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  1. Idahogirl
    My mom has celiac and reads this site regularly, so that keeps me accountable. In fact, she is able to go to my user and read all of my posts! It makes me think about what I type a little more since I know I'm not totally anonymous! Lisa
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    ARCHIVED Eating

    Idahogirl replied to jaimek's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    My favorite food while I was pregnant was quesadillas-melted cheese between two corn tortillas, with sour cream, salsa, and tomatoes spread on top. I would use a pizza cutter to cut into 8 wedges, to make it easier to eat, like a pizza. I ate about 2 or 3 of these a day while I was pregnant, but my intense craving for them went away when the baby arrived...
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    ARCHIVED Taco Bell?

    Idahogirl replied to jnifred's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I eat at Taco Bell all the time. The meat sauce has oats (!), how weird, huh? I always get the tostada, and the zesty chicken bowl without red strips or sauce. I have them add sour cream, although you may want to double check on gluten free status 1-800-tacobell. I have called before and they should be able to tell you all of the ingredients of everything...
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    Are there any sodas that contain gluten? I haven't found one yet, but just curious.
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    Did I hear correctly? Are there gluten free Trix and Cocoa Puffs? If that is true, I think I will buy 20 boxes of each before they change their mind and start adding wheat or malt again. Someone please clarify-is it only certain varieties or old boxes or something????? I'm getting excited here.....
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    I used to be ecstatic when I would find an onion ring in my BK fries! Bonus! Now the thought makes me cringe. How my life has changed.....
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    La Choy also makes a gluten free teriyaki sauce. I just use the frozen stir fry veggies from Wal-Mart. I use vegetable oil, and cook the chicken first, then move it up onto the side of the wok, then throw the frozen veggies in. Then I add the sauce once everything is cooked. I also pour a beaten egg or two over everything, stir, and let it cook a little...
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    I feel your pain! Luckily, I started on the gluten-free diet just after a bunch of cereals went off the "safe" list, so I never even realized there were more choices. I used to get Safeway's corn pops, but then they added wheat starch, and I used to get Malt-o-Meal's chocolate krispies cereal, and of course, they added wheat, along with their corn pops...
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    My husband can't complain about how much time I spend on here. I only get on the computer once every day or two, maybe an hour at a time. It could become all consuming, but when you're the one being ignored because your spouse is on the computer all the time, and even your kids start rolling their eyes when you ask where dad is ("on the computer of course...
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    I go to Taco Bell at least once a week, and always get the tostada, and the Zesty chicken bowl minus red strips (no sauce). Their website has gluten free choices at the bottom of the nutritional info page. I've never had a problem, though I'm not super sensitive either. I can't imagine living without Taco Bell! I must say, though, that the last time I...
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    Before I went on the diet, I was on dapsone, which controlled the breakouts. If I didn't take the medication, I would get DH on my hands, toes, knees, elbows, below my armpits, other places we won't mention, and yes, even my face. I am convinced if at the time I had completely gone off dapsone, I would have been covered from head to toe in bumps. They...
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    I stopped using iodized salt, and I've noticed that I have no DH reaction from gluten, even when there is a GI reaction (the iodine is the only thing I can think of). Lisa
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    I would definitely have the doctor perform a biopsy. It took years before my dermatologist finally got the bright idea . My DH has come and gone sporadically, even going into remission for months at a time, so it's hard to put it in a box-everyone's different. I am now gluten free and even when I have eaten something I shouldn't and get sick to my stomach...
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    Just curious: if the gluten hidden in scrapes in a non-stick pan, cutting board or plastic colander won't come out by intentional and vigorous scrubbing, then how does it transfer onto food so easily? Lisa
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    I would have to say it is very difficult to be 100% gluten free with a family of gluten eaters. I try to do gluten-free dinners, but we can't afford that all the time, so I will make them hamburger helper or whatever, and I will have the same thing I always have-a quesadilla with sour cream, salsa and tomatoes on top. What I have a hard time with is...
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    I have been glutened many times during my pregnancy, it made me sick but does not seem to have affected the baby. I am due in a little less than 5 weeks, and everything seems to be going fine. I wouldn't worry about it. Just do the best you can. Lisa
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    I went off the pill and got pregnant two weeks later. I was not gluten free, never had been. Didn't go gluten free until I found out about being pregnant. I think it just depends on how much damage your body has. I have always been fairly healthy, never malnourished or skinny (I wish...). I'm sure there was damage, but I haven't had the problems with...
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    Seems crazy to me to go on a gluten free diet on purpose! Lisa
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    ARCHIVED Doctors-worth It?

    Idahogirl posted a topic in Doctors

    It seems like I am constantly being told by other doctors (ob/gyn, dermatologist) that I should be seeing a GI doctor, or in the case of my pregnancy, they recommended a nutritionist. I've been down this road, and it seems like a waste of time and money. If I'm doing the diet, why do I need to pay money to go tell a guy that everything's going fine. Shouldn...
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    ARCHIVED Quote Of The Day

    Idahogirl replied to moonunit's topic in Doctors

    I was diagnosed with DH by my dermatologist, but he just prescribed Dapsone and mentioned nothing about the relation to gluten or celiac. So when I researched it myself, I asked him why he never told me. He said, 1) "the gluten free diet is impossible to follow". Later, when asking for a referral to a GI to see about celiac, he said he seriously...
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    I've noticed almost all of the Lean Cuisines here have the allergens listed, making it really easy to find hidden gluten (maybe they don't do that in Canada because they don't have the new labeling laws?). I called once before the new law and they told me that they will always disclose hidden gluten. Lisa
  22. Idahogirl
    My first reaction was "well, he does have a point". Who in their right mind (who didn't have to like us) choose gluten free mac 'n' cheese over the real thing? Not me! Personally, I can't stand Annie's-he probably wouldn't have liked it either! Lisa
  23. Idahogirl
    I'm 28 weeks and have a ton of swelling. I had to buy a "substitution" wedding band which was 1 1/2 sizes bigger, and now that doesn't even fit. I had a lot of swelling with my first pregnancy, gaining 7 pounds in a week at one point. I learned something the other day about hidden sodium. A lot of diet foods add a lot of sodium to make the food taste...
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    I just can't imagine Olive Garden and no soup, salad and breadsticks! We used to go there all the time for lunch, and I would get the Zuppe Tuscana soup and dip my breadstick in it. I think I would have a hard time watching people eat all the good stuff with the pasta and sauces. Although, it is great that they are becoming aware of gluten intolerance...
  25. Idahogirl
    Wow. I just read through a chunk of that website. Someone spent a lot of time compiling all that information. I don't think that scheduling a baby's feedings is right, either. The book never says to ignore your baby's hunger cues, or to look at her and say "sorry, you still have 20 minutes to go". It also does not tell you not to comfort your baby when...
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