luvs2eat

I actually went to the grocery and looked at the back of a bag of good old Pepperidge Farm to figure out the bread cube to liquid measurements. All that said... dressing/stuffing/whatever is very simply never going to be the same or even remotely similar. Sad to say but it's the gluten that makes dressing/stuffing what it is. There aren't many times I lament and whine about having to be gluten-free... and dropping stuffing/dressing from future big meals will help me not be such a whiner.

My super sensitive daughter could eat white rice but not brown. Even white rice will cause her some problems occasionally.

We use ground chicken a lot rather than hamburger. We make taco meat and chili w/ ground chicken. I did a meatloaf the other day and it was delicious. I make my own pizza w/ lots of veggies and we do a lot of stir fry as well.

This may sound really simplistic... but I had terrible GERD and was on Protonix for more than a year. There were a few times when the pain in my "chest" (Iike near my sternum) was so bad I thought I was having a heart attack!! I lost 20 lbs... and the GERD disappeared. I was simply eating too much and eating too late.

I was 49... no other celiacs in my immediate or extended family. I had symptoms for about 2 months and was diagnosed by blood tests. Middle daughter was diagnosed at about age 26. Then youngest daughter was diagnosed a few years later at about age 27. And finally, oldest daughter was diagnosed at age 32. Still none of my siblings or extended family has it.

I was diagnosed w/ highly positive blood work. My GI doc said an endoscopy was absolutely not necessary. I did have one a few years later for other issues but I went gluten-free on the blood work.

I've done what I call a perogie casserole a few times. I just mashed potatoes and mixed them up w/ some penne pasta and cheese and baked it. I'd think you could make a casserole w/ any of the perogie ingredients you like. You could even give it a really cool name... haha.

Ha ha... I wondered how MY thread title ended up w/ your name on it, mushroom. I just posted and exited and didn't even know my post didn't show up!

So... I've tried 10 different stuffing recipes over 10 years ... several w/ cornbread, a few w/ Pamela's bread, w/ no luck at all. Guests always said it was good, but I knew better! They were awful! THIS year, I finally enjoyed the stuffing. It's still not Pepperidge Farm and never will be, but w/ some delicious gravy poured on top, it was GOOD.

I told the lady in the health food store I was on my 10th recipe and she suggested using chicken broth... um... halloooo... that's not the problem! She finally asked what ingredient I might be missing and I said, "Duh... GLUTEN!!"

I used Udi's bread cubed and dried, broth, butter, celery and onions, and spices. I was so happy on Thanksgiving!!

I was diagnosed at age 49... the only one in my small immediate family and my small extended family. About 4 years later, my second daughter was diagnosed at about age 28. Third daughter was diagnosed a few years later at age 27 and spent more than a year w/ the most severe symptoms and dietary restrictions I've ever heard of until she's been able to bring more foods back into her diet. First daughter was diagnosed 2 years ago... all in the family.

Simple... we don't eat in restaurants. I had two bad experiences at Chilis in the past showing me that you can talk to the server and the manager, but behind those closed kitchen doors... all bets are off.

I've seen the Ener-G suggestions for turkey stuffing. Is there another Ener-G bread other than the tapioca loaf? I bought one last year cause it'd been so highly recommended and cut it up in cubes to let it dry. The next day I threw the whole thing out cause it smelled SO badly... not that it was bad... the normal smell of the tapioca loaf was just awful.

Does that smell get into the stuffing? Or is there another Ener-G "flavor" to use?

I think I'll pick up a loaf of Udi's or Rudi's (gluten-free) and try those this year, but wondered if others were put off by the smell of the tapioca bread.

In the beginning I actually cried in grocery stores while reading label after label. Ten years later, I'm not above picking up my husband's hot bread and inhaling deeply... haha.

At least here... we can say, "Man, sometimes this sucks," and the peeps here know... they KNOW.

Never, ever, EVER... I've become so sensitive after 10 years and the accidental glutening I experienced a few months ago made me so danged sick... I'll never, EVER cheat.

I'm a huge fan of Better Batter flour. I make pie crusts and throw the dough in the freezer and always have it available. I used to put together all the different flour flavors, but found the already mixed flour mixes much more usable.

There are lots of sushi rolls that are gluten-free. I just make sure I explain my issues and order none of the rolls that have soy sauce in them or in any sauces. I enjoy avocado rolls, spicy tuna rolls, and some of the specialty rolls w/ no problems.

