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  1. VioletBlue
    Quite a few brands of potato chips and corn chips are gluten free as well. Popcorn is another thing that is often gluten free depending on the brand. Popsicle brand popsicles and some other brands of frozen whole juice bars are gluten-free as well. I always carry a couple Environkids chcolate flavored bars with me where ever I go incase I get in a jam...
  2. VioletBlue
    Excellent article! In addition there is some research that seems to say that organic produce contains a higher level of nutrients than non organic. Open Original Shared Link That tends to make sense to me when you consider that organic produce is usually grown with more sustainable practices. Plants or trees tend to be placed further apart to take...
  3. VioletBlue
    Could your doctor have been referring to Leaky Gut as it's commonly called around here, as the "other thing"? Leaky Gut, which I believe has a lovely technical name that I can't remember, creates allergic or histamine reactions to various substances in people with auto-immune disorders. Anti-histamines are of course useful in counteracting allergic responses...
  4. VioletBlue
    Oh HEY. Pamela's makes an ORGANIC, gluten free peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie that is amazing. I swear it's one of the best cookies I have every had, gluten free or otherwise. Try and find a store that carries them though, because they crumble very easily so having them shipped can be a problem.
  5. VioletBlue
    In addition to the corn in cornstarch, cornstarch is usually, unless it says otherwise, chemically processed with sulfites. People like me with sulfite allergies need to avoid cornstarch.
  6. VioletBlue
    I order from Barry farms all the time, usually through Amazon. I've never had a problem with them. Their customer service is great and their mailing and packaging is excellent. I can't say the same about some other Amazon stores I've ordered gluten-free flour from. You also have to realize how small 1 lb of flour is. A pound is roughly four and a...
  7. VioletBlue
    I tend to agree. Once I had to start reading labels and saw what was in most packaged foods and the huge impact of what I'd been eating most of my life hit me, I pretty much just stopped buying anything in a package. It does get easier. For me now I buy a few special gluten free things that fit into my life; things like breakfast bars, rice noddles...
  8. VioletBlue
    The biggest problem with this is what you're talking about is that it's anecdotal information. It's not statistics, it's based on personal memories which are subject to all sorts of conditional issues. To just look around and say "Boy people are sicker today" doesn't mean much without numbers or verifiable information. All of us, our memories and experiences...
  9. VioletBlue
    You wouldn't have had autistic children in public schools back then, at least not those who had a severe case of it. They would have been institutionalized or kept at home; that's a sad reality. Or you may have had a kid in your class who had attention issues but autism wasn't a known named disease back then the way it is now. I remember a kid in Junior...
  10. VioletBlue
    Farmer Johns skinless links and patties are gluten free and nitrite free as well.
  11. VioletBlue
    I have to be careful because some of them, the mixes in particular, have potato flour or starch in them. But I LOVE the ones I can eat. The organic peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are TO DIE FOR! They're better than any other cookie gluten-free or not on the market I think. You have to try those if you haven't already and can handle the ingredients...
  12. VioletBlue
    It took me about six months being gluten free to see an improvement. No infusions, just oral supplements and an odd craving for pate that I indulged, go figure. Going gluten free is the best treatment though. It allows the damaged villi to heal so they can start absorbing the iron you consume.
  13. VioletBlue
    I think you have to be careful about saying that these disorders are new or unheard of in past societies. "Consumption" was kind of a catch all way back when for wasting diseases which Celiacs would qualify as. We did not have the tools back then to diagnose the diseases currently in vogue. I doubt statistics would say we're any more sick now than say...
  14. VioletBlue
    It does get easier. You come to remember what is and isn't gluten-free. You learn where gluten can hide. It gets easier. You will find your own way to cope. The whole mourning period is major grief, but that gets better too. There will always be issues becuase we live in a gluten laden world, but adjusting your own POV and dealing with the loss does...
  15. VioletBlue
    You sound a lot like me 12 years ago. I'm 46 now. I went the whole range of tests, from nerve conduction tests to testing for arthritis and lupus and anything else they could think of. I would get terrible attacks of joint pain that would last for days; this terrible aching that Advil never really touched. The worst of the pain was concentrated in my...
  16. VioletBlue
    I'm gonna say this and then I'm outta this conversation. I've already broken my own rules in this conversation. It's your lives, do what you want with them. Mine is the only one I can control so I'll go do that. If you've got a wheat allergy or non Celiac gluten intolerance it's apparently a different issue for you. Congratulations on that, you're...
  17. VioletBlue
    So you're now claiming WITH NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO BACK YOU UP that this product does indeed prevent intestinal damage. "I disagree that the product doesn't prevent intestinal damage. The offending molecule is broken down by the enzymes "before" it causes damage. Hey, we're all different. It works for me." That is what snake oil is, an untested...
  18. VioletBlue
    I hope people truly do go to that linked site and read with a critical mind. The first three words there are "Gluten Intolerance Treatment". How many people new to Celiacs would read that and think "HEY, a cure." The entire thing is worded in such a way that the pseudo science takes over. It's not the digestion or incomplete digestion that gets us, IT...
  19. VioletBlue
    What pisses me off the most about this is the pseudo-science being used here. Most people in the U.S. have a minimal grasp of science to begin with and can't always distinguish between the nonsense and the honest real stuff. The best test in the end is whether or not the product has gone through scientific testing by reputable labs with published results...
  20. VioletBlue
    Shaking can also be a sign of hypoglycemia. Had it been awhile since you'd eaten, or had you eaten something high in sugar or carbs? Hypoglycemia can accompany Celiacs. It's low blood sugar as opposed to hyperglycemia which is high blood sugar.
  21. VioletBlue
    I love Oscar Meyer. They have a "naturals" line that is nitrite free as well as gluten free. It's the only hot dog anyone sells up here that I can eat because I'm terribly allergic to nitrites. Their whole naturals line is preservative free. And the hot dogs taste wonderful as long as you heat them up. They have a nice smokey flavor to them.
  22. VioletBlue
    Wow, you're lucky. Last time I accidentally ingested a large amount of gluten a couple months ago I was violently ill; we're talking projectile vomiting and intense stomach pain here. And my "large" dose was nothing compared to what you ate. I've been eating gluten free for over 18 months. It doesn't take much gluten now to make me sick as a dog. So...
  23. VioletBlue
    I BBQ a lot in hot weather. I use Kingsford charcoal which is gluten free. I usually do a meat and a veggie on the BBQ. My favorite is long spears of green squash coated in oliver oil and garlic. I also do ears of corn in foil and love how it turns out. When I need to pre-cook something like chicken I do it in the microwave.
  24. VioletBlue
    NOW vitamins are also gluten free. I take a Nature Made multi vitamin and several NOW supplements as well. I don't bother with any brand that does not clearly state on the bottle that it is gluten free.
  25. VioletBlue
    Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia is not generally considered a classic symptom of diabetes. As a rule, the only time diabetics experience hypo is if they overdose on insulin or medication by not properly gaging their body's needs. Too much insulin eats up the blood sugar. High blood sugar or hyperglycemia results from too little insulin and is a common...
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