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  1. LauraTX
    I get a lot of household stuff and dry goods at sams. When cooking for two, it isn't always the best place to stock up on food. But I do like their natural chicken that is packaged vacuum packed two breasts to a pack, ready to freeze easily. Their OTC drugs and vitamins are usually labeled well, so I get some of those, too. Every once in a while they will...
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    On Medicines it is not going to be a common thing. Vitamins and supplements do need more scrutiny than RX medications. With RX medications the "There are no gluten ingredients but we cannot guarantee the absence of gluten" CYA statement means it is acceptably gluten free.
  3. LauraTX
    Good to see ya, and good to see those numbers. More healing to be done!
  4. LauraTX
    I picked up the bread, the faux oreos (definitely glutino repacked), and mac n cheese and tried those. Mac n cheese was like annies noodles with the crappy store brand cheese sauce. Kids would like it, for me it fell short. The bread was wonderful and soft, but not enough to get me into Aldi often. I also picked up the pizza, ravioli, and lasagna and...
  5. LauraTX
    If you feel like the vaccine may be contraindicated by your history of lyme disease, definitely check with a doctor first. We are definitely not familiar with lyme disease here as a general group. If it is just people on the internet saying to stay away from the preservatives and such, getting that special one you mentioned is a good compromise. But anyone...
  6. LauraTX
    Sbwife, are these gluten free breads and baked goods you are eating, or regular baked goods that do contain wheat and gluten?
  7. LauraTX
    Welcome to the forum! I was what was thought to be an asymptomatic Celiac when first diagnosed by accident, but after I went gluten-free my stubborn low iron levels and my unexplained peripheral neuropathy went away. For me and many others, some symptoms take a very long time to resolve- a year or more. After about a year gluten-free, my neuropathy...
  8. LauraTX
    The above ladies are right on the money here. I definitely wouldn't include anything processed in your elimination diet. You should be able to make a decent cream of rice type porridge thing with cooked rice. Lastly, if your water pill is a prescription medication and you are also having leg swelling, I would go see your regular doctor to make sure your...
  9. LauraTX
    Beef stew tonight!
  10. LauraTX
    Whoops, pressed reply too fast there. Make sure the vaccine you get is one of the dead ones, and not a live one. (Like the nasal mist). More info can be found here: Open Original Shared Link
  11. LauraTX
    Unless a doctor is telling you not to get it, I would absolutely get your flu shot as soon as you can. For the immunodeficiency patients it pretty much is not an option to not get it.
  12. LauraTX
    If you are taking Keppra and Tegretol for siezures, or anything else really, it can be very dangerous to wean yourself off of these. Usually this drug combination is for seizures, which is why I say this. There are multiple generic manufacturers of both medications at their various strengths, so you may be able to find a manufacturer that makes theirs without...
  13. LauraTX
    Thanks for posting those results. The good news is your total IgG is good, it looks like a potential IgG Subclass Deficiency (Open Original Shared Link ) and that is usually not as severe. A person I know with that has a similar story as you, his ears are constantly infected and he has hearing loss from the constant infections so they keep him on antibiotics...
  14. LauraTX
    Hi Quincy, I have Celiac disease and Common Variable Immunodeficiency with low IgG and IgA. People with immunodeficiencies have a greater prevalency of autoimmune disorders... I also have lupus and things related to it. When I was first diagnosed over a year ago, my immunologist said that just low immunoglobulins is not enough neccesarily to merit IVIG...
  15. LauraTX
    Hi Godschild, For your gas, you can take gas-x. Open Original Shared Link and I have seen store brands clearly marked as gluten-free. For fiber, Open Original Shared Link are gluten-free. Try to pick whole grain versions of things, like brown rice instead of white rice, get your veggies in, and try to limit things like dairy, cheese, and other things...
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    They definitely are not allowed to label their product as gluten-free. Remember that the FDA rule is a reactive rule, not a proactive rule. That means they will react to products that are mislabeled after they come out, they do not approve everything before hand. You can submit a claim to the FDA about it if you want. It seems a lot of labeling messups...
  17. LauraTX
    That is a good point about the spray building up! Would be very hard on something you can't immerse to clean.
  18. LauraTX
    Ugh what jerks to label like that! Makes me mad, too! When I find hidden gluten my response is to yell profanities... lol
  19. LauraTX
    I want to say go for maybe something like crock pot or baked stuff. Something off the top of my head is a pot roast in the crock pot with potatoes and veggies. If you dont have a crock pot you can start it on the stove top and move to a low oven. Baked chicken and veggies, all you have to do is buy it and throw it in there. If you boil veggies in a pot...
  20. LauraTX
    I have seen just olive oil or just canola oil in sprays at the store. Canola has a higher smoke point than olive oil and may work better for that use. Also the suggestion of brushing it on would work as well. I have a Misto, the fill your own oil sprayer. About ten bucks and it is really nice to have. You can put any clear oil in it.
  21. LauraTX
    Have a sour stomach today, so for dinner I just cooked up some chicken breasts, rice, and green beans. Hope it sits and my tummy behaves!
  22. LauraTX
    Ha, I saw this and was lamenting to my husband. Although, I would not be able to succesfully stockpile chocolate. It would be gone quickly, and straight to my butt!
  23. LauraTX
    I like to cook things in big batches, as others have suggested. Keep the cooking time in mind... so if it is a frozen dish, make it thin and wide for easy reheat. I also would grill up a bunch of chicken and put it into baggies of individual servings and freeze. Throw on a salad the night before and it is thawed at lunchtime. Lunchmeat is also good on...
  24. LauraTX
    I love crock pot pot roast. No easier way to do it. I did a similar theme last night and made pulled pork in the crock pot. Just add a pork ribeye roast, a cup of your favorite bbq sauce, and cook for 6 hours on low, then shred and enjoy.
  25. LauraTX
    I just want to throw in that I know it is weird, but I like it when the noodles dissolve into a homemade soup. My grandma used to make chicken soup with a stuffed chicken (way back in my childhood), and the whole family would get grossed out when I took the stuffing and mashed it up in the broth. MMmmmmmmmm
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