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I have categories of tasty drinks and serious drinking drinks.

I too have always hated beer. Bleh, yuck, pahtooey.

I had about 2 years at college too of real drinking, mostly because I had the ID. The state screwed up my card and although it had the correct year, it didn't say under 21 bla bla. (they put my info as being born in 1884, I looked great for 116 ) Anyway, NY liscences aren't shiny and hard, they're matte and flexible. A little colored pencil to make the 4 into a 1 and I was good to go. They've since fixed the id's so you can't do that, but it worked great for me, especially since I went to school out of state.

Anyhoo, I was the liquor whore. Although I was by far the youngest in the group, I turned 21 first. I didn't look suspicious at all in the liquor store, what with my list, wad of cash, entorage of 5 underage guys and purchasing LARGE QUANTITIES every week. Once, my roomate came running into the store when I was already in there and started screaming, WAIT, I NEED SOME TOO!!! Nope, not suspicious.

And at the ripe old age of 22, I don't drink much anymore.

HA love it... but I'm not adding anything

Yeah, I'm not a big drinker/piercer anymore.

3 months, 3 slices of bread a day.

BUT, a positive response on the diet IS a *very* valuable diagnostic, and most doctors who know much about celiac will tell you the same.

Yep, that's very true. I'm eating gluten now to have a biopsy done, but my GI doc said that I am at the very least intolerant, and that after the biopsy I have to be gluten-free regardless. I was gluten-free 4 months after inconclusive bloodwork and had a positive dietary response. I'm lucky though, my GI doc's wife has celiac and he goes to celiac conferences and seminars by Dr. Green. I've now had 3 doctors and a PA tell me that I'm intolerant, so make sure you find someone who knows what they're talking about.

I only WISH that eating chips was the worst thing I did while drinking.....

Amen to that, sister! Somewhere in Arkansas, a frat boy has a video of my and my piercings at Mardi Gras

I had that happen for several weeks after first being gluten-free, and it really wigged me out. See, I've been on the pill since I was 15 (thank god it cures acne) and I skipped a month of it at the same time as going gluten-free. My boobs got really sore and my period was 11 days late, I think I caused record profits for the pregnancy testing industry that month! I even ran out of my office in the middle of the afternoon for a blood test! It's funny now, but not so much at the time.

Anyway, the soreness continued for several more weeks, and I think it stopped 2 and a half months into being gluten-free. I don't know what that's about.

3 months, eating the equivalent of 4 slices of bread a day to have a chance at getting reliable results. If the diet makes you feel better and your tests come back negative, however, be gluten-free!

This is our private place (from people we know)--I wouldn't use my sister's computer while I was there cuz I didn't want anyone to be able to come here and read what I post! I talk too much about my bodily functions here

Amen!

Jeebus Cripes! I was gone for what, 2 hours and y'all add 4 pages?!?!?!

I can't keep up

THAT'S AWESOME!!!

All Pepsi products and all Coca cola products are gluten-free, caramel color or not.

Sometimes they'll use the scientific name for wheat - trictum vulgare

I'm not sure what the scientific name for oats is

The oils from both plants have moisturizing properties, and that's why they're used usually

One caveat, ladies-- after my twins were born I participated in a study that showed there was a correlation between high sweet potato consumption & fraternal twins! You have been warned!

Leah

What exactly is in sweet potatoes that makes you ovulate twice?

How obnoxious! And who told her she had a "round" of refractory sprue? It was my understanding is that refractory was like, forever. You have to be on steroids forever, right?

Quack. Is there any way to get her to another doctor, perhaps yours?

She's so cute, but definitely time for that lip wax my friend!!!!!!!!

And of course nose, cheeks, forehead, ears...and you've got some really long ones on either side of your face. You're beginning to look like a cat!

What's her name? How old is she?

Ha ha! Tame those pube hairs already Susan! That's a good question! It makes my hair look shiny, healthier and gives me great volume. Read below... Helps reduce dryness and brittleness--which is what the gray hair can be like. Might be worth a try ! Good luck with those (Do you ever use conditioners? That might help a bit. I use Giovanni's Smooth as Silk conditioner...its not really heavy.)

Wow Jen, I won't be using any hair product you reccommend, look at how furry your face got!

Nope, no gluten in tattoo inks. Just chemical pigments

And unless you're tattooing your small intestine, you're fine.

Sweet potato oven fries...my hubby would love those! What do you season them with. I typically use onion and garlic powder for potatoes along with basil added near the end (my hubbys addition).

I use kosher salt and lemon pepper

DH eats them all before the rest of dinner is done

So somthing like Open Original Shared Link ?

That would be my guess! I seriously doubt Outback would go through trying to figure out what obscure flours to use in their brownie

I'm guessing it's a flourless torte type thing, which means TONS of eggs, baking chocolate, and butter. I would definitely keep Tim away from it.

From their FAQ:

Q: Does LUNA contain gluten?

A: LUNA does contain gluten, the protein that gives bread dough its elasticity. Gluten is found in the rolled oats of the bar.

Open Original Shared Link

Sorry

Do you think it would work for plain old biscuits, too? I miss those for strawberry shortcake

Happy birthday, Julie! Have a great one!

I like rice cakes & crackers, almond thins & so on, but I'd love something more like the old saltines to eat my fish on. Any ideas, folks?

Leah

Open Original Shared Link

Open Original Shared Link

Minute Maid is a Coca Cola company, so the broad statement is true. Minute maid is gluten-free.

I would say it's a coffee problem. Coffee is pretty harsh and can tear your stomach up. Personally, sometimes I can have it, sometimes I'm not so lucky. Try cutting out the coffee and don't change anything else and see if that makes a difference.