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  1. tarnalberry
    I would encourage you to take him to the doctor and emphasize not that he is tired, and it's hard to do strenuous exercise, but rather that he is fatigued and it interferes with regular daily life. A CBC isn't going to measure vitamin levels or thyroid levels, or most other things. Open Original Shared Link If it seems unusual for him, go with your instinct...
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    I think you know the right thing to do - go smoke free and gluten free. You can't know what internal damage is being done, regardless of external symptoms. (Many celiacs are asymptomatic, and some studies, as mentioned, suggest that smoking may affect what symptoms you feel.) But you know that smoking isn't good for you, a growing baby, or your current...
  3. tarnalberry
    They need to be doctored if you're going to use them as a hot cereal - some variety of sweetener (agave, stevia, etc.) and a spice (cinnamon, vanilla, etc.) for example.
  4. tarnalberry
    until you can get rid of those parasites, really, all bets are off. that should be priority #1.
  5. tarnalberry
    It seems like there shouldn't be a difference. I mean... flavored water vs flavored water?! But, I've found the distinction useful when shopping in places that I am unfamiliar with. (Always reading ingredients, of course. Some of them are definitely produced on shared lines, which I don't worry about, but others do.)
  6. tarnalberry
    Communal areas get rules that work for most people, but not everyone. But it's kinda how shared things go. While I find the smell of microwaved fish fairly revolting, other people find it worse than I do, and so every place I've worked has an unwritten "no fish in the microwave" rule. Doesn't mean I don't eat fish at work - cold in a pasta salad or other...
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    Actually, it's an important difference (and useful one when shopping). I've never seen a stock that has gluten, but I have seen a handful of broths that did.
  8. tarnalberry
    I don't know, but glutamine is not a gluten ingredient.
  9. tarnalberry
    I would try to find a compounding pharmacy (even if they have to ship you the medicine), and see what they can do for you.
  10. tarnalberry
    He would get it from you. Gliadin, the main wheat protein, is passed through breastmilk, and a celiac baby can react to the gluten in his/her mom's breastmilk. (The solution to this is to have the mom go gluten free.) Testing is notoriously unreliable in kids under 2. Enteropathies (damage to the intestines) can be caused my gluten (which is what...
  11. tarnalberry
    Perhaps it is the corn that is bothering you, not gluten contamination? Food for Life makes brown rice based tortillas.
  12. tarnalberry
    There are some out there, but honestly, the "shake with liquid" thing never works for me - it stays somewhat clumpy. At the least, I need to use a stick blender on it.
  13. tarnalberry
    How do you make it? For some reason, panfrying chicken breast ... it just doesn't sit well with me. I can do chicken in pretty much any other way, but just straight up pan-fried chicken... What ways have you tried cooking it? Does it happen no matter what you do? What else is there besides chicken? (I mean anything - salt, oil, pepper, etc.) Do...
  14. tarnalberry
    They don't really vary significantly from a gluten-filled day. Really...
  15. tarnalberry
    The odds are 1 in 10 he will develop celiac. But seriously, not being able to eat wheat, rye, barley, and (possibly) oats is a reason to not have a kid? I mean, how many people have food aversions and won't eat, say... tomatoes? or cheese? or chocolate? (Those three happen to be my husband's big three aversions. He has others. ) Do we say that they...
  16. tarnalberry
    It is possible, btw, to be pregnant but still get your period (though it tends to be lighter) - particularly that first one when you just become pregnant. Feel better soon!
  17. tarnalberry
    It's not so much that lactose is the propellant, as the filler. Thing is, pharmaceutical grade lactose is extremely purified. I would NOT worry about it as an issue if you're casein intolerant. (And, of course, it doesn't have gluten.) I would also not worry about it if you're lactose intolerant as it is a VERY small amount and most of it doesn't get...
  18. tarnalberry
    Clearly, there is some ... misleading or misinforming going on here. If the donors are on a gluten free diet, they're not going to have high levels (unless they've got refractory sprue).
  19. tarnalberry
    I would also ask if you've checked for hidden sources of gluten and/or cross contamination - soy sauce, salad dressings, "rice" cereals with barley malt, shared toasters or cutting boards, toothpaste, etc.
  20. tarnalberry
    The tests will be useless if she's been gluten free before them, so she needs to decide if she's going to stick with the diet OR get tested before starting it. What I've read generally recommends being gluten free for six months prior to trying to conceive. Four months is not very long to correct nutritional deficiencies if she has any, especially if...
  21. tarnalberry
    All of the corn tortillas I see at my store are nothing more than corn, lime, and water. Mission even say "gluten free" on the package. You might try looking around more at different brands, or making your own (they aren't that complicated, really, and taste 100 times better).
  22. tarnalberry
    The creamers are gluten free. (Says so on the website.) They are also lactose free, but NOT dairy free - they contain sodium caseinate, which is a milk derivative. Are you lactose intolerant or casein intolerant?
  23. tarnalberry
    Stir-fries (yes, without soy) Sauteed veggies & meat (italian or mexican flavors) Lots of mexican foods (just leave out the cheese) Lots of soups (chicken soup, lentil soup, tomato vegetable soup) Stews (chicken, beef, veggie, etc.) Pasta dishes - salads, esp. About the only thing you really would need to do is make your own broth/stock (which you...
  24. tarnalberry
    It looks like the want to plasma as positive controls for laboratory tests. But if you're on a gluten free diet, you won't have any antibodies - your blood/plasma won't look any different from someone who doesn't have it. So why celiac? That seems potentially very misleading...?
  25. tarnalberry
    False negatives are common. You can always try the diet for two or three months, and see if anything changes.
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