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  1. NorthernElf
    I don't think there is a straight answer to this - you will have to go by 'feel'. Some folks don't have a problem with dairy, some can tolerate a bit. Myself, I have half & half in my coffee and cheddar now & then, sometimes homemade veggie dip with plain yogurt. Too much dairy can give me a similar reaction to gluten. I don't worry about cross contamination...
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    Sometimes this whole thing can be such a mind game !!! Bood tests, food research, reactions that we have a hard time tying to what we ate... I am a hardcore fitness instructor & enthusiast. I teach about 14 classes a week - some from the deck of the pool, some in, and some at a studio with intervals and weights. I get at least 8 hours of sleep a night...
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    I hear you. I have run the whole gamut of tests like you as well - everything is 'normal' except for the fact that I hurt ! The rheumy said I likely just have tendonitis......in my hands, wrists, elbows....runners knees....why do my ankles & feet hurt ? Neck pain and stiffness ? He doesn't know. Fatigue ? Doesn't know. Guess I will just wait &...
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    I gave my kids' bus driver chocolate for years - when she had retired someone told me she couldn't eat it, but her husband loved it!!! Ugh. I have a box of chocolates I will regift and a large chocolate bar from a small studio I work at that I will regift as well (allergy alert has wheat, though it's not an ingredient). People who gave this do know about...
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    Seems like there are a lot of questions about coping when visiting family or attending social gatherings - I subscribe to the About.com celiac info and there are some helpful tips (and links to all sort of celiac articles) that people might find helpful. Here it is... Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
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    I bring food in all the time, I am just quiet about it. We had family up & went out for breakie and I brought my own dry cereal - just asked for a bowl and a glass of milk and a couple of hard boiled eggs. I was with serveral people who all ordered breakfasts. We were in an english pub, 4 of us, and I ate my tuna & crackers while everyone else...
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    Bring food. I am taking a lot with me for Xmas. I will freeze meatballs, bring crackers & chips, some home baked goodies, rice, my breakfast and then rely on fruit & what not there. I don't eat at restaurants much - I might bring some salad dressing & eat a salad there or just bring food to a restaurant & have a drink. Yep, I have done...
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    Somewhere in the area of a week - depending on how much gluten I ate - ie. cross contamination versus having a meal where the waitstaff erroneously told me it was gluten-free, the latter taking longer to get over. For me, it also depends on what I do. My best plan is to eat very light, very safe (nothing that coud have any gluten), drink lots of water...
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    I have tried many times to do bean and just can't handle it - bloat, gas....eww. I don't do well with too much smoked foods either....bad combo maybe !
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    Is it possible that (inadvertantly) eating (minute quanities) of gluten can cause migraine-like headaches and ZERO energy? I live in a household of 5 and until I separated all gluten stuff - bought an island on wheels for their bread etc. and designated the rest of the kitchen gluten free - and also bought all my own bakeware, strainers, measuring cups,...
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    You could also divide it in two - there are those brands that are created based on the gluten-free concept - Glutino, Udi's, Kinnikinnik, etc. - and then there are those other main stream brands that are jumping on the band wagon or now offering some gluten-free items - Campbells soup now has some soups that say gluten free on the label, though most of their...
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    I find folks don't necessarily want to much detail. I tend to brush it off and say it's like having a very bad flu. For a week. This works well for folks who say 'don't you miss it' or 'just try it, have a bite' whatever. Would you eat something if it took you out & gave you ALL the symtpoms of a bad flu???? Stomach cramps & the work (leave the rest...
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    I had written about this on another thread - I had "gallbladder pain" and, while I didn't have the HIDA test, I did have an ultrasound & bloodwork - no gallbladder problem. I have also thought I had appendicitis at different points. For me, I guess it's just being glutened. This was a few years ago & I have since fine tuned my routine, my kitchen...
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    I have been gluten free for about 11 years - a few years ago I had the whole gallbladder work up because of pain in that area - the doc said it was fine. Keep in mind I am not "officially diagnosed" with celiac because my original doc was an idiot. The doc I worked with on this said one can get localized infections in the intestinal tract....???......
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    I too like the Bob's Red Mill Mighty Tasty rice cereal - I make it with more water than it says to. I also mix in some ground flaxseed and an egg just as it finishes cooking (making sure the egg is cooked) and then walnuts and cranberries. I think I use 1/4 cup of cereal to about 1 cup of water. Yum ! Frozen berries make a great add in as well. Oh- another...
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    I haven't had any issues with it, in fact last time I was on holiday and got glutened that was about all I could handle for a bit...needed some electrolytes and had lots of D.
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    Sometimes it takes awhile for those folks around you to get it - they have seen you eat gluten for years. Really, the best thing you can do is be consistent in not eating gluten, be strict. If they see you slip they will assume you don't really need the diet. My DH came on board fairly early because he has to live with me...ha ha...and he could see...
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    Kinnikinnick is truly a gluten-free facility - no CC risk there at all. LOVE their stuff....wish they could simplify their online ordering. I used to order stuff regularly but they changed their shipping - you submit your order and someone has to get back to you about shipping. Maybe it's just me, but I don't want to spend all that time going through their...
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    You post hit home with me! Oh, the tests I have had because my doc didn't think of celiac or when I finally thought of it, she didn't believe me. I have had -lots of 'female' examinations -my gallbladder checked out & ultrasounded -3 colonoscopies in 20 years (different docs as I lived in different places) -all sorts of reflux meds -joint pains...
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    I agree- packaged gluten-free foods are treats! Rice (I eat ALOT of rice), quinoa, potatoes, yams, beans if you can handle them, gluten-free pasta as a treat - those are our staples. It took a bit of a shift but no longer relying on bread type products helps. If I eat a gluten-free hotdog (Costco) I put ketchup & mustard & ketchup on a plate...
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    I agree - it's best to nip it in the bud at the risk of offending someone. I have heard "it's gluten free, I used whole wheat flour"....huh. Also, even if they use gluten-free ingredients they are no doubt baking/making it in gluteny pans or cutting boards or colanders, whatever....you are going to get zinged. One of my kids' friends mom made gluten-free...
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    I'm somewhere in the middle. I have a variety of gluten-free flours & I bake & cook with them - no problem sharing. However, when out & about and I purchase a serving of something gluten-free I am less inclined to share. I have told my kids or my hubby that I watch them eat all kinds of stuff I can't, so no big deal if they can't have my stuff...
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    My friend I think it is time you decided you are in control. Many celiacs don't have a confirmed diagnosis and at some point it just doesn't matter. What does matter - is being healty. You think you have celiac, you react to gluten - you are very likely damaging your intestinal tract and your body by continuing to consume it. A weekend test isn't enough...
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    I agree - celiac is not an allergy and is more than gluten sensitivity. Many celiacs are also sensitive to milk (not allergic). My understanding - gluten compromises the gut, affecting permeability of the walls of the intestinal tract and can therefore make the intestinal tract more sensitive to other things like milk, soy, etc....not allergic (no...
  25. NorthernElf
    I had years of bad reflux to the point of being on a variety of meds...nexium and a few others. They were not entirely effective. Going gluten free all but put an end to my reflux issues. In fact, if I start getting any reflux issues I have to analyze my diet & see if I might have glutened myself ! Alcohol can cause me reflux, especially with fatty food...
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