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  1. tarnalberry
    I can only echo what others have said with respect to the wheat, barley, and rye issue - all out for celiacs. Oats are complicated. They are almost universally contaminated with wheat, even McCann's which was previously thought to be 'safe'. There are two or three companies that produce oats that are very carefully kept wheat free, but they are about...
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    it really varies by person. everyone's symptoms are different. that you noticed a change soon after this food is one good indicator, but only repeat exposure really tells each of us what it's like, and I can't recommend you try that.
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    I posted my most common thanksgiving recipes on my recipe thread - turkey, stuffing, potatoes, pumpkin pie, etc.
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    Gluten is the protein is wheat, barley, rye, and oats. So, you need to avoid those grains, and any ingredients that come from those grains. The easiest thing to do is to stick to whole, natural foods - produce, non-gluten grains, meats, and dairy. Take a look around the site and look at the safe/unsafe list, and the newbie kit (nini's, I believe?). It...
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    I agree that you should still go, and bring your own lunch. Socializing doesn't have to involve the food - though it's hard to separate it mentally when others are involved with food.
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    fridge, then nuke between damp paper towels, for me.
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    you can bake with stevia but i don"t know how well it'll turn out. you can usually cut the amount of sugar at least in half from most recipes.
  8. tarnalberry
    Yep, grain fed beef is fine. Not only is the digestive process different (you don't have four stomach's after all, you non-ruminant ), but in healthy individuals, the gluten protein *is* broken down.
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    flax seed doesn't cause me gas, though too much doesn't digest well for me unless I make sure to chew it well.
  10. tarnalberry
    I'm a fan of hummus and veggies. Cheese if you can do that one. Do you have time to make some muffins as a dessert? Put those out with some fruit maybe?
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    The pain that I feel when I get significantly glutened (or dairy-ed) feels like spasms. I'm not sure it is, but it feels something like that.
  12. tarnalberry
    I used to - heating air dries it. So winter, somewhere where you use the heater a lot, will be dry. All the more so if outside isn't humid. (In Seattle, it can be 80% humidity outside in the middle of winter, and 35% - uncomfortably dry - due to the heater. Running an ultrasonic humidifier in the bedroom during winter at night helps me a fair amount.
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    My motto: when in doubt, suspect restaurant cc.
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    while western docs seem to think rice is hypo-allergenic, if you look at the rates of rice allergy in countries that use it more often - asian and mid-eastern countries in particular - you'll find find that it's *far* more common that docs here think. it's not really that uncommon.
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    That's what Open Original Shared Link is all about! Seriously, for those who dislike/have trouble with the short/dark days, consider getting (or building, it's not hard) a light box. You need enough intensity of light, so you can't just sit under a 20W compact flourescent, but it's a very nice thing to have - and safer than a tanning bed.
  16. tarnalberry
    Distillation does not allow gluten to pass into the final process (though anything can be added back if the manufacturer so chooses), but grain-alcohol can be from any grain. Vodkas are usually wheat (these days, in the US) but are plenty often rye as well, and also plenty often potato. Ciroq, the grape vodka, is, by the way, a FABULOUS vodka. The only...
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    It could. It might not, but it might. There's no way to guarantee that it will or it won't; it depends on your intestines, and your body. How's that for an unhelpful answer? I know it's a useless answer, but it's the truth. There's no way to know if it will mess with the results, but it could.
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    I would strongly encourage you find another program to work through and not do it on your own - primarily due to insurance and coordination reasons. There are some things that having a formal program to work through really helps for. (We had five exchange students stay with us from various countries growing up, and had oddities about all of them. It was...
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    I just use the drippings/juice from the meat I cook, and add a corn starch or sweet rice flour slurry to make gravy. Alternatively, without a meat, I'd do the same from either a *high quality* boullion or Imagine's broth's.
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    Enterolab is a private lab in the US run by Dr. Kenneth Fine that does stool testing for celiac-related antibodies as well as other food intolerance antibodies and celiac and gluten intolerance gene testing. Many doctors do not use the lab, nor support his work, because it hasn't yet been peer reviewed, but there is research that suggests his methodology...
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    Everything I've read said it's not worth the risk - and you can't really go by symtpoms, since not everyone will always get symptoms. You can always make your own.
  22. tarnalberry
    Chicken - you can grill it, bake it, stir fry it, sautee it, broil it, microwave it; you can use it in salads, casseroles, soups, plain, sandwhiches; you can spice it ten ways to heaven. It's just truely versatile, and doesn't have to be expensive. Beans - also very versatile, and, when in a can, fast. Apples - good for cooking (pies, in muffins...
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    The reason I suggested talking with a lawyer wasn't to start the process for suing them, but for advice on approaching your management. With the past history, it could be that your current management is being conservative (and short-sighted, legally) and saying no so that they don't draw outside management attention, and disregarding (or forgetting, unintentionally...
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    The trouble is, it's most effective to look for the most likely answer. And, the most likely answer for a celiac who's still sick is hidden gluten. Of course, that doesn't help those celiacs out there for whom that answer isn't true. "Most likely != always true" Doctors don't always remember that, however, in their busy practices.
  25. tarnalberry
    In a situation like this, I have to wonder if he's getting gluten somewhere else - somewhere you don't see it. But you can't do the whole thing for him - he's an adult and has to be responsible for himself. It's not a matter of you "letting" him fail, he does it all on his own if he gets sick. I'm sorry he's having trouble with it. Did he ever really...
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