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  1. Ursa Major
    You're right, the brown specks are probably from the brown rice flour, they could also be from the bean flour. You just need to get used to your flour looking (and tasting) different from what you're used to. I'm glad you found some bread you like, many here take much longer than you to find something that doesn't taste like cardboard.
  2. Ursa Major
    No, gluten sensitivity is NOT like an allergy. And it is not better to have it, opposed to celiac disease, just different. celiac disease will destroy your villi and cause major malnutrition. Many people (including doctors and scientists) believe that gluten sensitivity often leads to celiac disease, and is just an earlier stage of it. Gluten sensitivity...
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    Ursa Major replied to jesscarmel's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I am sorry you got glutened last night. You never know, it was a tiny amount. It is impossible to say if you had your reaction, or if it will get worse. I wished I'd know. I find those reactions are so totally unpredictable, you never know what will happen from one glutening to another. I really hope you'll be fine on your flight.
  4. Ursa Major
    Sorry you're feeling bad. The McDonald's french fries in the USA are not gluten-free, I believe.
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    Mike, Nikki is right, I didn't think of that. When I first went gluten-free 14 months ago, I was unable to tolerate many things for quite a while. For instance, chili would have made me ill, because beans are hard to digest. So would salad (as would anything uncooked, including raw fruit and vegetables). You might have to only eat fairly plain meats, vegetables...
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    There are different possibilities for the brown specks. As Wolfie said, if there is almond flour in the mix, that could be it. If there is buckwheat in it, there definitely would be brown specks. Since the gluten-free flour mixes aren't made from wheat, they will look different, and I imagine that brown specks are quite normal. If you list the ingredients...
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    Mike, I believe that Kraft clearly labels any gluten ingredients. With other companies I'd wonder about the flavourings, though. Your food sounds safe, and I'm stumped as to what happened. Because you definitely sound like you may have been glutened. Unless you have the stomach flu, that is, which is obviously always a possibility.
  8. Ursa Major
    You see, if you have celiac disease, you have an impaired immune system. Gallbladder disease is very common in people with celiac disease. We did a survey here a while ago to see how many of us had gallbladder surgery, and you wouldn't believe the numbers. Gallbladder attacks often mimic heart attacks, too, and often the medics can't tell the difference...
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    Okay, lets get this straight right from the start: You are definitely NOT ridiculous, whiney and a pain, nor are you a hypochondriac, no matter how many people make you feel this way! IBS is just that, an irritated bowel. There is a reason for it to be irritated, and just declaring IBS a valid diagnosis and treating symptoms is a lazy way for doctors to...
  10. Ursa Major
    Wow, how nice to actually find one of those few incredible doctors who know what they're doing, especially after just moving to a foreign country. I can imagine that having a doctor who understands will make your stay in Germany so much more pleasant.
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    Hi there, by the way, you're in Wiesbaden (not Weisbaden). Have you seen this website? Open Original Shared Link
  12. Ursa Major
    Those are symptoms of an allergy you're having. I believe you may be allergic to wheat, and should probably stay away from it. And you may be having a reaction in your bowels without having any obvious symptoms. You should consider being tested for celiac disease, as well as for allergies. And definitely stop baking with wheat flour!
  13. Ursa Major
    Jenny, both Susan and farm gal have good suggestions. Have you been tested for vitamin and mineral deficiencies? You might be very low in some key nutrients, which could cause exhaustion. You especially need to be tested for iron deficiency, vitamin B12, calcium and magnesium, potassium, vitamin D and K........and I'm probably forgetting some. Have you...
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    Mechelle, as with all personal care products, shaving creme has the potential of containing gluten (as wheat germ oil, for instance). The only way of being safe would be, to contact the school to find out exactly what brand they're using, and then checking the ingredients yourself. Once you know that they are using a gluten-free kind, you wouldn't have to...
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    Jenny, sometimes being able to vent helps. So, vent away. I know how you feel, I raised five kids feeling like I couldn't even get out of bed. At least your husband understands that you truly are feeling exhausted. Mine would just call me lazy.
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    I like Carla's advice. Most work places have a kitchen, or at least a microwave oven, and I hope yours does as well. Just bring your own pizza, and you can have fun, too. I am sure it isn't the doctor's fault. That assistant is being inconsiderate, as she is assuming that you're just being difficult, without even checking why you don't want to eat the pizza...
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    I am glad you're aren't seriously considering putting your daughter through torture like that. And I guess your doctor and my doctor are both learning. Which is good, at least they aren't arrogant on top of their ignorance, like some doctors. And yes, he is ahead of a lot of doctors, by having considered celiac disease at all.
  18. Ursa Major
    Nice try, pretty close! It said: I am German. I have been married to a Canadian for 27 years, and live in Canada. I am originally from Hamburg. I will send you a private message with my e-mail address, so you can write me, without people getting upset that they can't understand what we're saying. There, now nobody has to wonder!
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    FeedIndy, your doctor is sadly misinformed. Six to eight weeks is not enough for valid testing and would likely result in a false negative. Six months to a year on gluten is usually required. I see absolutely no need for your daughter to go through having her villi destroyed and getting awfully ill (with possible permanent damage) just for an 'official' diagnosis...
  20. Ursa Major
    Your little guy sounds like me. celiac disease makes me gain weight. It seems that the less I ate, the more I gained . During the summer of 2005, when I was suffering with chronic watery diarrhea, and was afraid of eating anything, I was still gaining! My naturopathic doctor told me that weight gain is one of the possible symptoms of malnutrition. And...
  21. Ursa Major
    Hallo Jess, ich bin Deutsche. Aber ich bin seit 27 Jahren mit einem Kanadier verheiratet, und lebe in Kanada. Ich komme urspruenglich von Hamburg. Ich werde dir eine Private Nachricht schicken, mit meiner e-mail Adresse, dann kannst du mir schreiben, ohne dass Leute hier sich aergern, dass sie nicht wissen, was wir sagen!
  22. Ursa Major
    Happy late Birthday, Susan! I am glad your day appears to have turned out wonderful after all.
  23. Ursa Major
    That looks like a great cookbook, I might order it. Thanks for letting us know.
  24. Ursa Major
    Yep, sounds like me before I got chronic diarrhea last summer. I don't mean you will necessarily get chronic D next (even though it's possible), I mean that's the way I felt for years before I developed chronic D.
  25. Ursa Major
    I also get very swollen fingers when glutened. I can feel the resistance when I bend my fingers, it isn't necessarily so noticeable that others see it, though.
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