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  1. queenofhearts
    Wonderful, Karen! Thanks for sharing the good news!
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    Guhlia, my heart goes out to you-- it must be so hard to see your mom suffering so. I wish I had some real help for you. If your mom isn't willing to try the diet without a diagnosis, would an endoscopy be an option? I know they are expensive... but they might also show other problems, even if she isn't Celiac. My doctor did the endoscopy without a Celiac...
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    Steve, I think you are far too sensitive about your syntax. In fact, if I were you, I'd leave out the second paragraph-- no need to apologize. My only other suggestion is that I might move the last section (beginning "By far the most common problem") up as more of an introduction, & follow with the point-by-point, historical & scientific data--...
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    Sorry you have to wait so long-- I fully sympathize with the raging mommy anxiety, & everything is always so much worse in the imagination than it turns out in reality! Hang in there, Leah
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    In my yellow pages they are listed under "Grocers" & "Grocers- Ethnic"-- just look for Asian, East or Oriental in the name. Hope you find one, they are a great resource.
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    The rice pasta & wrappers I've seen contain just rice, water & sometimes salt. You should be safe!
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    Wow, what a fantastic idea to use rice wrappers as a filo substitute! Can't wait to try it-- I have some in my pantry right now. I'm a big fan of Asian markets for gluten-free everything, too. Has anyone tried sweet potato flour? I just picked some up on a whim... Leah "I've been thinking about this, and I'm wondering if those micrwavable Indian...
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    Liver enzymes were the "last straw" that finally got me checked for Celiac after years of anemia & chronic D. (The anemia was supposedly due to my heavy periods, the D was IBS of course... & I was tested for liver tumors before they thought of Celiac!) After 3 months gluten-free I was just retested, & what do you know, my iron is up & my...
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    Yes, yes, yes! I love greens with vinegar! And I love all greens-- collards, mustard, kale, chard-- this is making me hungry! Raw arugula is probably my all-time fave though. I grow it in my garden year-round. Balsamic is my favorite "splash", but I like cider vinegar too.
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    I've always had a sort of craving for vinegar-- I tend to add a splash to lots of foods, to me it just makes them taste better. Always mixed my salad dressings very heavy on the vinegar by classical standards! I've never taken it medicinally, but I just have lots of it in my diet. So I'm delighted to know it's good for me!
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    Chlorophyll in itself should not be a problem (unless derived from gluten sources)-- all greens & herbs are rich in chlorophyll so unless you are taking a huge quantity, it's probably not much harder on the body than say, eating a lot of spinach. That said, I would prefer to eat the spinach! I just think we should try to get our nutrients from the...
  12. queenofhearts
    Congratulations & Welcome to Celiac World!
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    Yikes, not even hidden gluten, but wheat right on the label? That's pretty irresponsible of the store manager. Good thing you caught it & spoke up.
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    Wow, Jess, you've been through such a lot! I understand completely about the puppy-- we adopted 3 stray kittens, about 9 years ago, & one of them died of a mysterious illness 3 days later. (The vets thought at the time it was rabies, but the tests came up negative.) I cried so much over that little one. But the other two have been with us ever since...
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    Bette Hagman has a recipe for them in TGFG Makes Dessert. Haven't tried it myself though.
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    I still have quite a bit of light sensitivity, along with mild night-blindness. I would LOVE it if these symptoms would go away once I've been gluten-free for longer! Bright light has also always been my number one migraine trigger... I'm absolutely phobic about road glare ever since getting a blinding aura while driving on the highway with my then...
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    Really good, crusty artisanal bread... oh how I miss it. All the other stuff I can fake-- not REAL bread, at least so far. I used to live on tomato-basil bruschetta in the summer.... The most lifestyle-cramping thing, though, is not being able to eat out without fear.
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    One of my favorite restaurants pre-dx was a Lebanese deli... but I'm afraid to eat there now because of the possibility of cross contamination. They bake their own pitas (so there may be flour in the air or on the cooks' hands) & serve most things with them (so their hands or utensils might transfer crumbs). Also the serving containers of baba ganouj...
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    I think you can do it if you can tolerate beans (other than soy) & nuts, but since eggs & dairy are off your list, you will need B12 supplements to avoid pernicious anemia. My anemia is the main reason I eat any meat... I'm sort of "veggie by nature." I was lacto-ovo for many years (& no, you can't eat fish & be lacto-ovo-- that's just...
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    Would I lie to you? Open Original Shared Link Sad but true. Now, I do have to admit, I love fried jalapenos! They're not exactly healthy either.
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    There was a thread on this very subject recently: Open Original Shared Link Apparently some are safe & some aren't.
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    Sounds extremely fishy to me. What medical journal did that study? Possibly this may be along the lines of spelt-- better for those with just a mild intolerance, but not safe for Celiacs. Besides, don't lactobacilli act on lactose, not gluten? Scientists, what exactly does "hydrolyzed" mean? I thought hydrolyzed wheat protein was a no-no for...
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    I tried to post to this thread yesterday, but my computer went bonkers... just had to share this tidbit: Looking to emulate the success of Chicken McNuggets and fried mozzarella sticks, the group is hoping to inject some red meat into the American snack food diet with cheeseburger fries. The fries, which look like a squat version of standard French...
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    In my opinion, your diet sounds about as healthy as they come! So long as you are not having trouble keeping your weight stable, & are buying high-quality meats, & getting a good balance of protein & complex carbs, you are way ahead of the game. I would try to include some vegetable sources of oils, like avocado, & nuts if tolerable, &...
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    It certainly sounds to me as if a gluten-free diet might be just what you need. I think that before diagnosis many of us were "searchers" who tried various different diets & supplements, always feeling that we weren't properly nourished but not knowing why. I was a vegetarian for many years too, & meanwhile ate more wheat than I care to think of...
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