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    Yes - this is the only bread I've made that tastes like bread to me. It is out of this world great! I pay $10 for the bag but get it locally and that makes two loafs so I don't think it's that bad, as far as gluten free prices go anyway. I'm going to make the pie crust as soon as we get some cooler weather here. Need to practice for my famous pecan pies I...
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    As I've said on other such post - after getting all the gluten out of my system, I now react to Cheetos. The man. told me that they are process on their wheat based lines so cc could occur. But Fritos do not cause me to react so I now am pretty sure it's the monosodiumglutamate in the Cheetos that is the culprit. As fas as I know, MSG is gluten free. Now...
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    Over the weekend we were in Sevierville TN for a family reunion. It was DH's family and surprisingly no one acted as if the gluten free diet was horrible or sad or depressing and someone even brought a bag of caramel candy marked gluten free but I didn't know until after they and the candy left since we had our own gluten free (mostly) cabin with in-laws...
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    Oh turtle - thank you! My 5yo neice is being tested for Celiac soon. I hope of course she doesn't have it but if she does, there is another kid in her class that has it too so she won't be alone.
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    I too find the using the word allergic works much better, even if it's not really true. I know many with Celiac that had great trips to Vegas (not on this board) and most of them use the word allergice to get the attn. needed. However, beware that even using that word is not a surefire way to get safe food. I was recently at a hoity toity place for a business...
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    If I ever start feeling bad that I have Celiac (which rarely happens now that I've settled into my new life comfortably) I just remind myself that I could have been born in a country that won't allow me to vote or drive or wear whatever I want in public. Then I see how silly it is to whine about something like living a gluten free lifestyle. But I did let...
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    David Letterman had shingles and the complication from it called postherpetic that I had in 2004 as well. Who knows, an infection that serious could easily trigger the Celiac gene so he could have it or not. I just know people with autoimmune diseases are at much more risk to get shingles than the average population.
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    Finally I got to try this place for lunch and oh my.....it was without question the best gluten-free lunch I've had in town post dx. I could not get over how good it was. Only 2 of about 12 sauces are gluten free - pesto and sweet/sour. I had the pesto along with rice, many fresh veggies and chicken. If you have allergies, you put an allergy stick in your...
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    Oh that looks like a good line too Ursula - thanks! I have never heard of that line of products. Like always, this is the best place to come for help with any given situation! Have a good night everyone. Gotta run check out a recliner a neighbor is giving away. DH can't imagine taking someone else's used furniture but it's for the workout/music room which...
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    Carla - yes that's the book. After going off the pill it saved my life. I use all natural remedies and so far, so good. Mother took hormones for year and still suffered for over 15 years with hot flashes and night sweats starting around 40. My pcp agrees with the books suggestions so I was glad she didn't tell me it was bunk or esle I'd have to find yet another...
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    Okay I went to the simple green website and called the 800#. Some of their products are in Atlanta Home Depots and Lowe's stores. They do not make dryer sheets. They seem to have a fairly large line of stuff so I'll post back what I try and how it works. I know once I saw on Today or some morning show that Windex has so many toxic chemicals in it that young...
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    Oh thanks for all the tips and I'm glad I'm not the only person with such an aversion to this stuff. I forgot about Simple Green and I think I saw it somewhere around town. I'm going to my new Whole Foods tomorrow on opening day and I'm going to see what they offer for natural cleaning items and look for the Meyer's dryer sheets. I'm with you abc on the...
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    I am highly sensitive to fragrances, so much so that if you bathe in your perfume and sit anywhere near me in a movie theatre, I have to get up and move to another seat. Wee use Snuggle fabric sheets but now the new and improved ones are so strong that I have to return them as walking by the laundry room makes me nauseous and the box is not even open. Where...
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    If I could talk my DH into it, I'd tack on some extra time to our trade show trip to Orlando in Jan. just to try this pizza - lol! However I think Deerfield beach is quite a trek from Orlando so I doubt it's doable. I just wondered if anyone tried it so Iguess of those on this site anyway, no one has. Deerfield beach is just above Boca Raton (I think). I...
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    I ate at the location in Orlando in Jan., a week before my biopsy so I was eating gluten. The food was wonderful and I knew they had gluten-free options that the servers had on their pda's. Well our location finally opened near Perimeter Mall in Atlanta two weeks ago. We went last night and even though their pds system was down, I was able to order with the...
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    Unless there is a boycott of their products that takes real money out of their pockets, they are not likely to care what anyone who can't eat gluten thinks. This is not good news for us, but true none the less. Same thing is true with all the biggest companies. I do think Kraft wants everyone's business and therefore, at least labels their products so we...
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    That is exactly what my old dentist did and it worked fine and I'm not about to have another root canal right now (had one last month). Looks like I may end up with yet another new dentist soon....have to wait until Jan. as I have no time to start over now. My old dentist did not push a lot of uneeded work on us and now this one seems to be doing just that...
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    There is a place in Deerfield Beach, FL called Pizza Fusion. I think they make both reg. and gluten-free pizzas but their company focuses on natural, organic ingredients for a healthy pizza. They make deliveries only in hybrid cars. Pretty cool I think! Has anyone heard of/tried this place? Their website is www.Lame Advertisement. They were listed on another...
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    Sorry I can't help but I can tell you that when I presented with a mystery rash over five years ago, the doc didn't do the biopsy right. They called and gave me the name (chronic dermatitus something) and gave me a steriod cream. The cream helped but of course did not make the rash go away. Fast forward to 8 months ago when I started the gluten-free diet...
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    I am 43 and it took a small battle between my GI and insurance company to cover my bone density scan. My regular doctor said (knows nothing of Celiac but what I tell her) told me they'd never cover that test on someone my age. They did and I didn't even have a co-pay for it. Get the test now, then you'll have a baseline to refer to later. I have Ostopenia...
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    Thanks for posting the article gf4life. Can you tell me what you like from Trader Joes? There is one opening here soon (or it already did) and I'd like to know what they have that's really good in terms of gluten free items like various mixes and such.
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    I'm with Lynne on this one but in fairness my DH told me to stop telling everyone I miss KK doughnuts since I ate about 1 per year and he thinks it's silly to say I miss 1 doughnut a year......guess he's right. But there is something I had at least three times a year that I miss - Captain D's fish-n-chips meal. It must be one of the worst things on the...
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    For many reasons I have a new dentist and though I was not happy my root canal took more than one trip, all and all I like this guy better than that last. As I had this small cut/cavity in the top of my upper tooth (#14) he said he could just put some type of filling material on it and not drill and I say fine. He did that yesterday and it did not help at...
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    I had anemia just over a year before my dx but I too was surprised that my biospy showed so much damage and I didn't have the GI symptoms except for very occasional bloating or a stomach ache that coule be explained by a spicey Mexican dinner or so I thought - lol! I can say that after almost 8 months, living gluten free really is just second nature to...
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    Mouse - I can't beleive you went to Choct. high school! We played them in b'ball conferences. I went to Port St. Joe High. It really is a small world. Oh and you would not believe Destin now. There is one property that I think has 5000+ hotel rooms. It's like a little city in itself. It's not the charming place you remember, in my opinion. And the outlet...
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