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  1. tarnalberry
    Lasagna shouldn't be a problem - just use the Tinkyada lasagna noodles and everything else that goes into lasagna is normally gluten-free anyway (well, you'd have to check the sausage if you're using sausage, of course). But the idea of veggies w/ meat is a nice easy way to go because the entirety of that meal is gluten-free. You could add rice or another...
  2. tarnalberry
    there's not a lot you can do - the autoimmune reaction has begun. taking it easy on your stomach, getting as much sleep as you can (I know, I know... business trip), and some peppermint or ginger tea/candy is about all I can suggest.
  3. tarnalberry
    Yep. It is a step in the right direction to get these things labeled, even if it's more helpful to other people with food issues than us. Wheat is the hidden ingredient in most of those "may be unsafe" items, and is, by far, the most ubiquitous of the four ingredients we have to avoid. This will clarify the vast majority of the uncertain ingredients, even...
  4. tarnalberry
    I just wanted to echo the idea that trying the diet is a good way to go. Actually, your doctor sounds fairly well informed and like he/she is trying to work with you, though there may be limitations (like money). Celiac can definitely cause neurologic issues (including depressions, lack of concentration, peripheral neuropathy, etc.), beside the bloating...
  5. tarnalberry
    There may be a minor misunderstanding between the two, based on my experience with internet discussions of candidia and discussions with doctors about this type of thing. What you saw on the NIH page is *specifically* about a yeast infection that has spread from the mouth to the esophogus. *NOT* anything in the intestinal tract or elsewhere. If you look...
  6. tarnalberry
    For me, I get symptoms (headache, stomach ache, irritability) two hours after the dairy, and it lasts two or three days. It's similar to my gluten response in some ways, though shorter.
  7. tarnalberry
    I do the vast majority of my cooking from scratch, and the key for me is to neither use "recipes" (rather, have an idea of what you're going to put into something in your head), and to focus on items that are fast and/or easy to make. Chili needn't have any particular recipe that you have to look up or refer to after the first time you make it, and it takes...
  8. tarnalberry
    You might want to try muffin recipes that naturally don't have any eggs. I've come across a few and they've turned out fine.
  9. tarnalberry
    The coconut milk itself has two grams of sugar per quarter cup, fyi.
  10. tarnalberry
    Flax meal is just ground up flax seeds - that's it. You soak it in water (I don't remember the ratio, but I'm sure you can google it to find information) and it gets a kind of gooey consistency that appearently works decently well to replace eggs in many recipes. You can use it in recipes in larger quantities too, if you want to add fat (particularly omega...
  11. tarnalberry
    I'll eat these products, but I'll be cautious, and keep in mind what type of product it is.
  12. tarnalberry
    Have you tried using soaked flax meal as an egg replacement?
  13. tarnalberry
    Yep, if it's casein, you must avoid *all* forms of dairy. It's another label hunting adventure! (I think dairy is harder than gluten, but that's my opinion.)
  14. tarnalberry
    You may want to try making things that have a heartier taste that mix better with the garbanzo bean flavor. Pumpkin bread, for instance, with plenty of cinnamon and honey, can better withstand the flavor than a sweet cake. Peanut butter cookies (or muffins) may also work well with that flavor. Given that you can taste the flavor so strongly, you may want...
  15. tarnalberry
    Saturday the 3rd is fine for me. I'll bring something... but not sure what yet. Probably something salad-ish or soup-ish. I don't do a lot of baking 'cause I get enough carbs from my veggies. ;-) Yep, I agree with listing the food intolerances - I avoid gluten, dairy, and soy (on rotation).
  16. tarnalberry
    I agree with Merika - run in for a blood draw while you are still eating gluten and get the tests done. Since you'll be cooking gluten-free for the family, it seems, after, you may not get the opportunity to do a biopsy if you change your diet right away as well, but you'll get a blood test in while there's still a good opportunity.
  17. tarnalberry
    Most of the time, on-ship, raw crustaceans are treated with... I forget exactly what it is, but it's go iodine, as I recall, which might be part of the problem. I would encourage you to get tested for a shellfish allergy, but if that doesn't turn up and you don't have symptoms from eating them, it may simply be that you need to wear gloves.
  18. tarnalberry
    I didn't know that you were trying to determine if there was a fructose problem as well. I'd deal with that one separately, and first. Alternatively, you could try plain yogurt (live cultures) or kefir, which should have all the lactose brocken down. (Or see if you can find a formulation of lactase that does not have fructose in it.)
  19. tarnalberry
    Yep. The tests detect antibodies. There are no antibodies in the blood if there's nothing for the immune system to creating antibodies against. It's about 3 months, and a decent dose. (For an adult, that's about 2-3 slices of bread a day, for a child that age, it would be less.) Eh... The only one who can answer if you need a doctor diagnosis at this...
  20. tarnalberry
    If you want to be efficient about the testing, you want to test one variable at a time - since you can't easily test lactose without getting casein, you test lactose first, so it won't really tell you much (if you react) if you do dairy without the Lactaid before doing it with the Lactaid. It's a way to go, of course, it just means at least one additional...
  21. tarnalberry
    From what I understand, many people with problems with fructose find that they only need *reduce* the amount of fructose they take in. From what you posted, though, I would start by eliminating dairy first.
  22. tarnalberry
    If we don't have more than 12 people or so, I can offer up using my place (even though it's small, we've had that many people here for a dinner party before), but I am in Huntington Beach. Though, that means we could head out to the beach for a bonfire, as I'm about a mile away. ;-) Evening bonfires are actually really fun, so I highly recommend it! And...
  23. tarnalberry
    Definitely take the citrical at different times during the day. The body can only absorb so much calcium at a time, so it's important to break that up through the day.
  24. tarnalberry
    Allergy tests for food allergies are notoriously unreliable, and any good allergist should tell you that. The body's reaction is the most valuable indicator of what you can't tolerate. But, as Kaiti mentioned, celiac is NOT an allergy. (An allergy is an immune reaction mediated by a class of antibodies called IgE, celiac is an intolerance involving an...
  25. tarnalberry
    Definitely varies from person to person. If I get glutened, I have symptoms for about a week. When I first went gluten-free, I felt a fair amount better fairly quickly, but my symptoms were harder to notice at the beginning, and I hadn't had it (I think) for that long before I tried the gluten-free diet. Hopefully, you'll start getting better and better...
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