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  1. olalisa
    hey THANKS! We do have fun....that's me and my two kids , and we SHOULD write a song about celiac disease....I'll keep ya posted! Meantime, my cell phone is looking more appetizing all the time....
  2. olalisa
    Great advice, everybody! I feel much better now, and I do plan to take back up food as well as try to make my own or at least oversee what I can. That part will be more problematic since she cooks while we do our work, but I may just have to excuse myself from the meetings a few times. You guys are FABULOUS! THANKS
  3. olalisa
    That's what I like about you guys....you tell it like it is!! Thanks for all the info and especially the support. This whole gluten free thing isn't easy!
  4. olalisa
    I wouldn't really advocate a colon cleanse, but I read that cabbage contains an amino acid that helps heal intestinal villi. I found that VERY interesting becasue for about 6 months before my diagnosis I CRAVED cabbage....I would have to stop what I was doing in the middle of the day and go buy a head of cabbage and cut it up and eat about half of it at...
  5. olalisa
    I leave friday for a weekend church board retreat. A wonderful woman (wife of a fellow board member) will be preparing all of our meals. She did this for us last year and the food was wonderful. (I wasn't diagnosed yet). She is a "martha stewart" type in the kitchen (not her personality, thankfully ) and has told me that she's going to make sure that...
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    Thanks, everybody! I'm so glad I read that label before I drank it. Just wish I had read it before I BOUGHT it I think I'm gonna just learn from this slip-up and stick to other brands, and always read BEFORE I buy from now on. I guess we can't just assume ANYTHING is safe. oy vey.
  7. olalisa
    Is there another rice milk that I can buy? I had some west soy RICE milk before and I don't THINK there was anything about gluten on the package info.
  8. olalisa
    I'm confused and anxious after getting my carton of RICE DREAM rice milk home from the grocery. I noticed that it says "contains gluten from barley protien at less that 0.002%." Is this okay? Sounds like just a trace, but I've been gluten free since April 20 and I don't want to mess up now. Please help! I'm trying to avoid dairy while my gut heals.
  9. olalisa
    Does anyone know what "Diffuse featureless, granular duodenal mucosa of the mucosa was noted throughout the duodenum" would mean? I quote the report exactly. Sounds like accidental repeating of words, but the "diffuse, featureless, and granular" parts? Any thoughts?
  10. olalisa
    Do you mean FRUCITSE maybe?
  11. olalisa
    Wow! These are ALL the questions that I have, and have been struggling with since my dx last month. The social aspect is killing me! I absolutely HATE to come off as crazy or high maintainence or on some fad diet, and I just try to downplay it in social situations, but I actually had a VERY bad experience last week with one woman in a group that I went...
  12. olalisa
    Yes, definitely get checked for scleroderma. My Mother in law had that, and "food getting stuck" was one of her first symptoms. I was looking to see if anyone else had suggested checking for that! Keep us posted.... ((((((((((((hug))))))))))
  13. olalisa
    My favorite drive thru item is Chick fil a's chargrilled chicken salad. Substitute tortilla strips for the croutons. I personally like it with the Spicy dressing, but you can check the website for other gluten-free dressing choices At Taco Bell, I like the Southwest Steak bowl without any sauce. No red strips. Also, the Zesty chicken bowl WITHOUT the...
  14. olalisa
    Thanks for the suggestions, guys! Will definitley try them... Also, the cake was VERY crumbly. Is that just the nature of gluten free baked goods, or is there a way to get the texture better?
  15. olalisa
    Help! I just tried gluten free baking for the first time, for my son's Bday. I used gluten free pantry mix. Doubled it to make 2 layers. Used butter, not shortening. Greased the pan with butter as well. The layers looked GREAT.....IN the pan. When I tried to get them out they were STUCK. When I finally got them out they fell apart. I'm trying to...
  16. olalisa
    Yeah, I know it's usually called orzo, but where I worked, RISO was made from regular pasta. Just wanted tp be sure nobody gets glutened
  17. olalisa
    I worked in a restaurant a couple of years back, and OUR RISO pasta was simply pasta that was shaped more like rice....so PLEASE double check before you eat yours! I fear that you may accidentally get glutened! Let me know! And hey....if it is indeed gluten free, let me know that, too, cuz I wanna get me some
  18. olalisa
    They are supposed to have a dedicated fryer at Chik fil a. I know of two near me where my kids' friends work, and I asked about it and they both said that they indeed use a dedicated fryer there. I personally love the chargrilled chicken salad with tortilla strips instead of croutons. But they always give me the sunflower seeds, which I can't have...
  19. olalisa
    Thanks so much to everyone for your input and stories! I feel the love ! I know I'll have to get used to being more assertive, which is funny, b/c I'm usually assertive, but about this, I'm having a hard time! OY! I'm still feeling the meal I had last night, though, so that will help me to realize how important it is....you guys are so right about that...
  20. olalisa
    So for mother's day today my father-in-law (sweet, sweet man) wanted to take me and my family out to dinner at a seafood restaurant near his house. I've been diagnosed/gluten free for only 3 weeks, so eating out is VERY stressful still, esp with an "audience" so to speak. I tried to suggest chains that I know are celiac friendly, but he assured me that...
  21. olalisa
    yes, yes PLEASE post the link! thanks
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    olalisa replied to durhamgrrl's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

  23. olalisa
    I began having grand mal seizures at age 8, for which a cause was never determined. The seizures stopped around age 18, and I had a period of relative good health, I guess for maybe 10 years or so. I have been plagued with a touchy tummy all my life, and edema which has gotten really bad the past 10 years or so, even with meds to control it. I hemorrhaged...
  24. olalisa
    wow. I know everyone is different, but what was the timeline? How long before it came back? And did you try an elimination diet to figure out about dairy and wine? How long have you been dairy free and wine free? I'm glad you're better, by the way!
  25. olalisa
    Does anyone else suffer from edema/swelling in the legs, ankles, and feet? I've suffered for over 10 years with edema and taken various meds for it, and since being diagnosed and gluten free for less than 3 weeks, the edema is RESOLVING and I'm off all the meds! Has anyone else suffered from edema as a symptom?
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