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I am astounded by the amount of foods and products that either have gluten, or wheat flour added to them. Even the delicious salads from restaurants, you know the ones, with the adorable little bags of nuts they give you to sprinkle on top gleefully? Those nuts are coated in wheat flour. Why? What could they possibly add to make nuts better? The answer is that they sweeten the nuts with a nasty little mixture of honey, and sugar and other chemicals designed to "enhance the flavor' and the flour
Kelly Fox

Kelly Fox

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Whole Foods Market Announces Recall For Marinades in Six Mid-Atlantic States and Washington, D.C. Because of Undeclared Wheat

Whole Foods Market announces that it is recalling two beer-flavored marinades sold in Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Princeton and Marlton, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. because of undeclared wheat and soy allergens on the label. The recalled marinades are Whole Foods Market Stout Beer Marinade, UPC code 000000305716, and Whole Foods Market Lager Beer Marinade UPC code 000000305723, both made in Landover, Maryland. The products come in 15-ounce, plastic bottles and were sold
Scott Adams

Scott Adams

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hsquier

hsquier

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Winn-Dixie Issues Voluntary Recall On Specific In-Store Bakery Items Due To Mislabeling And Undeclared Wheat

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., is voluntarily recalling from its in-store bakeries the following items because the products may be mislabeled: “Winn-Dixie Lemon Bar” cakes “Winn-Dixie Chocolate Cherry Bar” cakes “Winn-Dixie Bakery Iced Cinnamon Rolls - 6 Pack” The mislabeled products may contain undeclared egg and/or wheat. Individuals with an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. Individuals sensitive to wheat protein can su
Scott Adams

Scott Adams

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Gluten Free Weight Loss Breads

I am so happy to have to started my blog on Celiac.com. Since I have started my gluten free diet one of the most important things is to find a bread that is not filled with starch and white rice. This was so important for me so that I did not gain weight when making the complete change to be gluten free.   THe problem with so many breads today is they are packed with potato starch and tons of carbs. Over the next few months I will be researching low carb gluten free breads by many different b
hsquier

hsquier

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Gluten Free Living, Southern Style!

New Digs! Southern hospitality is alive and well in Atlanta: neighborhood barbeques, strangers who chat and wave, and amazing food everywhere! We've been officially "peached". The peach jam, peach salsa, and peaches are all fabulous, but here's what else I've been dining on (while maintaining the ten pound weight loss I just achieved): <b>Gluten Free Shopping List: The Super Target</b> here has several gluten free products like my favorite Glutino chocolate peanut granola bars
brendygirl

brendygirl

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My First Entry

Ok so it has been 6 months since I SELF-DIAGNOSED....no help from my Dr...oh its just IBS. UGH! Moving on.....I have lost 50 lbs and still losing. Finding it hard to incorporate old recipes into this new life of mine. Ready for help! I baked my first cake today. I am hoping it tastes as good as it smells. Looking forward to some kind of happiness with this intolerance. Happily going shopping tomorrow for more Gluten free foods/snacks. I need to pack my lunch for work and eating the same thing ev
lthurman1979

lthurman1979

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Wyden, Leahy Letter Asks FDA For Gluten-Free Food Standards

Expected Four Years Ago, the Standards for Gluten-Free Labeling on Foods have Still Not Been Released Washington, D.C. – After more than four years of inaction by the Food and Drug Administration on their statutory requirement to finalize standards for gluten-free labeling on foods, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg seeking answers for the extreme delay and an update on when the FDA will propose a final rule
Scott Adams

Scott Adams

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The List of Ingredients People THINK Have Gluten, but Really DON’T

Learning which ingredients are gluten-free and which are not, takes some time and patience. Within the first few months you learn a lot of what you need to know to live gluten-free. But there are a few lingering ingredients that it took me a while to digest, remember and even accept they are gluten-free. Here is a quick list of items that really are gluten-free even though there might be something out there that makes you think they aren’t. Vinegar Two times since Emma as been diagnose
Amy Leger

Amy Leger

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How Long To Gluten Challenge?

