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  1. penguin
    Whatever you do, don't use topical benadryl! My allergist said it actually makes skin allergies/reactions worse! He told me to just lay on the cortisone...
  2. penguin
    I'm sorry you have to be a pall bearer... I'm sorry for your loss... That said, I get those dots, too. I normally get them when I throw up, and usually only when I have that glass-digesting pain and I'm throwing up. The first time I had them was with mono. The dr. said they are caused by little capillaries bursting under pressure, not just...
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    My period was 10 days late last month, my first month gluten-free and I was coincidentally off the pill that month. Freaked me out. Before that, I started just spotting for my period and the dr blamed it on the pills (which I've been taking for 7 years) but I think the pill was the only thing making me have it to begin with. I was also a late starter,...
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    My mom used to make these when we had leftover mashed potatoes! Of course, she used wheat flour... We usually had "breakfast for dinner" on those nights and had the pancakes with eggs and bacon. YUM!
  5. penguin
    I can feel kind of yucky with the gluten replacement foods, even Tinkyada makes me dopey if I have too much of it. I think a lot of it is because rice has at least a medium glycemic index. I had a gluten-free carrot cake yesterday and half way through the piece I went, "you know what, I don't really like cake!" Which is true, I don't, and didn...
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    I love their milk and white chocolate bar, and I'm not really a fan of chocolate! SOOOO GOOD!!!
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    ARCHIVED Help Me!

    penguin replied to whitball's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Sorry if you mentioned this somewhere else, and it's totally off topic, Yvonne, but 2 dozen sandwiches? So do you have twenty-four children or 4 very hungry football players?
  8. penguin
    I think they can ship anything wherever.... here's the website: Open Original Shared Link So far I've just had their bread (eh, edible), their sugar cookies (awesome!), and I'll let you know how the carrot cake is... The cafe itself has wheat bread, but I don't think they bake it themselves, since they don't have it for sale. The only other things...
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    HAHA! I wish! Note the flabby arms I could use to hang glide on my avatar! So they really WILL think I'm on a wacky diet. Last time someone asked me if I was on Weight Watchers Yeeeah, note the story in the first post. She would not let up! And I had been gluten-free, like, a week. And she was 3 inches away from me, I practically had to...
  10. penguin
    I just realized, after posting this, that I have a WHOLE FRIGGIN GLUTEN FREE BAKERY IN TOWN! I'm an idiot...I always forget it's there I just hope I can get there, on the clear other side of town, and back on my lunch break Thanks for the suggestions...but now I have another question... How do I deal with the STUPID COWS I work with...
  11. penguin
    Here's a recipe from allrecipes.com: Open Original Shared Link INGREDIENTS: 1 egg white 1 tablespoon water 1 pound pecan halves 1 cup white sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease...
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    So I work at a satellite office, but I have to go over to the main office today because there is a birthday. I don't want to be the only one there without cake or something to eat! I'll get asked lots of questions and likely be ridiculed (my coworkers aren't very nice, the last time there was a birthday, I couldn't eat the cake I provided and the office manager...
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    I had recurrent sinus infections so they took out my adenoids, although I wish they would have gotten the tonsils while they were in there, then when I got mono it wouldn't have been nearly the hell it was. My mom was a nurse for 15 years and said she had never seen anyone that sick and survive... and then the stomach problems started My mom had...
  14. penguin
    I'll tell her, but I think she's ahead of me in that dept.... I think Lollie's mom needs the education I get sick if someone *thinks* about using flour
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    I always had that problem before going gluten-free, and the problem is pretty much gone now. It sounds like a hypoglycemic problem to me. Make sure you have a grain and protein with breakfast. Hypoglycemics really need to keep their meals balanced.
  16. penguin
    He may just be frustrated that you got sick. You get frustrated when that happens, right? He may also be frustrated because he has to deal with you being sick for a few days, which, lets admit it, we're no fun when we're glutened! Dunno. Guys are wierd.
  17. penguin
    In an "accidental glutening" first aid kit I would have: - Imodium - Phazyme - Tylenol - Antacid - Benadryl (if nothing else you'll be knocked out) - Red Bull (lots of B vitamins and helps me feel human after glutening) - Heating pad or hot water bottle Good luck venturing out into the world!
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    ARCHIVED Quote Of The Day

    penguin replied to moonunit's topic in Doctors

    As far as things said by people who should not have passed their medical boards, you win.
  19. penguin
    By sensitive did he mean that you would be so sensitive that you reacted to the toiletries, or that you would be so sensitive as to be paranoid about it? The context is a world of difference... My husband is very supportive, but thinks I'm overdoing it with some things. Like new wooden spoons and not kissing him after he's eaten gluten. Although, since...
  20. penguin
    Congratulations on your Celiac diagnosis! I know it sounds strange, crass even, to congratulate you for that, but think of it this way: now you know what's wrong and you know how to make it better! The gluten-free diet isn't a big deal, really, when you get used to it and you learn how and what to eat. I've only been gluten-free two months, and while...
  21. penguin
    I think I've taken that before, but it didn't work for the problems I was having. It tasted like a postage stamp. I didn't respond well to sublingual antispasmodics... I do, however, take an oral pill antispaz called Bentyl when I need to, it's great. I find a great deal of relief that way, especially if I catch the symptoms early. It's in the same category...
  22. penguin
    To me, the blood type diet seems to be a load of crap. A huge load of crap, and it's just another diet fad like the cabbage diet or the three day diet. I wouldn't put much stock in what they say. For my blood type, A, I'm supposed to eat a lot of grains and starches. Heellllooo, I have Celiac disease, not going to work. The type A is common in European...
  23. penguin
    I am eating yogurt, I try to at least once a day, but I don't know if I'm getting enough cultures. I'm eating Cascade Fresh yogurt (btw, the green apple pie flavor rocks!), which has 8, but I didn't eat any over the weekend. I think I'm going to go the probiotic route and see if that helps. As far as I know, my only food problems are gluten and tree nuts...
  24. penguin
    Yes. Kraft will ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS list gluten-containing ingredients on the label. I use it all the time with no ill effects, and I'm really sensitive. It makes the dry grilled steaks at restaurants taste better. ENJOY!!!
  25. penguin
    Haha, no. I drink too much maybe once every four months, if that. Maybe an occasional glass of wine or margarita inbetween, I'm not a big drinker. My dad and uncle both died of alcoholism and drug abuse, so I generally stay away from it. Last weekend I was at a bachelorette party at a ladies-only club (I think you know what kind I mean ) and drank...
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