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  1. hathor
    This list tells you at least some of the teas that are gluten-free or not. Open Original Shared Link Rather than remembering, I just go with the Republic of Tea. They are a certified gluten-free facility, or some such, and so I know that everything they have is safe.
  2. hathor
    What are your symptoms? Do you react to a tiny amount or significant quantities? Is it all oils or just particular ones? Do you react to all fats, or just oils? I will feel ill if I have anything with a substantial quantity of oil in it. Tiny amounts don't bother me. The exception is olive oil. But I only really have it much if I go out to eat and...
  3. hathor
    Ick, I'm just imagining the storage facility. It isn't as if you send in a tiny bit ...
  4. hathor
    I haven't noticed a problem. You might try some other product with hemp and see if you react.
  5. hathor
    It is possible to go both dairy and soy free, if you have to. I'm commenting because you mentioned teas bothering you. Which ones? Some have gluten. I discovered to my distress that two that I was using are in that category. Now I use products from the Republic of Tea which is a certified gluten-free establishment and I know I won't have problems...
  6. hathor
    Check out www.naturalfeast.com. Their description: Our all-natural desserts are always free of the most common allergens, as well as artificial additives, preservatives and coloring, and contain: No GMO ingredients No corn No wheat or gluten No refined sugars No corn No dairy No hydrogenated oils No eggs No soy No cholesterol No trans...
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    ARCHIVED P F Changs

    hathor replied to JustMe75's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I did finally get a response from PFChang's. She told me that they have different drinks in different locations and so can't have a gluten-free list. As far as the soy was concerned, she said they couldn't list everything on their web site that may be in particular dishes and that the spinach contains soy oil, not soy sauce. Not what the waiter said the...
  8. hathor
    Hi and welcome! I'm sure you will here from people who can tell you about Type 1 diabetes, etc. I'll just hit on the subjects where I have something to say. If you want to have traditional testing for celiac, you have to be eating gluten. If you don't want to go back on gluten (true for many of us who tried gluten-free as an experiment and didn't...
  9. hathor
    In response to my question, I was sent to their blog, presumably to ask the question a third time. This time I did get an answer: "I wish there was a simple answer to your question. As you know, caramel colouring (E150) is occasionally used by single malt producers to maintain colour consistency from batch to batch. Unless you live in Germany, where the...
  10. hathor
    I knew for some time I was intolerant to dairy and egg. I would get sick whenever I had any and my reactions seemed to be getting worse. Even largely avoiding them for years (and not bothering about bits in restaurant meals or special occasion desserts) I still had elevated antibodies to both when I tested with Enterolab. Enterolab's finding of a soy...
  11. hathor
    I just remembered that some believe soy can have harmful effects on the thyroid. I don't know that there is a consensus on this and I've never researched the possible link. It may be something for you to look at, as well as other foods that have been linked by some to poor thyroid functioning (like cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and millet, in addition to soy...
  12. hathor
    I would check with the manufacturer to be sure. I have heard of a low level of casein in lactose (and vice versa). It isn't as if the manufacturers are under any obligation to mention it. You can probably find a supplement without lactose, though, and avoid the problem.
  13. hathor
    It can take longer than three months (or six weeks depending on how you look at it). Sometimes I think it takes longer for those of us on the C side to heal than those on the D side. But that may well be selective perception and memory on my part. I do remember asking and being told by a number of C folks that they started seeing improvement around three...
  14. hathor
    If you need a positive test result to confirm your experience on (and off) a gluten-free diet, you can go with Enterolab, as ravenwoodglass mentioned. Their gluten intolerance (not celiac) testing is supposed to be valid up to a year after going off gluten. At the same time, you could get tested for some of the other things gluten-free folks find they have...
  15. hathor
    I've never heard of gluten in paint. There is no gluten in drywall itself (it is gypsum and paper). However, drying agents for the joint compound can contain: "plaster of Paris, calcium carbonate, gypsum, crystallized silicon dioxide (quartz), Portland cement, perlite, lime, hydroxy ethyl ether of cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, starch, wood fiber, potassium...
  16. hathor
    I've never heard of a wine containing gluten, either. I think it is only a concern if you are looking at a wine cooler or some other product where something is added to the wine. I saw a reference once to an experiment (in another country, if I'm remembering right) with using gluten as a fining agent for wine (in which case small amount could be in the...
  17. hathor
    I've never seen any evidence that Enterolab produces a significant number of false positives. People who go to them, of course, generally have some symptoms, so a higher positive rate than would be true of the general population would be expected. Also, people who test negative aren't likely to participate much on this forum, are they I have heard of...
  18. hathor
    I received a response from Glenfiddich. I specifically asked about the presence of coloring and made it clear that I had problems with things other than gluten. I didn't want to get into an argument about the definition of gluten-free. The response: "Please be assured our products are gluten free." I just responded, telling them they didn't answer...
  19. hathor
    If you want a test to confirm your problem with gluten, you can always go with Enterolab. It is supposed to be more sensitive than blood tests and will work up to a year after going gluten-free. You can also do the testing each year to see if your malabsorption and antibody levels improve.
  20. hathor
    You aren't going to find agreement on what gluten intolerance is or isn't. Sometimes gluten intolerance is what someone has before the blood tests will show the antibodies and the villi are observably injured. There is a deleterious, autoimmune process going on ... it just hasn't turned into "celiac" yet. There are also cases where it is believed that...
  21. hathor
    This thread got me to thinking about Nutty Flax, my favorite (and allegedly) gluten-free cereal. Open Original Shared Link Folks reported reactions. I was initially skeptical as you can see, and now I'm not quite sure. I noticed a gluten-sort of brain fog that didn't seem like it could be attributable to anything else, among other things. So I'm experimenting...
  22. hathor
    You know, guys, after I popped my mouth off about Nutty Flax not being a problem, I was feeling bad and wondering, why don't I feel as good as I was for a while there? I realized that I went from never having this cereal, to having it occasionally, to having it every couple days. I looked at my diet/symptom journal. I also was having a brain fog experience...
  23. hathor
    It seems to be fairly common that one's reaction to a substance is stronger when it has been generally eliminated from one's diet. I know this is what has happened to me with gluten, casein, egg, and soy. (Don't get me started on yeast. I can't see a reaction whether I eat it or not.)
  24. hathor

    ARCHIVED P F Changs

    hathor replied to JustMe75's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    A word of warning to those of you with other intolerances -- do NOT rely on what the web site tells you about ingredients. I picked something out that was on the gluten-free menu and did not have soy in the listed ingredients on the web site. When I ordered I told the waiter I couldn't eat soy either and to confirm that the dish was made without it. He...
  25. hathor
    Did he have an endoscopy or a colonoscopy? Your reference to their finding a normal colon -- plus your husband's biting his lip during the procedure (impossible with a tube down your throat I would think) -- makes it sound like the latter. A colonoscopy cannot diagnose celiac, because the damage is to the little intestine, not the colon. Even assuming...
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