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  1. tarnalberry
    Are you gluten-free? Do you have any dairy issues? (Lactose intolerance can cause significant bloating as well...)
  2. tarnalberry
    In the US, at least, sprays are made either from a petroleum base or caranuba (a resin found in a particular type of bug, actually... talk about "ew").
  3. tarnalberry
    Hmm... I don't think that spicy chili chicken stir-fries, or lemon-ginger shrimp stir-fries, or homemade chicken-rice soup, or hearty beef stew, or roasted chicken, or barbequed baby back ribs, or chili, or vegetable salads, or tacos, or baked beans, or marinated grilled vegetables are nasty. (My friends and coworkers don't think so either. ;-) ) Hopefully...
  4. tarnalberry
    While I'm not sure what grain you're referring to for the grits, there are a number of other grains available in the same cut to produce a similar cereal. Bob's Red Mill has the following (as separate grains): soy, millet, buckwheat, corn, and rice.
  5. tarnalberry
    Distilled vinegar is safe, but check the condiments; I have seen at least two mustards that have gluten-containing ingredients that were not vinegar.
  6. tarnalberry
    semolina is a particular type of wheat that is particularly useful for pastas. definitely out for gluten-free diets.
  7. tarnalberry
    Yep - it comes down to how many calories do you take in, and how many calories do you burn. If your thyroid issues aren't treated appropriately, then you may not be burning as many calories as most people do in their basic resting state - has your doctor adjusted your medication sufficiently? If you eat large volume, even in the healthiest of foods...
  8. tarnalberry
    I particularly like their sunblock. It's a physical block using micromilled zinc oxide, so it reflects sunlight off the top of the skin, rather than chemically absorbing it in the very top layers of your skin. It also doesn't smell like most sunblocks!
  9. tarnalberry
    A couple "low-food" ideas: * bowling * mini-golf/driving range * concert * hiking * picnic (ok, food related, but you bring your own food) * museums/art shows * at-home video night * canoeing/kayaking * something crafty (painting, pottery, etc...)
  10. tarnalberry
    I've never heard of steamed rice having anything added to it - rice and water. There was something of an urban legend running around at one point that the enrichment on some rice contained gluten, but no one was ever able to substantiate that rumor with a company, as I recall. (Perhaps I'm wrong.) It may simply be a matter of asking the right question...
  11. tarnalberry
    I've never had a problem at PF Changs. (I've eaten at ... three in Southern California, one in Northern California, and one in Phoenix - I don't know if that makes a difference.) But if you have a problem with the sesame oil, or the soy in the sauces, or just a higher quantity of fat, that could be the culprit. I definitely don't eat too much of anything...
  12. tarnalberry
    For me, I wouldn't have said glass, because it wasn't quite that sharp edged, but I can see how it would be a close description. (That symptom doesn't last for me for that long, but man is it uncomfortable when it does... last time was on a plane... NO FUN!)
  13. tarnalberry
    In quick breads, you can use plenty of quinoa flour. You might also look into using amaranth flour and buckwheat flour as well (both are high protein). You can also try adding rice bran for added protein/fat, or flax meal. (It's easier to add these last two higher density items in quick breads, like banana breads, and muffins.) You can use teff flour...
  14. tarnalberry
    Nope. There is no evidence to suggest that it can go into remission (which is all it could ever do, you can't "outgrow" your genes). If the biopsy was taken to determine if she no longer had damage once having gone on a gluten-free diet (a standard followup biopsy), then of course it would show "negative", but once she started consuming gluten again, the...
  15. tarnalberry
    It's been found that, for celiacs, getting a magnesium supplement is important as well, so you may want to ask your doctor or look into that. (Magnesium is important for the proper use of calcium in bone formation and most people - even on a healthy gluten-free diet - don't get enough.)
  16. tarnalberry
    If you're going to be gluten-free, you've got to do it all the way. Getting a little bit, accidentally, here and there, is tantamount to not doing it at all, unfortunately. :-( (And I can certainly understand staying gluten-free for a while.) Keep taking a look around here and do your best to get rid of that extra gluten.
  17. tarnalberry
    I like the allergy self-help book.
  18. tarnalberry
    A couple options: 1. suggest a restaurant where you know there are items you can have 2. find out the name of the restaurant a day ahead of time and call to talk to the manager about accomodating you 3. pick something on the menu that should be safe and discuss with the manager (plain baked potato/steamed vegetables 4. politely decline, simply saying...
  19. tarnalberry
    I was that way at first. After two and a half years, I don't want to talk about it most of the time. It's just like "alright already... it's normal for me... moving on... don't need to discuss breathing practices incessantly, why this?" now, but it's definitely a real focus early on. You'll get past it, and if you want to help that process, find other...
  20. tarnalberry
    That's why it's just something to consider. When considering doing anything, you weigh the pluses and minuses, and we can't really know where they lie for this poster. I agree - if the poster's health is very unstable, it may not be worth doing at this point in time, but possibly (or possibly not) in the future. Always a tough decision.
  21. tarnalberry
    based on those labs, no I wouldn't think that celiac would be a likely answer, but false negatives are possible. you may want to try a dietary challenge (or more than one) to see how you react. (for instance, go gluten-free for three weeks, then have a day where you eat plenty of gluten, and see how you feel. of course, you need to hold other things constant...
  22. tarnalberry
    Oral ingestion. Outside of open wounds, which could in theory allow some of the proteins to enter the blood stream, gluten cannot be aborbed through the skin cells - the molecule is too large. You can have a dermal allergy reaction to it, but that is different from a celiac reaction.
  23. tarnalberry
    Sensodyne is the only toothpaste I have found that may be contaminated with gluten. Perhaps it's a bug, not gluten?
  24. tarnalberry
    Aside from sweet rice flour as a thickener, I pretty much never use rice flour. Millet, amaranth, quinoa, sorgum, soy, and buckwheat all have a better texture.
  25. tarnalberry
    We need to know the reference rages from the lab - it varies lab to lab and you can't interpret the results without the reference ranges.
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