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Hi! Well, I'm not happy that I have to join here :rolleyes: , but I'm glad this is here as a resource. I'll work on my signature in a bit, but my name is Christine and I'm 35, I live in NJ with my husband and 2 kids. I figured out I needed to go gluten-free after I finally figured out that my 4 year old twins needed to be gluten-free. I'm also DF (most of the time :ph34r: ) My daughter also has a dairy sensitivity, and my son has sensitivities to dairy and soy (protein, oil & spy lecithin seems OK) and an anaphylactic allergy to tree nuts.

The tree nut thing is what kills me, because many of the gluten-free products out there are possible contaminated for him, so I rarely buy anything that isn't safe for everyone - except my Soy Dream chocolate ice cream B) .

Anyway, I thought I'd say hi before I started replying to anyone's posts :) .

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Welcome, and what a BIG name.

Please read the post, they will be very helpful. There are many here with several allergys and I know they will be helpful.

Welcome aboad.

Lisa

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Welcome from myself as well. I've personally found this site and its members to be most valuable. I guess the joining requirement helps keep this site open, and free for us to use and benefit from. Well worth the price IMHO :)

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Welcome! I initially didn't feel happy about this whole thing either, but now I recognize the blessing it really is. This forces you to eat fewer processed foods and more whole foods, so you eat so much better than the majority of the people in the country that once you get healthy, you are probably healthier than they are. I know that I generally feel better than other people my age because I'm more in touch with what my body tells me and I eat food that's good for me.

There are a lot of different people here who have found out about their gluten intolerance in different ways and are at different stages of healing. Many have other allergies/intolerances, so there's always someone who can identify with your situation. There are also varying opinions on ideal diet (subject of another current thread) and how to handle situations, so you can read them all and decided what's best for you.

Welcome!

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