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  1. tarnalberry
    Once you start noticing a reaction, it means that the proteins have hit the intestinal system. Enzymes after the fact - to try to digest the gluten protein - aren't going to do a lot of good, because the chemical reactions have already started happening. (Of course, if he wants to try them to make it easier to digest other things as his body recovers, that...
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    ARCHIVED Test For Gluten In Food

    tarnalberry replied to foodphobic's topic in Doctors

    Yep, there is a home test. It takes about five minutes, and costs about ten bucks a piece, and doesn't detect rye or barley proteins. There just isn't a terribly good business case at this point to try to develop cheap, rapid tests for home use like this given the population and the technology issues. :-/
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    kabo, if you can tolerate it, try finding millet grits (BRM produces it) and grinding them up a bit more in your blender to get the texture of corn meal. Millet's not terribly closely related to corn (not as close as sorgum) so perhaps you could have it? The taste is similar, if a bit more mild. It won't be the same, of course, but probably better than...
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    WH, good point! I rewarded myself more with gluten-free treats when I was first starting, but after two years... Meh. Though I think the rewards still usually involved tea or chocolate. :-)
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    I think that eating out, at places that are trained and take the time to become aware about contamination issues, lowers the risk to an acceptable level. If you want to worry about contamination that thoroughly, you'll have to stop buying most gluten-free packaged products as well. :-) But it's always a personal call, and everyone of us has a different...
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    I don't reward myself for the diet in particular - it's not like I'm eating anything worse, and after two years, I sort of lost my "addictions" to gluten-full foods - but if I'm feeling like a food treat, I generally go for fresh mangos or dark chocolate. (I always treat myself to a having a wide selection of good teas! ;-) Some women have dozens of shoes...
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    Only a few east coast states have Whole Food's gluten-free bakery items at this point in time. They're apparently looking at expanding that in the future.
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    Kasha (roasted buckwheat) make a great hot cereal, if strong tasting. ;-) It's gluten-free, but - as has been noted - can be combined with gluten-containing flour in mixes or be contaminated. One thing I wanted to add to this thread is to be very aware of how the word gluten in being used when reading it. Technically, any grain protein is a "gluten"...
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    Lol! I would have said that life WITH brussel sprouts just isn't worth it! :-) I've hated those things since I was a kid. I'm with ya on the broccoli though. ;-)
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    Ditto and Ditto. :-) Being "Welcome to the board!" and "Oats are contaminated about CODEX levels in the US, and a small percentage of celiacs may react to the protein itself, so I 'just say no to oats'".
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    Millet grits, if a mild texture is desired, may also work. Bob's Red Mill sells them.
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    It is gluten-free, though for things that you haven't checked on, calling on the caramel color is a good idea. La Choy, however, in my OH so HUMBLE opinion sucks. Some people like it, but I don't. I highly encourage you to try finding San-J's wheat free tamari. And having Bragg's on hand is a good idea for the times when you want something like...
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    For everyone who says that some people just don't have the will power that other people do, please remember that will power is not some inate gift - it's a skill learned by practice. You CAN have strong will power, just by saying no one temptation at a time. Missing one doesn't put you back at the starting gate, it's just a little ground to recover.
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    Honestly, I think your best bet is to ALWAYS read the ingredient labels. Plain milk obviously doesn't really have "ingredients", as it's just milk, but anything that has ingredients, read it. Formula's change, and it's a good habit to get into.
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    You absolutely didn't offend me, I promise! :-) I put that in there because, as much as I try, sometimes the suggestions I make for situations involving kids... let's just say they speak to my ignorance of what having kids is like. :-) I certainly didn't think you were bytching at all! :-) It's a tough thing to get started, and in the beginning, it...
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    Trader Joes also has some dried fruits without that are unsulfated. (I so much prefer apple rings that way!) (BTW, you could also get a dehydrator and make you're own. It takes a while once they go in, but preping most foods is pretty fast and easy. Good way to make flax crackers too. :-) )
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    As others have noted, be careful of imitation crab meat. Also, any of the marinated meats - like eel - will have been marinated in something with a soy sauce. Some of the rice paper wraped items can have a sauce in them that you'll need to be careful of as well. The raw fish itself isn't usually marinated in anything, and it should be just fine. My...
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    I sometimes ignore the warning, sometimes put the item back. Depends on what the item is and whether or not I think it'll be safe. Dried fruit, I'm more leary of, because it's much easier for it to pick stuff up from the air and have it stick. Salsa, I'm actually less careful of, because if it's a line of wet goods, when they take it apart to clean, anything...
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    I'll start off by saying that you should feel free to flame me if my ideas are dumb - I don't have kids yet so I had no idea how hard this would really be for a very small child, but I'm going to try to help anyway. :-) (And, if nothing else, it's practice for when/if I have kids and continue to be stubborn about this whole, natural foods thing. :-) ) ...
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    I decided, the last time that happened to me, to do a low residue diet for a week or so. (You'll want to google it, I don't remember the details.) I worked off of the premise, the less stuff that actually makes it to my intestines or any way down them, the less that's gotta come out, so pick stuff that gets digested very easily and doesn't have residue...
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    I think you're doing the right thing - not eating the uncertain food. But I also think that the harder it is to discuss that you have a dietary restriction, the harder it's going to be to keep to it. Of course, how we feel about sharing these issues in an intensely personal thing, but I would encourage those who feel great anxiety over discussing that they...
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    Going gluten-free needn't be intensely challenging nor expensive, depending on how you do it. But it is a major change, and it takes some time, patience, and a lot of practice, to get used to it. Take a deep breath and realize that this is a big change, but there are a lot of people here to help, and you can do this with some practice. A couple suggestions...
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    brown rice has more fat/protein/fiber than white rice, but still not a lot. it is better than white rice, but for hypoglycemics, on it's own, it's still not a good idea. the sorts of things I eat: plenty of nuts and seeds in various forms oils (in salad dressings, pasta sauces, and when sauteeing vegetables - you don't need a lot) avocados in tuna...
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    Ditto all that - I highly recommend sticking with whole, naturally gluten-free foods. Produce, fresh (unmarinated and so forth) meats, rice/beans, and gluten-free dairy if you can have it. Take a look around at the posts on here for ideas about what people eat and how people are handling the diet. It sounds scary at first, but with a little practice...
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    Over a whole day, that might be balanced, but look at each component that you're eating - each MEAL needs to be well balanced. The rice cake and peanut butter... not bad, though not that great on protein. Yogurt/fruit and almonds... also not bad, but I hope that's a full serving of almonds there rice/veggies and beans or chicken... in the case of the...
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