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I had an Upper UI Endoscopy preformed. My doctor told me to eat glutens for the seven days prior to testing.

I just re-read this post I do not know anything about the “the Enterolab procedure” which I had assumed was the Endoscope.

Enterolab is a lab that does stool testing for gluten antibodies and malabsorption, among other things. That test is much more sensitive than blood tests, and can be done after being gluten-free a while.

With the Upper GI Endoscopy you had, your doctor was misinformed. It takes a good period of time (certainly more than a week) for damage to show in the villi. That's why the current reccommendation is 4 slices of bread a day for 3-6 months.

Darn, major dairy hit.

All I can say is maybe you can experiment with silken tofu? You may have to add more gelitine to it. Unless you're avoiding soy....then I've got nothin'

I actually had a bottle of lube that I had to throw out because of wheat germ oil... Ugh...

What do we need wheat in the vajayjay for?

Oh, excuse me ...

Trust me, it's a big difference. The biggest being that chemE's are far more attractive (IMO) than chemists

You must be married to a chemist.

A chemical engineer actually, who specializes in polymers

dextron,polyethylene,povidone,terahydrozoline

Entirely industrial, and gluten-free.

lubricant, polymer, polymer, vaso-constrictor

Next time, for a more natural approach, go for saline

As a general rule, liquids going directly into mucous membranes (other than the mouth) or into the bloodstream are not going to have gluten. That means nose spray, eye drops, IV fluids, and lubes are all gluten-free. There's not only no reason for gluten to get in those things, it would be dangerous to have big proteins like gluten floating around.

Besides, unless you're going to be licking your own eyeballs at any point, it won't make a difference.

Eye drops are mostly salt water, and if it's normal clear eyes, that's all it is.

Funny thing about these alcohol conversations is that I don't drink much.

Now, back when I was in college I could put down 7 or 8 margaritas!!! I guess it helped that I didn't actually absorb everything I put into my body!!! A friend of mine would be amazed because I'd feel fine the next day and he'd have a terrible hangover from trying to keep up with me!

Haha, me too!

I'd go out and have 2 or 3 long islands and have a grand old time! Only beer gave me hangovers, wonder why .

Funny story though - my friend and I were the top people at our job in college (student activites) and we went to this favorite mexican restaurant in town. It was two-for-tuesday magaritas Two (strong) margaritas later for each of us (our respective fiances had to drive us), we had to go to work to incedentially corrall drunk frat/sorority pledges for a pep rally. That was a funny night

meh. If he is going to be like that on the phone, God only knows what he would do to my food when I came in. I won't be going there. I guess corporate might want to know he was being a jerk and probably lost a lot of customers (since everyone I know is going to hear about it, same for my friend)

Yeah, that was more my point. I wouldn't even set foot in there with management like that, and I bet corporate would not appreciate what he said to you. Even if they don't cater to "wierd diets" there is certainly a better way to say it.

Unfortunately if you do take the Endoscope procedure (Upper UI Endoscopy); you will have to eat gluten for seven days prior to the procedure...

Not true, to have an endoscopy you have to be eating A LOT of gluten (at least the equivalent of 4 slices of bread a day) for 3-6 months for damage to show. That was in Dr. Greene's book, I think.

funny this thred should show up, I got invited out to Applebee's next week just last night (does that make sense?) anyway I called them last night and the converstation went like this

"I will be visiting your restraunt early next week and I was wondering if you had a gluten free menu."

"nope."

"is there a good time I can come in and talk to you about what I might be able to eat there?"

"we don't cater to weird diets"

and he hung up on me.

yep, that was the manager.

I called my friend and told her what happened and she said "we won't eat there then" and I said thanks, and she said "no, you don't understand, I won't ever go back."

she is a good friend.

And that's when you call corporate and raise hell. Don't they have some wierd Atkins or WW menu? Why aren't those wierd diets?

I've been known to wear big flared jeans and strap water bottles to them...

I'd go the cargo pant's route for food

Or if you have a big purse with a liner in it, open up the liner and hide things at the bottom under the liner. Sneaky sneaky...

Sorry you're feeling crappy

Did you try your bf's dish after he had already had some? Was there bread anywhere near the plate? Did you use the same fork? How were the crab legs cooked? Was there beer in the steaming liquid?

Creme brulee is be safe in most cases, but you always have to check. All creme brulee *should* have in it is cream, sugar, eggs, and vanilla bean (or as was the case last night, coconut liqeur) I've never seen creme brulee with gluten in it.

Sometimes it's hard to know, but you haven't been gluten-free very long, and maybe you just got sick.

I have a RSS feed going to my google page for simply recipes and a recipe for White Chocolate Strawberry Mousse came up one day. Mousses, my friends, should be naturally gluten-free Actually, her whole site is great because she marks her recipes wheat free and mentions things like rice pasta.

Anyhoo, I made the mousse last night and left out the sliced strawberries, but OMG is it awesome!!! I didn't have to tweak it at all! (sorry CF folks...)

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Strawberry White Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds of strawberries

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided

8 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped

1 ¼ teaspoon unflavored gelatin (about half a small envelope)

2 cups heavy cream

2 Tbsp powdered (confectioner's) sugar

1 Clean and hull the strawberries. Starting with about half of the strawberries (3/4 pound), quarter them and purée them in either a blender or food processor. Then press the purée mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl. You want to end up with 1 cup of purée. Stir in 1 Tbsp of the lemon juice and set aside. With the remaining 3/4 pound or so of berries, slice as many as to fill up 2 cups, and set aside.

