isn't going change a thing. People are going to eat products with wheat and sugar whether it's GS cookies or something else they get at a grocery store. With all the recent research about...
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    I don't know for sure, but going gluten-free at this point is really, really going to decrease your chances of getting cancer int he future. You might have a slightly higher risk than the general population, but the average length of time it takes to diagnose celiac is 11 years so I'm thinking you're doing better than most of us I wish I could give you...
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