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  1. tarnalberry
    I'm glad they got back to you. I'd certainly give them a few weeks to "clean up their act" before bothering to drive back, though. You might even call the store before going, and ask what changes they've made, cleanliness wise, in their meat department, before heading in, though that'd require some steel backbone. ;-)
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    Not for me. (For it, it is sometimes a sign I've been dairied.)
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    If you've been truely gluten-free for a while (at least a month), and you've noticed no difference, and if you've also got gas, I would consider cutting out dairy, as you may be lactose intolerant.
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    California Baby - it has zinc oxide to better protect the UVB rays which cause skin cancer. Mustela, if you can find it, has both zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, which is even better. Yes, these are marketed as kids sunblocks. But the real difference is that they are chemical sunblocks that, rather than absorbing into your skin and absorbing the light...
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    Almond Breeze for sweet cooking/baking, Silk Unsweetened Soy Milk for savory cooking/baking, coconut milk for everything those two don't cover, and Soy Delicious "Ice Cream" or Sorbet for a frozen treat. (And dark chocolate to replace milk chocolate, or Trader Joes or Terra Nostra's Rice Milk Chocolate. You can develop the taste for dark chocolate over...
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    I'm sorry you had such a bad experience there. It may be worth calling the local health department and asking them to do a local inspection, reporting what you find. I say that, despite the fact I actually love the place, and have had quite the opposite experience in the two WO's that I used to go to. The one I primarily shopped at, my main grocery...
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    You can get products that contain lactose but no casein - the pharmaceuticals that use pharmaceutical grade lactose. Pretty mcuh anything else that contains lactose (and you'll sometimes find it on it's own on a label), I consider to be contaminated with casein, as it's usually milk derived.
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    The doctor's think that. Our experience on the board seems to show otherwise.
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    grain alcohol is distilled, and hence gluten free. (not to mention often comes from non-gluten containing grains.) distilled vinegar, even if it is derived from a gluten-containing grain, is gluten free.
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    Just treat it like any other sort of matter of fact thing about you. Don't treat it like a big deal and it won't be one. "I've got a food intolerance. I have to be really careful, but it's not a huge deal. It'll take a minute to work out the details with the waiter, but that'll be about it." Don't act embarassed or ashamed - act with confidence! It...
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    I knew there was one I was forgetting. :-) Thanks. :-)
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    They ought to be, but have them check the ingredients. I have them use a hypoallergenic massage cream on me.
  13. tarnalberry
    Binding agents, modified food starch, and so on. oh, yes, and soy sauce.
  14. tarnalberry
    Fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. sweet potatoes winter squash summer squash beets berries melons quinoa millet amaranth brown and/or wild rice beans lentils
  15. tarnalberry
    That would be true if they had identified all the genes that cause celiac disease. 2% of cases occur in people without any of the identified genes. Additionally, that does not address non-celiac gluten intolerance, which mainstream medicine tends not to recognize. ;-/
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    I have gotten that sort of reaction to a vaccine which does NOT have thimersol in it. (The preservative used in the pneumovax that gave me that reaction is phenol.) That sort of immune reaction can happen to the vaccine itself. It's something to make sure to tell your doctor, of course, so it can be noted for future vaccinations.
  17. tarnalberry
    for a burger: 1) you can use lettuce to wrap it up instead of a bun 2) you can use two slices of gluten-free bread, toasted 3) you can get kinnikinnik buns the first six months are the hardest. you're giving up all your favorite foods and it seems totally unfair, like the worlds just sticking it to you. sometimes, you just want to throw your hands...
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    The average statistic quoted is that undiagnosed celiac disease takes 10 years off your life. I haven't seen any statistic for how miserable, on average, it makes the other years, though. The thing is, you're going to have to get creative. Talk to campus services about dealing with you appropriately (they do have to, by law), look into getting off the...
  19. tarnalberry
    You have to find out the ingredients in the coffee. You can't assume a whole category of product is safe. Find out the company, get their contact information, and call them on the flavors you are interested in.
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    1) the question is NOT "how much" gluten - ANY gluten you can identify is too much 2) oats are questionable, and all popular commercial oats have been tested at contamination levels above the accepted standards; at the least, this is a very risky item, and if you choose to eat it, and experience symptoms, it should be removed from your diet immediately ...
  21. tarnalberry
    Lactose is a milk sugar, casein is a milk protein. You can have one, but not the other, or both. Lactose intolerance occurs when you don't produce enough lactase, the enzyme which breaks down the milk sugar, and the lactose passes into the lower intestine where bacteria in the gut break it down instead, releasing gas as a byproduct. It won't harm you...
  22. tarnalberry
    You MUST completely avoid ALL gluten if you are celiac. Period. It's a chemical reaction in your intestine - the gluten protein reacts with chemicals already in your intestines to form antibodies that - after a series of further reactions - damage your intestines. You can't have food that's been on bread, you can't have little bits of breading, you can...
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    You have to ask yourself if a doctor's diagnosis is more important than the empiric evidence that you have already seen. In children, I think it's a different debate than in adults, as there are more people to whom you have to 'prove' that the child needs to be gluten-free, but you still do have the option of merely keeping him gluten-free without additional...
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    no change. but there are other medical issues I deal with in that realm (vulvar vestibulitis).
  25. tarnalberry
    you actually can make most anything in the microwave. you might want to spend some time googling 'microwave recipes'. not as good as if you could get a small grill, or an electric skillet (which I purchased senior year in college, though my dorm did have a kitchen), but it's something.
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