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  1. tarnalberry
    They make two versions, and I believe one contains wheat germ.
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    I have read studies about them gene splicing gluten producing fragments into the DNA of other, currently gluten free, plants. At the same time, they're looking at using GMO techniques to make a gluten-free wheat. All in all, for environmental reasons and others, I'm against artificial genetic modification. Standard techniques, including cross pollinating...
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    While I have two of Bette Hageman's cookbooks, they just don't do it for me so much. There's some useful stuff... I'm glad I have it in my bookshelf, but my favorite, so far, has been: The Allergy Self-Help Cookbook : Over 325 Natural Foods Recipes, Free of All Common Food Allergens: wheat-free, milk-free, egg-free, corn-free, sugar-free, yeast-free. ...
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    Ideally, a good dishwasher will leave nothing behind - maybe clean water in an upturned container. If you're getting stuff left behind, you may want to 1) check the detergent you're using, 2) make sure there's no food particles going INTO the dishwasher, 3) check that the dishwasher doesn't need repair. (We've been dealing with this issue ourselves.) ...
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    you should be able to download a driver off the internet, but even with 98, most mice shouldn't need a special driver load to operate with basic functionality...
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    I didn't used to, but we all have our own areas of ignorance - areas that other people come naturally. I know all kinds of things about a number of subjects, but know next to nothing about a number of other subjects. (I can keep a pet bird alive almost anywhere, but don't ask me to watch your pet snake; it'd end up dead.) I disliked people being as .....
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    I use the "view new posts" option. Of course, it means I might reply in the kids section without realize it, but ah well. I'm a kid at heart?! ;-)
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    Good luck! I'm sure you'll have a great time!
  9. tarnalberry
    If you're cooking on your own, and using whole ingredients, you won't find it too hard to be gluten-free in Hawaii. There's far too much fresh produce to taste, and inexpensive, high-quality ahi to cook. ;-)
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    We just don't have grits out here. (Homemade, I suppose... ;-) ) But I've never seen them in a restaurant outside of a business trip I took to Alabama.
  11. tarnalberry
    I popped back in on this thread to see how it was doing, and wanted to say "thank you" to the folks who were honest about their "yes" response. I know, with the sort of posts that have been left (including mine!), there might be some pressure to not say that you're cheating, but it actually is helpful to know the truth. It also reminds me that, despite...
  12. tarnalberry
    Regardless of how martian he is or how venutian you might be, if he can't meet the needs you have in some fashion - even though it may require compromise on both of your parts - then he may just not be the right person for you. How do you tell? That's awfully hard. Quite honestly, I think _I_ was offended by some of the things you said he told you. ;-...
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    To the best of my knowledge, there isn't a firm answer to your question. It appears that - in most cases - the antibodies are produced in the intestines. If there is no excess permiability in the intestines, then the antibodies can't get into the blood stream in order to be detected in a blood test. You may still be reacting gluten intestinally. Alternatively...
  14. tarnalberry
    Try not to take it as mean - I certainly didn't read it that way. It's easy, with all of the things associated with celiac disease, for us to pin _every_ symptom we've ever had on it, and hence assume that once we go gluten-free, we'll have all those things go away. And that's a pretty large expectation, given the number of things that can go wrong...
  15. tarnalberry
    Antihistamines won't change your IgE results - they simply "sop up" the excess histmaine in the blood. The histamine is released from mast cells when they are activated by IgE antibodies in the bloodstream. Antihistamines treat the symptoms, not the cause.
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    Just thought I'd add... I don't have any kids, but day 3 and 4 of my reaction to gluten, if I get contaminated, makes ME feel like throwing a tantrum - and I'm 26! (I opt, instead, to just tell my husband that I'm feeling uber-cranky, and the best bet is to leave me alone, 'cause otherwise he'll get to socialize with an irrational "w"itch. ) ...
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    Donna, I do that all that time! I always have, but even more so now, and I don't think people are expecting it. Sometimes I've gotten a response that makes me feel the person being asked thought it was awfully personal, but still appreciated it. And it's funny - scary almost - that people trust me so much to know what they can and can't eat. A diabetic...
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    To some "martians", yeah, I'd imagine even once you figure out what you can't have on celiac disease, talking about it much isn't in the picture, because you've found the solution. Of course, a new problem may arise - a particular situation with eating out, for instance - where a new solution needs to be created. But other than that... This isn't as...
  19. tarnalberry
    I would feel nausea as one of my hypoglycemic symptoms. I don't have any particularly great fear of throwing up if I'm anywhere that has a bathroom, but I really really really hate how it feels. Making sure to keep my hypoglycemic symptoms at bay, of course, helps that. BTW, when I was in college, and there was a nasty stomach flu going around (this...
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    IgE responses are classic allergies - usually described as watery eyes, itchy nose, etc. It is the immune response associated with histamine release in the body, and generally treated by antihistamines when appropriate. The celiac response does not use this immune pathway, it uses the IgG and IgA pathways instead. So, the two tests are not related, they...
  21. tarnalberry
    I haven't had much of a problem with special accomodations with my family. We discuss restaurant options, and find a place that's likely to be friendly, then I do my best to find something I can have. If I can't, that's OK, and I make sure to tell people that, and so far no one has thought I was lying or trying to placate them, as far as I can tell. It...
  22. tarnalberry
    Welcome. Good luck on the 'scope, but I did want, along with everyone else, to assure you that it's far from a death sentence. It may seem that way because you're used to eating wheat, but you can form new habits that don't involve eating wheat if that's the way the test results go. Spend some time, while you're waiting for your appointment, reading through...
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    lol! and I do it because I'm lazy! ;-) you may find, if you google "raw food recipes" a number of websites with some tasty recipes that you can have - like brownies (made from only dates, cocoa, and nuts), pizza (made from buckwheat, nuts, tomatoes, and herbs), and so on. my yoga teacher (not a celiac) has been more and more interested in a raw foods...
  24. tarnalberry
    I'm neither formally diagnosed, nor very sensitive, nor got very sick from it, and I won't cheat! I can't imagine _intentionally_ cheating on this one, myself. I can imagine someone who hasn't had to practice food-related will power in the past doing so, but I can't imagine finding that acceptable instead of figuring out how to learn to not do it. (I don...
  25. tarnalberry
    This just means it's time to find a new "I must have some" food that is gluten-free. Think of the taste exploration this means! :-D
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