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I have only been gluten-free for three months and I am still getting sick sometimes. I've switched all of my spices to the McCormick green label (in Canada). Do I have to buy special salt and sugar. I have been using sea salt and unrefined cane sugar, but do I really have too? There seems to be a lot more info. for U.S. products than for Canadian ones and I'm having a tough time with many products.

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I don't know of any salts or sugar with gluten in the U.S.

richard

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Hey, Richard, where have you been? I haven't seen you in months! (on either board)

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lovegrov
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Hi celiac3270,

I've been around but not as much since January. Life is still far from "normal" for us.

(We also just got back from a short vacation to Philly).

Thanks for asking. Good that you're back after the computer problems.

richard

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I have only been gluten-free for three months and I am still getting sick sometimes.  I've switched all of my spices to the McCormick green label (in Canada).  Do I have to buy special salt and sugar.  I have been using sea salt and unrefined cane sugar, but do I really have too?  There seems to be a lot more info. for U.S. products than for Canadian ones and I'm having a tough time with many products.

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No, you can use regular salt and sugar, which saves on money. Are you doing your own food prep? Is there anyone else in the house with you? After nine years of celiac disease, I joined this forum and found out I may have been glutenating myself with my two decades old and pre-celiac disease wooden spoons. Those have since been thrown out. I'm hyper vigilent now and am feeling better than ever. I wash hands way more often than I used too and put everything I'm peparing on a paper towel or plate or something. We're renting and the kitchen counter looks like it has had three or four decades of people preparing food directly on it. Probably lots of those d**n gluten proteins in all of the surface cuts. My husband is very aware of cross contamination; I used to have four kids in the house and looking back on it I was probably being cross contaminated nearly every day. Just keep working at it, it will get better.

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Sorry... :( I thought maybe that had something to do with it...I can only imagine how long it takes to get past the initial shock/grief of that. :unsure:

Felidae Enthusiast
Felidae
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Yes my husband eats gluten foods like bread and cereal. But all the cooked meals are gluten-free. I never thought about the wooden spoons being contaminated. Thanks for your help.

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I have only been gluten-free for three months and I am still getting sick sometimes.  I've switched all of my spices to the McCormick green label (in Canada).  Do I have to buy special salt and sugar.  I have been using sea salt and unrefined cane sugar, but do I really have too?  There seems to be a lot more info. for U.S. products than for Canadian ones and I'm having a tough time with many products.

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Do you have Domino sugar in Canada? I emailed them in April 2005 for my own interest, wondering if they used gluten in their caramel coloring. They said that their coloring is gluten and corn free, they only use corn starch (which is safe) in their powedered sugar, and all of their sugars are gluten-free. Hope this helps!

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No I have never seen Domino's sugar here. So just to be safe I e-mailed the company that I would normally use. I keep reading conflicting info. on sugar and spices. I guess my safest option is contacting the companies.

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