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  1. Tim-n-VA
    For years I thought I regularly got mild food poisoning (two or three times a month? What was I thinking?). My diagnosis wasn't in response to those symptoms but as part of investigating liver issues. I just went gluten free when I got the diagnosis and the occasional "food poisoning" stopped. I have been tempted to try something so that I could get...
  2. Tim-n-VA
    Try these topics: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...p;hl=washington https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...p;hl=washington
  3. Tim-n-VA
    In other discussions, the common answer seems to be that you have to consume gluten for at least six weeks to get a positive result on a test. Not sure it is valid but I reverse that and think that occasional accidental gluten will not reset your recovery to step one, you'd have to consume gluten for weeks to do that. Of course you should always try to...
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    No. It's just IBS. I have celiac. My oldest brother has IBS and thyroid issues. Our mother had diabetes. His daughter has an auto-immune condition that resulted in a false diagnosis of Lupus. All diseases of the immune system. He has a pill that he can take. If he doesn't take it and eats a "normal" meal he has all the classic celiac symptoms. ...
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    I finally picked up that issue and read the articles. I didn't have any problems with it. It is part of a three article group about celebrities taking their specific experience and promoting it as a generic advice. It isn't the focus of the article so it doesn't get much space but they are very clear that gluten-free is appropriate for a segment of the...
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    The gluten is only the protein in the grain part of the wheat. Theoretically it is possible to separate out other parts of the wheat. Common examples are wheat grass and wheat starch. The risk of mistakes and contamination are too great for me to trust these products in general.
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    Once you find a product you like and have a feel for how much you will use, check the price online. Amazon has a subscription service where you can get things sent at scheduled intervals. The negative is that you normally have to buy a box of six or more items and might have to pay shipping. The positive is that the per unit price is usually a lot cheaper...
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    I make a loaf of the Pamela's most weekends. Knowing I will use it regularly, the cheapest way to get it is the Amazon subscription. I've signed up for one shipment every two months which works out for the occasional weeks I don't make the bread. The subscription rate for the box of six packages gets the individual package to $3.76 and I've seen in in...
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    Its been a while since I've looked at an issue of RD. I might have to pick one up. To the extent the that the comments on the randi site linked above are accurate, I wouldn't object too much to the article. It sounds like it is more about celebrity adivice and fads more than about celiac. There is a gluten-free fad diet and that can make it more difficult...
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    Tim-n-VA replied to Knoppie's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    When I posted earlier I only had a few minutes at work. I've added the links here. The study on thresholds is at: Open Original Shared Link The thread about allowable amounts is at: https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=55953
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    Tim-n-VA replied to Knoppie's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    There have been some studies that indicate that there is a threshold below which a person will not react. The problem is that the threshold is different for each person and not all reactions to gluten are apparent without testing. My theory is that there is a threshold that won't hurt me but I used that to take care of small amounts of cross-contamination...
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    The Whole Foods chain carries those here in Virginia. There is one in Cary and one in Raleigh so you could check there. You can find the exact address and/or phone number at their website: Open Original Shared Link
  13. Tim-n-VA
    Stawberries & Creme Frappachino, Venti with whole milk and whipped cream= 750 calories. The name sounds so healthy. Is that their "worst" drink in terms of calories?
  14. Tim-n-VA
    I did have one employee try to give me the one from the display case. At another store the employee told me they were not gluten free if not in the package (I've started just asking for them wrapped to minimize confusion). I didn't try to make the distiction between "not gluten free" and "at risk for contamination".
  15. Tim-n-VA
    The article happygirl linked to is a good one. Another good explanation is Open Original Shared Link. One of the issues is that celiac disease is well defined (if not well known) in that the clinical definition is widely accepted*. Gluten Intolerance does not have a widely accepted definition. On this message boards some people use the term to mean...
  16. Tim-n-VA
    My philosopny is that there is no such thing as junk food. There is such a thing as a junk diet. Any single item means little unless considered in context of what else you ate that day, week, month, etc. How many calories if I take that orange cake home, warm it up and put vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce on it?
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    My son works at a Starbucks (but not near me). He told me that it was coming soon and that his manager had talked to them about not selling the one they'll put in a display case due to cross-contamination. It was good to hear that they were thinking about things like that. I didn't ask too much more because we were on our way to a hockey game and had other...
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    Cookies are small files that a website places on your computer. When you return it looks to see if the cookie is there. This is generally how a website knows who you are when you return to it. The pro is that your websurfing can become more tailored to you. The con is that anytime someone else puts stuff on your computer there is a risk. There are more...
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    I've had success with spicy grilled catfish at Cracker Barrel but it is never my first choice due to the risk of cross-contamination.
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    Just for reference: The World Health Organization website is: Open Original Shared Link The US Centers for Disease Control website is: Open Original Shared Link Note: I didn't read the article linked above, just wanted to distinguish between a BBC (or any other news) article about the WHO and the direct WHO info.
  21. Tim-n-VA
    Just to clarify for anyone who might misunderstand the past tense of some of the posts: Dave Barry is still alive and writing books. He just quit writing a weekly column.
  22. Tim-n-VA
    A standard in PPM makes sense as a way to keep us from doing complex arithmetic in the grocery store. It does have implied assumptions. The two big ones are that a typical celiac can eat some small amount of gluten without clinical results and that a "reasonable" amount will be consumed.
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    Any number of articles from the main page of this site would work. A relatively simple, easy to understand overview is at Open Original Shared Link Just click the link at the top of the page for "celiac disease".
  24. Tim-n-VA
    If it isn't too late, here's what worked for me: Pour your glass. Take a breath and hold it Drink as much as you can while still holding your breath. BEFORE taking a breath, drink one of the stronger flavored drinks that you are allowed (I used propel). Breathe again. For me, it was the smell that made me gag. I found I could get an 8 oz glass...
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    I seem to recall reading that in the 1918 flu outbreak most of the deaths were the result of secondary infections. Penicillin wasn't discovered until ten years later and I don't think antibiotics were a common treatment until WWII. From my perspective that means this current flu is something to be aware of and to keep informed about but any comparisons...
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