I know 2-3 months sounds rough. That is why I've never gone back and challenged.   You got me curious. I'm linking abstracts for you, as they're publicly available but I checked full text for two of the papers as the challenge time length wasn't in the abstract.   Here is an article showing median time to relapse in children with gluten challenge with a low amount of gluten is 13 weeks. Open Original Shared Link   This paper used three months with a standardized amount of gluten to chal
Skylark

Skylark

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Celaic And Oats

As far as oats, the scientific consensus is that while most celiacs can eat uncontaminated oats safely, a few cannot. Across studies, some people have dropped out of oat studies because they felt unwell, and one had a biopsy-proven reaction. There are also immunological measures that suggest minor reactions in some people. What's recommended in the literature now is that celiacs eating oats be followed with blood tests to be sure they can tolerate them.   Here's a link to two abstracts of r
Skylark

Skylark

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Blue Cheese

If you're ultra-sensitive, there is the blue cheese question too. Many blue cheeses are 100% naturally gluten free but some artisan cheeses have the mold culture started on bread. There is still no detectable gluten in the finished cheese so even the cheeses with cultures that were started on bread are safe for almost all of us. If you're unlucky enough to react to distilled alcohols or other grain-based products that also have no detectable gluten it's something to be aware of.   This is a
Skylark

Skylark

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Chronic Pain.....anyone?

I was just diagnosed if February with celiac disease. I have had all the typical classic symptoms through out my entire life, so you can imagine the relief I felt when there was finally an answer to what seemed to others as my chronic ailments and complaining. Im currently doing well on the diet. I was working with a sports dietitian from the Olympic Training Center in CO this past fall which is what oddly enough led to my initial diagnosis. I am a Traithlete as well as a Coach and the day to da
celiaccoachandtriathlete
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How Gluten Intolerance Might Work

Yes, that's the study. The role of an innate IL-15 response as the first step in celiac is also pretty well documented. The model is gluten -> IL-15 through innate immunity -> interferon-gamma and NK cells -> inflammation and apoptosis of epithelial cells -> abnormal antigen presentation of gliadin by DQ2 or DQ8 -> anti-gliadin antibodies -> recruitment of CD8+ cells to the intestine to "kill" the gluten -> (insert uncertain mystery step) -> TTG antibodies -> celiac.
Skylark

Skylark

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10 Tips to Empower Celiac Children to Live Gluten Free

It’s hard to imagine. In six years my celiac daughter, Emma, will go to college — living a gluten free life away from her sheltered little gluten free cocoon we’ve put together for her.  Yes, someday I will need to stop being the go-to gluten-free food encyclopedia and trust that she can keep herself healthy. Six years may seem like forever away, but before I know it, it will be here.  And what will we have taught her? Top 10 Tips to Empower a Gluten Free Child These are in no particular
Amy Leger

Amy Leger

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No Longer Updating This Version Of The Blog

Hi, I started copying all our blog posts here so that when one was particularly relevant to a thread, I'd be able to link to it rather than basically rewrite the whole thing out in the thread. This was a hassle, since I had to make sure to strip out product links and links back to my blog for each post, plus change it all to bbcode from HTML, but it seemed worth it for the convenience of being able to link.   However, the board rules interpretation has changed and we can no longer link to our
domesticactivist

domesticactivist

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Soups, Soups, Boy Does It....

So the other day my daughter and I were food shopping and she spotted soups from Progresso that were gluten free. We got chicken, rice with veggies and chicken tuscany and chicken corn chowder(this I made something like chicken pot pie but without the crust). She really loved that. We got home from are shopping spree so very happy that she could for lunch have soup, which I promptly made her and she starts eating it. What does she do? But look at me and say just how wonderful it is to have sou
Jersey Shore wheat no more
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Celiac Haiku

Bread, cookies, pie, cake. Who would think they are poison? Knowledge set me free.   Source: Celiac Haiku
Skylark

Skylark

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The 40 Hour Work Week Challenge - Monday

My partner, Kelsy, wrote this, not me!   As Joy and I settled into bed last night at midnight(!), I suddenly jolted awake. We forgot to do the chores! Our poor bunnies were hungry and thirsty and, after losing a chicken to a raccoon last week, we were definitely not leaving the coop open all night. Up we got, me in my bathrobe and Joy in some clothes she picked up off the floor, and trudged our weary bums outside to take care of our animals. Thank goodness the weather has turned mild.   Afte
domesticactivist

domesticactivist

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A Blog For Helpful Info And Threads On Celiac.com

OK, this is not a BLOG in the traditional Victorian sense. It is more a collection of interesting and informative threads and articles on celiac.com that might helpful to people. This is a place where users of celiac com can share thread or article links that might otherwise get buried in the flood of posts. Feel free to suggest threads or articles that would fit in the categories.   As a sample, her eis a thread on Tips for Newbies started by Corwyn.   Your Top Two Pieces Of Advice for t
GFinDC

GFinDC

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The 40 Hour Work Week - Sunday

