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Theoretically, yes.  Realistically, probably not.  Things like that are like being afraid of getting hit by a meteor.  It is totally out of your control so you can't dwell on it. Plus, flies carry more gross things than gluten  But I do understand that in certain areas you just can't avoid them!

My husband gets terrible looking armpits with the wrong deoderant.  It also looks like a big ring.  I think it manifests that way because that is the part that naturally is rubbing on each other when you move your arms, so it exacerbates it.  Sometimes it isn't the fragrance, it could be another ingredient.  That plus the constant friction can equal a long term problem.  

Like kareng said, you have not given anything that would indicate to me it is caused by gluten.  DH could probably manifest on armpits, but I don't think that is what you have.  However, if you feel better not eating gluten, continue to do that and listen to your body.  But like they were telling you in the other thread, do find yourself a doctor and get medically evaluated as soon as you can.

Not all celiacs have stomach problems.

Yep.  My only outward symptom was anemia until my my gallbladder problems lead to them accidentally discovering the celiac.  Some of us call that a "silent celiac."  I never had the classic symptoms of the... gut issues... and according to my doctor it is almost a myth that all celiacs are symptomatic like that.  I have autoimmune and immune issues as well.  Lupus, Fibromyalgia, and I also lack part of my immune system which they call Common Variable Immunodeficiency. (There is way more detail I could go into but Ill leave it at that)  All these were diagnosed around the same time, and I treat them all together as a bunch, each problem is a piece of my overall health foundation.

This is a recipe I have been using for a while.  Who needs a mix packet when you are like me and eat tacos/taco meat often enough to make your own and save money and control the ingredients.  It is written for a lower heat level(since I put hot sauce on my tacos) and lower salt.  I Love Tacos!

I made a big batch of this, bought 12 8oz. canning jars, and filled them up (had a little leftover for me) and decorated them for budget-friendly Christmas Gifts.  I think my family is going to really like them. I used mostly Tones spices from sams club, and I discovered that the 20 oz. chili powder is 4 and a half cups.  A Standard mccormick spice bottle is 1/2 cup.  If that helps anyone   Overall I spent about 50 dollars on 12 gifts, not too bad!  If I had made a double recipe of this, the cost per jar would have been cheaper as I had a good bit of spices left over, but I will use them up.

I'll do that! I've been using that recipe for a long time, I pull out individual spices each time and measure them all out into a cup before I get started.  Ive been wanting to at least make myself a batch for personal use, was able to save a little for me  There is a blog called 101 cooking for two, and that guy makes his own spice blends.  And I cook for two so his stuff is helpful  

I DO need to find a celiac to cook for that will appreciate my cooking more!  LOL

You really do not have to sear big roasts before they go in the crock pot.  I feel like it is too much of a pain in the rear. I do not know how to cook elk but I have thickened gravy with rice flour before.  Just make a roux with equal parts rice flour and fat.  

A lot of baked goods are okay when frozen and re-thawed.  Just freeze things individually and then dump cookies/muffins in a ziploc, cakes and breads wrap in plastic wrap.  Anything iced I would leave the icing off if you can, if you cant, then freeze it really well before wrapping or stacking.  Here is a good overview I found:

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I like to freeze cookies and brownies individually, then put them in baggies or plastic wrap so I can take them out one at a time.  They never do last long, though, even in the freezer

I am going on a car trip soon to my inlaws house.   They understand what I cant eat, just not what I can eat, if that makes sense.  For breakfast I am going to bring cereal and instant gluten-free oatmeal packets.  I'm bringing plenty of snack bars, other snacks for the car ride, and my toaster and george foreman grill.  I know their grocery store will have gluten-free sandwich supplies and I figured I can survive on that, plus also pick up some chicken breasts and frozen steam-in-bag broccoli so I can make my own thing separate from everything else when nothing in their meal is gluten-free.  So, if you don't mind eating sandwiches for lunch every day, I would bring your toaster (unless you have a bread that is good enough to eat at room temp) and maybe check out what grocery store is near your brothers house to see what you can get there and need to bring.  

And as for pots and pans, I would say maybe bring one big skillet and one medium sized pot, that way you don't have too much but you aren't getting CC'd with their cookware.  I would also bring a big roll of foil so you can use their baking sheets and just cover it up.  For the drive there, I know there are Wendy's everywhere and I can go with the old standby of chili and a baked potato, and I will try to scout out Chik Fil A and Outback along the way.  It is a 14 hour drive and we will probably do it in one day going there, and split it up into two on the way back.  So hopefully I can find a hotel and an Outback near each other somewhere around half way, haha.

