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Being diagnosed with Celiac Disease can be very overwhelming. In my case, I would get very sick after almost every meal I ate for as long as i could remember. I was misdiagnosed with Chron's Disease when I was 22, but none of the treatments helped me and I continued to get sick. After seeing yet another doctor to try to get help, he suggested that I get tested for Celiac Disease, something that I never even heard of. When it was confirmed that I had Celiac I was given a sheet of paper that had a list of gluten-free foods, and was told that Celiac Disease is not curable and the only thing I can do is stick with a strict gluten-free diet. Going on a diet sounds easy enough, right? Once you figure out just how many foods have gluten it is rather hard to stick to. Unfortunately, like a normal diet you can't just cheat here or there and get away with it. When a Celiac cheats on a diet you get very sick. One way to stick to a gluten-free diet is to find replacements for ma

The biggest thing you have to worry about when you mixing gluten and gluten-free foods in your kitchen is cross-contamination. Does gluten jump out of the bread bag and accost your gluten-free products? Not really, but sometimes it seems as if it does. The bottom line is that if you’re not careful, you may start with a perfectly good gluten-free meal, and by the time you’re finished preparing it, it could be completely ensconced in gluten – sometimes without you even knowing it. For example, flour . While crumbs don’t fly, flour does --EVERYWHERE. Flour flies. So you can’t prepare your gluten-containing pizza crust in the same area where you’re preparing a gluten-free pizza crust, because you’ll end up with two hybrids of sorts, and that’s definitely not what you’re after when you’ve spent the time and money on gluten-free pizza-crust ingredients. When you’re cooking in a blended environment – one gluten-containing and one gluten-free, don’t even think about making them together

I have always loved chocolate zucchini cakes and I thought that after being diagnosed with Celiac Disease I would never be able to have it again. It has taken me a while and looking over several recipes but I have finally figured out the gluten-free version of this cake. (sorry I don't have a picture yet, but will be getting one up soon). 1 c white rice flour 1 1/4 c white bean flour 2 t xanthan gum 1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder 1 T baking powder 1 1/2 t baking soda 1 t salt 1 t premium cinnamon 3/4 c soft butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 t vanilla 2 t grated orange peel 2 cups shredded zucchini 1/2 cup milk Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan or loaf pan. In a mixing bowl combine the first 8 ingredients (rice flour through cinnamon), set aside. In another bowl cream together the butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time and vanilla extract, orange peel and zucchini. Stir in, alternately, the flour mixture and milk and stir. Pour batter

Tests for Gluten Intolerance Tests for gluten intolerance are used in diagnosing lactose intolerance. It is not always easy to tell if someone has gluten intolerance. The symptoms of gluten intolerance are often similar to symptoms of other illnesses; in addition, gluten intolerance symptoms are not always the same – in some people, these symptoms are mild, while in others, they can be severe.  Gluten intolerance symptoms  usually occur after drinking milk or consuming other dairy products. The symptoms start half an hour after taking milk, but they can start later, depending on other foods. If you think you have lactose intolerance, try avoiding milk and dairy products for several days. If you stop having the symptoms, it means that you probably have lactose intolerance. The first thing you should do is visiting your doctor. Gluten Intolerance Tests Gluten intolerance tests are helpful in diagnosing lactose intolerance. If you have the symptoms, tests will confirm that you have