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  1. Ursa Major
    I have used my blender for grinding poppy seeds, and it worked fine. Chia seeds aren't smaller than poppy seeds, I imagine. So, why not just use a blender, if you have one?
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    Nobody is accusing you of advertising. It is likely that the major distributor who sells those seeds has tried to sell them here, maybe even saying they cure celiac disease (I am just guessing, those kinds of things happen here all the time). The moderators usually catch those before most people see them, that is why few people are aware of how much spam...
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    It is always a good idea to preview your posts. I don't always do that, but if I don't, I will read through the post once more, and edit any mistakes I find. I have triggered the 'lame advertisement' before, and just used another way that didn't trigger the automatic substitution. Just remember, you can only edit your posts for a couple of hours after...
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    Congratulations, your daughter must be soooo pleased!
  5. Ursa Major
    Flaxseed meal becomes an egg replacer if you boil it with water. Dry flaxseed will need a little more moisture, I believe.
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    I use light buckwheat flour. I find that my gravies turn out the same as with wheat flour, and everybody raves about them.
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    I am afraid that 40 pound bag of flour has to go. And I mean, out of the house, given away. Every time she bakes with it, the flour dust will be in the air for you to breathe in, and it will settle all over the kitchen, contaminating every surface. It will keep you sick. And as said before, ALL the cooking (if you are going to eat it) needs to be done...
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    Yes, I don't think you should do any kind of cleanse before you have been gluten-free for at least six months. It could make you really ill otherwise.
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    Jason, try not to panic here. Not everybody who swallows river water gets ill every time. Nobody would ever swim in a river or lake ever again if that was the case. I must have swallowed river water a million times in my life, and never had giardia! If you want to be safe, why not do a parasite cleanse? Almost everybody in North America (and everywhere...
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    If you really wouldn't be absorbing the water, you would run to the bathroom continuously, as well as having watery diarrhea. But just in case you are dehydrated, it is much better to drink small amounts all day rather than drinking large amounts. Your body can absorb only one large glass of water an hour, I believe. If you drink more than can be absorbed...
  11. Ursa Major
    Adrenal fatigue (or worse, adrenal exhaustion or Addison's disease) often is the culprit when somebody never has any energy at all. Longstanding celiac disease can cause adrenal fatigue. For somebody who is taking thyroid medications, they often do not work until the adrenal glands are looked after.
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    It is simply NOT true that somebody without the 'official' celiac disease genes can't have celiac disease. There are people diagnosed with positive blood tests and positive biopsy, who recovered from being very ill on the gluten-free diet. As has been said before, in certain other countries they recognize many more genes as official celiac disease genes....
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    Since your son isn't deathly ill (yet), waiting two more weeks should be okay. If you want him tested he needs to be eating gluten until the tests are done. Otherwise he is guaranteed false negatives. I would never advise anybody to put their children back on gluten for testing after they have been on the gluten-free diet and are doing better. But it seems...
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    Oh, Anna that is absolutely hilarious! That is the kind of story I remember for MANY years. Until the kid gets married. I have a tradition, of using my 'speech privileges' at my kid's weddings to tell ALL (okay, not quite) the most embarrassing childhood stories I remember. Everybody is in stitches by the time I am done, my kid is quite embarrassed (but not...
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    First of all I would like to mention that celiac testing in children under six is notoriously unreliable, and that goes for both the blood work and the biopsy. And it isn't all that much better in older kids and adults. There are virtually no false positives, but a negative test can NEVER rule out celiac disease. Both your sons sound typical for kids...
  16. Ursa Major
    The nightshade foods are potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and tobacco. If you get reactions to those, you probably shouldn't eat them. Potatoes give me the same reaction as most other starches, diarrhea, gas, bloating and pains and aches in my back and my joints. Tomatoes cause migraines for me. Peppers give me big, ugly, pus filled pimples all...
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    Scientists admit that they haven't found all the celiac disease genes yet. In other countries they consider certain genes official celiac disease genes that here they claim don't cause it. There are some people with celiac disease who don't have the two 'official' American celiac disease genes. I guess your son may be one of them. Good for you for keeping...
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    They will get in touch with you to see if you are happy with their shipping costs before they send anything. I had stuff sent to Canada, and the shipping costs for what I originally wanted were twice the price of my order! Needless to say, I ordered less, and they then used one of the standard shipping boxes (whatever you put into it is always the same price...
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    Do you have enough saturated fat in your diet? Fat and protein keep us satisfied, carbs do not. And yes, our bodies absolutely NEED saturated fat to be functioning properly. The myth that low fat diets are healthy, and that saturated fat is evil has made many people sick. Just make sure you stay away from hydrogenated fats. They truly are bad. Animal...
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    Hi Peter! Well, we have El Peto products (located in Cambridge, Ontario) and Little Streams Bakery (Perth, Ontario). El Peto has just brought out a new bread, which is called 'Gourmet Bread' and it is delicious! It tastes just like light rye bread. Even my daughter, who hated all other gluten-free breads, will eat it.
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    If I was you, I would call the pedi tomorrow morning, and tell them you will drop by at (whatever time you choose) to pick up the copies of the results. You have a right to your own copies, they can't refuse to give them to you. Once you've got it, post all the numbers here, and somebody will be able to tell you what it all means.
  22. Ursa Major
    Are you serious about wanting your daughter to eat gluten just to prove your point? It sounds like it could possibly kill her. If that was my kid, no way would I take the risk! Her reactions sound more like a severe allergic reaction, possibly as well as celiac disease.
  23. Ursa Major
    And you are seriously going to keep eating gluten until September 4th? If you keep getting worse until then, who knows what will happen. It might be a good idea to call your doctor, and let him know how sick you are getting on this gluten challenge. Since you were off gluten for only three weeks, you may ask to either get a sooner appointment for the biopsy...
  24. Ursa Major
    Elisabet lives in Norway, but was in Toronto on business, staying with her cousin. We had been in touch by e-mail and phone before, and when she knew she was coming to Toronto, we decided to meet. I picked her up from her cousin's place (she lives in a mansion, no kidding), and we went to have lunch at Swiss Chalet on Yonge Street. It was really nice...
  25. Ursa Major
    Rachel, do you know what the product is those people were taking?
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