How bout I give yall the recipe?   

(4 ½ cups) 3 teaspoon chili powder

(¾ cup) 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

(¾ cup) 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 

(3 tablespoons) 1/8 teaspoon red pepper

(1 ½ cup) 1 teaspoon dried oregano

(¾ cup)  1/2 teaspoon paprika

 (2 ¼ cup) 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

(¾ cup) 1/2 teaspoon salt

 (¾ cup) 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

 

I used mostly Tones spices from sams club, and I discovered that the 20 oz. chili powder is 4 and a half cups.  A Standard mccormick spice bottle is 1/2 cup.  If that helps anyone   Overall I spent about 50 dollars on 12 gifts, not too bad!  

Next time you go there just tell them, hey I was looking online and I noticed you don't have this listed on my chart, and have them correct it.  I do, however, always have places list gluten as an allergy as well, because that entry (particularly in hospitals and pharmacy settings) is one of the most prominent things visible to the healthcare professional.  When I went to a place for a test that was linked to my local hospitals electronic medical record system, I had them put gluten, wheat, barley, rye plus my other drug allergy, in the allergy section.  Chances are the person entering the allergy into the system wasn't sure which entry to select and clicked the first one giving them the gluten meal thing.

I had an epiphany when going to get my big bowl out from my cabinet, I used my cake carrier. It snaps near air tight, and it worked great.  I was able to shake it and get everything blended easily.  My gifts are going to turn out great

A few weeks back I was watching a newscast on a TV that had closed captioning turned on.  They mentioned celiac disease and on the closed captioning, -I swear to god I am not making this up-... said Silly Yak disease.  I was in tears I was laughing so hard.  I wish I could have gotten a screen grab of that.  What makes it even more funny to me is that my husband has taken the silly yak thing and ran with it.  He calls me his silly yak girl, and especially when I am sad about something I can't eat, he will start making yak sounds at me and stuff while hugging me.  He is such a goofball but the humor really helps when I am bummed out.

I am making taco spice mix in little jars this year for Christmas gifts.  I'm about to go to sams club and get my spices.  I am trying to come up with the least messy way to mix all of this together, 12 cups total.  I was thinking about getting one of those giant ziploc bags, but where do I get those?     Maybe if I am forced to use a whisk and a big bowl, I will go out in the garage and put down a sheet or something, haha.  Any ideas?

Edit: I am asking you guys because my family are all recipients of this gift, and I can't spoil the surprise! 

I double checked what I had read before about Dailys, and their website currently states all their products are gluten free.  On the rare occasion I drink alcohol, I really like their strawberry frozen drink thingy.  

Anyways, maybe it was a combination of all the heavy food that gave you a little tummy trouble?  Especially around a holiday people tend to not eat their normal kind of food.  If you still suspect that you were sensitive to something in what you ate, try those same things again, one at a time, very spread out, on days where you eat something you know you are okay with.  And if none of them cause you trouble, you can chalk it up to just eating differently around the holiday.  It can be hard to differentiate what causes symptoms.

And welcome to the forum

I also use the suave daily clarifying shampoo, after a few weeks I will get greasy buildup at the roots that my regular shampoo doesn't take out well. Thanks for sharing the products you use with us!

I would say it is certainly worth it writing the companies about the ingredients.  May save you quite a bit of cash long term to be able to buy the store brand.  Be sure to share on here what you hear back from them!

MSG, even though similar sounding, does not contain gluten in the US.  Now, I think it can be made from any grain source, so it is possible that the manufacturer of the one you consumed could have made it from wheat.  If you are able to get the information from where you ate the steak, ask them what brand of MSG they use, then contact the manufacturer to see if they source it from wheat.  I have also heard people who are intolerant to both gluten and MSG say their reaction to MSG mimics their gluten reaction.

Also, when I first read your post and the symptoms you described, it sounds a lot like it could be a migraine.  It could be a migraine that is food triggered by milk like you say you accidentally ate.  If you have trouble pinpointing what is causing it, it may be a good idea to keep a food diary, that way when you have weird symptoms you can go back and see what you ate and remember a little easier.

