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ARCHIVED Any "home-canners" Out There?
chrissy replied to jenvan's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
lynne---your local county extension agent should have books available with updated canning info---it seems to change every so often. in our area, they run a pressure guage check every year to let you know if your guage needs to be adjusted or if you need a new one. have any of you ever put your canned produce into the county fair? i did years and years... -
ARCHIVED Cereal
chrissy replied to 11111's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
i bought frosted perky o's for my girls (yea, kind of pricey) but kassie said she thinks they are the best cereal she has ever had----even before gluten free. christine -
ARCHIVED Any "home-canners" Out There?
chrissy replied to jenvan's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
i've been missing out on this thread! we have a dog this year---a golden----and i don't dare plant my garden until the dog run is ready for him----big puppies dig big holes! i hate guns---but my husband is a gun nut. on one of our dates he really wanted me to shoot his handgun. he set up two cans for me. i couldn't hold the guns real steady, and... -
ARCHIVED What Type Of Doctor Do You See Regarding Your celiac disease?
chrissy replied to glutenexpat's topic in Doctors
my kids(3 with celiac) see a pediactric gi. they were diagnosed the week between christmas and new years. we have also had 4 more of our children tested and my husband and myself. we have 4 more children that have not been tested yet. we know that one of our celiac free children has a celiac gene----so he will be tested yearly. the rest of us will be tested... -
ARCHIVED Daughter Going To Washington Dc
chrissy posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
one of my twins, (the one that is really underweight) may be going to DC in june. they one a local history day fair, then they took second in the state history day, now they are going to washington DC if they can get enough money rounded up. any ideas on what she can take for food or maybe some safe places for her to eat when she is there? i think it... -
ARCHIVED Gluten-eaters Annonymous
chrissy replied to MallysMama's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
and just how much does malt really contribute to the flavoring anyway!!!!!! christine -
ARCHIVED Gluten-eaters Annonymous
chrissy replied to MallysMama's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
maltodextrin is ok----you have one less addiction to worry about! LOL!! christine -
ARCHIVED Oats Anyone?
chrissy replied to VegasCeliacBuckeye's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
i ordered the wyoming oats, too. christine -
ARCHIVED General Mills Neopets Cereal
chrissy replied to gabrielle's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
my kids have been fine with them. christine -
ARCHIVED Awkward Topic But Important
chrissy replied to gointribal's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
tiffany---why would anyone jump on the concept of condoms in marriage/ christine -
ARCHIVED Interpreting Enterolab
chrissy replied to lushgreen's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
i may be wrong here---but i think that i have heard that a problem with milk (casein) can cause some villi blunting. anyone know if this is right? christine -
ARCHIVED Every Thing Was Gluten Free!
chrissy replied to chrissy's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
thanks!! the girls and i have appts. in boise on june 1st. it is the day after the twins turn 15, so we are hoping to do some birthday shopping. i'm sure they would love to have pizza. christine -
ARCHIVED gluten-free Flour Recipe?
chrissy replied to lonewolf's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
this might work for you. carol's gluten-free sorghum flour blend 1 1/2 cups sorghum flour 1 1/2 cups potato starch or cornstarch 1 cup tapioca flour (starch) 1/2 cup corn flour or almond flour or bean flour or chestnut flour since you have the first 3 ingredients----maybe you could use the sweet rice flour for the las 1/2 cup. christine -
ARCHIVED Baker In A Gluten Free World.
chrissy replied to Miss Samantha's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
i have heard of the gluten replacer and am interested to see how it works. i was at a gluten free store a few days ago and the gal said that she was trying to get some of it in. christine -
ARCHIVED Positive Blood, Negative Scope
chrissy replied to shai76's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
i have 3 children with celiac---all had positive blood work. one had a negative biopsy, one had an iffy biopsy, and the doc did not biopsy the youngest. christine -
ARCHIVED Random Question
chrissy replied to Lillyth's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
see-lee-ack christine -
ARCHIVED Almost Like An Epidemic.
chrissy posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
we live in burley idaho-----and i only know of one other child in town with celiac, besides my three girls. (there must be more?) we see a ped gi in boise idaho---2 1/2 hours away. i talked to a mother from that area the other day who also goes to the same office we do----they see the nurse practitioner there. she was told that at that office they are... -
ARCHIVED The Best Advice Or Info About celiac disease You Have Gotten From
chrissy replied to Jnkmnky's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
i can't think of which advice has been the best-----but i loved it when vincent posted the picture of the gluten free cocoa pebbles box. the front of the box is different from the old ones, so i knew what to look for----and found them!!!! the lists that people have sent me have been helpful. just knowing that i can come on here and ask a question about... -
i just bought some dried soups in a cup for my girls. the brand is Mr. McDougall's. you just add hot water. the new foil packs of tuna are really handy---nothing to drain. i have also bought pink salmon in a foil pack that my daughter took for lunch. christine
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ARCHIVED Every Thing Was Gluten Free!
chrissy replied to chrissy's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
laurie--yes, it's boise idaho----meridian, actually. those towns just all kind of blend together. if you want to stop there, let me know and i will give you the address. where will you be traveling? i thought i was pretty much alone here in idaho. christine -
ARCHIVED Every Thing Was Gluten Free!
chrissy replied to chrissy's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
the store is called "Jake's Place"---named after one of her celiac boys (who also is diabetic) christine -
ARCHIVED Every Thing Was Gluten Free!
chrissy posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
i had an appt. in boise yesterday (2 1/2 hours away) while there, we checked out a new store that has been opened up by a mother of celiac twins that goes to the same ped gi we do. EVERTHING in her store was gluten free----no label reading required. even though the store was small, i have never seen so many different gluten free products in one place.... -
ARCHIVED Shopping At Kinnikinnick...
chrissy replied to Jnkmnky's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
i wonder if something is wrong with their site. i just put a small order in with them, and when i payed, my credit card was charged several dollars LESS than what it said my order would cost. christine -
the meds are so darn expensive---even with insurance. i would like to do a fundo on one of my twins. my baby has had a fundo. i think i need an endo done----then i can decide what to do from there. right now i am taking nexium---my doc gave me a months worth of samples. christine
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i don't get alot of burning---unless something gets stuck. i once had food stuck in my esophagus for 30-45 min. it was awful and hurt so bad. i couldn't swallow anything. i'd throw up fluid from my esophagus,(nothing from my stomach, since it was blocked) get a little relief, and then the pain would start up again. i am wondering if i have a stricture...