My husband and I have grappled with this one, too.  We tried the traditional bread, which in our church is a tiny amount, and juice.  I got sick and felt lousy for a couple of days and he didn't handle it well, either.  To be honest with you, we have prayed over this question and we no longer take the elements.  We still feel like we participate because for me the focus is on  remembering the sacrifice that was made for us.  So, I am participating in my heart and I feel like God understands my sensitivities and allergies and knows the itentions of my heart.

I might order some of this.  Do you happen to know the shelf life of the soup?  I didn't see it listed anywhere.

I got so excited about the Against the Grain brand, went to their website and read about their products.  Unfortunately, they all have dairy in them and I can't do dairy, but I am happy for y'all who can enjoy it.  Go, Whole Foods!  There are so many delicious foods that we can eat, there is no self-pity in our house- 🙂  And we are so blessed to have Whole Foods close by.  I feel for folks who don't have access to organic products and our wonderful grass fed beef.

Hi.  What a blessing for you that you found this site.  It is such a great resource and Dr. Osborne can give you guidance when he has time to respond, but I wanted to jump in when I read your concern about the memory loss.  I never experienced hair loss, but memory loss I can relate to.  I've only been gluten free for several months, so hopefully other folks with a longer history will respond, but I would really encourage you to go completely grain free.  It involves a lot of label-reading and planning, but it can be done.  And the results will encourage you to keep doing it.  A lot of my issues were gut-related and have greatly improved.  Re the memory, I was really feeling ashamed of how bad it got.  I can't tell you that it is completely healed, but I can say that I see an improvement.  And I plan to be kind to myself and patient while I wait for the rest to return.  I have the peace of knowing that what I am putting into my body are the things that it needs and no longer anything that causes me harm.  Hope that helps- you be blessed as you figure this out,   Marcia

This was my first GFS meeting and it was well worth the time.  Dr. O's lecture was so informative and it became quite interactive, which was great.  My husband was so impressed that he plans to call today to schedule an appointment and be tested.  But the highlight of the day was getting to eat a delicious (and safe!) muffin!

I don't remember having canker sores much before I went gluten free but now if I stumble into hidden gluten, particularly corn, I seem to get them pretty quickly.

Marcia

I want to thank y'all for bringing attention to the vitamins.  I have not knowingly eaten any grains, soy or dairy since I got my diagnosis from Dr. Osborne and have been vigilant about reading labels.  However, I forgot to check my vitamins until I read your post.  I take a bunch of supplements from reputable manufacturers but I was shocked at what I found.  Many of them had some form of rice, soybean oil and corn.  I think it's been a definite help that I cleaned out my vitamin shelf.

Marcia