Whew! It's only Day 1 and I'm exhausted. First thing this morning, I ran out to Open Original Shared Link to pick up the soy free/corn free chicken food I ordered. Arriving home around noon and seeing Joy and the kids hard at work cleaning up the kids' rooms, I knew it was up to me to make lunch! I had thrown a chicken in the crockpot (recipe forthcoming) last night after dinner to have some cooked chicken on hand and pulled some chicken stock out of the freezer, so I threw together some soup fo
domesticactivist

domesticactivist

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Positive Ttg, Negative Biopsy

This is a pretty good article that explains the December 2010 research on people with positive blood tTG or EMA blood tests and negative or Marsh 1 biopsy and its implications. Basically, because people with positive bloodwork and negative biopsy have the same metabolic markers as celiacs with full villous atrophy. The researchers recommend a gluten-free diet if you're positive on tTG or EMA, even if your biopsy is completely normal. Open Original Shared Link   Here is the Pubmed link to th
Skylark

Skylark

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Manufacturer for Publix Brand Caesar Salad Dressing Issues an Allergen Alert for Undeclared Gluten

The manufacturer of Publix Caesar Salad Dressing, Ken's Foods, Inc. is recalling a limited number of 16oz Publix Caesar Salad Dressing bottles because it may contain undeclared fish, gluten and soy allergens. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to fish, soy and gluten run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The dressing is 16oz. Publix Caesar Salad Dressing with an expiration date of 31MAR12 A. Bottles labeled correctly will hav
Scott Adams

Scott Adams

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  • Blog Comments

    • dixonpete
      Another conversation with ChatGPT about hookworms

      I suppose it's all in how you ask the question. I just asked ChatGPT how much it would cost to resolve my gut issues the way hookworms have, and ChatGPT's response was "$15,000–$30,000/year for the most plausible UC biologic/small-molecule route, or $10,000–$40,000+/year for omalizumab-style allergy modulation".

      That assumes such medication actually worked. Considering that all I have now is a reactivity to nuts, I'm highly doubtful that a drug result would even come close to what hookworms achieve for me for free (free because I incubate).

      I completely agree that most celiacs won't get a free pass on gluten from hookworms. However, I also do believe that most celiacs would have their reactivity to gluten reduced, some greatly so, and that has value. My own reactions to gluten when I'm not on hookworms are catastrophic, completely disabling, even when the exposure is small. I'm completely free of that now. Would you seriously argue I am making the wrong choice?

    • Scott Adams
      Another conversation with ChatGPT about hookworms

      My question to ChatGPT:
      Is purposeful Hookworm infection a reasonable treatment for those who have many food intolerance issues, including those with gluten intolerance who want to eat gluten?

      Answer:

      No — purposeful hookworm infection is not a reasonable or medically accepted treatment for broad food intolerance, gluten intolerance, or for people with celiac disease who want to eat gluten.

      There is real research behind the idea: hookworms can alter immune responses, and small celiac studies explored whether Necator americanus infection might make gluten exposure less symptomatic. But the best placebo-controlled trial found that hookworm infection did not restore tolerance to sustained gluten intake of 2 grams per day. It was associated with some symptom/quality-of-life improvements, but not enough to make gluten safe or to replace a gluten-free diet. (PubMed)

      For celiac disease, this is especially important: fewer symptoms does not necessarily mean the immune injury is gone. A person could feel better while still risking villous damage, nutrient deficiencies, anemia, bone loss, neurologic issues, infertility risks, or other complications from gluten exposure. The only established treatment remains a strict gluten-free diet.

      For non-celiac gluten sensitivity or multiple food intolerances, hookworm therapy is even less justified. Food intolerance can come from many causes: IBS/FODMAP sensitivity, lactose or fructose intolerance, histamine issues, mast-cell disorders, SIBO, bile acid problems, eosinophilic GI disease, medication effects, true food allergy, or poorly controlled celiac disease. Infecting oneself with a parasite does not diagnose or reliably treat those.

      There are also real risks: hookworms can cause abdominal symptoms, rash at the entry site, anemia/iron deficiency, eosinophilia, protein loss, and complications in people who are pregnant, immunocompromised, underweight, anemic, or medically fragile. Helminth therapy is not FDA-approved as a treatment, and outside a regulated clinical trial it is basically self-experimentation with a live parasite. (Medical News Today)

      A safer path would be: confirm whether this is celiac disease, wheat allergy, or non-celiac gluten sensitivity; check for nutritional deficiencies and inflammation; and work with a gastroenterologist/allergist/dietitian on a structured elimination-and-rechallenge plan. For someone with celiac disease who wants future gluten tolerance, the more reasonable options are legitimate clinical trials of drugs, enzymes, immune therapies, or vaccines — not deliberate parasite infection.

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