sunnybabi1986

I agree with Magpie 100%. I just tried Bionaturae pasta (found it marked down at a store, out of date but still good!) and I'm in love. I've been buying Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta from Amazon. Pretty good deal at $2.00/box but you can buy it from the manufacturer in bulk for MUCH less.

Anyway, this Bionaturae pasta is even better! It holds together perfectly and has a great texture. It's expensive at $3.50/bag on Amazon, but I'll just use it for myself once a week or so. The rest of the fam gets quinoa pasta, they aren't picky

We used to eat pasta 3-5 times a week before going gluten free, but we eat it about once a week now. Much cheaper.

I use the equate brand for Claritin. I called the company and they assured me it is gluten free. Although, I do recommend calling every couple months or so to make sure they don't change the ingredients.

I eat lentils all the time with no problems. AWG has Best Choice Lentils on their gluten free list, so maybe I'm just lucky those are safe! I did notice that all the dry beans at Wal-Mart have the disclosure "May contain traces of wheat."

Anyway, Best Choice brand seems to be a good choice if you have it in your area.

Yum yum! Kinnikinnick pizza crusts are my favorite!! I'm so glad my local health food store started carrying them!

I eat Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta ALL the time with no problems. Sorry to hear you got so sick.

We buy Ancient Harvest Quinoa and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! We eat it all the time, it's nice because it's prerinsed, no rinsing required and I've never had a problem with it! Red quinoa is my favorite.

I've had gluten free oats a handful of times since going gluten free and haven't had a problem yet! (Cross my fingers) I use it mainly in Apple Crisp, so I'm not eating a lot of it at a time. I'll have to try a bowl of it sometime, though. Haven't worked up the nerve yet, hearing others' stories of getting sick from gluten-free oats. Would make for a great breakfast, though, if I can handle a whole bowl of it

I'm super excited as well! We started buying the Envirokidz cereal there last week, for just $2.49 a box! It's $3.99 at local grocery stores and $4.99 at health food stores, so that's a killer deal at Aldi!

Also, I've been getting their Fit n Light (is that right?) yogurt covered raisins. I've read the ingredients so many times I almost have them memorized and can't find anything suspicious. We've been eating them for a few weeks now and I haven't gotten sick a bit, so I guess they're safe!

Woohoo for Aldi!

We use Kraft dressing and Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce(also made by Kraft and no High Fructose Corn Syrup!) They're both relatively inexpensive and go on sale often here, so that's a big plus as well!

My results came back in 2 1/2 weeks.

Ener-G Tapioca Loaf was the first gluten free bread I tried. The first day I went gluten free. I took one bite, spit it out and broke down in tears, sobbing. I thought all gluten free bread was going to be like that...thankfully, I was wrong! Udi's is my favorite. I don't know why my local Wal-Mart even carries it...the same loaves have been on the shelf for a year now and are going out of date, guess I'm not the only one who can't stand it!

I've been using Align, a probiotic, for almost a year now. It's helped relieve occasional diarrhea and nausea, and I've stopped taking it a few times, only to start getting diarrhea again within 3 days of stopping

I can't say I love paying for it each month, but wow, do I have my life back. I can eat small amounts of dairy and I don't have to worry about diarrhea from stress, etc. anymore. For me, it's totally worth it and not blowing my money. But each person is different! For some, Align doesn't do much at all. For others, like me, it's been a lifesaver.

I do have another question for anyone... I seem to be able to eat most dairy just fine, but when I drink milk, I get sick. Does this make sense to anyone? I go back to the Dr. in early May so I plan to talk to him about it. I don't want to give up dairy on top of everything else, but I'm so encouraged by feeling better.

I have this same problem. I can tolerate small amounts of cheese, yogurt, and ice cream, but milk makes me sick pretty quick. I think I read somewhere that people with lactose intolerance find dairy liquids to cause more a reaction than dairy solids because liquids pass through your intestines faster, giving your body less time to try to break down the lactose. With the solids, your body has a bit more time to try to break down the lactose and you don't get as sick.

Some say that a gluten intolerant is just a celiac-in-waiting

I like this, it makes sense!

She's on the pill, so she has really light, short periods. I'm not sure of the type of anemia...she just said her hemoglobin levels dropped dramatically.

I self-diagnosed myself with gluten intolerance from results from my diet change and Enterolab's testing last fall. I've been gluten free for 6 months now.

