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  1. tarnalberry
    I mean no offense, but you are making this hard on yourself. Yeah , finding food when out is tough - so bring your own darn food. Sandwhiches are not the only packed lunch one can make. Yes, it may take some time to be creative and figure out what to pack, but lots o things are difficult and take time. There are a lot of posts here that can give you ideas...
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    Thanks guys. We're doing well. I lost a lot of blood, so I've been ordered to stay in bed, but that's a good idea after a 36hour labor and delivery anyway. I've got great support from my husband, doula, and midwives, so we've been able to troubleshoot breastfeeding problems and a little stomach irritation (she had to actually start usig her digestive system...
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    But you can have migraines independent of gluten intolerance. You can have asthma independent of gluten intolerance. You can have fibro independent of gluten intolerance. Abdominal weight carrying patterns too. You can have any ofthese without a food intolerance at all. Yes, they could be related, so it's worth checking, but it doesn't have to be.
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    good luck! gluten intolerance isn't the only thing that can give you headaches. I developed chronic migraines AFTER going gluten free.
  5. tarnalberry
    Diarrhea is "common" with celiac, but constipation is also not uncommon. Too many doctors don't know that diarrhea is not only a "primary presenting symptom" (just like being underweight isn't) but also not nearly as frequent as they believe.
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    I've used it on a pizza. I also thought it was salty, but fine. I'd use it again, and I think pasta would be a particularly good fit.
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    Yep, it'll get better over time, if you learn to separate the socializing aspect from the eating aspect. At this point, the food is an afterthought to me, and I don't really pay attention to it. Even my next door neighbor, who knows - and cares - about my dietary restrictions every once in a while offers me something I can't have. Why? Because she's being...
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    Baby Daphne Anastasia Berry was born yesterday, May 3rd, at 9:43am, weighing 8 lbs,0.5oz, and measuring 21in long. Everyone is doing well, though we are all quite tired. I'll have pictures and whatnot a but later.
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    Find a woman who doesn't bother with makeup and goes simple on lotions. (There are some of us out there, and no, we're not necessarily ugly. Hehehe...) Well, it's a long shot, but an option. You will figure it out, just be open and upfront about it. Will you get some women who sneer and walk the other way? Yup. But hey, all the less time...
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    While I don't necessarily need my husband to brush his teeth first, if he's eaten something with gluten recently (in the past half hour or so), he'll stop me before I kiss him and warn me he's been eating gluten. So, no, it's not totally crazy. No warning needing for random hugs, though.
  12. tarnalberry
    You've been gluten free for a couple months, there is no reason to expect blood testing to be accurate. As noted, you need to be eating plenty of gluten (~3 slices of bread a day, or the equivalent) for quite a while (3 months).
  13. tarnalberry
    I'm going to be the holdout on this one - you say he was sick and didn't eat (we've all been there - I lost 5% of my body weight one week I had the flu) and that he was in a stressful situation and didn't eat (we've also all been there). Then you note that other than those two episodes, he's done fine gaining weight, and now that those things are over, he...
  14. tarnalberry
    I don't add xanthum gum to my muffins (they aren't crumbly, but they aren't free of crumbs ) but your mileage may vary on whether or not you need to add the gum depending on the recipe. It's not quite as simple as "sub and be done" - gluten is what provides elasticity in the baking, so it's hard to replace. You'll probably find you want to experiment a...
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    Yep, record year for allergies. I take Zyrtec (gluten free and safe during pregnancy), and it tends to help, but I've had worse allergy problems in the past and want to encourage you to try other options (like claritin, prescription nasal sprays, and even benadryl) that have their time and place (the nasal sprays and benadryl I use separately, when specifically...
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    you might consider finding a doctor outside of your city. yes, two hour drives to see a doctor are nothing short of inconvenient, but sometimes necessary. (I just use two hours as an example because that's how far away one of my doctors was - 90 miles each way.)
  17. tarnalberry
    Casein induced enteropathy is extraordinarily uncommon. It's not the same mechanism of intolerance as celiac disease. Basically, it's thought that it's an immune response, but not one that attacks the body (though that's not to say it doesn't generate inflammation that isn't good for the body). The "tolerance limit" theory of a non-enteropathic casein...
  18. tarnalberry
    If she's new(ish) to gluten free, I'd leave out all oats - including gluten free oats. (And there were probably oats in the granola?)
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    For any of the other pregnant women on the forum thinking about doing cloth diapering, Charlie's Soap is talked about as being one of the better detergents to use for cleaning cloth diapers. We've been using it (exclusively, per the residue issues mentioned in the previous post) since we got our cloth diapers in and had to do the pre-wash, and it's been...
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    tarnalberry replied to Mey Marie's topic in Doctors

    The details of implementing a gluten free diet are beyond the scope of practice for most physicians. It doesn't necessarily mean that he/she is a bad doctor, but that they don't have the time or specialized knowledge (which would be changing even more frequently than everything else they have to know) to be your nutritional counselor. Honestly, I'd say...
  21. tarnalberry
    There has been more than one occasion that I've gone out and my "meal" consisted of water. I'm not willing to take chances on gluten, and if I'm at a place I don't feel comfortable, I'm not going to eat. But I still get to socialize with my friends. I find it, however, VITAL in this sort of situation to have eaten (a full meal) ahead of time, and possibly...
  22. tarnalberry
    From what I read, it's not so much that one kind of animal has only one kind of casein, but the ratios are significantly different, and not just A1 vs. A2. But, for people who don't have a severe intolerance to casein (and we're talking about a different reaction here than celiac, I'd never suggest this with gluten), the levels of the subtypes of casein...
  23. tarnalberry
    Those symptoms sound like fairly classic lactose intolerance symptoms. You can certainly give lactaid a try (you may need a larger or smaller dose, depending on how severe your lactose intolerance is).
  24. tarnalberry
    Where are you located? If you're near a MAJOR city, I'd look for schools that teach naturopathy (for instance, in Seattle, we have Bastyr) and go through them. You might also ask friends for recommendations, or try to find local midwives who might have contacts. Chiropractors may also have some good contacts. The reason I suggest a naturopath (even...
  25. tarnalberry
    If you have an issue with casein (milk protein) or lactose (milk sugar), then it could (probably more casein than lactose, due to the mechanism of intolerance). If you don't, I don't see any reason why it would.
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