Ruth52

Hi Georgie, I know it can be a challenge to buy food that is gluten free, and it becomes even harder when you are so far from a large shopping centre. I noticed you are from Australia (so am I). I buy my flours online from wheatfreeworld and bake food that I can keep in the freezer. They have recipes for both sweet and savoury food. If you like fish...

I am lucky with my friends. They are quite happy for me to bring my own food and they are just as happy to cook something that they know I will be able to eat. More often than not I will offer to take a gluten-free casserole and a desert that everyone can eat. That way I don't go hungry and my friends get a quick lesson in gluten-free cooking. Hope...

I was also caught with the Spelt bread thing. I just wanted to have a piece of toast and I thought I had made the best find of my life. Unfortunately for me it was only after the second piece that the folly of my eating really hit me - never again! Glad to know I'm not the only one. Ruth

I am Catholic and also struggled with this one. I decided that I would not take Communion but have a Blessing instead. The priest at my church has a niece who is Celiac and so he understands and is totally cool about it. I do miss taking Communion but it is a choice I am happy with. Ruth.

It can be a nightmare trying to work out what is causing the pain. Pain at night can often be caused by something that you have eaten in the morning. Is there a certain food that you always eat in the morning, or always prepare for the children you babysit? I suffer from reflux and pain caused by that is usually somthing that strikes in the middle of...

Sorry I forgot to add that I am an Aussie. I live in northern Victoria. Ruth.

Yes I have ordered from the site, delivery is prompt and the freight isn't all that expensive. I have purchased one of the recipe books and I use it often, I also buy most of my flours/starches from there. I had a problem with one of the recipes and so I sent them an email and they came up with some suggestions as to how to fix it. Really great. ...

I purchase Potato Starch on-line from www.wheatfreeworld.com. Lola Workman uses it in her recipes (Wheat-Free Gluten-Free Cookery). I think I have bought Potato Flour from the health food section at the supermarket . I have found wheatfreeworld easy to deal with - they aren't expensive and goods seems to arrive fairly quickly. They are based in Dee...

There was a thread a couple of weeks ago about 'Olfactory Aura'. I think the smell thing can happen prior to Migraines, Epileptic Seizures it more commonly it can be from sinus or nasal infections.

I take Pariet (proton pump inhibitor) for reflux and my dr told me not to take any ant-acid over the counter stuff because it would stop the Pariet from working properly. So when reflux rears its ugly head I usually drink lemonade - it seems to calm everything down. Though I find that the Pariet will calm the reflux in about 30 minutes. I avoid onions...

I really enjoy the Natural Confectionary Company soft lollies, but they tend to make me feel unwell. I down-loaded this information from their website. Should this small amount of gluten cause problems? "Are your products suitable for people with a wheat intolerance? In Australia, both glucose and starch are usually derived from wheat (although we have...

"Quack like a Celiac" I like that! Using another illness as an analogy - how do you prove you have something like depression? There isn't a blood test or a biopsy for it. But untreated depression makes life miserable, dark and life threatening. For me I am grateful that I stopped eating gluten when I did even though it has meant that I have been unable...

From what I have read vinegar is put into bread as a preservative.

Australian Smarties are like M&M's. Chocolate in the middle and a think layer or colored candy on the outside. Ruth.

I have found with most jubie type lollies (jelly babies, raspberries, mint leaves etc.) that they have a find film of wheat starch around them to stop them sticking together in the pack. I know there is a debate about wheat starch but after eating anything that has wheat starch listed on the ingredients I get stomach cramps and life goes downhill for a couple...