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  1. tarnalberry
    Huh... it has the gluten free symbol on the bag of teff flour, and I thought it was on the bag of teff that I have from them at home. It doesn't say "gluten free" in big letters, but has a wheat stalk with a cross at the very bottom of the bag labe... Could also be an old bag. It is produced on their dedicated line.
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    Yeah, this is definitely a misleading statement on their menu. It may even be worth writing them back to change the menu... The pasta is made from lentils, and is gluten-free (not low-gluten). I've had it before... it's... eh. Ok. I guess. But if cooked in a clean pot, would be safe for celiacs.
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    He should be tested as soon as he shows signs, when he turns 3 (in my opinion, because this is when tests tend to start being more accurate in kids), and every few years (maybe every 5?) while he is NOT symptomatic (also, my opinion). This country does not have guidelines for these sorts of situations, aside from "test if you see symptoms", which is insufficient...
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    I wish! That's sweet!
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    No and yes. And in that order because the answer is more no than yes, but not entirely no. Some are positive about it - often because it's not a radical change for their diet, or because they were so sick that any solution is an improvement. But even us optomistic folks experience times of... both sadness and frustration and anger. For me, it's not...
  6. tarnalberry
    there's a lot of old, out of date information. quinoa, teff, millet, amaranth, and buckwheat are all gluten-free. they are not related to wheat, and are not all even grains.
  7. tarnalberry
    Well, vegetables are an obvious alternative - even if you already do vegetables, you can do another variety. Other root vegetables would be a good option (ginger glazed root vegetables, sweet potato fries, parslied carrots, beets, etc.), but any other type of vegetable will do. Beans are another option (baked beans, refriend beans, lentils, garbanzo bean...
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    Any gluten is too much. 200ppm (which is 0.02%) is the CODEX standard, but I do not know what the total quantity is that is considered safe. (200ppm is a density, so, two cups of something with that density of gluten might be too much even for the CODEX standard, but a quarter cup might meet the goal of the standard.) 10,000ppm (1%) is definitely too...
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    BTW, salami almost universally had dry milk. I presume that he can still have some fruits, and vegetables, and rice and beans?
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    Well, not only do you not need both parents to give you the gene, but having the gene doesn't mean you will definitely get celiac. It has to be triggered. Many more people carry one of the genes without developing celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
  11. tarnalberry
    The sesame oil should be fine. Like olive oil or nut oils, it's just made from the seed. Honestly, I'd want to know what they meant by hot pepper. That doesn't really identify a culinary ingredient. There are a number of capsicums (the bell pepper/habanero family that is referred to as pepper (excluding peppercorns)) that are "hot", so I would expect...
  12. tarnalberry
    magnesium can counteract the constipating effect of calcium, and makes your body better able to use the calcium for bone formation.
  13. tarnalberry
    It could also be the sort of thing that fits someone at one time, but not at another. Maybe this is a good year for it, maybe it isn't...
  14. tarnalberry
    Depends on your grocery store. ;-) I've seen it in some, but not others. But I've hardly ever seen a grocery store without fresh ginger. All you have to do is cut off about a half inch section and , with a knife, cut off the brown, papery skin. Slice it as thinnly as you can, and drop in a cup of hot water. Let it sit for 10 minutes or so, then add honey...
  15. tarnalberry
    I wonder if, by calling it an "immune disease" instead of an "autoimmune disease, like type 1 diabetes", she thought you had HIV. Many people mistakenly, and mis-informedly, make the assumption that HIV is the obvious immune disease, and then further mis-informedly, avoid that person.
  16. tarnalberry
    Please do call them: Food For Life Baking Company 800-797-5090 But I think this was a labeling error. I may be wrong about that though!!
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    While it might not be an immediate solution, perhaps getting a teaching certification, *then* homeschooling could be an option. It's interesting... I excelled, throughout school, in all subjects. (Yeah, I was the nerdy one who'd be picked on.) And I did a lot of tutoring of my peers in a number of subjects. But I know there's a lot I don't know about...
  18. tarnalberry
    Raw foods cookbooks have some fabulous gluten-free and CF recipes that are easy to make, and healthy!
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    ARCHIVED I'm Pregnant!

    tarnalberry replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I have no ideas on the substitutions, but congratulations on the fab news! :-)
  20. tarnalberry
    Ginger can be useful for this - even in pregnancy. They did a couple studies on this a little while back, and found that while it wasn't a magic cure-all, it was more effective than a placebo, well tolerated, and safe. You can get it whole (grate the ginger and eat it! whew!), make tea with it (either buy prebagged, or grate fresh into hot water, pills...
  21. tarnalberry
    I think that buying large quantities of the whole grain from the manufacturer would be fine. The bulk bins can be tricky, but if you can find any that have the grains you want in the tall, silo styles, where you don't use a scoop but let it "fall" down into your bag, and you know that the store has had that grain in that section for years, that should be...
  22. tarnalberry
    When you say "staying away from dairy", have you gotten just as savy finding casein in labels as finding gluten? That stuff is a bugger to find on labels sometimes! But I agree that it needs more time, and he should look into other food issues as well. He's taken a lot out of his diet, and he may need to look at what he's increased to take it's place and...
  23. tarnalberry
    I was following up on this post, seeing what other suggestions I could grab from it :-), when I realized, matilda, that I forgot one other possibility - heat! Is your skillet the right temperature? It should be heated to the point that a drop of water on it will just barely jump and skitter around the pan - no cooler, no hotter (we use the water test regularly...
  24. tarnalberry
    Ya know, there are times when that happens to me, and most of the instances, I eventually figure out that I've been fighting some sort of "low-level" bug in my system for a while. Not that you notice any major symptoms, but it's just way easier to get run down. Kinda like having a mild case of the flu that your body is working on for a few weeks, and if...
  25. tarnalberry
    Pregnancy does not change your genetics. As celiac is a genetic disorder, pregnancy cannot untrigger the gene. The degree to which one feels symptoms can vary as one's body changes. You are quite likely still damaging your intestines if you're eating gluten, so I would encourage you to get a biopsy to find out if that is the case.
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