LauraTX

There are a ton of threads discussing the possibility of CC at Chipotle.  Any time you eat out there is a level of risk, and I like being able to see what they are doing with my own eyes at Chipotle. Imagine all the things you stop them from doing (one time the guy was putting on new gloves and his glove hit the flour tortillas) that they aren't stopped from doing at other places.  Generally they plop everything onto the burritos, and the rice always goes on first.  Then everything else is plopped on top of the rice, so if you want them to get you some rice from the back and that makes you more comfortable, then go for it.

Also, I am astonished at the number of people who are gluten-free and eat at taco bell.  No way for me, would rather starve.

I am just going to throw out the short quick answer here:  No, you cannot eat sourdough made with wheat flour if you have celiac disease.  You are correct that the sourdough cultures don't feed on the gluten. 

Hi Simon, Welcome to the forum. 

This thread you are replying to is ten years old.  Any information has probably changed since then, so please be aware of that, and also the people from the original discussion may not be around any more.  It is a good idea, especially when using the search function to look up specific things, to take note of the date.

I wish I was in Australia, though, because those patties look tasty

My celiac friend posted on facebook today that in the aldi mailer she got, it had a page full of gluten-free stuff.   It is their own brand, says limited time only so limited quantities.

I watched an episode on Americas Test Kitchen this past weekend and they made a wild rice and mushroom soup.  I think you have to register to get recipes on their site but it should be a pretty easy to find recipe in other places.

Ha!  I bought a bigger purse for my snacks, too!

Ooh, what kind is it?  (Corn, Corn/Rice, Brown Rice?)  

I used vanilla bean that I purchased through a natural food coop.  Nothing is added just an inch or two of the bean tossed into a grinder.  The smell is delicious in your pantry.

 

Dee

Ah yes, if you have access to it and want to impress someone with a dessert, whole vanilla beans are the way to go.  I haven't come across a vanilla that contained gluten, but I only buy real vanilla so I haven't looked at any of the artificial extracts.  I usually buy the one on sale out of a few good quality brands.

Perhaps my next project should be vanilla bean ice cream.  I am going to ruin myself with my culinary successes.

One would think that the activity of the antibodies would probably differ with some people's being over the top in their response.  Maybe this will come out of future research, because Celiac research really has a long way to go still.

Living without just announced they are changing their name to Living Without's Gluten free and more.  On the post I saw they said it was because you don't have to go without as much these days compared to the gluten-free stone ages just a few years ago.  

I really haven't tried any magazines, but have thought about subbing to them and gluten-free living.  I think I have gotten sample copies of one or the other at expos and in sample boxes.  I tend to bookmark every good gluten-free and cooking blog I come across, and I keep up with a few regularly.  When I have a bored night I will go read what is new on them all.  I like the ones with original content and minimal marketing posts the best.  My favorite non-gluten-free food blog is Open Original Shared Link  because it is very similar to my cooking tastes and needs.  Lately my favorite gluten-free blog has been gluten dude, but not many recipes there.

Like squirming said, you'll have to ride these symptoms out.  Being on your head complicates what you can put on it to soothe it.  However, unless you have had a proven contact allergy to wheat, it is unlikely that the possible gluten in the shampoo was the cause.  There are many things in body products that can cause topical reactions, and being mother and daughter it is very reasonable that you two would react to the same things.  Before you peg it on gluten, take a good look at the ingredients list and see what is on there that is not in any other products you use without reaction.  

(Just throwing in here I don't recall/havent looked up your health history in your posts so there may be something I addressed here that you have already addressed.)

I react to a ton of things in personal care/body products and have to be extremely careful about trying new products and changes to my currently used products..  Strong fragrances in general irritate my skin, and I have unfortunately triple and quadruple verified my topical allergies to cocoa butter and shea butter.  Cheer and Gain detergents used on your britches and discovering you are allergic to something in them is unpleasant as well, haha.

If you haven't already done so, do a wash of everything on your beds and all that comes in contact with the affected areas like brushes and shower caps.  And if you aren't sure about a product you can put some in a test spot- I usually do my upper arm or my neck depending on what I am wearing so it won't rub off.  Much better to get a rash in a tiny spot than your whole head, I feel your pain of getting a whole head reaction..

The general rule for substituting flour blends is, if your blend already contains a gum, don't add it.  If your blend does not contain a gum, it will always need it added.  Pamelas uses guar gum in their blend, so you will want to omit the xanthan gum in the recipe.

There probably are some doctors that would give a diagnosis if say, a person was already gluten-free with a good record of previous symptoms, and can't tolerate what a gluten challenge does to them, and can't get a biopsy and gluten eating bloodwork.  I would speculate some would be comfortable with that and many would not.  Severe symptoms that correlate with Celiac and a positive bloodtest are one of those things where it is highly likely and not technically proven to the extent of what is medically available.  Worth trying for if you are wanting to get a diagnosis on paper.  

