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  1. tarnalberry
    It still varies. I live in the Seattle area, and can get Theo chocolate (for example - a better chocolate than Hershey's or Dove) at many local resellers (grocery stores and drug stores) because it is local. But you might not find it in the middle of Alabama.
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    Mainstream may depend on where you live. Where do you live and shop?
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    Stick to whole, naturally gluten free, unprocessed foods and you will find lots and lots to eat. Shop the produce section, meat/fish/dairy/eggs, and beans/rice and you're good. What sort of things do you usually eat? That will help us help you fastest.
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    tarnalberry replied to EricaM15's topic in Super Sensitive People

    Melissa, I cannot emphasize how important it is that you consider taking the house entirely gluten free for long enough to see if you can heal, and only then add things back in to the household slowly. And definitely do NOT cook with wheat flour for them!
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    Very large pot, rolling boil before you put the pasta in, stir once just after putting it in, bring back to a boil before turning down, then wait.
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    A gluten fee diet is inherently no more unhealthy than a gluten filled diet - how healthy it is all comes down to the choices you make. As a child, I think diagnosis is important. It's needed for working with some schools, and may be needed for getting optimal care from your doctor. But I don't think that a child's health should e held hostage to the ability...
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    Autistic kids who also have GI symptoms often see help from the gluten free diet. Tooth enamel defects early in life are also strongly correlated to celiac. Your doctor is your service provider; he works for you. You need to either have a serious talk with him ("celiac is genetic and it's in our famile, the kids have symptom X, Y, and Z which are strong...
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    Three months past the best by date and I would totally still use it. Three years, probably not. And, by experienc, I would not use baking powder that was seven years out of date. It just doesn't work very well.
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    You can dare talk to your daughters doctor about it. You are the only one who can speak up for her, and if your current doc won't take your concerns seriously, he/she should be fired and replaced .
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    Lol, that's a problem entirely independent of needing to eat gluten free!
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    Don't buy processed gluten free foods. Use whole, naturally gluten free foods. Beans, lentils, rice, corn, buckwheat, quinoa, eggs, fruits and vegetables that are in season, lots of root veggies and winter squash when in season. Small amounts of meats or fish. There are lots of blogs with inexpensive, whole food recipes. We do dinner with a family once...
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    We don't cook gluten in my kitchen. I want one place, in the entire world, where I know my food is safe.
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    Myself, my husband, my three year old daughter, my family when visiting, my friends when over for entertaining, and anyone who comes over for a party/gathering gets gluten free food. And pretty much everyone has raved about nearly everything I've made. Gluten isn't what makes a meal - reasonable quality ingredients put together in ways that appeal to you...
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    None. If the autoantibodies from gluten stick around for two weeks (there is a semi-self-sustaining reaction in the gut), and it takes two weeks to heal from it, one instance of contamination requires a month to get back to square one. But we don't know that full body (not just the intestines) healing happens that quickly. And it's likely that minor...
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    No, it doesn't sound stupid. My husband plays WoW and used to (before our daughter was born) in a very active raiding guild, and raided at least three days a week. Fortunately (in some ways, but not the socialize-with-the-wife-after-work way), he is on an East Coast server, so it was just an late evening, not middle of the night thing. I'm not going to...
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    The dietary test you've already done is a valid diagnostic test, and - as far as I can tell from what you've written - has given you guys a VERY clear answer.
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    I'm going to assume that you're already doing the normal things to bolster good sleep: 1) try to wake/sleep with the sun as much as possible 2) turn down lights in the house along with the setting sun 3) avoid bright screens (TV/monitor) for an hour or two before bedtime 4) go outside, every day, for a reasonable length of time 5) avoid beverages (particularly...
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    Sometimes it's an oral motor issue that causes increased gagging. And you should verify if she is choking (no noises, no breath, needs help to clear her airway) or gagging (making coughing noises, spits food back out herself). If it's gagging, I wouldn't worry a lot, but would ask about an eval by an occupational therapist.
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    I wouldn't go into it trying to explain to anyone but your doctor(s). You can say "it keeps me from thinking clearly", but I won't go into a lot more detail than that. They won't understand, or relate. And it doesn't really matter if they do, as long as they respect your choice to be gluten free.
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    I am personally of the opinion that a dietary challenge is a valid diagnostic test and you do not always need to have a definitive diagnosis from your doctor to go gluten free. Or that you even need a diagnosis. If hitting yourself in the head with a stick hurts your head, you don't need a doctor to tell you to stop it. On the other hand, if going gluten...
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    Not back to square one at all - think of it as four steps forward and two steps back.
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    I also was going to point my finger at the cheese. I'd try remove all dairy (not lactose, casein) as well, and continue looking into other food triggers. (Though, if you're going all out on that front, make a plan first, as it can be very challenging to do.)
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    When I cook for my husband and daughter, they eat gluten free. They don't mind; there are lots of very tasty things that are naturally gluten free (and not expensive) that you can make. We have dinner guests every week and I cook gluten free for them as well. And I cook gluten free for my inlaws when they stay with us. And when I take cupcakes to preschool...
  24. tarnalberry
    Nope, not with barley malt in the ingredient list.
  25. tarnalberry
    Yes. Why wouldn't you want to know?
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