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  1. tarnalberry
    You might consider making your own broth the next time you make a chicken and freeze it. It tastes better too!
  2. tarnalberry
    It was nothing big enough that I realized it in particular. It was a suggestion of someone else and a connection of bloating, hemmhroids and being tired.
  3. tarnalberry
    I just told them "I found out I'm gluten intolerant, so I can't eat wheat, rye, barley, or oats - or anything that has that stuff in it. It'll make me sick and damage my intestines." And then answer any questions that come up.
  4. tarnalberry
    Don't go back for seconds of something that can make you sick. Be confident that you're doing what you need to do to keep yourself healthy - and convey that confidence. Just saying "This is all I feel safe eating" should be sufficient. When they try to tell you otherwise, realize that they're opinion about your diet is irrelevant. They don't have to live...
  5. tarnalberry
    I wasn't very sick either. But if you're celiac, you're celiac. Getting "the runs" means that you're not going to be absorbing nutrients. It also indicates you are indeed reacting to gluten and damage is being done to the intestines. Over the long run, untreated celiacs - even those without significant symptoms - are at higher risk for intestinal cancers...
  6. tarnalberry
    the tapioca bread (and likely the rice bread) work fine for stuffing. ;-)
  7. tarnalberry
    Imagine's broths are ok. (Do check on the soups that have soy sauce in them, though - the labels are quite clear.)
  8. tarnalberry
    Don't forget that normal IgA's don't tell you a thing if you don't also have a total IgA test to find out if you're IgA deficient in general.
  9. tarnalberry
    while lactose shouldn't contain casein, if you have a very strong allergy to casein, I would avoid it until I contacted the company about contamination. (I'm not sure if lactose is synthetically derived.)
  10. tarnalberry
    gliandin is the protein in wheat that's reacting. antibodies are amino acid specific (or very nearly), so it's an antigliandin antibody is not going to appear for anything other than something that is very similar to gliandin.
  11. tarnalberry
    Give yourself more than a week, though start the process now. It's a learning process, and you'll need time for it. Stick with the basics - no processed foods, just natural whole foods (they taste just fine and are healthy!). As for hardware - non non-stick pots and pans and other materials that won't absorb things don't need to be replaced, but I would...
  12. tarnalberry
    the link to enamel defects is fairly well known... amongst the educated dentists/doctors. ;-) you might send the biopsy results back to the doc who didn't think he was GI, just to let him know.
  13. tarnalberry
    I understand that testing that young is quite difficult. I hope the docs can come to some agreement on the best course of action. Good luck!
  14. tarnalberry
    Congrats on the successful experience!
  15. tarnalberry
    Do realize that cheating monthly puts your risk of developing intestinal cancers and other autoimmune diseases and dying early right back up to that of untreated celiacs.
  16. tarnalberry
    I've gotten the "I couldn't live without" statement from people I'm eating with - even understanding people - and I think it's mostly a comment about how they don't feel they could cope with the changes. Eventually, though, we all can adapt. :-)
  17. tarnalberry
    Likely you simply don't have enough damage for the blood tests to come up positive. But the diet is a test in and of itself. If eating apples always made you feel sick, would you keep eating apples? No. If you're comfortable and confident in the results of the diet, stick with it. (You can also look into other testing methods like York's tests and Enterolab...
  18. tarnalberry
    because "gluten" is really a generic term referring to the protein in a grain, any grain. we often use "gluten" however, to refer to a specific amino acid sequence that is found in the proteins of wheat, barley, and rye. (the amino acid sequence of the oat protein actually is somewhat similar - similar enough that a few celiacs do seem to react to it, but...
  19. tarnalberry
    Deep breath! Remember that a gluten-free diet is often easiest on natural, whole foods. These are nutritious as well, and since you're doing your own cooking (it doesn't have to take long or be hard at all), you control the calorie content of what you make. I find it far easier to keep my calories in control eating gluten-free.
  20. tarnalberry
    I've got to agree with Richard. Whole foods that are naturally gluten-free are naturally cheap as well - many of them, anyway. Rice and beans are cheap and filling, nuts aren't dirt cheap, but also very filling and go a long way. Fresh produce and meats can also be inexpensive (if bought in season or on sale) and can be stretched as well.
  21. tarnalberry
    First, figure out if you really need to go that strict, or if you can have _some_ fruit each day. (As for soymilk, Unsweetened Silk has something like 2g of sugar, and I like the taste. ;-) )
  22. tarnalberry
    Honestly, in situations like these, I eat ahead of time, and simply don't order. They can think what they want to think, but all I need to know is how to avoid getting sick. Of course, it's easier to do that after being on the diet for a while and getting past the initial anger. ;-) Don't let her get to you too much - remember that what they cared most...
  23. tarnalberry
    Give yourself a good three months to start feeling comfortable with this.
  24. tarnalberry
    Yep. It'll be nice when they've gotten some medical-community acceptance of tests that can identify GI before significant damage to the intestines has been done - or in cases where it doesn't seem to be happening.
  25. tarnalberry
    I posted my planned Gluten-free Casein-free menu for Thanksgiving earlier on this site (I think it was under a Christmas dinner titled post, and another Thanksgiving dinner titled post) and will try to get the recipes (sort of... I don't really cook from a recipe) up as soon as I've got the time. So many foods are naturally Gluten-free Casein-free (particularly...
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