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  1. emcmaster
    Oh boy, what haven't I done!?!? I cried once when my Mother made her famous "cheesy potatoes" which are naturally gluten-free. I'd watched her make them and had approved all the ingredients. I left the kitchen to go to the bathroom and came back only to find her pouring them into a stoneware pan to bake in the oven. That stoneware pan has had more brownies...
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    I drink celestial seasonings gluten-free teas without known issues. It is pretty sad that most of their new holiday teas have gluten, though.
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    Xanthan Gum absolutely kills me. I have corn problems, but even supposedly corn-free Xanthan Gum is a death sentence. I do fine with Guar Gum, though, and find it works just as well in baked goods as Xanthan Gum.
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    Hi there. Not sure if I've posted in response to this thread before, but I believe severe bloating can be one of the most psychologically disturbing symptoms Celiacs have. Nothing like looking "fat" when you can't help it. Nothing like not being able to fit into nice clothes when you have a special event to go to. It's soooo depressing. Some things...
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    I don't know what to tell you because if my husband told me I was just being dramatic or thought that I was using Celiac for convenience, we would not be married for long. I'm really sorry your BF is not being supportive. Even if he was supportive with the testing, he's not being supportive now. The best way you can show him that CC is serious is by...
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    I'm sorry, I truly didn't mean to offend anyone. But now I'm incredibly jealous that there are people who don't wish they could eat gluten without getting sick/doing damage.
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    Not calling anyone a liar. I just find it hard to believe that no one smells freshly baking sweets and thinks, "Man, that smells good. Wish I could eat some." I define temptation as a desire (however faint) for something. There's quite a difference in being tempted and actually contemplating doing something.
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    I see some fantastic suggestions and remarks have already been made, but I have my own $0.02... Major props to you for reaching out and admitting this. Too often I feel that we in the Celiac community act like we aren't ever tempted to cheat. I don't believe it for a second when someone claims they're never tempted. They may not consider doing it, but...
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    I have a "warning" level of 33% because apparently more than 1.5 years ago, an admin removed a link to a blog from my signature. I never received a message about this, nor did I have any idea I was "warned". 33% seems pretty high for posting an innocent link to a completely appropriate blog. Can someone make this go away?
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    It depends. For me the timing of the reaction is related to how bad the glutening was. Almost like it takes my body days to detect a little teeny tiny bit of gluten and react but if it's a more substantial amount, it knows immediately. If I were to eat a big hunk of bread, I'd react within 30 minutes. When I get glutened from a small ingredient (like...
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    You need to think of gluten as anthrax. You wouldn't touch anthrax and then make yourself a sandwich without carefully scrubbing your hands, nor would you eat something anthrax had touched. Gluten is THAT poisonous to us.
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    Reaction time varies person to person. Most of the time I get sick 24 hours after I eat something that had CC, but if I were to actually eat gluten, like a piece of bread, I would get sick within a few hours. For me it has to do with the amount of gluten in something... like it takes my body 24 hours to discover it was glutened if it was CC, but it knows...
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    Are you serious? The big egg-shaped or heart-shaped ones? Those are my FAVORITE! Not that I can eat them anymore anyway since they contain corn, but I ate those all the time up until a short while ago... maybe that explains why I was feeling so bad!
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    Thanks ladies!!! You both were so welcoming and so patient with all 8 million of my questions. It's funny how I don't think about gluten much anymore (unless I'm eating out) - it's kind of second nature. I'm embarrassed I've been so absent from this board. How are you all doing?
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    And even though I am not 100% better, I am 95% and am sooooo grateful! Happy Anniversary to me!
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    Just wanted to pop in and say that I have stopped weighing myself every day because it was too depressing. The fact that I could somehow gain 5 pounds in a day after a glutening/corning and then have it take a week to come off was putting me near tears. Instead, I am going on how my clothes fit and taking measurements. Just wanted to say that I empathize...
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    Is anyone drastically more hungry on this diet? I am one of those people that is more satiated and kept full longer by fat versus fiber, so it would seem to me that taking out grains would allow me to "spend" more calories on fat and protein, which is my usual combo if I want to keep hunger down. But seriously, I feel like I'm starving here. I'm eating...
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    Just wanted to pop in to say that I completely understand your position. I hate admitting this but, I have horrible reactions that last weeks and I still cheat occasionally... although it's down to super infrequently and only after I've been accidentally glutened. This makes me feel incredibly guilty and I beat myself up for it, but it's also hard to...
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    Hi Ladies - Thanks for the advice. I started grain-free last Thursday but ate some on Friday (had promised a celiac friend I'd bake cakes for her baby shower and I had to taste them to make sure they were edible) and haven't had any more since. I feel GREAT - this is the best I've felt for the longest consecutive time in months! I suspect it was...
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    Jenn, If you are C, you will definitely bloat. I find that if I don't go every.single.day, I bloat immediately. Also, I was on Zelnorm as well and loved it, so my doctor put me on Amitiza, which I also love. That and lots of strong coffee every morning make my life much easier. Hope this helps! Elizabeth
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    IMO, the newbie anger is normal. In fact, I've been gluten-free for two years now (on 4/17 !) and I still go through bouts of anger. Mostly anger at people who have other diseases and can cope with them more easily than us celiacs. It gets better, though. Once you experience truly feeling normal for an extended period of time, the diet becomes...
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    Hi All - I've recently gone completely grain-free and I feel so much better! The only problem is finding food to eat. Is anyone else doing the Paleo diet or a modified version (I'm still eating dairy as it doesn't seem to bother me)?
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    ARCHIVED Grrr

    emcmaster posted a topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

    Corn-free is SO much harder than gluten-free, even though I've now been corn-free for a year. Does anyone know if Celestial Seasonings teas (labeled gluten-free) are ok to drink with a corn-intolerance? I *think* they are not my problem, but I've been sick on and off for the last 2 weeks, which just happened to coincide with when I started drinking them...
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    ARCHIVED Lunch Ideas

    emcmaster replied to frec's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    I'm a big believer in cooking enormous batches of soups, stews, and casseroles on the weekends and freezing into individual plastic containers. For lunch each morning, I simply grab a container from the freezer and go. If I have a big cooking weekend, I can literally go months without cooking again.
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    An educated guess to why our prepackaged stuff is higher calorie is because it's generally much higher fat, which masks the taste of gluten-free ingredients. Limit packaged goodies - the gluten-free versions aren't any better for you health-wise than the regular versions are for regular people. Eat clean - whole foods, less sugar, etc. and save packaged...
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