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  1. LauraTX
    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...
  2. LauraTX
    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...
  3. LauraTX
    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...
  4. LauraTX
    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.
  5. LauraTX
    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.
  6. LauraTX
    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...
  7. LauraTX
    I'm a tad jealous! Good thing is they should have some great unique gluten-free food there!
  8. LauraTX
    Since you have a lot of time, you may want to get a note signed by your doctor- I have one on an RX pad that I keep in my wallet. Had my primary care doctor write it before I went to a big convention where no outside food is allowed, and decided it is a good thing to have on hand so I have her rewrite it at my annual exam. Mine says "Patient requires gluten...
  9. LauraTX
    Congrats ken! Now I want a fruit smoothie!
  10. LauraTX

    ARCHIVED Back Up Food

    LauraTX replied to Telith's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Some of the Luna protein bars are gluten-free. The cookie dough ones are really good.
  11. LauraTX

    ARCHIVED Back Up Food

    LauraTX replied to Telith's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Welcome Telith So just to clarify, are you saying you don't want to bring nuts to work to avoid exposing others? Nice thing of you to do if that is the case. I, too, get sick of the fruit bars like Lara bars after a while. If you are a cooking type, you can have pretty good luck making your own. You can use sunbutter as the base to avoid nuts, and...
  12. LauraTX
    The short answer to your question is that you probably do have celiac disease. There are some people who had similar circumstances and just call themselves Celiac because doing a gluten challenge would be unbearable. There are some downsides to not knowing, particularly if you have or may eventually have kids. But if you feel content with not having the...
  13. LauraTX
    Your questions do make sense! There are many things that are thought to possibly stress the body to manifest Celiac disease. According to the Mayo Clinic "Sometimes celiac disease is triggered — or becomes active for the first time — after surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, viral infection or severe emotional stress." Whatever triggers it is a separate iss...
  14. LauraTX
    I, too, enjoyed these fringe benefits when I had to replace everything. I took the opportunity to get the nice kind of everything so it lasts a good long while, basically for Christmas I told people I want kitchen store gift cards and bought what I wanted. It was very nice because I, too, am usually a cheapo when buying things for myself and have a hard...
  15. LauraTX
    Usually I only go to places that have a gluten free menu and entrees on which I don't have to make much modification. There are a few local places I go that can feed me gluten-free, like our local BBQ place, and when I walk in I always say "Im the celiac girl!" and the owner always knows exactly what to do. If it is a chain place with a gluten-free menu...
  16. LauraTX
    There is also more than one manufacturer of generic synthroid, if you can figure out which you had before, you can try another.
  17. LauraTX
    I am still sitting here wide mouthed after seeing that donut photo.... mmmmmm donut. One thing I do with recipes is bookmark if I think I may try it someday, hand write it if I am going to actually make it (unless it is really long) and then once I make it and put my notations on it, I have a long running word document that I copy/paste it onto and add my...
  18. LauraTX
    Also check out: Open Original Shared Link (near the end is a mention with a source) and Open Original Shared Link Overall, it is inconclusive, but I think that is potentially something that may be uncovered more in future research.
  19. LauraTX
    I was referring to the OP asking about chocolate bars. The only product I buy of theirs is the filled squares... cocoa I haven't looked at since it is totally different and I buy the nestle tollhouse cocoa, and I also haven't bought any in a good while since I sparsely use it. But a recent change in the labeling is a good reason to practice reading every...
  20. LauraTX
    To second what has been said by all of the above, don't do it. You may benefit from going to the website Karen linked, which is the University of Chicago Celiac Disease center, and reading further through the tons of information they have there. Try to get a more thorough understanding of your disease before offering advice to others on the same subject...
  21. LauraTX
    Welcome to the forum, xmasdeer. Please note that this topic is four years old and the original poster hasn't been on since then. Information on this topic may have changed since 2010.
  22. LauraTX
    I will personally eat from shared facilities, but will not eat from shared equipment unless it is from a trusted company like ghirardelli. If the label blatantly says "may contain" I will pass. I think you got a good deal with your chocolate bar trade! I wouldn't recommend trying a little bit to see how you felt, especially if you are at work and don't...
  23. LauraTX
    Couldn't have said it better myself! If you get into gluten free baking, which is basically re-learning everything, you can control what goes in a little better. I use brown rice pasta (Tinkyada brand) over the white rice and corn pastas. When I make the pasta I replace half with veggies to cut down on the amount of pasta. But for the cheaper and healthier...
  24. LauraTX
    Dinner tonight.. may not happen. Because I just baked a Betty Crockers gluten-free devils food cake mix and I have a tub of icing waiting to go in when it is cool enough. Hmmm, I guess I will whip up a little bit of real food but I am definitely leaving room for cake! (By the way for those who wonder why I post my dinners so late- I cook for when hubby...
  25. LauraTX
    Wow, that looks really good!! I have gotten into sneaking veggies into things and feeding them to my husband but I think if I gave him a green soup he would make me sleep on the couch... haha. I would dig in to it, though. Last night I made pizza, yum yum yum. Used the premade crusts I ordered, not bad.
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