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valzues

By valzues
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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valzues Rookie
valzues
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Hi, my name is Valerie and I have been sick for so long. I found an awesome GI doctor here and he knew just what to do. I am glad to find out, I have been feeling better. I was always so sick to my tummy, sometimes throwing up and major lower ab's problems. My Mom has been so caring and helping me read labels. I miss my pizza really bad. I have now tried 2 pizza doughs and they are YUCK! Does anyone have a really yummy one out there?

I need to know what candy is safe? I cannot bear the thought of getting sick again. I have been very good about this diet. I have always eaten healthy, I used to body build so it is like going back to that. However, I want something sweet sometimes. Can you eat stuff that has cocoa in it?

Any advice would help, also I have had really bad lower back pain and leg pain. I am so tired to, do any of you get that?

Thanks and I am glad I finally found a group.

Valerie :D

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mouse Enthusiast
mouse
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Welcome to the forum Valerie. The forum is slow on the weekends and others will post with lots of help, probably starting tomorrow. I am really tired and am heading to bed now, but I did not want you to think that no one cares. As we are a very caring forum. I will answer one question and that is about the pizza. I buy Kinninnick (sp) ready made pizza crust when I order their bread. They are in Canada and the shipping is a flat rate of $10 for any order up to $200. They ship 2nd day air and you have to freeze their things on arrival. My husband likes their pizza crust and he can eat gluten.

Ursa Major Collaborator
Ursa Major
Posted

Hi Valerie, and welcome to our board.

Have you tried Amy's pizza? I heard it's good (I can't eat it because of too many intolerances). To find out about which candies are gluten-free, check out Nini's newbie kit. Here is the link to her site: Open Original Shared Link. Scroll down to the bottom to get to the links for the newbie kit. It will be incredibly helpful to you.

Sweetfudge Community Regular
Sweetfudge
Posted

Welcome Valerie! You came to the right place! I've spent countless hours here searching for answers and getting advice, and lots of support!

As far as the pizza crusts go, I LOVE Gluten Free Pantry's french bread and pizza mix. It tastes very much like regular pizza crust. Also, give Chebe a try. It's made with tapioca flour, so it's a little squeaky on your teeth, but it's pretty good too. And if you can find Glutino's frozen pizzas, their spinach and feta pizza is to die for! I like to add tomatoes and canadian bacon to mine!

Have your mom get on the site too, I'm sure she'll get a lot out of it!

Cocoa is safe! As are snicker's bars (which I keep in my freezer), and lots of other candy...I'd do a search, cuz I can't think of any others right now. Skittles I believe are okay. And Smarties, if you get them in the US. In Canada they're not.

I am tired a lot too, but that could be because of my hypoglycemia, or my depression...make sure you're eating enough of the right foods, to keep you energized! Lots of proteins, fruits and veggies! Keep yourself hydrated with lots of water too! That helps.

If you have more questions, you can PM me, or post them here!

Good luck, and again, glad you're here! :)

daffadilly Apprentice
daffadilly
Posted

Brach's candy is NOT gluten free, although they do not list it on their label & they are not co-operative when you call them,

Open Original Shared Link

This is the site to the gluten free candy list made by Melonie Katz with the Silly yak group on Yahoo, as posted on the list serv

also, there is some current controversy about the miniature hershey's, they used to be on the gluten list, but now the company swears they are okay, except for the ones with the rice krispies. I do not eat them, they give me a stomach ache. I just eat the regular size hershey bars.

Guest cassidy
Guest cassidy
Posted

I would not recommend Amy's pizza. It is good, however, they have changed the wording of their gluten free stuff. It now says "no gluten ingredients" and is made in a facility that contains gluten. I got sick from several of their products and won't try anything until they clean things up. There are some people here who eat the stuff everyday without problems, but there are also many who stay away from it. I wouldn't try it unless you are ok with maybe having a reaction.

That being said, I love pizza and miss it very much. The best one I found is comfy cuisine. They tell you to cook the pizza on the stove top and it is very good. Tons of cheese and it tastes good. I don't like the glutino crusts, whole foods crusts or natures hi-life (something like that). I haven't tried any box mixes so I can't help you there.

As far as candy goes, there are some great lists here. If you search google for it you should find a total list of every candy that is gluten-free, I would direct you there but I don't know how to find it. M&M's are ok - not the ones with crunchy pieces, but the regular ones are fine and cadbury chocolate - the dairy milk bars and some of their easter stuff is ok to. That is all the candy that I eat and please check labels because things do change.