I sampled something at the gluten-free expo recently, was cheesecakey and although the chocolate one I sampled had been ruined with mint, the other ones were good.  They said they sell them at costco... I am boggling my mind right now trying to remember what they were called...

Also, glutenfreeda has little individual cheesecakes now.  I think they are new.  I haven't seen them in any store near me, but I mainly shop only at my local grocer now.  

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 I would call to tell them that you're all out of $#&@! to give about family or holidays, what you think about the fact that you've been told you're not allowed to eat food you know is safe for you then hang up without waiting for a response. (I may have gone from passive aggressive to plain old aggressive today. Follow my advice at your own risk.) Of course, the completely sane side of me that is still inside somewhere knows that they're being complete asshats to you. So however you respond is probably fine.

I would do that, too.  I think you may need to stop asking for permission and either don't go, or just stop caring about what they think and bring your own food and do your own thing.  You don't need permission to eat food free of your allergen.  

Any baked good can be individually wrapped in those treat bags, so can snacks.  Food you can do little portions in muffin cups and saran wrap them.  People will think it is cute, and you will have a safe barrier around stuff.

I have had a few gluten free processed items and mixes that give a vague metallic aftertaste to me.  If it is that pizza, and that pizza only that causes the metallic taste and it goes away, I would say maybe it is just full of weird ingredients that don't add up to a proper flavor profile.  If the metallic taste came and stayed, I would say it may not have anything to do with the food you ate, it just happened to manifest at that time.  If the taste does not go away, I would definitely go to the doctor for it.

So I was on vacation last week in a strange town at a restaurant that was celiac friendly, the waitress had totally impressed me so far with her gluten-free knowledge until I asked her if they have a dedicated fryer for their french fries.  She hesitated and then told me "Well usually each night it is the same person all night at the fry station but sometimes they do need to take a break so they switch out."  It took all I had to not hysterically fall over laughing right there.(My husband and I are still randomly cracking up over that.)  I explained to her a little more what I meant and turned out yes, there is a dedicated fryer for fries only, done at a different temp than everything else.  Cheesy bacon french fries for me!     I am sure she felt very blonde at that moment!  But gosh it cracks me up still!

w8in I feel your pain.  Juggling multiple health conditions, one is always out of control, multiple doctors, any new doctor takes ages to get into, juggling appointments... feeling poorly...

You are totally entitled to, and are going to have, crappy emotional days.  I just really try to be grateful for the things I CAN do.  For a while when I first came down with all of my stuff and was doing particularly poorly, all I could think about was what I couldn't do and I really dwelled on it.  I have to force myself to think about what I can do, and I accept I am just not that person able to go 100 miles an hour 24/7 like I used to.  But like today, I patted out two chebe pizza crusts and my hands hurt a little but not searing pain like I used to get.  Yay me!    It is almost like, a constant pep talk with yourself.  Borderline lying to yourself telling yourself you are doing great and feel great, after a while you start to believe it.  Of course when you are at appointments and stuff, that is harder to do.  Every 4 weeks when I get my 5 hour IV immunoglobulin infusion, I freaking dread it. Because it is a reminder that I am not 100% okay.  But I find that taking myself someplace else mentally at other times helps a little bit with all the pressure.

I also think comfort foods should be used on bad days  My husband will get me a pint of ice cream on the way home from work when I am in certain terrible moods like if something bad happened.  Try to enjoy any little indulgence you can

My local grocery store, HEB, has their private label acetaminophen marked gluten-free.  A lot of things they have are similar looking to walgreens house brand stuff so they might use the same manufacturer, at least on a few things.  Worth a look.

 

2) Depending on the mix you used, it may or may not be truly "gluten free."  Many companies now label things as gluten free if there's ostensibly no gluten-containing ingredients in there (i.e. no wheat, barley, rye or their derivatives). But lots of ingredients--particularly grains--can have traces of gluten in them due to cross contamination, acquired anywhere from field to factory.  The product may have more than 20 ppm of gluten (the level that will become the legal standard for labeling next August, but isn't right now), in which case you might be expected to react, OR you might be sensitive enough to react to less than that (in which case, you wouldn't be the only one).

In my findings of "companies that don't take truly gluten free seriously" any time I see something prominently labeled vegan, I always double check the company and how gluten free it actually is.  Just seems they tend to fall into the crazy health nut bucket a lot of the time.  Of course, not all are like that, but look for the certified gluten-free symbol or something indicating they test.