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  1. Paul Jackson
    Affordable gluten-free Grocery Shopping in Fresno, California Twelve-net-ounce packages of gluten-free chicken sausage sell at Kristina's Market, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods Market for $5 or more on a consistent basis. At WinCo, however, a 12-net-ounce package of Al Fresco
  2. Paul Jackson
    Hey! I’m not “allergic” to wheat, barley, or rye; but I know that living without them takes a knack. The term “allergy” doesn’t really apply when my immune system begins its attack. I can get sensitive to other foods—so sly are my body’s defenses when they’re out of whack! I am, or have celiac (Greek for abdomen)— no allergy but an autoimmune d...
  3. Paul Jackson
    I think that Josh simply likes to drink barley-based "light" beer and doesn't really believe what he's saying. He points out that the fact of distilled vinegar being harmless to celiacs was at one time unknown; but we know it's since been studied by GIG and others and found to be safe for us, so we know we may consume it. But we can't say the same about...
  4. Paul Jackson
    Mountaineer Josh writes: "You do realize there are varying degrees of the disease right? Look at the literature." As another person wrote, "just because you don't notice a symptom doesn't mean there isn't one present." Antibodies come, and antibodies go. They're like a snapshot of what's going on with the autoimmune system. So, the IgA tTGA test...
  5. Paul Jackson
    One last word from me and, I anticipate, one more chuckle by tom. I believe that as responsibility, self-reliant human beings, each of us should take all reasonable precautions to protect our good health and take all steps to promote it. This responsibility includes discussing contingency plans when things don't go our way. In 1972, things really didn...
  6. Paul Jackson
    "Just to clarify, while it is true that this intestinal epithelium-associated enzyme in vivo is capable of digesting to some extent gliadin peptides . . . " ( Open Original Shared Link boldface mine. ) If one has already to decided to the only-available meal that, despite taking all precautions, is risky, the question remains whether to eat the meal with...
  7. Paul Jackson
    Calicoe, I don't know how to follow up on such wonderful words of yours. But may I simply to offer a suggestion or two about cookies: My two favorite flours to make them are quinoa and teff. One recipe using teff flour (appearing on the label on the bag of Bob's Red Mill teff flour) is for Teff Peanut Butter Cookies. Besides the recipe-in-a-bag cookie...
  8. Paul Jackson
    Thank you for the opportunity to explain my approach to speaking with a young man like Will--which is to be frank and thorough, and to give him the 'lay of the land' with regard to a pending issue. At his age, self-confidence is critical, especially in his situation. That's why I mentioned the two rare exceptions to the general rule that he, as any celiac...
  9. Paul Jackson
    Good Afternoon, Fellow Celiac! While in high school, I did some extracurricular activities that entailed quite a bit of traveling. Both the Forensics (speech) and concert band led me to instances of the kind of predicament I've described. I wasn't in any "trouble" but was pursuing a successful academic career. I don't believe that it's wrong to "hope...
  10. Paul Jackson
    I never meant to suggest that a celiac 'just carry the pills and hope for the best.' Your suggestion about carrying dried food in the car is a good one.
  11. Paul Jackson
    I agree wholeheartedly. Always be prepared. But also be willing to discuss contingency plans. And I hope I never end up in the predicament I've described.
  12. Paul Jackson
    "There are actually alot of 'snacks' and 'junk food' that we can still have. Alot of ice creams, chips, etc. if that is what you crave. As far as gluten free specialty items...some of it tastes like crap BUT there are alot of good brands and if you ask for suggestions I am sure people will be more than willing to help I know I will help." There are no...
  13. Paul Jackson
    Actually, sir, according to the University of Chicago researchers, these enzyme pills do work "to some extent." (Open Original Shared Link ) And--heaven forbid--if you were forced to order a meal off the Denny's menu because you were stranded in a small town in the wee hours, you'd of course order the one with the smallest amount of gluten--just as...
  14. Paul Jackson
    So, what, may I ask, do you suggest off the Denny's menu, given the scenario that I'm stranded and it's the only restaurant open? Perhaps you could think of a meal with less gluten than unbreaded fish, plain rice, and fresh green salad; but any meal there could be cooked on the same part of the grill as some scary wheat product. And when we've arrived at...
  15. Paul Jackson
    No, missing a meal or two will worsen the state of health of the celiac, who requires more protein than others and who may even have type-1 diabetes. Eating the meal with smallest amount of gluten (e.g., unbreaded fish, plain rice, and fresh green salad at the only Denny's restaurant open at 3 a.m.)--along with the enzyme pill--would be a better thing to...
  16. Paul Jackson
    So you're saying that in the predicament I've described, a celiac, who requires more protein than others and who may even have type-1 diabetes, should skip a meal or two?
  17. Paul Jackson
    A message so very worthwhile, despite the seeming appearance of the nickname of its sender!
  18. Paul Jackson
    I'd advise against any Nature Valley product containing oats which, unlike a Clif Bar, are not "sourced" wheat-free. It's true that General Mills has the practice of listing all gluten-containing ingredients; but this is not the same as "gluten-free." (And if it were, why doesn't General Mills label Nature Valley product so, like Rice Chex?) In...
  19. Paul Jackson
    As a matter of law, not Enterolab, but only an M.D. can make a diagnosis of any sort. However, Mica, it appears your M.D. may befuddled by the typical medical school curriculum which, based on a study of Dutch children during the WWII era, incorrectly teaches that celiac is (only) a "childhood disease." You ask whether you "could possibly develop celiac...
  20. Paul Jackson

    Hi pjmaxx,

    Thanks for letting me know about the multiple allergy support group. I joined today. Also on yahoo groups there is glutenfreefresno@yahoogroups.com also sillyyaks@yahoogroups.com . I look forward to learning more about different places in Fresno County.---Mariann

  21. Paul Jackson
    Yes, I'd advise against feeding your son that rice milk (probably Rice Dream). Instead, I'd feed him nut or soy milk made by Pacific Organic Foods. But please be further advised that none of these is a baby formula. - P.J.
  22. Paul Jackson
    I agree. Furthermore, the level of ignorance expressed by others in this section (Teenagers Only) is astonishing! About the only food items a celiac should order at McDonald's are the apple, the green salad, milk and some of the soft drinks. Now, the breakfast sausage patty itself contains no gluten, but how can you be sure it's not cooked on a gluten...
  23. Paul Jackson
    Hi, Glueless! Mark Duran and Shannon Davis are self-employed "consultants for dietary modification," dba "Gluten Alternatives" in Fresno, California. Although I've never worked for them and am not trying to get any business for them (for I've never even met them!), I am introducing you to what I know about them as a possible "starting point." Duran and...
  24. Paul Jackson
    Personally, I prefer the 30-food allergen panel ordered by Dr. Scott Swarthout, a chiropractor whose Fresno, California office is situated to the north of Kaiser Permanente (8455 N. Millbrook Ave.). Dr. Swarthout will order the test be performed by Diagnos-Techs, Inc., a clinical and research laboratory in Kent, Washington (6620 S. 192nd Pl., J-104, Kent...
  25. Paul Jackson
    A "medium" or "slight" intolerance is a curious way of describing the human body's unconscious (and perhaps symptomless) allergic reaction to a substance. A test that gives such results is only a snapshot of what was going on in the body at the time the test was completed. Hence, you could well be among the larger population of celiacs whose diet should exclude...
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