Emily Elizabeth

I just thought I should post what I do with the extra crust:

Pie Crust Cinnamon Rolls

Leftover Pie crust

Butter

Sugar

Cinnamon

Roll out the extra crust very very thin in a rectangle. Brush butter on with a knife so that it covers the whole rectangle in a thin layer. Sprinkle on a thin layer of sugar and a dusting of cinnamon over the whole thing. Roll up from the shorter end. Leave the seam side down and fold the ends under. Cut into 3/4 inch pieces and put in a small oven safe dish along with your pie (350 degrees works well) and bake for about 20 minutes or until flaky. Enjoy!

Here's the recipe for my pie crust!

The ingredients look okay to me. I use Suave and don't seem to have problems.

Here's the recipe for my pie crust!

Bette Hageman

I read about a study where people with refractory celiac disease (meaning they weren't getting better) were actually working in a pet food plant so they were inhaling small amounts of gluten in the air at work. When they wore masks, they began to show improvement (sorry I can't remember where I saw this article). So, basically, if you can find another profession that wouldn't require you to be around gluten that would be ideal. If not, try wearing a mask and see if that helps. As always though, consult your physician. Good luck!

CAN SUM1 TELL ME IF WORKING IN A BAKERY WOULD AFFECT THE INTOLERANCE AS I NEED A GLUTEN FREE DIET,I THOUGHT THAT ONLY IF THE FOOD WAS EAT YOU WOULD GET SYMPTOMS,IM NT SURE BUT AT THE MO I NO I WILL BE DRIVING A FORK LIFT TRUCK IN THE FACTORY SO CAN SUM 1 HELP ME.THNX

Oh my gosh, YES!!! Before I was diagnosed I thought I had gallstones or something. It would bother me all the time. Right below the right ribcage, like at the area that would be the top of the "six pack" if we had perfect abs right? I used to pinch that area to try and get the pain to go away. It was terrible. I am much better now and only feel it once and awhile. Mainly, I think when I eat more fatty foods.

I am only a few weeks into this and although generally I feel better I still have a very nagging pain in the lower right side..no appendix or female stuff left so I can't figure out what this is about. I am not sure if it is a cross contamination problem ( I try to be so careful, but I do have teenagers in the house) or if there is another problem. I have been in and out of the doctor's office so often over the last several years I just can't bring myself to go in again. When I was finally diagnosed my numbers were "sky high" so I am hoping this is just residual pain...anybody else have problems like this...always in the same spot?

This is interesting. I also seem to have problems when i make my pot roast. I don't use a crock pot, but a big pot on the stove. Ingredients are beef, potatoes, carrots, onions and Kraft Catalina dressing. I thought maybe it was the dressing, but since you are mentioning it too I'm starting to wonder if it is something else? I don't think it's the pan since I've made other things in it, but I'll have to test it out again. Please post if you find out anything and I'll do the same. (I also eat these ingredients in other dishes - except the roast and dressing - so I know it's not potatoes).

I'd be happy to share my pie crust recipe. It's in a cookbook I have at home (Betty Hageman - Gluten Free Gormet). I'll type it up tonight and post it. It's fantastic! I have made it multiple times and non-celiacs love it!

can you possibly tell me or lead me to your pie crust recipe?

I think I was reacting to it as well. I stopped eating it as a result. I may try it again when i am completely healthy (or as close as it gets!).

I am curious as to others' experiences.

I was the same way the first month or two of being gluten free. I gained about 8 lbs though because I was so hungry all the time and unlike before, my body was actually starting to absorb it! It does get better!

Is this going to go away as my body adjusts to this new lifestyle? It has been this way for years and I read that it is pretty normal when you are eating gluten. What I want to know is once I stopped how long is this going to last? I get woken up in the middle of the night (abandoned puppy) and I am starving then. When I get up in the morning I am starving, when I eat I am starving within a half hour unless I eat a lot a lot a lot of food. I was hoping this would go away once I went on the gluten-free diet.

I really don't think I am getting contaminated because I am not having other problems like the big D.

BUT I FEEL LIKE I AM STARVING!!!

Thanks for the make ahead tips! I LOVE being able to make the day of thanksgiving as stress-free as possible!

Just to add, I make the cornbread two days before and then I make the stuffing and assemble it into the baking dish the evening before, cover it tightly, and put in the fridge.

The day of Thanksgiving I set it out a little before baking, I might drizzle with a little more broth if it looks like it needs it and then bake.

I appreciate the make-ahead dishes also! Makes life a little easier.

Yeah, you're right about the doctors. I called again yesterday to ask if I should call my regular doctor rather then them (GI doc) when I am having a problem since I didn't get a call back the day before. I was then put right in contact with the nurse. She was very nice and said she wasn't in the day before so that is why I didn't get a call. She did say that I could call either them or my regular doc when I'm having problems or have questions. You're right though, in the end, I really get the most information from this board as far as coping with symptoms and such. She didn't tell me anything that I hadn't read here. I'm so thankful for this board!

It really is the worst. Your not alone.

And I know how you feel about the non responsive Doctors. Even if they did respond they probably wouldn't have useful information. Thats been my experience.

I also have to rely on this forum for information cause its almost impossible to get it anywhere else.

I love that this can be made the day before. I think I'll make this as a back up. That way I don't have to worry if my bread stuffing doesn't work out. Thanks for sharing!

