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  1. tarnalberry
    I hate sushi places that serve not-real sushi. Heck, mirin is not all that hard to MAKE. (We got to a little hole-in-the-wall place on 112th and 12th, just across from the library. It's GREAT!)
  2. tarnalberry
    genetian violet. for you too, if you're nursing.
  3. tarnalberry
    If you have celiac, you cannot have gluten, period. You could call the GI back for clarification, but his statement, taken as-is, is wrong.
  4. tarnalberry
    Did he mean "even if you have a positive celiac test, but no symptoms, don't go gluten free" or did he mean "if you've never been tested, have no symptoms that would lead you to believe you're gluten intolerant, and haven't seen a doctor, don't go gluten free"? Because those are two VERY different things. The first would be, I would think, malpractice...
  5. tarnalberry
    Unless you have a casein-dependent enteropathy (casein is causing the destruction of your villi), and I would note that this is extremely rare, then you simply cannot compare the two. They operate differently. If you have a "regular" intolerance to casein, then you may well have a sensitivity level - a dosage at which you are perfectly fine and your body...
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    Like the others, nope. I do get symptoms, but I was never super sick. But there are SOOOOOO many other very tasty things to eat, why would I bother getting sick? Even when I have to exclude dairy, there are still SOOOO many other things to eat! I cook for friends fairly often, and no one - ever - has complained about the lack of choices or the taste...
  7. tarnalberry
    Blah! My last jar of TJ's peanut butter was not on the list, but the one I opened and shared with my daughter on an apple today is. We'll be fine, I imagine, but now there is a practically full jar of very tasty almond butter in the trash. And we have no more nut butter in the house!! Oh noes!!
  8. tarnalberry
    Honestly, I'd find a replacement for the dairy (there are other sources of protein - I saw neither beans nor nuts on your list, for instance) and see if it helps. Dairy is a common culprit, and you've already identified that you've felt bad after eating a dairy item.
  9. tarnalberry
    Both pregnancy and surgery alone can trigger celiac.
  10. tarnalberry
    FWIW, I'm gluten-intolerant (I went gluten free prior to testing, which was inconclusive, so I'm not really diagnosable ), and my daughter doesn't appear to have a problem with cow milk. That said, I *do* have trouble with cow milk, and stayed completely dairy free during pregnancy and for many months afterwards, and then added small quantities of goat...
  11. tarnalberry
    My 28mo old daughter isn't celiac, but I am, and she eats gluten free with me. She eats what I eat. So, we do stir fries and soups and grilled meat and veggies. Tonight I pan-fried chicken tenderloin (a rarity around here) and served a green salad with that. (She's warming up to salad, but slowly. ) For lunch the other day we had a bean salad...
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    ARCHIVED Psychosomatic

    tarnalberry replied to T.H.'s topic in Super Sensitive People

    I find it frustrating that when you use the term "psychosomatic", people get cranky and think you're dismissing them. But if you use the term "placebo effect", the same people may well be more open. These things are the same. The placebo effect is a psychosomatic response. And it is measurably real. (Like, real diagnostics of brain scans and blood...
  13. tarnalberry
    Just saying "oh, this place says they can do gluten free, so this place should too" doesn't tell you anything. The burger joint with the dedicated fryer may have no different protocol for contamination than the fancy-schmancy school, but may be less knowledgeable (or less concerned) with litigation. Hence, they actually mean different things when they say...
  14. tarnalberry
    It's why my daughter eats gluten free around me. And sometimes when she's had something that has gluten, I just have to tell her "that will make mommy sick. let's wash your hands and brush your teeth and then we can try again."
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    Ask someone with an anaphylactic allergy if a little here and there isn't so bad. Some things to consider: 1) the MAJORITY of celiacs who eat strictly gluten free DO recover. Not only is it the majority of members on this site (and this site is NOT a representative sample of celiacs, by any stretch of the imagination), but it is the majority of...
  16. tarnalberry
    I make a smoothie and add pumpkin seed protein. I've also used hemp protein or rice protein. (So, banana, frozen fruit, coconut milk, protein powder, and probiotics.)
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    Yes. If you can't go back on gluten, there is no way to find out if your system is reacting to gluten. Gene tests give you some information, but they cannot tell you if you are celiac or not.
  18. tarnalberry
    Yes, contamination can cause as much damage. Well, near as much as makes no difference. If you're house is flooded with two inches of water for a week or two feet of water for a week... either way, your floors are ruined. The good news - gluten free (celiac "gluten free", not pet food "gluten free", so, really grain free) food is FAR better for your...
  19. tarnalberry
    At least here in the NW, it seems pretty common. It is NOT expected based on an announcement at all! (Not to mention the announcement goes out to A LOT more people than you'd want to bring you food.) I know some churches do this just as a matter of course (people want to chip in), but even without churches, often friends' groups will organize it. I...
  20. tarnalberry
    In my case, I asked people not to bring over food, unless it was prepackaged gluten free stuff (like Udi's bread or muffins). You do NOT want to have a glutening right after having a baby. Childbirth does enough of a doozy on your intestines, and you don't want to encourage anything "on that end" immediately afterwards! Not to mention you need to regain...
  21. tarnalberry
    If you follow the theory that high fat foods should be avoided fairly strongly, then yeah, you probably wouldn't eat it. But you also wouldn't have much to do with nuts, butter, avocados, oils, etc. The "coconut is high in fat, so it's bad for you, and it's high in saturated fat so it's really bad for you" idea is an over simplification at best. I use...
  22. tarnalberry
    Peter, to be fair, this is one that can throw you, and it IS labeled tomato paste. Look at the cans, they look EXCEPTIONALLY similar (though different) and I don't think you'd first expect the ingredient list to be so different between the two of them. This is a reason to be very critical (in the "observant") sense of what we buy. Regular tomato paste...
  23. tarnalberry
    Problem with the "clip it to yourself" stuff is twofold: One, it is questionable that there are no ill-health effects from the chemicals that are emitted into the air near you. As an asthmatic with sensitivities to airborne chemicals, I'm ridiculously leery of these things. Two, and the most important one in my case, I hike. They're not effective if...
  24. tarnalberry
    I am a freakishly effective mosquito magnet. And I'm allergic to them. Always have been, even before celiac. No bug spray (natural or DEET) or any other method outside of avoidance can be certain to keep them away from me. Some people are just that lucky. (Here's my legs after an overnight backpacking trip, and yes, I was wearing socks: Open Original...
  25. tarnalberry
    To top it off, most dogs do better on a grain free diet.
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