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  1. tarnalberry
    I've heard I've got some irish in me, but also a number of other western european heritage that could also be a source for the celiac gene. (though I haven't had the test, so I'm _presuming_ I've got at least one...)
  2. tarnalberry
    Really really fast? Beans ------- 1. Open up a can of garbanzo beans, drain, rinse, pour into a bowl, season with a touch of garlic salt and cumin. Eat. Consider adding olive oil for a bit extra fat. 2. If you've got 10 minutes, open a can of garbanzo beans, black beans, and kidney beans, drain and rinse. Grate a large zucchini, and a large carrot...
  3. tarnalberry
    I think whether or not you care to cut out all the processed "normal" food depends A LOT on your previous diet and your other health concerns. Cutting out bread, pasta, and cookies isn't a big deal if you find other foods you enjoy eating, but it's true you might not want to. If you choose not to cut out these items, if you already eat them, it will be...
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    ARCHIVED It's Celiac!

    tarnalberry replied to a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    While I get your point, some people still aren't up to speed on allergy. And some people treat allergy with more respect than intolerance. (Celiacs, even a bad case, is not at all likely to have you dead 30 minutes after a small exposure. Anaphylactic allergies are. So, people assume if it won't kill you right away, it's not awful if you get a bit.) ...
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    ARCHIVED Mouth Sores

    tarnalberry replied to a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I believe that's well within normal, though I don't know very much about tounge _sores_ specifically. (As opposed to an inflammed taste bud that is annoying and painful, but not a sore.)
  6. tarnalberry
    For some people, who aren't having a lot of damage, and heal fast, yeah, 8 weeks could be long enough that the doc won't see it. Maybe they'll get sufficient patchy healing, the doc will biopsy a site that's healed, or will expect totally flat villi for a dx, but they've done some recovery. Negative biospy results are going to be suspect to some degree...
  7. tarnalberry
    There are some basic things to check for, like iron levels, thyroid levels, (and in my case, but much less common than the other two, testosterone levels). There are others, but I can't remember them at the moment. Has your doctor checked any of these?
  8. tarnalberry
    I'm afraid I don't take aspirin, just NSAIDs like ibuprofen and naproxyn sodium. Have you checked the www.glutenfreedrugs.com site. (I think that's the url, but am not positive...)
  9. tarnalberry
    your last paragraph there reminded me of a time I argued - strenously - with my doctor against taking a particular antibiotic. well, I had taken it, and it made me sick. he didn't believe me, but fortunately the nurses had seen other patients coming back with this complaint as well, and essentially overruled him. given the vomitting it was causing (and...
  10. tarnalberry
    Good luck with the tests. Definitely need to continue eating wheat for those, though the side effects suck. I haven't experienced that particular side effect, but I thought I've read of others saying they have...
  11. tarnalberry
    My blood tests were inconclusive partly because I had already been gluten-free. I had been fairly good about tracking my symptoms previously, and my doc just suggested doing a dietary challenge one day and seeing how I felt. She did not suggest a biopsy, for what I believe are two reasons: if she was still very uncertain of the results, she would have referred...
  12. tarnalberry
    Doctor's like *objective* tests that don't rely on *feelings* that you *remember*. There's a point that it could have been something else you changed, or simply a psychosomatic effect. (It's possible, but I'm guessing not real likely for most of us. :-/) In the end, it's up to you - I don't know that I have a "formal" diagonsis - my blood tests were...
  13. tarnalberry
    Oh yes, allergies can definitely make you sleepy. They may or may not improve on a gluten-free diet - depends on what you're allergic to.
  14. tarnalberry
    I'm 5'2", so I know what you mean about 10 pounds being a lot on a small frame. But based on what you said in your post, it sounds like you're dysmporphic (I am to a degree, but not enough to cause an eating disorder, just enough to play with my thinking), and you may find the most help from a psychologist who can help you reorient your thinking towards...
  15. tarnalberry
    Don't forget to cycle the pizza stone in your oven (without anything on it) first... I think most of the commercial stones (if you didn't just get a big block from the hardware store) have that instruction on them, but you're supposed to put them in a cold oven, turn it up to 450F or something like that, and leave it in for an hour, as I recall...
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    I would suggest doing some searches on Open Original Shared Link for journal articles, as well as looking up the articles here at Open Original Shared Link for the references you want. At the end of the day, it's a basic chemical reaction - you only need to put one speck of baking soda in a glass of vinegar to release oxygen, you only need to put one speck...
  17. tarnalberry
    I intend to take a wait and see approach. I will be gluten-free, so the first few months of our kids life (we're talking a number of years from now for a child!) will be gluten-free. I indend to introduce gluten foods judiciously, but won't have him/her gluten-free until I have a reason to suspect that they need to be.
  18. tarnalberry
    You're not really going to be able to get away with it without asking questions. The fish sauce may have contained gluten, and many of the other sauces may also have gluten, so you've just go to ask. :-(
  19. tarnalberry
    You may be finding that the dried fruit, and even veggies (depending on the vegetable), are increasing your blood sugar initially, causing your insulin to spike. Getting plenty of fat and protein with those smaller meals is important to keep your insulin from spiking (as it releases sugars into the blood stream slower, so your body won't need as much insulin...
  20. tarnalberry
    Plantime, you may find that adjusting how many carbs your taking in will help with the insulin levels. A high carb diet is known to exacerbate the symptoms of blood sugar issues moreso than a moderate carb/protein/fat diet. Maybe you're already doing that... :-)
  21. tarnalberry
    You will find foods that you do like to eat that are gluten free. It does appear to be true, from the anecdotal experience around here, that you'll become less dependent on carbs after going gluten-free. (There's almost a sort of addiction with them...) But for other replacements, you can use rice/corn/potato/bean/quinoa based pastas. You can still...
  22. tarnalberry
    Be aware the apple sauce exchange does change the item sometimes. I used that on cinnamon rolls before going gluten-free, and they just don't stay very moist after the first day or so. And in some things, that rely on fat content, it won't work as well (though you might be able to get away with a 50/50 sub). In those situations, where the fat is important...
  23. tarnalberry
    There are a lot of good herbal teas on my tea shelf. Tazo's Passion, Yogi Tea's Red Chai, IslandRose's Strawberry Vanilla, Numi's Lime Tesan, and always Celestial Seasoning's Lemon Zinger (another perennial "not-feeling-well" tea). You might (or might not) like the taste of white tea. It has about as much caffeine as chocolate - about half of what green...
  24. tarnalberry
    Would it really do that much damage to cheat once in a while? Yes. And when you don't have obvious symptoms, I'd argue the risk is higher because you have NOTHING to guage how many accidents you have. Not adhering to a gluten-free diet increases your risks of developing lymphoma, intestinal cancer, other autoimmune diseases, and - at the end of the day...
  25. tarnalberry
    Now there's an open ended question! :-) What do you like? Are you looking for decaf (like decaf black), low caffeine (like green or white), really low caffeine (like decaf green), or no caffeine (like herbal or roobois)? I'm a fan of green tea, and even non-decaf versions have much less caffeine than black tea. White tea has less caffeine than that...
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