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  1. emcmaster
    I eat as many vegetables as I can each day. When I make recipes, I look for those that either have a large amount of veggies already called for in them, or ones that I can easily add veggies to. And then I double the veggies it calls for. I'm not a huge fruit fan, but I eat blueberries often and usually an apple or an orange (or sometimes both) each day....
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    IMO, if you still look like that after you've been gluten-free for a while, you probably have secondary intolerances. Until November, fat and dairy did that to me too. Now the only time I look like that is if I've been glutened or somehow got really C.
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    That looks like ME, except for the boy parts, before I went gluten-free!
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    I tried out a gluten-free diet after being assured I didn't have celiac (because I didn't have the "classic" symptoms). I now go to a different doctor and have no doubt in my mind that I have celiac after my complete 180 while on the diet. You have NOTHING to lose by trying it.
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    Hi Di - I'm 21 and in my last semester of college. Fortunately I'm only taking 2 classes, so I don't have to pack food to eat at school, but I do pack food to eat at the office (I'm a mortgage broker). Take a cooler with you full of foods to eat. I eat things like cottage cheese with blueberries, yogurt and an apple, leftovers, etc. You can also make...
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    I think you should expect more than you're evidently expecting from a 20 year old. I'm "only" 21, but I certainly didn't act like that, nor would I have tolerated any friends acting like that, a year ago.
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    We make roux with cornstarch. We cook a lot of cajun food and it works for us.
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    I suspect it is the small amount of xanthan gum (something I usually avoid because it gives me cramps and lots of bloating), but I made some brownies with it yesterday and today I feel like someone stuck an air pump to my belly button and blew my stomach full of air. Ouch! Is there anything else in there that I could have reacted to, do they have problems...
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    You said it better than I did.
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    I wonder if some of the people that "attacked" her did so because they sensed the same attitude in her posts that I did? It's hard to convey tone and meaning over a message board, but I sensed a lot of attitude, that might not be intentional, emanating from her posts.
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    Yup.
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    Didn't see this before I posted, but I totally agree about too much fiber making things worse. I took fiber supplements and ate loads of fiber for years and it only seemed to plug me up more! Another thing re: fat. Many of us (maybe not many, but some indeed) have problems digesting fats when we first go gluten-free. I knew I couldn't handle fats before...
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    First off, your childhood being "full of laxatives and enemas" may have set you up for a harder (pardon the pun) time later in life. Laxatives generally cause the body to be dependent on them. I'm chronically constipated, although it is so much better since going gluten-free. I take between 1000-2000mg of magnesium daily and it seems to do the trick...
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    Hi there I put on about 30 pounds in a few months before going gluten-free, too. I got (and still get, if I'm glutened) so bloated that I have to wear maternity clothes - literally. If it's just in your stomach area, it feels like it's being stretched and it hurts, I'd say it's very likely it's just bloating. I went through a similar panicky period...
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    Are the "green" drinks supposed to replace some meals and snacks?
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    Is your entire household gluten-free? Is there any risk of cc from the ingredients you used? Those would be my guesses.
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    I've eaten at Carrabba's several times without getting sick.
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    I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that they ate more than we do, just that they definitely eat it. But you're right - soy is in everything here in America unless you cook from scratch.
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    I don't mind the idea of people going on it for weight loss, but I worry that restaurants and people in general will get used to the people who don't worry about CC... and not take us seriously when we do. It would be hard for someone, like a chef in a restaurant, to understand who gets sick from gluten and who just avoids it for weight loss. I worry that...
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    I eat Edy's Slow Churned light ice cream. On their website you can do a search for gluten-free products. They're very good and I've not gotten sick from them.
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    To be honest, I would ask her if you can cook her something and then let her approve the ingredients, utensils, cutting boards and pots. My husband cooks for me now, but only because we have cooked together so often. Even now he's glutened me a few times by using the wrong ingredient (like not checking spices) or a contaminated utensil. I'm sure you mean...
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    I'm glad to see that people like srokie are posting things they think might be helpful to the rest of us. We would miss out on so much if no one bothered to do that. I do, however, want to point out that I think we should take almost everything any doctor tells us with 'a grain of salt.' While this doctor sounds reputable, we all have had doctors tell...
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    Not ALL bumble & bumble products are gluten-free... in fact, most of them aren't. The only ones I use are the Gentle Shampoo & Super Rich Conditioner, and Styling Creme. Be sure to check every single product before you use it to make sure.
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    I have the same problem when I get glutened. It's horrible. Two things I've found that helps: Digestive Advantage IBS (not sure why it helps, but it does) and BCQ capsules by Vital Nutrients (do a google search for where to buy).
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    Both the shampoo and conditioner have Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein in them, which means they are not gluten-free. There might be something else in there, but I didn't look after I saw the wheat.
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