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I do the same thing, Jessica...the "Are your fries cooked in separate oil from the nuggets?" thing.....

It's a risk to eat out--but eating out anywhere is a risk. I will eat at McDonalds, but would never eat at some of the other fastfood chains, such as Wendys and Burger King.

I also use Skippy and Jif

I'm not a doctor, but I think those are good results. It takes awhile for the levels to come down.

Oh, cool ...thanks for posting. I love lists

You can't find a perfect gluten-free bread, but the best two are Kinnickinick and the Ener-G tapioca loaf.

I don't need to say much else. You can e-mail the creator of this list (see below) to get it in Adobe or Word format. Of course, always confirm w/ the manufacturer:

If you want a copy of this updated gluten-free Candy List with cute graphics (as a Word doc file, or as an Adobe pdf file, please email me and I can send you a copy.  Please put REQUEST CANDY LIST WORD OR REQUEST CANDY LIST ADOBE so I will know which file format to send you.)  Please send your requests to:  OneSillyYak@yahoo.com

Gluten Free Candy & Easter Candy

Thanks for the list! I haven't eaten them in months and I'd love to

Envirokids makes some very good cereals.

Great site....thank you for posting this and providing a link to your recipe, Catfish.

Yes--Without commenting on whether it needs to be used in all circumstances or not, it is good to have such an option available.

I just saw the end of your post about logging in--hit reply, and got nailed with flood control ...it doesn't bother me...I'm used to it:

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That happens to me too. At home, I have my log in remembered, so I can just pull up the message board and start posting, rather than log in every time. At other computers, though, I have the same thing happen. I enter my username and password, click log in, and it takes me to the main page without logging me in--I'm still a guest. Then I log in a second time and it works. That isn't too big a deal, either...just a minor inconvenince

Oh, I get that all the time...I open too many topics and post too quickly. I just wait ten seconds or so (since you don't really have to wait 20) and then refresh/reload the page.

I think that might be some way to keep people from posting too much too fast...so that, I guess, if there was someone spamming the boards, they'd get tied up every now and then if they tried to post too much too quickly.

From when I last checked, they only have two gluten-free bars: the two I mentioned. I've heard of some other form of a Genisoy bar that's gluten-free...like "Genisoy Extreme" or something...don't remember the name--but I've never seen the variation.

I'm unsure about dedicated lines. I love PB also, so I love the bar.

Sure . That sounds like the right mindset, though--most people are so reluctant to start the gluten-free diet. I think it...sort of helps to have symptoms from gluten, as painful and disruptive they are, because they give you a very noticable incentive to be gluten free and you know when you make a mistake. A month will go by pretty quickly though, so try to get as organized as possible before then. Print the forbidden and safe ingredient lists from this site, call manufacturers about products in your kitchen that appear to be gluten-free.

Remember that with most companies, you will need to call for questionable ingredients, such as modified food starch, natural flavors, artificial flavors, or starch. Some companies, however, have a policy that they will list any gluten that is in their products. This is a blessing for us because instead of having to call about modified food starch, we know that if it doesn't say: modified food starch (wheat) or something of the sort, it's gluten-free. Companies that adopt that policy include:

Aunt Nelly's

Balance

Baskin Robbins

Ben & Jerry

Betty Crocker

Blue Bunny

Butterball *lists wheat only

Breyers

Campbells

Cascadian Farms

Celestial Seasonings

ConAgra *lists wheat only

Country Crock

Edy's

General Mills

Good Humor

Green Giant

Haagen Daz

Hellman's

Hershey

Hormel

Hungry Jack

Jiffy

Knorr

Kozy Shack

Kraft

Libby's

Lipton

Martha White

McCormick

Nabisco

Nestle

Old El Paso

Ortega

Pillsbury

Popsicle

Post

Progresso

Russell Stover

Seneca Foods

Smucker

Stokely's

Sunny Delight

T Marzetti

Tyson

Unilever

Wishbone

Yoplait

Zatarain's

The Nacho Cheesier Doritos (red bag) aren't gluten-free. The blue bag, Cool Ranch, is...but I've never had it, either.