I had my first colonoscopy w/ no sedation. I'd seen them done (nurse) and wasn't at all scared. It was only a tad uncomfy but fascinating to watch and be able to ask questions. Had my second one earlier this year and was laughing w/ the staff about staying awake to watch w/ the conscious sedation. They put in the medicine into the IV and I woke up in the recovery room. Ha ha. Absolute piece of cake. I also had an endoscopy years ago and slept thru the entire thing. Don't be scared.

That said... I have a friend who takes huge amounts of pain meds (morphine, etc) for chronic pain. She had a hard time because they couldn't knock her out w/ the conscious sedation. Her doctor told her she should have told him how many narcotics she takes on a daily basis (um... halloooo... she didn't give a complete list of her meds?? Of course she did!). So, IF you take huge meds, make sure your doc knows. Otherwise... you'll do fine!

I've told my story before... but I was diagnosed very quickly (only a few months of symptoms) and never experienced the unexplained weight loss many do before diagnosis. Then... being one who loved to cook and bake... I packed on 40 lbs. of weight gorging on all the foods I COULD eat to make up for the ones I could no longer eat. Finally, after suffering w/ heartburn and reflux causing me to take Protonix for a year, I cut out almost all of the obvious carbs from my diet... no (or very little) bread, no pasta, very little brown rice, etc... and dropped 20 lbs. in a few months. The heartburn disappeared. I still have that last 20 to go and need to go back to that low carb diet! I am such a carb addict!!

After trying many, this is the one I use all the time. If you let the dough come to almost room temp after being in the fridge, it rolls out like a dream.

Copied from the Better Batter flour website:

This is a nearly foolproof pie crust

Love, love, LOVE Portland!! Two of my 3 celiac daughters lived there and we had the BEST time going from gluten-free to gluten-free place. Love New Cascadia ... their cupcakes are to DIE for. I'm also a huge fan of the Whole Bowl... a stand alone restaurant and a food truck.

I always try to head people off when they tell me they'll make something gluten-free for me. I politely tell them that if I don't make it, I can't eat it. Cross contamination is hard to understand to the degree we have to.

Welcome!

Being diagnosed w/ celiac when my most favorite thing to do was to bake beautiful, crusty, country loaves of bread wasn't fair either... but it is what it is.

If your son is at all wheat intolerant, it's not only fair to offer a gluten free diet but it might make him feel so much better.

I don't know what to tell you about your symptoms using gluten ingredients. If it makes you sick then you shouldn't do it. Teach the gluten eaters how to cook maybe?

I've never had a flu shot. I go thru this every winter... wondering if I should have one or do what I've always done... become OCD about handwashing and trying hard not to touch my face.

We were all allergic to eggs when we were babies... so I sort of thought I shouldn't have a vaccine that's been incubated in eggs. But I had all the vaccinations kids have... and those would have been incubated in eggs too, right? Even my sister, who was the most allergic of all, gets flu shots w/o incidence. No one in my family has celiac but me.

Then I wondered that because I have an autoimmune disorder and was tested a few years ago for LUPUS after a high ANA (which turned out to be nothing)... I'm wondering if I should NOT have one because of autoimmune issues?

My GP doesn't give me the answers/reasoning I believe my fellow celiac sufferers will give me.

Thoughts?

Hello... my names is luvs2eat... and I'm a carb-aholic. The only thing that's worked for me is cutting out the obvious carbs in my diet... bread, pasta, etc. I did allow myself 1/2 cup of brown rice w/ lunch and supper but ate lean proteins, tons of veggies, and fruit.

My all-time fave lunch is a big sandwich and some sort of chips. I could happily eat it every single day. Instead I'd nuke a bowl of veggies (broccoli, carrots, etc) and mix it up w/ the 1/2 cup of brown rice and put a little salad dressing on top. I lost 20 lbs. in several months and completely resolved my acid reflux and heartburn for which I'd taken Prilosec for more than a year.

We love spaghetti squash too! What an awesome veggie!

I'm a fan of the Namaste pizza crust mix that I find in the health food store (and even found a discounted bag at T.J. Max once!). I make the entire bag which is supposed to make two 12 to 14 inch crusts except that I make about 5 or 6 personal pizza crusts, bake 'em, and freeze 'em.

I finally started taking fiber caplets after years of transcribing for GI docs... they ALL say to take fiber. And when hubs was diagnosed with diverticulitis, his doc said, "Fiber, fiber, fiber... there's no such thing as too much fiber."

Fiber has sort of changed my life. I had very loose and urgent stools for years and now they're formed, I'm very regular, and will certainly continue them. The dosage information includes taking lots of them for blood pressure control... up to 6 a day... but I just take 2 a day. It helps "bulk" up the stool.