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  1. tarnalberry
    Get a note from your doctor. They will be legally bound to deal with it at that point. (Also try adding some printed out medical documentation on it.)
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    I've pretty much always used the natural kind (the only ingredient is peanuts and salt), and never had a problem with it.
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    I don't have all those food allergies, having only been diagnosed (based on dietary results) with gluten intolerance. But I often avoid dairy, and don't always eat peanuts or eggs. I think the key - particularly for multiple food allergies - is to cook, cook from scratch, and get creative with cooking from scratch. :-) When you make everything from whole...
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    The biggest realization: realizing that food is not as important as people. The biggest frustration: restaurants not taking your requests seriously. The biggest skill: learning to cook in a way that will keep you cooking. The biggest happiness: not feeling sick!
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    Wacky - those look like allergy test results. I haven't seen blood test results look like that before. The terminology is a bit odd though, because "gluten" does not mean gliandin. Gliandin is one (of many) glutens, and is specific to wheat, which makes it yet more confusing why wheat is listed separately. But sometimes those medical reports are done in...
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    Completely heal, no, I don't think so. Reforming bone and cartilage that has been broken down by the immune system is nothing at all like reforming damaged villi in a part of the body that sees more repair work naturally. It would make sense, to me, however, that going on a gluten-free diet (IF you are also gluten intolerant) could help if your body is...
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    I'm not sure why you're eating wheat again if your blood allergy test came back positive. I'm presuming, based on what you wrote, that you had allergy tests, not intolerance tests. If you are also intolerant to milk, you'll get those symptoms. Are you eating all the things that you tested sensitive to? It can take a number of months (at least) to see...
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    are you eating anything as substitutes for gluten-filled foods that could exacerbate the problem? are you taking any different supplements?
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    I'm with taneil on this, I have NO idea why your link says that a gluten-free food would contain wheat. If it contains wheat, it's going to have gluten, and hence not be gluten free. You could use the wheatgrass thing as a possible explanation, but you can't guarantee that wheatgrass is gluten free ever either (it's an asympotic thing... as they wheatgrass...
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    trader joe's has a couple of gluten-free frozen items as well. (not a lot, but some.)
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    well, the good news is that you don't have to look at it as three restrictions - just two... gluten free and egg free. anything that's gluten free will be wheat free (not to mention rye free, barley free, and -sometimes- oat free). pure cornstarch is gluten-free and EF, it's just part of the grain of corn. I don't know about multivitamin drops, though...
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    you'll probably have to call the company and ask about the "natural flavors".
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    Another consideration is that a lot of areas have residence-inn type places that have kitchens (with fridges) in the rooms. Very convenient!
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    I'm not sure, and was going to make a suggestion that goes the opposite way. The stovetop method is so very simple (one pot, just like rice), but it really doesn't taste very good unless you pop it first - putting it in a dry skillet over high heat and listen for the popping. It's a huge change in taste/texture difference. After that, then cooking it per...
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    Totally bring some of your own food. That's what I've done for every party type thing I've gone to since going gluten-free. No biggie. I'm there for the people, after all! ;-)
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    It's just my husband and I, but the only things that contain gluten are his cereals, his crackers, and the two loafs of bread. The portion of the counter where the bread goes is his and his alone, as it the built-in cutting board. I have a stack of my own cutting boards (had a stack before I went gluten-free, I like to cook) and pretty much everything else...
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    I've opted not to go any further than dietary challenge. And due to the few occasions where I have gotten "glutened", I've come to recognize the response my body has (it's different the first time, as opposed to how I am if I constantly eat gluten... it's an interesting pattern), so I'm comfortable with a dietary challenge having determined this. And my...
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    A good doctor would not refuse you the test because of your weight. I wasn't underweight (though no longer over weight), and my doctor didn't really say anything about that. I'd certainly ask.
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    I'm borderline hypoglycemic, and am away from home often enough, that I was running into this problem on occasion. I pack lots of homemade trail mix (fruits and nuts! good energy source), but just this past weekend got myself a dehydrator so I can make my own "bar food". I got smacked with contamination too many times, so I'm making it all at home from...
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    One thing I've read can help is starting him in a warm bath, then after half of bath time is over, adding a bit of oil (a few drops) - I use almond, it's a good base, but there are others out there, and vitamin e oil might be good on occasion as well to the water. Alternatively, you can rub the oil on him after a bath too. It takes VERY little, but if used...
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    When the new editions come out, I see them in Wild Oats, but only for a week or two before they rotate them out until the next edition.
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    Given that most pepperoni packages include "spices" as an ingredient, I think you really just have to call the company to confirm. As for the cheese... The easiest option is to just get a block of fresh parmesean, and grate some as you need it. (The small pointy bits on a box grater are perfect for it.) This also gets you much better tasting parmesean...
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    Just about all the produce (not wheatgrass) and meats/veggies that you want! I know, I know, you probably meant packaged/processed foods... But honestly, it's worth the extra time to KNOW they aren't contaminated due to a factory and have better tasting food. (steps down from soap box) And with a bit of practice, cooking from scratch doesn't have to take...
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    When my dad used to make cream of broccoli soup, he'd always use cornstarch (we weren't even gluten-free, but cornstarch doesn't geletanize the way some thickeners can), and it works fine. It wouldn't have a few more carbs that way, though.
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    tarnalberry replied to SillyYakUK's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    While I generally don't have nightmares, I can have very very vivid dreams. (Not vivid in a bad way, but just in a very weird way. :-) ) I have had the whole sleep paralysis thing, but only a handful of times in my whole life. As have other people I know who aren't gluten intolerant. It's really not uncommon in the general population as well, but it is...
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