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  1. tarnalberry
    Welcome! I'm 26, and have been gluten-free for two years and CF for one, also from California. It hasn't been too hard, but my friends are all pretty understanding of it and even sorta protective of me. :-) It just takes time... I still have bits I struggle with, depending on how stressful stuff's been in my life.
  2. tarnalberry
    I don't know if it is related, and if it is, the gluten-free diet ought to help, but you might consider googling vulvodynia or vulvar vestibulitis. (The later is a subset of the former.) If you switched to gluten-free foods that are high in oxalates, and are oxalate sensitive (a few women with that problem are), that could be causing a problem.
  3. tarnalberry
    I don't know the answer to your question, but I would suggest calling them Monday to find out, and take a deep breath because the best you can do is find out, you can't go back and change anything in the past. It will be alright.
  4. tarnalberry
    Hello, and welcome to the group!
  5. tarnalberry
    The Bellevue WF carries their stuff. I also stopped by the cafe they have their goods at in the center of Seattle (The Elliot Cafe, or something like that), and tried a couple cookies. I didn't get glutened, but I'll keep your warning in mind. I did noting that they had some things that were not gluten free, but they were appropriately labeled.
  6. tarnalberry
    Yep, microwaves use microwave radiation to heat your food. ("Microwaves" just tell you what part of the electromagnetic spectrum is being used. Visible light has less energy than microwaves, and X-rays have more.) But microwaves (the appliances) are tuned very specifically to emit radiation that carries exactly the amount of energy to excite water molecules...
  7. tarnalberry
    There are a bunch of substitutes: * quinoa flakes * millet grits * rice grits * buckwheat * Bob's Red Mill's Mighty Tasty Hot Cereal * a combination of these (I particularly like combining equal parts rice, millet, and buckwheat grits and flax meal, then make it with vanilla almond milk) Whenever the cereal is too watery, either use a milk or milk...
  8. tarnalberry
    Doesn't really matter how slow you were walking, but more on how you fell. But if you're concerned about it, do get a test. If nothing else, it'll be a good baseline to use for reference later! Speedy bone-mending! (Don't forget to take a calcium/magneisum supplement! You need the magnesium (and vit D) for the calcium to do it's job.)
  9. tarnalberry
    Check their website - www.bobsredmill.com. They'll list their organic, gluten-free flours. I know they've got organic buckwheat but I'm not sure which else. Other companies probably have other organic flours as well, I just don't know which. (I do know they also have organic sorgum flour and quinoa flour.)
  10. tarnalberry
    I live in a pretty humid part of california, and as long as I keep it in a zip-top bag, I've never had it get hard.
  11. tarnalberry
    Well, you won't find those scones in a Whole Foods in the Bay Area, because it's probably a local deal and the items are only carried locally because it's a local bakery. I haven't heard of any dedicated gluten-free bakeries in the Bay Area, but I think I heard a rumor of one in Berkeley. The Whole Foods that have gluten-free bakeries are ONLY on the East...
  12. tarnalberry
    Yeah. Bob's puts out organic versions of a lot of gluten-free flours, and other specialty companies do as well. You've just to look around. Which flours are you looking for an organic version of?
  13. tarnalberry
    I'm up in Seattle for a business trip (and interviews!) and stopped by Whole Foods for some breakfast/lunch food. They sell bakery items from the Flying Apron Bakery (Open Original Shared Link. I got the berry scones (GFCFEFSF), and while they're very dense, they're pretty good. They're *expensive* ($10 for 4, but you can hardly eat a whole one at a time...
  14. tarnalberry
    Given that this put you out of work for a while, I would really think it'd be best to find another work arrangement. This is playing with fire. (Some people play with fire for a job just fine, but it's always a big risk.)
  15. tarnalberry
    I'd be curious to give the beer a try. (I am 26, I promise. :-) )
  16. tarnalberry
    If you ever plan on getting him tested, I agree that you should wait until he's tested to go on the gluten-free diet. If it's been a while since you've been called back, call them again! No need to wait too passively! :-) (Though, once you hear the receptionist *sigh* when you call, you may have called too much. ... At least that's what my personal experience...
  17. tarnalberry
    No, no... really, I just don't care if I mess something up and have to throw it all away. :-) The toasted millet is much easier than it sounds - as I only realized when I tried it one day when I was intimidated, but bored. Take a clean flatbottomed skillet, and put it on the stove. Turn the heat under it to medium or so, and wait for it to get warm enough...
  18. tarnalberry
    Actually, I think you're just hearing the electrical "whine" that comes out of the TV. All electronic equipment produces noise as long as it's on, due to the power flow through the circuits. In some appliances, it's louder than others; in some, the frequency is different than others. If you happen to be particularly sensitive to picking up a particular...
  19. tarnalberry
    That's such a hard question to answer, since people's tastes vary SOOO much. The products don't taste like regular wheat ones - they taste like they're made with gluten-free flours. But if you've been on the diet long enough to have gotten used to that, then you might find them alright. I've had the granola, the bars, and the blueberry bagels. To me,...
  20. tarnalberry
    I think it's worthwhile to note that, while celiac disease is an autoimmune process, it only happens if you're consuming gluten. So, chemically, you could say that you don't have an autoimmune disease if you're not eating gluten at all. (The auto-immune process requires gluten to drive it in the case of this disease.)
  21. tarnalberry
    If a whole meat product has any additives which add "nutrition" to it, it must be labeled. As I recall, this is a USDA rule, and means that ANY meat containing wheat, oats, etc. MUST label that such things are added. (This is a *different* rule than non-meat items, of course.)
  22. tarnalberry
    antigliandin antibodies come in both IgA and IgG "flavors". if I recall correctly, the tTg test is also checking on an IgG antibody. (IgA and IgG are the "classes" of antibody, while anti-gliandin, tissue transglutimerase, anti-reticulin, and so forth are specific "models")
  23. tarnalberry
    I enjoy millet. (My bird does too, though he gets unhulled millet. ;-) ) I like millet grits, combined with quinoa and flax meal, along with almond milk, for a hot cereal. Or toasted first in a dry skillet, then cooked. You can use it in a pilaf, or made with broth too, or in place of bulgar in tabouleh.
  24. tarnalberry
    When I went gluten-free, and had to deal with hypoglycemica, I finally realized something? Why does everyone think that breakfast has to be bready/starchy stuff? I did too, for the longest of times, so I'm not trying to be mean or something, but think about it... people say "what do you want for breakfast" and most people respond "cereal, waffles, bagels...
  25. tarnalberry
    Lara Bars, Organic Food Bars, Think Organic, and Bliss Bars are gluten-free (and CF). I can find the first three at Trader Joes, for $1.29-$1.99 a piece (for 200-320 calories). Not everyone likes the taste, though! :-)
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