My sister, 2 years younger than me, has always struggled with anemia. She has been on iron pills a couple of times, but her levels eventually level out. A month ago she gave blood and they tested her hemoglobin, she was well within normal range. Now they tested her again and the results are that she is extremely anemic.

I know one of the main symptoms of adult onset of celiac is anemia, but would it cause sudden anemia like this? Counts dropping quickly, within 4 weeks? I don't think she'll listen to me anyway, as my whole family is very understanding of my avoiding gluten, but have stated they would never do it themselves. I carry a celiac and a gluten sensitive gene, so doesn't that mean that my sister likely carries one of them as well?

Thanks in advance!

Janie

I don't know if all Aldi's are doing this, but in our local Aldi's ad I saw Envirokidz Gluten free cereal for 2.49/box (WOW!) and Amy's frozen gluten free meals on sale. I didn't even know they carried those brands! Nice to see, I have to go check it out at my local store. Envirokidz cereal is $4 a box at other stores, 2.49 is a super deal!

Okay, so Ensure has always made me sick, so I tried Boost last week. No problems!! I don't know what the difference is, the ingredients look the same, but I'm not sick from drinking Boost. Hooray!

Anti-gliadin IgA: 10 units, less than 10 being normal

Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase IgA: 10 units, less than 10 being normal

As farmwife said, I originally thought maybe it was a mistake since I was "on the line" between gluten sensitive and "normal", but I saw dramatic changes in my health after going gluten free. My husband is super excited that I'm out gardening this year...this time last year I was literally bedridden and could barely eat anything. A lower IgA doesn't really mean much, as I've seen a lot of people on here with strong symptoms and lower IgA numbers, and people with little or no symptoms with very high IgA numbers.

My trigger was a stomach bug in November 2008. Our whole family got sick, my sister ended up in the hospital from the bug, she had bloody stools and was so dehydrated she had to be put on an IV. The next day I came down with it, then my husband. I never really got better after that day. I was very healthy up to that point, so it must have been the trigger. Everything changed from that day

I can't say for sure, but I do remember several people on the forums here saying they'd gotten sick after eating the cakes that were not labeled gluten free. I think the consensus was cross-contamination. It's great that they've started testing and labeling the large cakes as gluten free now!

Ensure is definitely gluten free, but it always makes me sick to my stomach afterward and makes my intestines quite unhappy later. I think it's because there is so much sugar and milk protein...not really sure. It's not gluten, but something in it has always set me off...maybe it'll work for you!!

I eat Ghirardelli chocolate squares everyday with no issues. The only product I see on their list that is made in the same facility as wheat products is Classic White Chip. All other products should be safe, as they are not in contact with machinery/equipment that shares wheat products.

Remember, the original thread here is a couple years old.

OK, So I need to resurrect this post, because I have a few questions. I contacted General Mills about Kix and the rep told me they are not gluten free. Is this a statement they have to make because they cannot technically market their product as gluten free since it does not have a dedicated facility?

Also, has anyone had cross contamination issues with the cereals that are not made in dedicated facilities (Trix, Kix, Pebbles, etc)?

Finally, I have been eating Chex pretty often since being diagnosed. After browsing through my food journal, my mom thinks I may be having a recation to them after eating (nausea, bloating). Anyone else experience similar symptoms? I know they are marked as gluten-free and should be fine. I normally eat them dry so dairy shouldn't be an issue.

Has anyone had the cupcake Pebbles? Bought some last night and I am dying to try them!

I've been eating Trix and Cocoa Pebbles for months now with no problems.

You may also want to check out this thread from last week- General Mills: Kix

I liked the story, but I was irritated by one part, at the end, where she said, "I can't have bread or cookies anymore, but at least I feel better."

This just makes me so mad because it's so untrue. There are some wonderful gluten free breads and cookies out there, and now the general public believes that people with celiac are doomed forever with a diet with no bread or cookies. It's just not true. I have yet to find anything that I couldn't eat before, the food just has to be made with different ingredients.

Sorry, just my little vent. I feel like most people know so little about celiac, and putting this kind of information out there is not helping people understand celiac very well. There was some good information in the story, but this kind of popped out to me and made me upset.

We just put our dog on a Grain free food, and strangely, it was actually cheaper than the food we were giving her. Weird. She loves it like crazy, though, and it the first 5 ingredients are meat, which is pretty impressive.

But we do have treats that have wheat in them, and I just make sure to wash my hands well after giving her a treat.