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  1. tarnalberry
    Virtually all of Thai Kitchen's products are gluten-free as well - their website has a spreadsheet to note the three or so products that aren't.
  2. tarnalberry
    Some docs think the diet is SOOO hard that, unless symptoms are interfering with your life, you shouldn't do the diet. I think that's poppycock (and I don't mean the popcorn based treat!), of course. I'd take the whole family gluten-free for the ease of it, but definitely those who test positive!
  3. tarnalberry
    A number of months and a fair amount of gluten. I've heard numbers on the length of time from one month to six months, and the amount of gluten from one slice of bread a day to a normal diet's worth. I'm sure others will add more, I just wanted to let you know it's not "a slice of bread the day before the test".
  4. tarnalberry
    There was an article on celiac.com on this one recently... One thing to consider in Heinekin's response is that they can't currently effectively test for barley gluten. There are currently reliable tests for gliandin commercially available, but not horedin. And a study done in a European lab (where they went through the currently very expensive process...
  5. tarnalberry
    If you're trying to do a dietary challenge for gluten intolerance, don't forget that just cutting out wheat is not enough. You have to cut out anything that has or is made from wheat, barley, rye, and oats. Have you gone over the safe/unsafe list on this site?
  6. tarnalberry
    As an interesting tidbit - apparently, Palmolive (yes, the dish soap) makes a FABULOUS hair shampoo. My MIL loved it, but was too embarassed to tell the hair dresser who asked about the fabulous results. :-)
  7. tarnalberry
    burdee, I'm heading to Seattle for a business trip next week, so I'd love it if you could post those suggestions!
  8. tarnalberry
    celiac3270, my resistance on Enterolab comes primarily from the fact that Dr. Fine isn't publishing peer-reviewed research on his method and making it available for other researchers to study. I don't particularly question his laboratory method - and his theory of stool testing makes quite a bit of sense, really - but I have an ethical problem (from the...
  9. tarnalberry
    This article in the American Journal of Managed Care Open Original Shared Link certainly implies that it is well-researched causation with lymphoma. This article in a Polish journal Open Original Shared Link certainly implies there is a well-researched link with impared fertility. This article in the European Journal of Gastroenterologic Hepatology...
  10. tarnalberry
    Just FYI, what I have read on the boards is that Enterolab's stool test for antibodies does NOT work if you have been gluten-free for a very long time. (I recall someone posting a response from Dr. Fine (or it was on his website) that he suggests the tests won't pick up antibodies if you've been gluten-free for a year or so.) Of course, if you've only been...
  11. tarnalberry
    From everything I have ever read, having gluten sensitivity but no damage only means that you haven't been producing antibodies long enough to have produced significant damage in the intestines, so I would at the least encourage you to have repeat biopsies over the years to confirm that you do not develop damage. (Don't rely on symptoms - we all know there...
  12. tarnalberry
    Really, for the vast majority of my cooking (pretty much everything but baking), I can use all the same old cookbooks because there are OODLES of recipes that are naturally gluten free. So peruse all sorts of cookbooks, and see what you think might strike her fancy.
  13. tarnalberry
    Yes, she can have the gene and not yet have it activated, and hence not yet have celiac. She could also be allergic to milk, or intolerant to it. If she does better off of milk, I'd keep her off of milk. You could have her allergy tested to find out if it's a casein allergy, or try lactaid to find out if it's a lactose intolerance. But if you think...
  14. tarnalberry
    That site claims: "Celiac disease is caused by primary liver stones (intrahepatic stones)." I've never seen any research to support that claim, and have seen an awful lot of well-accepted research that celiac disease is genetic. A cleanse of any sort is not going to change your genetics.
  15. tarnalberry
    Have you already tried eliminating the other common food sensitivities, including soy, dairy, eggs, etc.? And have you tried eliminating corn as well? (Just a thought, based on the number of people we see on this board with corn sensitivities...)
  16. tarnalberry
    Two options: 1. go with them but bring your own items to the restaurant, and explain to the manager that you have severe food sensitivities and cannot risk the cross contamination. 2. eat before or after, go with them and socialize, but only have water. If they frequent a handful of places, you could try going in some time when they aren't busy and working...
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    Actually, you'll want to check the ingredients of your balsamic. See... real balsamic is expensive (unless you live in Italy!), so _some_ (by no means all) companies add caramel and other flavorings to their balsamic vinegar. (Even then, it may be safe, but you'd want to check the company to verify it is a safe caramel - I think most in the US are (Can...
  18. tarnalberry
    That's what I was wondering - if it was the anti-gliandin antibody... (I only had one raised antibody, and that was anti-reticulin.) I'd guess your doctor would say that's a negative test, but given that it shows a reaction to the protein in wheat, I'd try the gluten-free diet (be very strict on it) to see if it helps you. But I'm not a doctor!
  19. tarnalberry
    Millet is gluten free according to almost all modern sources and tests. Some old lists still include millet (as well as buckwheat) as being unsafe, but those lists are out of date. All recent lists and tests I have seen show millet to be safe for celiacs in general, but of course, someone can still find themselves sensitive to millet itself.
  20. tarnalberry
    out of curiosity - which IgG?
  21. tarnalberry
    I think the one she was referring to was at UCSD, but it may take a while to get an answer for you. (I don't see her again for three weeks or so.)
  22. tarnalberry
    Let me ask my therapist. She's in SD, and said she knows a well-known doctor in the area. Have you tried calling Scripps and asking there?
  23. tarnalberry
    I like the "articles and information then leave them alone" option for your family, but I might talk to your husband a bit more. Not so much telling him he has to get tested or any of that, but that you are very worried about the long term effects of him eating gluten when he's already tested to be sensitive to it. Telling him that you don't want to raise...
  24. tarnalberry
    One of the advantages of using the e-ring or topical cream is that - depending on the dosage - it's not absorbed systemically all that much. You might talk to your doctor further about that. Perhaps you can use the cream (I'd go with Estrace over Premarin, given that Estrace is synthetic and bioidentical and Premarin is not bioidentical and is made from...
  25. tarnalberry
    Though I've adapted very well to the gluten-free diet, there are times I also get cravings for non-gluten-free stuff. I find that the best thing to do in these situations is have plenty of variety of gluten-free foods that you know you like availabe at any time. Then, when you're hungry, you don't have to look at the other stuff. Minimizing the non-gluten...
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