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LynnP
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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Location: Southport, England
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 Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:56 am Post subject: Hi. newby here from England |
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Hi everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Lynn, and I live in the seaside town of Southport in England. I have just been diagnosed with coeliac. Reading through loads of posts on here, I think I am lucky because my symptoms are not as severe as a lot of people. I have underactive thyroid, and am always feeling tired, so I was putting my exhaustion down to that. I had a bloated stomach after evening meal, and could only eat small amounts. I thought is was too much greasy foods. I suffered with headaches a lot, but put that down to a busy life with 3 boys. What realy bothered me was that my iron levels kept dropping, making me very tired, and some days I struggled to find the energy to do anything. But after some iron, I felt a bit better.
One day I was at the doctors and asked why she thought my iron levels kept dropping, and she just said it might be coeliac. I had a blood test, and hey presto, she was right!!! I went for a biopsy, and yep, that confirmed it. I have been gluten free for 1 whole week.
I find all the cross contamination stuff weird. Not beeing able to use the same breadboard or margerine. And that GF bread from the supermarket is horrible. I have just bought a bread maker, so will be trying out some new recipies. The family are looking forward to fresh bread aswell. But I suppose I will have to scrub the breadmaker if I do them bread to avoid contamination!!
I am looking forward to learning lots more about CD as i scoure the pages on this site. and also to getting to know loads of new people. Oh yes, and to getting healthier!! |
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celiacmaine-iac
Joined: 19 Dec 2007
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Location: Maine
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Hi Lynn. So happy you got a diagnosis! You'll be feeling a lot better soon. I'm glad you found this board. It was so helpful to me when I first went GF, still is actually, but it was my lifeline then.
| Quote: | | But I suppose I will have to scrub the breadmaker if I do them bread to avoid contamination!! |
I owned and used breadmakers constantly pre-GF. I would caution you that it would be almost impossible to get one clean enough to prevent cross-contamination (CC). If you really want to make bread for your family too, I would suggest this. Try your breadmaker out with some of your GF bread first. Not all breadmakers are created equal. If it doesn't perform to your satisfaction for GF bread then consider using that one for your family, and looking for another one for you. If it works fine for your bread, then buy another one for the family. I know it sounds like an extravagance to do this, but your safety has to come first now.
If you end up looking for another bread machine for yourself, look for one with a GF cycle, or a rapid cycle. GF bread only needs one rise. Also, as tempting as it may be, do not cut your fresh baked GF bread while it's warm. It will most likely deflate if you do that.
Also be aware that if you choose to make non-GF bread for your family that there will be huge CC issues in general that you will be dealing with. According to a nutritionist who taught a lecture I attended, flour particles remain in the air 48 hours after baking. During that time in the air they are landing on cooking surfaces, the food you eat, etc. My DH does not have to be GF. We do the following. Any food made in our house is GF. The only non-GF items are his bread, crackers, cereals, and the occasional sweet treat that I don't bake. He has his own area for these foods. I don't go near there. When he makes a sandwich he gets out all the filling ingredients that are GF first, and puts them on a plate, and puts the pkgs. of meat, cheese, etc. away. Then he gets his bread out, puts that on a plate, and makes his sandwich. The condiments are his, because I just don't eat sandwiches often, and if I do I have my own mayo. All GF food is cooked in my "clean" areas where no gluten containing foods are allowed even in their pkgs. I honestly believe you can't be too careful here.
By the way, my DH likes all the things I've made GF as much as their gluten-containing counterparts. Most of the time he can't even tell the difference, and a few things he prefers GF. Maybe your family will find that to be true. It would make things a lot easier for you.
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