HappyBunnyGirl1, Have you been avoiding ALL gluten or just wheat gluten? If you haven't also been checking for rye, barley, oats and all the things they're in such as spelt, triticum, and malt, it would make sense that you wouldn't be gaining weight. Once your intestines heal, you should start to gain--well, some don't, but as a general rule--have you also been checking into questionable ingredients, such as modified food starch, and natural and artificial flavorings? Make sure you're 100% gluten-free in terms of food, medicine (such as aspirin), and the little things that could set you back (such as toothpaste).

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I might as well post my triumph here --since the surg. on the 14th, I've gained nearly 8 pounds (about 2 pounds a week)! This is the highest I've ever been, so I'm really happy. Also, I want to apologize in advance for boasting of my weight gain in a thread about difficulty with it. It's just that I'm not going to go into school and tell everyone, "I gained 2.4 pounds last week!" This is where I share this stuff

According to a FritoLays dietician, four of their products are made on dedicated lines: Lays Potato Chips (Classic), Ruffles, Lays Stax, and I believe, Fritos. Other than those, you're taking a risk, though I can say that I ate FritoLays products constantly for months and had a biopsy a few months ago to make sure that my villi weren't still damaged; they were fine, so I know that the FritoLays weren't affecting me. I also have never reacted to FritoLays products.

McDonalds fries are the most reliably gluten-free that you can find at a fastfood restaurant. They are made in dedicated fryers or fryers that are shared only with other gluten-free products. I have also never had issues with their fries. At Burger King and Wendy's, though, people have mentioned finding, for example, an onion ring (not gluten-free) at the bottom of their fries...not good...that's why I'll only eat fries at McDonalds--or in my own home.

Atkins makes some gluten-free bars, but I don't recommend them. I think they taste more...artificial than the Genisoy bars (remember, only a few are gluten-free), which, after trying about six different gluten-free bars, I like the most. I also had an incident with them, making me never trust anything they make and I wouldn't eat anything made by them at this point. They had their "Cookies and Cream Atkins Advantage Bar" on their gluten-free list. I was shocked that a cookies and cream bar would be gluten-free, so I read the label EXTRA carefully....and BARLEY MALT was on the label. I didn't eat it, called to ask and complain about it...they violated my trust and if they are that naive or careless about gluten, I'm petrified to think what might be hidden in their other products.

For the less healthy treat, of course, there are many candy options...off the top of my head I can think of: Tootsie Pops, Snickers, Milky Way Midnight (not regular), Charm Blow Pops, Tootise Rolls, Jolly Ranchers, Starburst, M&Ms (not CRISPY kind...aka, not the ones in the blue package), Butterfinger, 3 Musketeers.....this doesn't answer your post about "healthy snack bars", but everyone needs a treat now and then

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You always need to check with the McDonalds location, but as a general rule, their fries are made in a dedicated fryer, or a fryer that only contains other gluten-free products. Of course, whenever you eat out, there's a risk of contamination--but McDonalds tends to be better than other fastfood restaurants--I've read the horror stories of people who find an onion ring in the bottom of their Wendy's fries!

Dr. Levy also has an office at 16 East 60th street, suite 410 (that's 5th avenue), so you don't need to go all the way up to Columbia Presbyterian. Oh...full name: Joseph Levy (since there might be multiple Levys ). He is a great doctor, though--helped with the celiac, but also found the malrotation--very thorough and persistent. His phone number is 212-305-5903. Sorry if I'm getting too assertive here, but he's been a terrific doctor for me and everyone else I know who has went to him.

I have always seen the "add reply" button, but for one post today, I only saw the "new topic" and "new poll" options. In that case, I refreshed (press the F5 button or right click and choose "refresh") and then I saw all three buttons.

That's a very good list--will be saving that one. I had about 18 of those symptoms at diagnosis--none now!

I also have Diabetes Type 1 and now wonder if the two diseases are somehow contributory to one another.  I was diagnosed with Diabetes 1 when I was 21 years old.

Type 1 Diabetes is one of the long-term problems associated with undiagnosed Celiac Disease.

EDIT: Here's an article that shows a link between celiac and diabetes: Open Original Shared Link

Okay...so when we combine the original response with Kaiti's response and broncobux's contamination experience there, I think we can effectively strike that from our list of accomodating restaurants/chains.

Yes--you should continue to eat a normal diet until you have finished all testing. Celiac affects 1% of the population--so your symptoms, in addition to the general odds, makes it very likely that you might have celiac.

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