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Brief history:

In the course of changing to a lowered-carb diet 7 months ago, which
greatly reduced the amount of grain-based products I was eating, I noticed
a huge reduction in some prior symptoms which can be associated with CD
(mainly gas, cramping, and fatigue).  As I also have some associated
conditions (tendency to anemia, hypothyroidism), I have decided to get
tested for CD, and have been adding gluten back in to my diet for this
purpose.

The challenge (heh) is how to do it without greatly increasing my
carbohydrate intake.  So far, I have found 2 things:  Pure gluten
"dumplings" added to soup, and adding gluten to lowered-carb versions of
muffins.  (I must say it is quite bizarre to hunt to find ways of adding
gluten to my diet, which may lead to my excluding it altogether!)

I've been doing this for several weeks and am looking for some other ideas
- boredom is setting in!  If anyone could send me ideas I would be very
grateful, and will post a summary.

Laura Dolson