Comments | travellyr: Here's the skinny

travellyr

Here's the skinny

Jan 10, 2007 23:00

Some of my friends are not actually ON LJ, and have been concerned for my health, since for the past long while I'm either 1)having a nervous breakdown, 2)obviously unhealthy, 3)sleeping, or 4)some combination of any or all of the above. A while back I took several tests (blood, spit, and stool) because my new health care provider felt that there ( Read more... )

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allywonderland January 11 2007, 10:52:24 UTC

So do you have Celiac Sprue? That's what I've got go go gluten intolerance.
Fred Meyer has the most wonderful brownie mix in their nutirion (wow I can't spell that) center. They also have Pamela's cookies which are AWESOME. By the way, you can't eat fast food french fries from anywhere but Wendy's. McDonalds told us that their fries were gluten free but this summer they finally said that they were processed with milk and wheat (they're still saying they're gluten free though somehow)
Anyway I know I missed a call from you this morning and I haven't listened to the message yet b/c my phone died. = (

travellyr January 11 2007, 22:51:53 UTC

I don't know- I don't think so, but I also don't feel like rechecking the lab reports.
The doctor's office had a brochure for a gluten-free bakery in Kennewick called Giggles Gluten Free- 308 W Kennewick avenue. They had a LONG list of staples (including brownies, fudge, several kinds of bread, pancake mix, and pumpkin spice cookies), and also sell their flour. I'm gonna check it out this weekend.

I didn't know you were gluten intolerant. As for fast food fries, since I'm also allergic to soy, I was pretty much counting on not eating those. I'm gonna check Denny's, though, so my occasional two-am trips there can have fries or hash browns instead of toast and pancakes.
I discovered through reading labels that just about EVERY instant hot chocolate mix has soy in it, and vanilla and other extracts are usually made with grain alcohol- which has gluten. Back to cocoa from scratch, and buying vanilla etc from health food stores or whatever.

dialogue January 11 2007, 15:04:30 UTC

I like the cute little animals that give you parasites in the Wikipedia image. You trusted those cute little chickens and pigs! And look what they did to you!!

travellyr January 12 2007, 01:13:14 UTC

I KNOW, WTF IS UP WITH THAT.

erstwhiletexan January 11 2007, 22:51:39 UTC

Oh, my darling, that is terrible and I very much hope you get better soon! <3

travellyr January 12 2007, 01:13:46 UTC

Thanks. <3

peppermintberry January 12 2007, 00:34:42 UTC

Oh goodness gracious, Stephi. While on one hand, it's good to know what's been causing you problems, and to be able to get treatment for it, on the other, GEEZ that's a serious list. *hugs* I hope you get well soon! <3

travellyr January 12 2007, 01:12:29 UTC

Thanks. As time goes on the "YAY I'M NOT IMAGINING IT" wears off to "well, god dammit. T_T"
...someone downstairs cooking something that smells good DOES NOT HELP.