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  1. tarnalberry
    hummus!
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    low-fat cuts of meat (chicken, pork, fish, some beef, turkey, etc.), beans, rice, corn, millet, lentils, quinoa, amaranth, spinach, lettuce, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, snap peas, green beans, potatoes, onions, carrots, oranges, apples, mangos, bananas, grapes, tomatoes, dairy (if he can have it), egg whites... ok, ok... that's what...
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    There's no special technique, you've just got to ask. Don't assume it's a bother, or will annoy them; assume that they're happy to keep you healthy. If they're not, well... that's an important piece of information to know about a 'friend'. Let them know that you're not trying to be annoying about it, you're just cautious.
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    I'm no longer in SoCal (moved to Seattle a few months ago), but used to live just south of Los Alamitos. There's a Whole Foods down that way as well (I forget which city...) and a Mother's Market in Huntington Beach that has some fun stuff. You'll probably find a bit more in LA proper, rather than Orange County.
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    Follow Your Heart makes a casein free cheese, but it's made from soy, as are the other two I've heard of. You can try making rice milk yogurt, though I'm not sure of the exact process because I haven't tried it yet.
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    btw, chocolate is a very difficult food to add when doing an elimination diet. it's complex, and shouldn't be added until late in the progression of testing. if it was milk chocolate, you could be reacting to the dairy. unless it was one of the very few soy-free chocolates, you could be reacting to the soy lecithin. or you could be reacting to the cocao...
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    Corn is gluten free, as is the subtype that is used for popcorn. Additives may not be, of course, so you have to check. Many microwave popcorns are gluten free (most) but not only are the chemicals used in the 'paper' bag unhealthy, you can just as easily use a lunch-size plain paper bag with two staples (at least three inches apart so they will be 'invisible...
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    depending on the exact noise, it could be a cartilage issue as well. I have chondromalacia patella, and may have had a meniscal tear. both of those cartilage issues can cause pain and a 'catching' feeling or noise. definitely find an osteo who just treats knees for an evaluation. if it's cartilage, they may need more than an x-ray, however.
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    you can mix some sweet rice flour into some of the broth in a cup and then pour it in to get a thicker sauce. just don't add too much and it'll be fine.
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    there's pf changs and outback in the area. there's a lot of fancy restaurants that could almost certain accomodate you. and you might try googling for vegan restaruants in the area - there's a raw/vegan place in fountain valley that isn't too far from los alamitos that has a number of things you can have. (it's called au lac, and there's a website for...
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    you don't have to not have those foods - as many people have pointed out, there are tasty 'imitations'. additionally, you only think that you can't live without them because that's what you're used to. as you add new foods into your diet, there will be other, gluten-free, things, that you'll feel the same way about. it's not even close to just being 'bunny...
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    The consequences of malnutrition extend beyond calcium and iron, and you can't make up for it in vitamins because the damage to your intestines prevents you from absorbing the vitamins as well as the food. On top of that, putting your body in a chronic state of inflammation/immune response increases your chance of many types of cancer, not just lymphoma...
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    There are a lot of naturally gluten-free foods that have more fiber (and vitamins/minerals) than wheat, barley, rye, or oats. Brown and wild rices are good starts, but quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth and millet are good sources as well. Lentils and beans of all varieties also are good sources of fiber, with more protein than the gluten-free grains. And many...
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    1) Do you enjoy Indian food? Yes 2) If yes, how spicy do you prefer your food to be? [*]Hot 3) Do you prefer... [*]Chicken 4) Do you eat pre-packaged food? No 5)If yes, how do you prefer to cook your food? [*]Microwave, if I were to eat pre-packaged food 6) How many portions do you prefer your food to have? single
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    On this topic, we went to a friend's place recently. They're fairly new friends, but I'm up front about my dietary restrictions. And while I was nervous about eating food she cooked, she worked with me really well on the ingredients, and I brought over two items (broth, as she had one of the Swanson's that isn't gluten-free) and taco seasoning (as she had...
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    Vinegar can be made from just about any grain, including wheat. But distilled vinegar come from an alcohol that goes through the distillation process, which is a chemical/physical process that separates heavy/large molecules from small/light ones. This process prevents any of the extremely heavy (in comparison) protein molecules from being in the final...
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    I don't have celiac, in the sense that I haven't had a positive biopsy. But I've never had a biopsy. I had a positive anti-reticulin IgA, which is only fairly loosely related to celiac, and my antigliandin IgG, EMA and tTg tests were all negative, but I had a positive response to the diet, so I stay gluten free. It is ABSOLUTELY worth trying, for at least...
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    Standard house paint gives off a lot of VOC's, so unless you went with zero-VOC paint, even with wide open windows and fans blowing the air out all day, you can get fairly sick off of it if you're sensitive. And some high fat meals don't sit well with me either, depending on the fat type and the way it was cooked.
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    celiac is genetic, but having the genes does not guarantee that you will develop it, because it also requires an environmental trigger. having the genes that contribute to celiac disease is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the disease.
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    I agree with focusing on all the food she can have. My kitchen is filled with gluten-free stuff. Lots of fruits and veggies and nuts. Meats and grains too, of course, but as those tend to require cooking, I try to make sure I always have some leftovers in the fridge, of a couple different things, so I always have something I can grab.
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    I've not had a problem with diflucan, though I haven't had to take it for weeks at a time. (I think four is the most I've done, over two weeks.) Do make sure not to drink any alcohol while taking diflucan, however, as that combination can make you very sick.
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    have they tried you on steroids yet? i understood that was fairly common practice for refractory, but i could be wrong about that...
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    I certainly don't mean to imply that allergists are a waste for food testing, but that scratch tests are not all that reliable. There are blood tests that allergists will run, and if those also are not conclusive, they will do challenge tests at the office. There is some stuff they can do, and if you have a serious allergy, particularly an anaphylactic...
  24. tarnalberry
    larabars, organic food bars, alpsnack, clif nectar bars, bumble bars, ruth's hemp or flax bars
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    They're talking about the fact that products modified to be lower in fat often have those two ingredients to help retain the appropriate texture, and those two ingredients *can* be made from wheat. They aren't always - or even all that often - but often enough that you need to check on them. (Unless it's one of the companies that has a policy of labeling...
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