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  1. penguin
    I was doing so well these last two months, the D was virtually gone, I wasn't getting the crawly heartburn feeling that made me sit up really straight, and I didn't have pain... And now, my stomach is starting to feel like it's digesting glass again, though I doing a decent job of keeping it at bay, at least until I get home from work. It hurts to eat...
  2. penguin
    I use the neutrogena hand cream, I've found nothing that works better! You don't need much and it works!
  3. penguin
    Ha, I thought of that at first, too. Now I can't get the gritty voice of the oxy-clean guy out of my head!!! I think (hope) she means this: Open Original Shared Link
  4. penguin
    Dangit! The nearest Ikea for me is in Houston (though I'm not above driving 2.5 hours for cake!). I found Almondy stuff (what's at Ikea) at the gluten-free mall though! Open Original Shared Link
  5. penguin
    Thanks! I've been using the green bag (and I still have one at home) so after I use that on Friday (weekly pizza night) I'll get the red bag. YAY PIZZA!!!! I swear, that and coke are the only things that keep me sane!
  6. penguin
    I've seen it at my local megamart (HEB), Whole Foods, Sun Harvest, and Wild Oats. If you go to their website, they have a store locator. Open Original Shared Link
  7. penguin
    Well, that blows. Positive bloodwork is positive bloodwork. If it was just the IgG that was positive, it could have been because of Chron's, but since that was ruled out, here we are. Idiots. I can't believe she crossed out the other three! WHAT BS!!! She's trying to cover her ass because she ordered an incomplete panel. I guess she went to PoDunk Med...
  8. penguin
    Are Bare Escentuals and Bare Minerals the same things? I've never put much stock in the stuff since it has informercials AND is on QVC! I just don't trust those two marketing methods much. I see that it's sold in Sephora, though, so it must not be all bad. That's a pretty snooty place... maybe I'll check it out... Stefi: Your cats are so cute! The...
  9. penguin
    I praise the miracle of the antispasmodic! It doesn't get rid of everything, but it sure helps a lot! Another annoying symptom...wierd rash thing on my lips. It's like my upper lip is constantly uber-chapped. It finally went away last week, and I had smooth lips for the first time in forever, then I got glutened Sunday and it came back. Dammit. ...
  10. penguin
    Nini! You mentioned recently that you make Chebe pizza crust without the cheese and with the baking powder or soda? I only have the pizza mix but I'm guessing a little leavener in there wouldn't hurt and there aren't instructions on the bag... Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!!
  11. penguin
    Welcome to the board! You'll find lots of great info and greater people on here! Unless there are other reasons other than gluten to avoid those foods, most of the ones you listed are ok, but you have to check. Distilled vinegar (but not malt vinegar) is safe. Heinz is a good brand. Heinz ketchup is gluten-free, most margarine is ok, some...
  12. penguin
    I use Cascade Fresh, it says gluten-free on the label, is fat free, and is sweetened with fruit juice. It also has 8 live cultures, woo-hoo!
  13. penguin
    Potato salad, cole slaw, and pasta salad can all be made gluten-free easily. Potato salad and cole slaw are naturally gluten-free, actually. I imagine pasta salad with tinkyada macaroni would be awesome! I can't divulge my mom's secret dressing for these, but it's just mayo, mustard, vinegar, and brown sugar. Otherwise, how about bbq chicken instead...
  14. penguin
    The good bacteria (what's in the probiotics) helps you digest foods in your GI tract. When you have D, the bacteria gets flushed out and your GI tract is "off", you can be grumbly, irregular, etc. Same thing with antibiotics, because those kill all bacteria. That's why you get yeast infections on antibiotics, too. The good bacteria keep the yeast in check...
  15. penguin
    I'll preface this by saying I hate porkchops, but made this way it was ok. My mom always crushed cornflakes and seasoned them with garlic salt and lemon pepper and then baked them. Almost as easy as shake n bake and just as good, if not better. Just use gluten-free cornflakes!
  16. penguin
    Personally, sadly, dishearteningly, any amount of gluten makes me feel like crap. I've felt like crap for the last three years, and I don't want to see anyone else feel like crap either. You may have a threshold, but don't expect it to stay the same. The more gluten-free you are, the more sensitive you'll realize you are.
  17. penguin
    This is from Wikipedia: Lactic acid in food Lactic acid is used in a variety of foodstuffs to act as an acidity regulator. Although it can be fermented from lactose (milk sugar), most commercially used lactic acid is derived by using bacteria such as Bascillus acidilacti, Lactobascillus delbueckii or L. bulgaricuswhey to ferment carbohydrates from sources...
  18. penguin
    My mom always keeps her butter on the counter, and none of us ever got sick from it. We always always buy salted butter. The only spoilage issue I've had is when the dish got left open and the cats licked it, LOL I keep mine in a butter boat, but it's more for DH's comfort because I know it won't hurt me! Baking recipes call for unsalted butter...
  19. penguin
    I called the Randall's people and since it's Safeway, the chickens are gluten-free, and they only have one flavor to worry about. Excellent! She's also sending me the Safeway gluten-free list. More excellence! For any of you that may be in Texas or some parts of Louisiana, the HEB customer service lady is checking on the status of their chickens for...
  20. penguin
    I would reccommend that you NEVER substitute vegetable spread OR margerine for butter. I'd bet money that it was the vegetable spread, it's not good for baking. Personally, I don't believe that vegetable spread or margerine is good for anything, but that's just me. Especially doing it gluten-free, butter is important. Butter flavored shortening...
  21. penguin
    Right now I have Bentyl (antispasmodic) and phenergan (but dear God don't take them at the same time!) I take the bentyl if my stomach feels like it's going wierd on me, and phenergan when the pain is at it's worst, or at least bad. I take the phenergan suppositiories because I can't keep pills down when that happens. Otherwise, they've given me vicodin...
  22. penguin
    Here's an article you may find interesting in regard to autoimmune diseases: Open Original Shared Link And here's an article on malignancy and celiac disease: Open Original Shared Link Misery loves company, and that is true of autoimmune diseases. Long term with untreated Celiac, you're more likely to have other autoimmune problems like RA, diabetes...
  23. penguin
    Here you go: Open Original Shared Link Hope that helps!
  24. penguin
    I thought it was kind of funny, funny enough to pass on to my mom and DH. If she's poking fun at those of us with those problems, so be it. Until a couple of months ago I thought people that said they were "intolerant" to things, especially gluten, I thought they were hypochondriac nutjobs. To me, the gluten-free thing seemed like another health fad...
  25. penguin
    I do! It's like digesting glass, or like my stomach is trying to eat itself. The only thing that helps is the fetal position and lots of drugs. I don't consider that an annoying symptom. I consider it to be beyond adjectives...horrible, awful, terrible, atrocious, dreadful, excruciating, frightful, and appalling. Sorry you get the pain, too
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