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ShayFL

By ShayFL
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I like to see articles that bring awareness. So hope "gluten" gets added to the list of foods that manufacturers must disclose. There is one line about how many people only "think" they have an intolerance and that for them it is a "lifestyle choice" to eat foods free of certain ingredients. Dont agree with that. Who would choose this lifestyle? But other than that.....

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Lisa Mentor
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I thought that was a great article. Gluten free by choice or medical need, brings awareness and change. Change is good.

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Thank you, I thought that was a great article. I spent the whole day shopping yesturday reading labels checking lists , somethings were good like the Enjoy life Nut and Gluten free food bars thank God it did not have Honey so that is one thing I can just keep in my purse and move on, what really bothered me is that i got exhausted at the end of the day and could not understand why I can't buy Iodized Salt? I know there is a thread about that somewhere , and then another question I had was that why was there say 6 differant kinds of Olive Oil and only one was gluten-free? same with rice?

And why is it not mandetory to write ( processed in a facility that may contain Wheat or Soy). And Celiac disease is a Handicap so it should be mandetory to list it on every item. I mean it is poisen after all to so many people then it should be listed in clear Bold letters. I hope this thread picks up and some things will change quickly, because I really am tired of shopping. I noticed that one rice brand had there gluten-free logo integrated in the design so tactfully that it took 2 people to help me find the golden words.

I actually treid shopping online since the gluten-free is new to me, so I typed in all the foods that I am allergic to and gluten-free it came out with baby wipes. I wonder what that tastes like :huh:

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I actually treid shopping online since the gluten-free is new to me, so I typed in all the foods that I am allergic to and gluten-free it came out with baby wipes. I wonder what that tastes like :huh:

That made me laugh. And I needed it!!

Yes, look at my signature. And Ive also just cut citrus for a trial. But I am eating well. I cannot complain. Well I could. But tonight it is homemade meatballs with a new pasta sauce I found that is Nightshade free and rice pasta. Yummy!!

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why I can't buy Iodized Salt?

Iodized salt is only a problem if you have DH, the skin form of celiac. The iodine in the salt, and for those with DH even fish that is high in it, can cause an outbreak of DH. The oldfashioned way of diagnosing DH was to put iodine on the skin, bandage it and wait to see if the rash appeared. I don't know the exact physiological reason why DH is activated by iodine but it seems to activate the antibodies that get deposited in our dermis. Those of us with the itchy oozy painful rash need to avoid iodine until the antibodies clear the skin. This can take up to 2 years. After that some of us may be able to tolerate it.

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There is one line about how many people only "think" they have an intolerance and that for them it is a "lifestyle choice" to eat foods free of certain ingredients. Dont agree with that. Who would choose this lifestyle?

They might be referring to people who don't have an official medical diagnosis. That would include people like me who have a very obvious positive dietary response and will never eat gluten again because I like being able to get out of bed every morning and live my life, but I did technically "choose" this lifestyle rather than have a doctor tell me to go gluten-free.

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They might be referring to people who don't have an official medical diagnosis. That would include people like me who have a very obvious positive dietary response and will never eat gluten again because I like being able to get out of bed every morning and live my life, but I did technically "choose" this lifestyle rather than have a doctor tell me to go gluten-free.

:lol: I like to get out of bed too :lol: I think that a person knows there body pretty well, I mean you live in that body 24/7 so you know most likely what to avoid. If a food makes me so sick that I feel like staying in bed all day , that is bad. My allergist said: avoid the foods that are causing you to get hives and make you feel sick, he said never mind that the blood test all turned out negative.

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I guess saying "lifestyle choice" makes it sound like something you want to do. And to me that is what the article made it sound like. It lends credence to all of those people that think we are just being "picky" and that there isnt really anything wrong with us. We are just "choosing" to be different. Choosing to avoid something that makes you so sick you cant get out of bed, doesnt seem like a choice at all to me. :(

Lisa Mentor
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"I had was that why was there say 6 differant kinds of Olive Oil and only one was gluten-free? same with rice?"

I have never seen an olive oil that contained gluten and rice as well (except Rice-A-Roni - obviously)

This quote jumped out at me. I am not sure where you are shopping, but if you look for foods that are labeled "gluten free", I am afraid that you might starve to death. :rolleyes:

The key to shopping well and eating well is the ability to read labels effectively. With your additional food allergies, I would think it would be a must.

It does take time to learn and in no time, it will become second nature.

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I think that some companies make say rice Pilaf or whatever so they share the same facility that has wheat = Gluten . Then for example I saw that some Gorbanzo beans were shared in a facility that uses Shellfish I imagine that they do not want to run the risk of getting sued. Many times I have called a company that sells an item and they have said that their facility does not share with nuts and a few months later their label changed stating" this product is made in a facility that is shared on equipment that has peanuts and treenuts"

The thing is that there is no law that says that they have to say that but now they are getting scared so they are. The food Allergy Epidemic was on the cover of News Week last year, they covered 4 pages.

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And they should say. So I hope they stay scared. I realize that they cannot list every possible allergen/sensitivity. But EVERY ONE of them (food manufacturers) should have to list: Gluten/Wheat/Soy/Dairy/TreeNuts/Peanuts/Eggs/Corn/shellfish

These are the big offenders.

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