2 Melt white chocolate in a double boiler, or a stainless steel bowl set over simmering water (make sure the simmering water doesn't actually touch the bottom of the bowl.) Stir until smooth, set aside.

3 Put ¼ cup of cool water into a small bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin powder over the water and let sit for 5 minutes.

4 Stir ¼ cup of the cream and the 2 Tbsp of powdered sugar in a small saucepan, bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the gelatin mixture and stir until the gelatin has dissolved. Pour into the bowl of melted chocolate, and stir until smooth. Whisk in 3/4 cup of the strawberry purée. Reserve the remaining ¼ cup of purée.

5 Using an electric mixer, whip the remaining 1 3/4 cup of cream. (Note I usually use a blender to whip cream, but in this case an electric mixer or hand beater is preferred, you have better control over the amount of whipping.) Beat on medium-high speed until medium peaks form. Whisk one third of the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold the remaining whipped cream into the mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

6 Stir the remaining 1 Tbsp of lemon juice into the reserved sliced berries. Fold the sliced berries into the mousse. Spoon mousse into serving cups and refrigerate for at least another hour, preferably several hours, or even over night (cover with plastic wrap).

7 When you are read to serve the mousse, pour a dollop of the reserved strawberry purée onto each serving. Add a few slices of strawberries as garnish.

Serves 6-8 depending on serving size.

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This is definitely in-law worthy! I think I'm going to try it with raspberries next!!!

Anyone know the best way to get there from Valley Stream/Elmont in Nassau? I'm trying to get my mom to go

I think she's close to the southern state pkwy....

I don't have any advice on where to eat, other than just shellfish steamed in water (make sure there's no beer in the liquid)

I love your name! Toxic wheat, love it! I thought it was funny that the scientific name for wheat is "trictum vulgare" it makes wheat sound dirty!

So if you're celiac and hypoglycemic, would it be a good plan to get a bracelet?

yeah but she already went to this site and reaserched her makeup and gloss's, everything she uses is either avon or blistex made, and everything is gluten-free

Keep in mind that since she isn't gluten-free, her makeup isn't either, especially lip glosses. For example, she eats a big gluteny slice of pizza, and then puts on her blistex and gluten gets into her lip gloss. Just a thought. I had issues with old chapstick after going gluten-free.

The canker sore you had was probably an allergic reaction to something, since it only lasted 7 hours. I'm allergic to tree nuts and get a rash on the inside of my mouth from it that lasts anywhere from a few hours to a few days.

As far as that gassy feeling, I get that too and I normally attribute it to bowel contractions and noises.

I know it sucks so far, but give it time and it will get better! About a month in I felt great, and then I started being worse off than I was before, but I got better again.

I've said it before on here, and I'll say it again. When people feel the need to point out how "skinny" I am, I say:

It's not socially acceptable to point out how fat someone is, why is it OK to point out that I'm underweight? It hurts my feelings in just the same way.

Usually gets the point across.

- Lauren

I don't know why people need to be so rude, but some people probably think they're complimenting you. Being fat is socially unacceptable, shameful, and unattractive (not my opinion, just the society view), but being thin is lucky! Glamorous! Privilaged!

It's still effin' rude though, especially when you're sick! Sorry people aren't nice

Also--chicken soup! You need chicken soup! Preferably made with a Kosher chicken , lots of onions, carrots, a sweet potato, parsnip, dill, and parsley(hey, my grandma didn't call it, "Jewish Penicillin for nuthin'!").

AMEN!!! The easiest way to do the soup thing is to get bone-in chicken breasts so you get extra stocky stock, just pull out the icky bits after it's done. My mom practically gave us the Jewish Penicillin intravenously when we were sick...

A hot toddy might not be bad for you either, a little whiskey, tea, lemon, and honey might make you feel a bit better too. Always works for me!

And gatorade!!!

Feel better!

Eek! CVID is common variable immune deficiency, right? Sorry for the blunt language, but that sucks! That means you get all the fun blood plasma product medications, right? IVIG? Good thing students need money so badly that they'll sell their bodily fluids

All I can say is that I felt better for a week or so after starting, and then began to feel like crap all the time. It just takes time, and especially with your immune system, it may take longer. I'd go maybe 3 or 6 months before making any kind of determination of whether you're getting better or not.

There's a great support system here, welcome!

How were you diagnosed and how long were you sick?

The incredibly scientific cosmo article I was referring to earlier (it was peer reviewed, I'm sure ) also said that what the girl ate determined what she would taste like. Just a thought.

About women though, lets face it, we produce a heckuvalot less fluids then men do. In the off, and I mean VERY off chance gluten can get through, it would me a minute amount. And then you'd be consuming darn little of that minute amount.

My guess is that trial and error is your best way to go.

I tried googling it but didn't find anything...any biochemical engineers out there?

I know I read in cosmo once (very scientific ) that what a man eats affects the flavor of the...stuff. So maybe gluten can get in?

Another completely unsubstantiated thought of mine: if you can't absorb nutrients, wouldn't you have trouble making serotonin to combat depression and anxiety? Makes sense to me.

I get flat-out tantrums when I'm eating gluten. Yesterday for example - my jeans were tight (I've gained 10 lbs) and I had a tantrum. I couldn't stop crying for half an hour. It's like having a bad trip - I go from stoned to depressed to crazy. I can't complete sentences. Seriously, I'll be in the middle of a sentence and I'll suddenly be unable to complete the thought. I can hear in my head what I need to say, but I can't get it out. It's really obnoxious.

I have the same doubts and thoughts that Carla does, which probably explains my current gluten-filled persuit of a more "concrete" diagnosis. Actually, enterolab is looking pretty good right now.