Last year was my first gluten-free/CF/SF/EF Thanksgiving, and amazingly everything turned out great...EXCEPT the bread stuffing For my second attempt, I made tarnalberry's wild rice stuffing recipe which was AWESOME!!!

Thanks so much for going to the trouble of finding the recipe! I'm so excited to try it! It's so much better when you get a recipe that is recommended by someone.

I went back and I found it!

That's good to know! I hope it is flexible with me. I could use a successful baking adventure to cheer me up! Thanks!

Really any stuffing recipe that looks good to you can be used as a foundation with whatever bread you want to use, stuffing is very flexible.

Me too! I need to read about the light at the end of the tunnel to help me through this as well. Today is 6 months to the day that I was diagnosed and I just got over the worst glutening of my life. I'm definitely not positive about it today! This post was helpful though. Thanks for posting the question!

But basically I'm just wondering if anyone with Celiac actually feels 100% better after being gluten free? and How long did it take? Just wondering if theres going to be light at the end of this tunnel!

Is this the recipe you use? I found it on the wild oats (redirected to whole foods) website

Southern Cornbread Stuffing

Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free

Serves 8

2 1/2 pounds cornbread

3 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil

1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion

3/4 cup finely chopped celery

1/2 cup finely chopped carrot

1 pound spicy chicken sausage (ground or squeezed from casing)

1 tablespoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon dried sage

2 teaspoons sea salt

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1 cup chicken or turkey stock

Ingredient Options: use a gluten-free cornbread or dairy-free cornbread. Use a gluten-free chicken broth.

Cut cornbread into 1" cubes, place on a large baking sheet to dry out for several hours or overnight. Place in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350

That sounds really good! I love butternut squash so i'll have to try this! Thanks for sharing.

I'm sure you're right. I really wish that I knew what caused it. I was on a cruise a couple weeks ago where I'm sure I was mildly glutened the whole time - stomach distention, multiple trips to the bathroom and irritability. I don't think I had ever really gotten over it and I certainly wasn't being super careful about cc and such like I used to be. I wonder if getting glutened slightly for a long period of time will cause a big reaction later? Like a breaking point or something? Anyway, I will now go back to being a crazy OCD person about gluten. I certainly learned my lesson!

Thanks again for your help. It means a lot to be able to talk with people who have gone through this.

Oh, itchy leg foot cramps- that's a glutening! You don't get that stuff from a stomach bug.

Those are good questions. I haven't felt this way since I was glutened only a few weeks after being diagnosed after eating out at PF Changs. I was up in the middle of the night a few times with D, but it didn't last nearly as long as this. Nothing else feels wrong really. I am only tired from being kept up all night with D from what I can tell. I do have a little bit of the ichy upper leg that I used to have, the foot cramping and the blood blister inside my mouth is back. Ohter than the jello, I have eaten rice with bouillon or with just water and salt and applesauce all day long. I do feel better. I haven't had to go in a long time so thats good. I'm hoping that I will actually sleep through the night tonight.

Thank goodness for this support group. My doctor/nurse never responded to the message I left. I go to Dr. Fasano in MD. Is this not something that GI doctor's help with? Should I have called my regular doctor first? Thanks!

I think you're fine, but ask yourself a couple questions. What ELSE feels wrong? Are you vomiting? Any funky rashes? I don't think jello will help, the brat idea is much better. Other than that, do you generally feel the way you did last time you got glutened?

Thanks for posting how you make your bread cubes. I haven't tried the french bread recipe. That sounds good though!

I bake a loaf of Gluten Free Pantry French Bread, and use half of it to make my stuffing.

I cut the bread into cubes, spread them out on a cookie sheet, and bake at 350 for about 1/2 hour or until dry.

I then make my regular stuffing with onions, celery, apple, broth, etc.

I used Whole Foods gluten-free Bakehouse Sandwich bread a couple years ago, but like the Gluten Free Pantry much better.

I can't wait to hear the results!

I'm planning on using Lorka's bread to make stuffing. I'm just going to make it, dry it, and plug them in to my old method. *crossing fingers*

I wonder too! I have some Flax Bread already made up. Do you just toast it in the oven at 350 for about 10 mins or so? I've never even made bread crumbs before! Thanks everyone for your responses!

Ya know...I'm wondering in Lorka bread would be good??? Just have to cube it and toast it....

Thanks for posting this! This is very helpful!

I know you posted this awhile ago, but the name of the brand found at Target, Rite Aid, Costco, and a couple other places is "Nature Made." The vitamins are in yellow bottles and on the back say free of gluten, soy, dairy, yeast, preservatives, additives........ Good luck!

This is my first thanksgiving being gluten-free. I have already learned to make gluten-free pies so the only thing that I need to learn how to make is stuffing. I would like to make it from scratch (using homemade bread) but I also want to be sure that it will taste good, so if that is not the way to go I'm up for anything! I've got to make it for a group of non-celiacs so I really want it to taste good. Does anyone have any recipes that have worked really well?

Congrats! That's so awesome! I can't wait until I can have oatmeal again! My GI doc said I needed to be fully healed (proven by my 1 year blood test) before I can try gluten-free oatmeal. He says that some people react to the protein in oatmeal (not gluten). Having oatmeal again will be such a blessing! I totally understand your excitement! Oatmeal cookies, oatmeal pancakes, It will be fantastic!