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  1. tarnalberry
    If it says wheat on the label, do NOT use it! Ever. You can't start taking it again when you "get better", because it will damage your intestines and make you sick again. There are other vitamins that are gluten free.
  2. tarnalberry
    What does Arby's wrap the fillings in?
  3. tarnalberry
    Well, something has to have changed, or you're eating too few calories! :-) If you stopped eating wheat, and to make up for the food you weren't having, started eating more fruits, or more vegetables, or more rice, or more meat, or more fat, or started vitamins, or tried *any* new product you hadn't had before, there's a change that could be part of the...
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    That's great he hasn't shown damage yet (from a health perspective, if not a "getting a diagnosis" perspective ;-) ). If you still want to do the gene test, why not just order it the next time he has a regular blood draw? There's no need to do it in a hurry, since his genes won't change! ;-)
  5. tarnalberry
    Be careful that it doesn't exacerbate your asthma to levels that are dangerous for you. If it's allergy based, talk to your allergist about allergy shots, and keep that cute little puppy bathed - weekly, at least!
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    Hehe... I had a good response, and then another idea when I started typing: First, if the risk of the pain of losing the person because of your health is too great that you decide YOU can deal with that risk, that's one thing. While the decision amounts to much the same, I find it important - for myself - to clarify WHY that's the case, and in that case...
  7. tarnalberry
    Isn't it up to the other person/people to decide whether or not you're bringing them down? Isn't it up to the potential boyfriend to determine if he wants to deal with the bad things because of all the good things he gets out of the relationship? It's always seemed to me that it's selfish (in a bad way ;-) ) to say "I feel bad that I can't do this so you...
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    Minor modification - if your total medical expenses are greater than 7.5% of your income, you can add them to your itemized deductions. You can include the extra cost of foods needed to maintain a gluten free diet (the increase in price of a gluten free loaf of bread, or the whole cost of items unique to a gluten-free diet, like xanthum gum for baking) in...
  9. tarnalberry
    I've not found an inhaler that has gluten. The CFC's and replacements for them in metered-dose inhalers are synthetically derived. The base in dry-powder inhalers usually does contain some *lactose* however, though not gluten. (Be aware with metered-dose inhalers (the ones with propellants); sometimes the propellant itself can trigger an asthma attack...
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    Due to the high fat content of flax seeds, flax meal generally goes not dry recipes out, but rather makes them moister. (It also means you should store them in the freezer.) I either replace 1/3 cup or so of flour in a muffin or quickbread recipe with flax meal, or just add it to the recipe. (Works great with banana and pumpkin, but with a lot of other...
  11. tarnalberry
    Did you replace the gluten-containing foods in your diet with some other food item you don't tolerate well? Is there a particular ingredient (or a few) that is now much more prevalent in your diet? What else has changed since you removed gluten?
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    Huh... I thought I've seen it at the whole foods around me. I usually use Ener-G's sweet rice flour which I can get at local health food stores, but I've also used Mochiko's sweet rice flour which can be found at many major chains in the Asian section. (Well, here in CA, but we've got a larger asian and latin food section than some of the other bits of...
  13. tarnalberry
    As was suggested, cooking things that are naturally gluten free will help cover some of those meals. Outback, PF Changs, and a few other places have gluten-free menus, but mostly calling ahead and asking is sufficient in many places. The other suggestions have all been great, and I can't emphasize enough how important LABELING everything that will be safe...
  14. tarnalberry
    Yep, those are right out. The basic ingredients that will make anything a NO-GO are wheat, barley, rye, and oats. If you see ANY of those in the ingredient list, don't eat it. (For reference, neither soy nor rice are made from wheat, barley, rye, or oats, and are safe grains for celiacs.) There are a couple of bar-food type products you can have, with...
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    I have issues when consuming things that have a fair amount of cooked oil. I don't know what it is, but serious pan frying (more oil than sauteeing or stir-frying) or deep fried stuff just does NOT sit well in my stomach. I can eat a whole avocado in one sitting, or (back when I could have bread) put plenty of virgin olive oil on my baguette, but the cooked...
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    My blood tests didn't come back conclusive for hypoglycemia either, so at best I'm borderline, but my doc listened to my symptoms and said "try this", and that's the key. My feeling, based on everything I've read and heard, is that many more people are sensitive to low-blood sugar effects than think so. But at that kind of "in-between" stage, the only thing...
  17. tarnalberry
    Tropical sprue exists, but is different from non-tropical sprue (which is celiac disease). I don't remember the details, other than it has some similar symptoms, I believe is caused by a parasite (but I'm not sure), and can be "cured". (Note, I am NOT saying celiac disease can be cured, but tropical sprue which is different!)
  18. tarnalberry
    I agree that it'd be helpful to know what she's eating now. If the main problem is not getting enough calories because she's not hungry or fills up fast, then she'll want to go with foods that don't cause her to fill up fast and are very calorie dense. Many store-bought gluten-free bread items are this way, because they may have a lot of fat, but I've found...
  19. tarnalberry
    Welcome to the board! I'm not a teenager any more, but I know you'll find a great group of people of all age ranges with a lot of useful information. As for foods (I should add that I also have to avoid dairy) - for breakfast, I usually either have a smoothie, rice cakes with peanut butter, or hot or cold cereal. On weekends, I might make pancakes...
  20. tarnalberry
    I think that the point of remembering to verbally tell the other person what you did is a good one. I can't think of how many times I assumed that my written instructions were obvious, only to find out that some other person didn't think so. It's happened both from my own mistakes, and from it just being the other person (as confirmed when other people...
  21. tarnalberry
    Is this relatively shortly before meal-time? Could it be a hypoglycemia issue? Occasionally, my hypoglycemic symptoms wouldn't make me feel nauseous, but would rather give me one of those headaches you don't realize you have until it's three hours later and make me REALLY crabby. (Irritability is a common symptom of hypoglycemia.) Or is there some other...
  22. tarnalberry
    Can't say about kids, but at 26, I turn into a witch, with a capital B, if I get a real gluten accident. (Tiny ones make me irritable, big ones make me nasty-angry.) And it takes a day or two to get it out of my system. I'm afraid I don't have any really good advice. I understand that, at his age, temper tantrums and hitting/throwing things while angry...
  23. tarnalberry
    You'll do those things the same way we do - however works best for you. I cook for friends and family, and just keep everything gluten-free (and casein-free too). Stir-fries, soups, stews, casseroles, barbaques, salads, and so forth needn't have gluten anyway. (Some folks still cook gluten-filled things; that's also an option, to cook two different meals...
  24. tarnalberry
    What kind of marinade are you looking for? Prepackaged or recipe? Fruity, salty, savory? Just letting the meat item sit with dry seasonings and a bit of olive oil on them for a bit can serve as a marinade. Using fruit jams, or fresh cut fruit can work as well. You can make a lot of marinades based off of gluten-free soy sauce as well.
  25. tarnalberry
    Cheating as often as once a month has been shown to be equivalent to not following the diet at all in terms of long-term adverse events. If he wants to increase your sons risk of intestinal cancer, lymphoma, type 1 diabetes, other auto-immune conditions, anemia, osteoporosis, and - on average - shorten his lifespan by 10 years, then yeah, cheating's alright...
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