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  1. Helena
    Thanks for getting back to me. I'll keep an eye out for those articles, then! I do find it interesting to read all the abstracts.
  2. Helena
    Yeah, it's a tough call. It's helpful though to see what other people would do in my situation. Tiffany, I've noticed in a few of your posts that you've mentioned that there's a study out there suggesting that consuming small amounts of gluten every month is = (in terms of the long term health consequences) of not being gluten-free at all. I also recall...
  3. Helena
    Thanks so much for all the info.! Who would have guessed there would be corn on berries. I really should check out the delphi forum . . .
  4. Helena
    Small-bowel mucosal transglutaminase 2-specific IgA deposits in coeliac disease without villous atrophy: a prospective and randomized clinical study. Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 2005 May, 40(5):564-72 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: In coeliac disease, autoantibodies directed against transglutaminase 2 are produced in small-bowel mucosa...
  5. Helena
    Thanks! I hope I can have oats too . . .but not a good idea right now as you say. Quinoa, unfortunately, is out for me I tend to have problems with seeds (allergies).
  6. Helena
    I'll take note of those brands of milk you mentioned---if I ever move to the States (which is a distinct possibility) I can go corn-free. I'm in Canada--I did write to Harmony Organics because I could hardly believe that an organic milk producer would use corn oil (because of the GMO issue) . . . but even Harmony uses corn oil (although they are trying to...
  7. Helena
    If it weren't for how limited my diet is, I'd just forgo this particular product--but right now, the only grains I can eat are: rice, millet, tapioca. And I can't buy Bob's Red Mill gluten-free millet because their product is not safe for the tree nut allergic. But I suppose I can just eat rice if this product is unsafe This company: Open Original...
  8. Helena
    Bad news, indeed. I'm sorry to hear about that---I hope you don't have to be on meds forever!
  9. Helena
    Thanks---I decided to get rid of the tea. I woke up the next day not feeling that good . . . seasonal allergies were noticably worse and I felt kind of foggy and my stomach was off (D). But I'm not sure that it was the oatstraw----I noticed before that I reacted to that tea (and stayed away from it for awhile). I figured that it might be another ingredient...
  10. Helena
    Hmmm...well eliminating all allergens does make sense! I was hoping that you found some remedy for seasonal allergies or something. I mostly eliminate my allergies . . . doing so means cooking everything from scratch. But I do get some corn in milk (corn oil for vitamin A and D preparation) and in my vitamins (does not contain corn starch . . . the corn...
  11. Helena
    Thanks for the support, everyone. Okay, so I'm not gonna worry about the dishpan. But I'll try to find a subtle way to deal with the handwashing thing . . . my mom is good with this sort of thing but my dad is more absentminded The friends whose houses I would consider visiting are good with the allergy situation . . . so I'll hold out hope. ...
  12. Helena
    I'm relatively new to this, so I'm not sure about celiac . . . but I do know (from learning about allergies) that proteins in hair/skin products are absorbed by the skin. There is some discussion of whether peanut oil in cosmetic products can sensitize one to peanuts (the question was raised in relation to diaper cream and eczema cream---which sometimes...
  13. Helena
    SimplyV, As an allergy sufferer (including to corn), I appreciate your posts. Have you found anything to help the seasonal allergies? Or was it eliminating corn that did the trick? I've had the same sort of experience with shots and with all the meds in my allergist's arsenal---haven't tried regular immunotherapy yet, but my allergist had me try the preseasonal...
  14. Helena
    Great thread---this answers one of the questions I've been mulling over. Thanks!
  15. Helena
    Since I'm finishing up my degree (translation: out of money!), I recently moved back in with my folks. I'm fairly new to the gluten-free diet---I don't react severely to gluten so far, and don't react to small amounts of gluten, but I want to avoid cc anyway because I can't know how my villi are doing. Before I came home, my mom gave some thought on...
  16. Helena
    Hmmm....not sure. What you are saying sort of makes sense----it is possible to have reactions to foods which have similar protein structure. So folks who are allergic to a particular type of shellfish are often told to avoid *all* shellfish . . . the same is not true with fish. Some who are allergic to peanuts just react to peanuts but a number need to...
  17. Helena
    I'm not sure that this is correct--- the reaction to an allergen is different (involves a different antibody altogether--IgE). In general, with allergies, the more antibodies one has, the more violent the reaction. (the reaction occurs *because* the body sets out to destroy an allergen. . . so the more antibodies circulating the more likely that there will...
  18. Helena
    I thought I was doing really well at avoiding gluten . . . and suddenly while going to sleep last night I realized that the herbal tea I drank that day contained oatstraw. Does oatstraw contain gluten? (I'm not sure if I can tolerate oats. I was planning on being gluten free for a good long time before trying gluten-free oats)
  19. Helena
    I just called Clairol yesterday to see if Herbal Essences is safe----they tell me that they do not add gluten, but that they cannot trace the ingredients in their fragrances (which *might* contain gluten). This sounds like a CYA statement, but I did a search on this board, and one person reports reacting to Herbal Essences (I found a total of two references...
  20. Helena
    I agree that there is more awareness of peanut allergy these days than celiac disease, but parents of severely allergic children often get the same types of responses. People don't get that, yes, a little tiny bit of the food could cause a reaction. And they don't understand the difficulties with ascertaining cross contamination risks. I guess this is...
  21. Helena
    Corn is used in the fermentation process. But companies that use xanthan gum often still claim it is corn free because no protein is in the final product (So, for instance, Enjoy Life foods is "free from corn" but contains xanthan gum) I approach claims about "no protein" in the final product with caution . . . they claimed this with refined soy oil and...
  22. Helena
    Thanks for the article--it is very informative and comprehensive. My respirologist actually wanted me to be investigated for ee . . . that's why she sent me to the GI doc in the first place. . . but we got sidetracked by the whole celiac disease issue.
  23. Helena

    ARCHIVED Hives

    Helena replied to covsooze's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

    I'd second what SimplyV said about the possibility of a delayed reaction. I've had just a few hives from food before. It is sometimes difficult to figure out what might be causing them! Sometimes there is no particular cause---hives can be idiopathic. I get hives if the surface of my skin is scratched (it is called dermographism)--sometimes people even...
  24. Helena
    I'm with pixiegirl on the issue with allergen policies in elementary schools. The problem with allergies is every one has a different level of reactivity, and doctors cannot predict who will have a "milder" anaphylactic type reaction and who will have a more severe reaction. So sometimes people look at parents of allergic children as "paranoid" because...
  25. Helena

    ARCHIVED Photophobia?

    Helena replied to Helena's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Thanks---yes, I think the photophobia was accompanied by headaches, so that does make sense. I'm trying to figure out her potential objections to the celiac disease idea so I can convince her to stop eating gluten entirely, and this helps. (She is getting small amounts of gluten in 1 product.)
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