Lifestream Buckwheat Waffles Question

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I'm new at gluten-free (just over 2 weeks), and trying to figure out what in my diet is still setting me off. I mostly don't eat prepared foods, breads (Whole Foods), crackers, Lara bars, organic PB, and organic fruit spread are about it, I thought. Then I remembered Lifestream Buckwheat gluten-free wildberry waffles. I've been eating them when running out the door late or late at night when I take meds and they have by far the longest ingredient list.

But my big question is that when I eat them, I get I kind of tingling/burning taste in my mouth, heavier on the burning (hard to describe). It's not painful - it's not like a mouth of fire - it's more like a taste than a pain. Is this a reation though? Should I be avoiding this product? Is this a normal reaction/taste? Has anyone ever had this happen?

thanks,

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(the product also has water, potato starch, sweet rice flour, organic expeller pressed soybean oil, organic evaporated cane juice, organice buckwheat flour, leavening - sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, potato flour, blueberries, rasberries, non-GMO soy lecithin, sea salt, natural flavors, sodium citrate, sodium alginate, citric acid, dicalcium phosphate, elderberry extract

[dlp252]

Hum, I used to eat them regularly, but haven't had one in about a year I think...maybe six months. I don't remember having any taste after eating them though.

I stopped eating them because I found out I am intolerant to a bunch of stuff and Buckwheat was one of them. Still, don't remember an aftertaste of any kind though.

[SunnyDyRain]

I had these last weekend, they were good and I had no aftertaste that I noticed. I have some left over, next time I will look for it.

On the tingling note however, this is how I normally react to cantalope and honeydew. That allergy is a cross over oral allergy related to my hayfever (ragweed). Perhaps you are reacting to the fruit though another allergy? I normally have mild reations to honeydew and cantalope as I usally only eat a peice here and there, but once I had Rita's "Twisted Melon" made with the juices and my throat closed up and had hard time breathing.

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Oh no - I hope it's not a food allergy! That's all I need. I do have a ragweed allergies, as well as a whole host of other weed, tree, grass, and mold allergies, but I didn't think I had food allergies.

I wonder if the gluten-free diet is making me more sensitive? I wonder if I should get tested for food allergies. Is this possible?

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  SunnyDyRain said:

I had these last weekend, they were good and I had no aftertaste that I noticed. I have some left over, next time I will look for it.

On the tingling note however, this is how I normally react to cantalope and honeydew. That allergy is a cross over oral allergy related to my hayfever (ragweed). Perhaps you are reacting to the fruit though another allergy? I normally have mild reations to honeydew and cantalope as I usally only eat a peice here and there, but once I had Rita's "Twisted Melon" made with the juices and my throat closed up and had hard time breathing.

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How did you figure out you were intolerant to Buckwheat? (or the other things you mention in your post?)

thanks,

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  dlp252 said:

Hum, I used to eat them regularly, but haven't had one in about a year I think...maybe six months. I don't remember having any taste after eating them though.

I stopped eating them because I found out I am intolerant to a bunch of stuff and Buckwheat was one of them. Still, don't remember an aftertaste of any kind though.

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  grey said:

But my big question is that when I eat them, I get I kind of tingling/burning taste in my mouth, heavier on the burning (hard to describe). It's not painful - it's not like a mouth of fire - it's more like a taste than a pain. Is this a reation though? Should I be avoiding this product? Is this a normal reaction/taste? Has anyone ever had this happen?

Hi - before I even opened this thread I assumed this is what you would be asking. I notice that about the waffles too. It's not really all that annoying (they're still good ), but it is strange. I am sensitive to soy but that's not a normal soy reaction for me. I try to limit packaged food as well so may we're just not used to a certain ingredient. Who knows.

[SunnyDyRain]

  grey said:

Oh no - I hope it's not a food allergy! That's all I need. I do have a ragweed allergies, as well as a whole host of other weed, tree, grass, and mold allergies, but I didn't think I had food allergies.

I wonder if the gluten-free diet is making me more sensitive? I wonder if I should get tested for food allergies. Is this possible?

thanks -

Here is some info I found

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I don't avoid honeydew and Cantalope too much, I eat around it in fruit salad, usally have once piece and that's it. I do avoid things with thier juice (italian ice) or LOTS of it. I also carry an inhaler for asthma and make sure I have that on me, just incase. As the article explains it's not an allergy to the food... your body just thinks it's the thing your allergic to.

[dlp252]

  grey said:

How did you figure out you were intolerant to Buckwheat? (or the other things you mention in your post?)

thanks,

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It was kind of a combination of an elimination diet and alternative muscle type testing. I used the muscle testing to get a base diet for myself then am finding all the intolerances through adding things in a little at a time.

I actually started with an elimination diet, which works for most people, but I couldn't get to a point where I wasn't reacting to stuff, so had to search out some alternative type stuff. It turns out that most of the "safe" foods most elimination diets start with were exactly the stuff I was having a problem with. Once I cut those out and I had a good base diet of safe foods, I have been adding a new food in here and there and seeing how I react to it.

Needless to say, I try to stay as unprocessed as possible to I can tell WHAT is causing the reactions.