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    ebrbetty- I actually like the Teff LaTortilla Factory Tortillas... I've been able to find the dark teff ones. They taste alright (waay different than corn) and hold up MUCH better than the rice FFL ones. Yes, they are rather large, but that means more room to fill up with beans, rice and cheese!
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    YES!! I react badly to the Lundberg BBQ rice chips (and possibly the other flavors, but I KNOW the BBQ chips are bad news). I have yet to get sick from the plain Sea Salt chips and continue to eat those without problems. Things like this really upset me. They can process food on shared equipment with wheat, just don't lie and put "GLUTEN FREE" in the...
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    A friend and I grilled veggie and meat kabobs yesterday. She used a generic (Meijer) brand BBQ sauce and Kraft salad dressing; both appeared to be gluten-free from the ingredients listed. I, of course, used a marinade that was for sure gluten-free. We used my grill (no charcoal) but divided the cooking area. I now want to grill up another round of my...
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    YES! I followed the same pattern.. good for 2-3 months, then all the old symptoms + some came creeping back into my life. It was so depressing and frustrating. I found taking out dairy (lactose) made a HUGE difference. I suggest starting a very detailed food diary to help pinpoint contamination sources. I used a number system to quantify my health...
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    I use Swanson's regular beef broth (canned) all the time with no problems, and I'm super sensitive. It does have MSG in it, though, if that matters. Be careful you don't pick up the "seasoned with garlic/onion" kind, those are NOT gluten-free (it says "seasoned" on the front).
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    Sometimes, after a gluten contamination, I get weird vertigo. None of mine have been that scary, but there have been times when I've fallen over from lack of balance and watched everything 'shift' in front of me. A few nights I had to fall asleep sitting up on my couch because it was too disorienting to lie down. My vertigo definitely is gluten-triggered...
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    Nicole- Dairy-free isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I've found substitutions for everything except ricotta cheese and heavy cream (although I bet powdered rice milk mixed up thick would work). Butter- Earth Balance Buttery Sticks Cheese- Galaxy Nutritional Foods Rice Shreds (they have cheddar and mozzarella flavors.. they melt great on hot food...
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    ARCHIVED "how Doctors Think"

    chick2ba posted a topic in Doctors

    I found this interesting and relevant to our cause. It took me two paragraphs to 'diagnose' Anne. Read for yourself: Open Original Shared Link
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    Hey-- I TOTALLY feel your pain.. I'm working in two labs this semester. It sucks to know you are suppost to be alert and quick, but feel stuffy, dizzy and slow. I misplace vocabulary quite often.. people I work with just laugh and wait for me to find the illusive word. I've found people who know me don't care too much, especially since they understand...
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    I've reacted many many times to Pamela's gluten-free cookies (several varieties; definite gluten reaction). It took me forever to suspect that they were gluten-ing me since it's a 'trusted' brand. I know other people don't react to those cookies, but my health has improved dramatically since removing them from my diet. Hope you feel better soon.
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    YES YES YES.. I finally realized those stupid BBQ Lundberg chips have been making me ill for the past 2-3 months. I always suspected other items because it said "gluten-free" right on the bag and Lundberg was a 'trusted' company. Every time I ate those chips, I would get said cramps (exactly 1 hr later, it seems) and loose stools. Then the rest of the...
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    Holy sh*t!! Mtndog, thanks so much for the info!! I'm so pissed! I just assumed Lundberg was a 'safe' company!! How DARE they not list that statement on those bags, especially when they proclaim "Gluten free" right on the front. I can't wait till labeling laws, so companies will stop LYING on their products and making people SICK. Okay, so no more...
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    I wish the reaction was dairy! I can tell when it is gluten or not by the bumps that come up on my hands and abdomen (plus different symptoms). I eat the Sea Salt Lundberg chips all the time with no problem.. it just seems to be the Bbq chips for me. I feel pretty good when not being contaminated. Taking out the Pamela's cookies really made a noticeable...
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    I finally found out what has been bothering me for the past three months: Lundberg's BBQ rice chips and Pamela's cookies give me a gluten reaction (not another intolerance.. I have definite DH outbreaks!!). It puzzles me why I didn't react before to these items... could I have become more sensitive to gluten even 1 year into the diet? ? I hope these...
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    I was craving a candy bar yesterday, but am currently staying away from dairy... so I made these up instead. 40 Envirokidz vanilla animal cookies (you all know.. the flat square ones) 1/4 c. (or more) chocolate chips -- I used Enjoy Life dairy free chips 1 tsp. shortening (NOT butter) Filling: peanut butter or any jam/fruit preserve of choice (maybe...
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    It's nice to see the FDA considering our needs, however, I certainly hope companies that slap a "gluten free" label on their products have ACTUALY TESTED them to be under 20ppm. I know I've been glutened by foods that have "gluten free" printed right on the box. It does no good for us to have products labeled gluten free that are actually very contaminated...
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    Please don't think I'm a freak. I've noticed that I feel generally worse AFTER a bowel movement. It doesn't matter if the movement was 'normal' or slightly soft, I feel gross for hours afterwards (spend most of my days mildly constipated...I wonder if that matters). Does this happen to anyone else?
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    It sucks to wake up suddenly at 4am, feeling like you are going to vomit. That would happen to me alot before diagnosis; I had to walk around for hours at night to calm myself down (like you, I have not actually thrown up *yet* from those 'feelings'). If I get badly cross-contaminated, that feeling at night returns. Nausea was, and still is, my biggest...
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    Hi, I'm Ashley. This is my last semester as an undergrad and I
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    I love making stir-fry but was having trouble finding a good, refined high-heat cooking oil that could handle temps above 375 F. Then I ran across Spectrum Organics cooking oil and thought I had a winner.. of course, I checked their website before I used my Safflower oil to research cc. I was disappointed to find this statement: "Spectrum
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    chick2ba posted a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Does anyone else slightly hallucinate during a gluten-induced reaction? Late last night I swore my hands and fingers swelled up like big, thick sausages. It's funny now that I know it was only a mind trick.
  22. chick2ba
    I hate the cold, too!! Hard to like anything below 60 F when you are shivering violently and so tense everything just aches. Even with several layers on my fingernails and lips go from purple to white. Hats and a scarf seem to help, some. I was never like this before celiac struck. Last winter I would freeze so bad at night, even under 5+ blankets...
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    So much for the only fruit, veggies and meat deal. Had a small pear last night and got glutened (DH, trembling, sudden fatigue, nausea.. definitely gluten... fruits have never bothered me before). Washed it and my hands off for at least two minutes under running water, but I guess it wasn't enough. I even ate around the sticker. Every time I want to...
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    Thanks everyone for the great advice.... I think I'll just have to give up my cereals, cookies and chips for awhile and see if that makes a difference. I never thought I would willingly cut my diet down that much, but I just want to be well and finish college. Before I moved into my own place and got new pots and pans, toaster, etc.. I was getting sick...
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    My main reactions are delayed by a full 24-hrs, so it's really hard to figure out what I had the day before that was contaminated.. especially when my diet consists of no 'high-risk items' (no eating out, no 'mainstream' processed foods, etc..) I am sick of all these mysterious, once-a-week glutenings that occur after eating nothing but safe/washed fresh...
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