Overrated? No. Overpriced? Maybe.

They are expensive, but the portions are enormous, and they do take gluten-free seriously. A small fries is enough for the two of us to share and be filled.

I do think the one time I went there pre-celiac days, I may have had a bad lot (and didn't know 2 small fries would feed a large family, lol).   There are a ton of good burger places around here but of course most of those I can't eat at now.  May be time for me to give them another try.  I bring dinner to my husband at work quite a bit, and there is one next to the chipotle I always go to, and it isn't nearly as busy at dinner as it is at lunch time.  I can bring a gluten-free bun and slap it on there in the car... haha!

For thriftiness sake, I usually use white corn tortillas in the place of something a gluten eater would use a flour tortilla in, like soft tacos or burritos.  White corn tastes less corn-y than yellow.  I like Rudi's gluten-free fiesta tortillas, but because they are about a dollar apeice, I only use them for quesadillas.   Yellow corn tortillas are good for use inside things like enchiladas or casseroles, and I will bake them into taco shells to save on fat.

As for the non-gmo part, I have seen organic corn tortillas, but it may take some looking.  Bob's red mill has non gmo masa harina.

Qdoba is very similar to chipotle and also good.  Chips are fried in shared oil.  They have queso!  (mmmm queso) The one near me has wonderful employees who are great once you say gluten.

Chipotle, Wendys baked potato (ask for it wrapped) and chili and a frosty, but I get sick of wendys because I am always stuck eating there on road trips.

Chik fil a is awesome.  I usually get the grilled nuggets and a side salad, when I feel naughty I get fries.  Also great workers at the one near me.  Ice cream in a cup if I am feeling like being fat that day.

I just took a look at taco bells gluten-free menu, and it looks like a lot of their breakfast stuff like the meat and eggs may be doable.  But I think I would rather starve than go that route.

Five guys can be doable as well, but I haven't tried it, I think they are overrated.

Labcorp would be a great way to go.  I am one of their best customers, albeit unwillingly.  Labcorp and Quest diagnostics are the two giants of the medical lab world.

Yep, like mamaw said, time to change doctors.  Depending on how heavily you were brushed off, you can go back and say you want to be tested for celiac and see if they will do it this time, but I recommend seeing a different doctor.  Another thing you can do is to ask your primary care doctor to run celiac testing on you just to be sure before you go about finding another dermatologist or a GI doctor.  Do note that you need to be eating gluten for the blood tests to be accurate, so if you are thinking about going gluten-free don't do so until your testing is completely done.  If preliminary tests show a positive and you go see a GI doctor, don't go gluten-free until after an endoscopy is done, if applicable.  Feel free to read around the forum here and ask any further questions.

Unfortunately you will have to get another brand of canola oil.  However, before you put more money into what you are doing, like Karen said, the girls still may not be able to eat them if they are made in your kitchen and on/with implements that have already come into contact with gluten.  If you have a gluten free bakery in your local area, you may be able to pick them up something there.  If you get them each a fancy cupcake and everyone else gets a smaller cookie they won't feel bad, and that way you can guarantee it is safe for them to eat.  Some grocery stores also have gluten-free baked goods in the frozen section- you can see if they have anything and then also buy the gluten filled counterpart for the rest of the team so they aren't having anything incredibly different.

If you know the girls well enough, it is also fun to have a baking party, but do it at their house where everything is gluten-free and they can know it is safe.  Feel free to ask us any more questions!  I think it is great you are trying to include everyone.

Punch without crazy things added to it is probably fine.  But, that isn't 100% confidence level.  With the severity of your reactions, I think you did the right thing.   I would be worried about CC from people having just picked up cookies, etc and it all being handled around the same area.  When in doubt, leave it out.  If the punch bowl was on its own clean table and looked like just juice with no crazy fruit jello or gross sorbet stuff added to it, I would have some.

Low key weddings are the best.  Glad you didn't feel weird with your own snacks.

What is OCD friendly? Sorry I am not a native speaker of English and not very good with acronyms...

OCD is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  Although the toaster bags separate the surfaces of the toasted item and the contaminated toaster, it is too close for comfort and makes me uneasy.  It just doesn't meet my ridiculous standard for cleanliness.

I think we are all just being messed with here.  Our replies are substantial enough so anyone reading it in the future understands what the truth is on a celiac consuming gluten.  I am going to stop feeding the troll now.

I would say just buy the smallest cheapest one you can find at your local megamart.  That way if it gets bumped around in the road trip and broken it is no big deal.  I personally am not a fan of toaster bags... not OCD friendly enough for me.  However they do have some applications where they would be better than nothing, especially if you can't bring a toaster with you.

Great tip! My food will be purchased in England. Will not bring in fresh fruit. Just prepackaged stuff.

I'm a tad jealous!    Good thing is they should have some great unique gluten-free food there!