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

Valerie

One of the things we have found it that it's always best to make it yourself or use the products that are really recommended by those who have used them (see past few posts). You could make home made fudge if you have the time; that would satisfy the urge for sweet and not cause a "glutenization" of your system.

Deb

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Guest nini
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I recently discovered using Pamela's Amazing Wheat Free Bread mix to make pizza crust with, I was very surprised at how yummy it tasted (just make sure you watch the oven because I very nearly burned mine first go round)... It's the closest thing to a regular pizza crust I've found as far as a crust that rises... (I'm not a fan of thin crust)

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Mtndog
Posted

Hi Valerie- I just wanted to add my welcome to you! You will start to feel better and that a lot of your symptoms will subside gradually (like the nausea, and some of the joint pain).

For pizza, I love Chebe. It's npt your typical pizza crust. It is actually based on a portugese cheese bread, but I LOVE it! I also like Kinninck and Jillian's pre-made crust and Namaste pizza crust mix.

For candy, I don't know hwat you like but there are a lot of options out there. SAnickers and Reese's peanut butter cups were my two favorites.

Welcome again and hang in there! It WILL get better!

Beverly

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TinkerbellSwt
Posted

Hello and welcome! You will find many great tasting foods and recipes on this site. Everyone here is so nice and helpful. The pizza is the hardest one to get right to me. I use Carol Fensters crust, you have to make it, so it takes a bit longer, but i think its worth it. If you would like that recipe, please feel free to pm me.

You will come to find out many of your regular foods are just naturally gluten free. You will also find things that seem almost stupid to have wheat in them, but they do, for instance, certain chicken broth, charcoal things that just dont need wheat in them have it there!

Again, welcome aboard!

Gamecreature Rookie
Gamecreature
Posted

One thing to watch out for in candy bars is nugat. Barley malt is a common ingredient in regular nugat, but Milky Way Midnight uses a vanilla nugat which is gluten free. Also, rice in bars like Nestle's Crunch, Krackle, 100 Grand Bar and M&M's Crispy contains malt as well.

Corkdarrr Enthusiast
Corkdarrr
Posted

Hi Valerie - welcome!

One of the first things I started searching for was pizza crust. After several failed attempts at making it myself (I am NOT a baker!) I found Kinnickinnick premade frozen pizza crusts. They are AWEsome and my boyfriend and my best friend both like them better than regular pizza crusts, so that says something. I use Ragu pizza sauce and then whatever toppings sound good that day.

Hershey's has a lot of gluten-free candy - Snickers and Reese's Peanut butter cups are the two off the top of my head.

Good luck!

Courtney

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valzues Rookie
valzues
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Welcome Valerie! You came to the right place! I've spent countless hours here searching for answers and getting advice, and lots of support!

As far as the pizza crusts go, I LOVE Gluten Free Pantry's french bread and pizza mix. It tastes very much like regular pizza crust. Also, give Chebe a try. It's made with tapioca flour, so it's a little squeaky on your teeth, but it's pretty good too. And if you can find Glutino's frozen pizzas, their spinach and feta pizza is to die for! I like to add tomatoes and canadian bacon to mine!

Have your mom get on the site too, I'm sure she'll get a lot out of it!

Cocoa is safe! As are snicker's bars (which I keep in my freezer), and lots of other candy...I'd do a search, cuz I can't think of any others right now. Skittles I believe are okay. And Smarties, if you get them in the US. In Canada they're not.

I am tired a lot too, but that could be because of my hypoglycemia, or my depression...make sure you're eating enough of the right foods, to keep you energized! Lots of proteins, fruits and veggies! Keep yourself hydrated with lots of water too! That helps.

If you have more questions, you can PM me, or post them here!

Good luck, and again, glad you're here! :)

Thank you, I just now figured out how to read my responses. I love this information. Wow, I feel better already having a support group. It has been over a month now and I am having good days and really bad days. Thanks for your help, Val

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happygirl
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Just wanted to add my welcome and to encourage you to keep asking questions...there is so much knowledge on this board! I hope that your health continues to improve!

dragonmom Apprentice
dragonmom
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I have had Amy's rice crust pizza but I add toppings to it. There is a frozen Gillians pizza dough which is great to have around for a kind of quick meal. My back hurts a lot and I am tired quite often , I guess it takes a while to get our bodies back to "normal" what ever that is.

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