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  1. 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...
  2. Ruth52
    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...
  3. Ruth52
    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
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    ARCHIVED Communion

    Ruth52 replied to Gwendolene's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    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.
  5. Ruth52
    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...
  6. Ruth52
    Sorry I forgot to add that I am an Aussie. I live in northern Victoria. Ruth.
  7. Ruth52
    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. ...
  8. Ruth52
    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...
  9. Ruth52
    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.
  10. Ruth52
    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...
  11. Ruth52
    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...
  12. Ruth52
    "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...
  13. Ruth52
    From what I have read vinegar is put into bread as a preservative.
  14. Ruth52
    Australian Smarties are like M&M's. Chocolate in the middle and a think layer or colored candy on the outside. Ruth.
  15. Ruth52
    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...
  16. Ruth52
    I'm very pleased that you are feeling well. An overactive thyroid makes life really difficult. Hopefully your recovery will continue and you will be back to full health before you know it. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease in early 2004 and was put on medication. I had a dream run through to remission, only needing to be on medication for 11 months...
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    ARCHIVED Oprah Today

    Ruth52 replied to prinsessa's topic in Publications & Publicity

    Being from Australia I haven't seen the Oprah show you are talking about but I wonder if his failure to mention 'Celiac' was intentional. Often I think some doctors, especially ones who are making a 'public' name for themselves, have their own hidden agenda. I don't know what his would be, but I can't understand a supposedly well informed dr. who is trying...
  18. Ruth52
    I'm sorry you are feeling this way. It's a whole new way of life that will improve - just give it time. I can remember my doctor saying to me that it isn't good enough to just try and live on gluten-free snacks, that I needed to get out the recipe books and take hold of this gluten-free world. So that is what I have done. I've made plenty of food that...
  19. Ruth52
    I noticed that the original date of this thread was Jan 2004 and I guess at that time there was a lot less gluten-free food available. I live in northern Victoria and have been gluten-free for two years. The availability of gluten-free food during those two years has risen dramatically. Because processed foods are usually filled with additives, preservatives...
  20. Ruth52
    I know how frustrating it is when you aren't able to eat anything on the menu. I have noticed that our local bakery now has the 'token' gluten-free food - chocolate florentines and blueberry friands - not much but at least it's something. I usually carry my own food. It's annoying and it's inconvenient, but it's safe. Luckily my husband has learnt...
  21. Ruth52
    I really enjoy a 'Warm Chicken Salad'. Cut a chicken breast into strips - coat it in your preferred herbs/seasonings, stir fry the chicken in a wok. Make a salad of lettuce, avacado, cherry tomatoes, cucumber & capsicum (bell peppers). Make a dressing of oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic & brown sugar.(warm the dressing to melt the sugar). ...
  22. Ruth52
    Yes I thought that was what you were saying. (Still smiling, quite relaxed because I am listening to peaceful music. No malice in my voice.)
  23. Ruth52
    When we are reading advice or the challenge to someone elses advice we can only read the words, we can't see the facial expressions or read the body language, we are left to add these ourself. Often I think we misinterpret an idea or a thought because we have had to imagine how we think the voice intonations are being made. Having a distance conversation...
  24. Ruth52
    I also live in Australia and have also tried to find sorghum flour. I have been using amaranth flour in place of sorghum and it seems to blend in ok. Amaranth flour is available at health food shops and online. It seems to keep best in a glass container in the fridge. Hope this helps.
  25. Ruth52
    So to take this further when the 'Annalise Roberts' cookbook calls for vegetable shortening for her choc chip cookie recipe she means an ingredient like the Spectrum Organic Shortening that is made with coconut or palm oil?
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