Flochick

Has no one really had a longer than usual recovery period from getting glutened?

Everybody has their own individual level of gluten exposure that they can handle. Sounds like you really can't tolerate any, especially when you experimented with the mask and got a positive outcome - clearly just flour being in the air is enough to trigger a response. You're right, we always have to be on guard because unfortunately, staying healthy with...

I've been gluten-free for several years now, over time going closer and closer to the diet outlined in Elaine Gottshall's "Breaking the Viscious Cycle" but not completely there yet (still don't make my own yogurt or anything like that and I still use the gluten-free flours on occasion). I've been doing pretty well but I do get glutened once in awhile, usually...

Cafe Flora on Madison. It is a vegetarian restaurant with gluten-free items on the menu (listed). Went there for my birthday last month, it was terrific! Here's a link to their dinner menu so you can see what it's all about: Open Original Shared Link

Wow everyone, thanks for the help! This is all so new to me, any information I can get is so worthwhile. Yes, I think I learned the hard way about the toaster, lol. Now I've cleaned it up and since my husband is asian and isn't a big bread eater, hopefully I won't experience as many cross-contamination problems others have, at least at home. Fortunately...

I just found this board tonight (though I've known about celiac.com for some weeks now), and I am so glad to have found you all! This journey is a relatively new one for me, but I'd like to share it with you, and any input/advice you can give will be greatly appreciated. I don't know for sure if I have celiac disease, but after going almost entirely gluten...