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  1. tarnalberry
    Nothing is out for sure! If I knew then what I know now, I would have made a smaller quantity (2 or 3 meals worth) of a larger variety of simple things (6 or 7 different things, limited overlapping ingredients), rather than a lot of a couple of favorites. Have plenty of very easy to eat things - like nuts and dried fruit and "bars". 'Cause you don...
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    Dermetitis Herpetformis (the rash) is diagnostic for celiac disease, but you need a derm who knows how to biopsy it - you biopsy NEXT TO the rash, not on it directly.
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    I've had this as an asthma symptom.
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    Congrats!!!
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    I did not find that my chicken rice soup froze well at all. Maybe if I had used whole grain rice rather than white? Maybe if I didn't cook it all the way? Eh... it was runny and mushy. Bleck. (I'm throwing out about 8 quarts of it because it's just not worth eating.) The chili I made worked out great! Taste wise, anyway. Turns out she has reflux...
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    Are they insensitive? No, I don't think so. You cite a number of instances where they are showing rather a lot of sensitivity. Are you being sensitive? Yes, but understandably. The thing is - you (through your daughter) live with this. You know the adjustments, the modifications, the specialty food, the impact on daily life from living with it every...
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    Is this your first? Are you sure you're not feeling baby's movements? They do NOT always feel like kicks to start with. (I could feel her rolling weeks before I felt kicks. It was a strange sensation.) But, Braxton-Hicks contractions actually DO occur during your entire pregnancy (after the first handful of weeks). It's totally normal (it's the uterus...
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    chili chicken rice soup chili stir fry lentil soup spinach, bacon, and mushroom frittata ... pretty much everything I make.
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    If cheese gives you migraines, you're probably looking at casein sensitivity, not lactose intolerance.
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    According to a fish and chips place in Portland, rice flour. They're stuff just happens to be gluten free because rice flour gave the best results.
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    I would also wonder if she was completely gluten free. Not getting any in school (including things like playing with playdoh or making things out of pasta), not getting any from a sibling/friend, and not getting any contamination at home (toasters, shared cutting boards, shared serving instruments, etc.). 3 weeks is not very long to master contamination...
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    It's definitely in Puget Sound - the Safeway in Newcastle has it. You might try calling around if you really want to find it?
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    Two thumbs up for this advice. Spot on! (And what I do. )
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    Most of the studies done on flaxseed in women are on postmenopausal women. The one study I found done on premenopausal women did NOT find a change in blood serum hormone levels on flaxseed (though there was a change in urinary ligan output). Open Original Shared Link I wouldn't worry about normal quantities of consumption of flax during pregnancy...
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    I don't know if BRM sources gluten free growers (like Cream Hill Estates). If not, there could be contamination from the fields (since oats are usually grown in rotation with wheat). You might try a dedicated grower. Otherwise, I would assume you are one of the 1-in-10 who react to the oat protein with a celiac reaction.
  16. tarnalberry
    I did, but not of the variety that you did. I had blood work after two weeks of gluten free living resolved some symptoms that I had never thought of as being symptoms. The blood work was inconclusive (most docs would have read it as negative), so I tried eating gluten. That is, a tablespoon of vital wheat gluten in a bowl of yogurt. Not only was it disgusting...
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    I put a fritta recipe on my recipe thread, https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/6981-as-promised-a-few-recipes/page__view__findpost__p__630392 You don't have to add anything to make scrambled eggs. I crack 'em into a pan (I use nonstick for eggs), and scramble them with a spatula as they cook. Takes three or four minutes. You can add leftover rice and...
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    Snack as you hike. I haven't done 18 mile day hikes recently, what with the pregnancy and the baby, but 8 to 10 miles was always a good "moderate length" day hike for me, and rather than stop for meals, I snack along the way. Same approach when backpacking (though the mileage is less ). There are a lot of bar foods you can bring with you, and I make these...
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    Here's what I would do in your situation: 1) stay gluten free during the pregnancy and during breastfeeding. yes, that may mean the next two to three years. 2) IF you want a formal diagnosis after that, then go back to eating gluten for at least four months prior to any testing. the reason I say to stay gluten free is because you KNOW that you react...
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    lactose intolerance is fairly common in many populations, regardless of gluten tolerance. it's a relatively recent genetic mutation that allows some people to digest lactose past the age of weaning and is common primarily in European backgrounds.
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    exactly what cassP said. without knowing your total IgA, those "negative" IgA results can't tell you anything - positive or negative.
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    Also, are you getting enough potassium? Potassium can help lower blood pressure. (We always have bananas in the house! )
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    Are you working with a therapist yet? Is your job still as stressful as it was? All of your posts sound stressed - full of worry and fear and stress. And chronic stress does harsh things to the body, physiologically. Just one of the ways they manifest is in digestive symptoms. (Real ones, not "imagining a stomach ache", but altering levels of serotonin...
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    Don't forget to also get plenty of water and regular exercise (see if you can get in a couple of short walks a day).
  25. tarnalberry
    Not unsafe, but not useful. Lactose intolerance isn't an all or nothing type of thing. Your body needs to produce only enough lactase to digest the amount of lactose you consume. Almost ANYONE is going to get lactose intolerance symptoms by consuming 10g of lactose, because your body doesn't generally handle that much. "Lactose intolerance" generally...
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