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  1. mushroom
    As Jerseyangel said, it is important to distinguish an actual *allergy* from an intolerance. An allergy is when you have an anaphylaxis (shock, inability to breathe) type reaction to something or it produces hay fever, sneezing-type symptoms, or causes huge swelling as in some insect bites. Intolerance is when a food does not agree with you; it can cause...
  2. mushroom
    I'll bet that the medical journal did not call it an "allergy". This is a misnomer as an allergy is a totally different response by the body, causing an IGe reaction. Celiac disease is an autoimmune *disease* caused by an intolerance to gluten which causes the body to attack itself. I won't go in to the whole mechanism of how it works, but it is often...
  3. mushroom
    It takes a while to get comfortable with the idea of eating in restaurants. I would start with either a restaurant that offers a gluten free menu and therefore purports to know something about gluten free dining, or with a dining establishment where you can talk directly to the chef and with any luck have him personally prepare your meal to your specifications...
  4. mushroom
    Everything I have ever read, Dan, says that DH *is* celiac disease by definition, and therefore puts you at risk for other effects of gluten.
  5. mushroom
    WHAT A RELIEF!!!
  6. mushroom
    Many people also just look at the total cholesterol number and fail to take into account how much of it is HDL vs. LDL. So long as your ratios are good the total number is not that significant, i.e., if most or a goodly percentage of your cholesterol is HDL cholesterol.
  7. mushroom
    Yeah, a modern house with all the gizmos, when you're not a techie, is a real pain in the butt when things go wrong, go wrong, go wrong. (Sorry, shouldn't laugh, but sometimes this non-techie makes more sense about things than techie spouse who "thinks" he knows it.) Gianknit, I'm sure Skeeter will do just fine. Mothers always worry so... ...
  8. mushroom
    Can you eat goat cheese? It's a fave of mine. Coconut or hemp milk ice cream. Almond milk or hemp milk instead of rice. Seafood chowder made with coconut milk. Hummus spreads, Earth Balance soy free spread. There are milk, soy and gluten free chocolates to make sauces from. Lots of stews as Bunni says in the crockpot. Buy a crockpot cookbook and...
  9. mushroom
    Our local gluten free bakery has been making a delicious buckwheat loaf for a couple of years; in fact, they even bake special batches for me with just rice flour and buckwheat (their other loaves contain some potato starch). Ahead of their time I also use it quite a bit in baking although I tend to get better results with sorghum. Must experiment more...
  10. mushroom
    If you have insurance, your primary care physician can order the celiac panel blood test, which consists of: Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgA Anti-Gliadin (AGA) IgG Anti-Endomysial (EMA) IgA Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA Total Serum IgA This may or may not return a positive result, even if you are gluten intolerant, but if you have or intend to...
  11. mushroom
    I have substituted sorghum for brown rice flour successfully. We get two different types of sorghum here, the "sweet white" sorghum or the less refined (looks more like brown rice flour) sorghum, which does have a slightly rougher texture and adds a darker coloring to the baked goods.
  12. mushroom
    PrincessHungry, have you also considered lectins as a possible culprit. The lectins in rice are found in the outer bran, so it is recommended that those who are lectin sensitive eat only white rice despite its higher glycemic index reading. I have come to the conclusion I am lectin intolerant to most high lectin foods except dairy, and have myself switched...
  13. mushroom
    No, yogurt is not enzymes. Yogurt contains good probiotics which promote a healthy gut (balancing out the good/bad bacteria in there), provided you are not also intolerant to lactose and/or casein. Many are at first intolerant of lactose because the enzyme to digest it is produced at the tips of the villi in the gut which are damaged by gluten, so you have...
  14. mushroom
    If her "tummy troubles" caused excessive bloating that could create pressure on the lungs and make breathing difficult. Without knowing more, it's difficult to say.
  15. mushroom
    Not in and of themselves they don't, but if someone dips in a knife that has breadcrumbs on it, now they do For some, gluten causes them to retain fluid, which could account for what seems like excessive urination. And for the remaining digestive symptoms, perhaps some digestive enzymes would help your pancreas out a little, because sometimes its...
  16. mushroom
    Wot dose?? Forgot about them years ago And the first time, I diddna know ya wuz supposed to take de cardboard out T'was not very comfortable on ma bicyclette.
  17. mushroom
    And they actually have the nerve to call her a customer service rep.
  18. mushroom
    Inflammation, diarrhea, weight loss, stomach pain, body aches, foggy brain, bad reaction with reintroduction of gluten - sure sounds like it could be celiac disease. It is normal to react more severely to wheat upon its reintroduction after a gluten free period. Unfortunately, by giving up gluten for a month, considerable healing has already taken place...
  19. mushroom
    Werry slow here.... still don't get it
  20. mushroom
    I had symptoms as a child but after early teens they went away. My first potential trigger was quitting smoking, and at the same time was exposed to Mexican food on a regular basis for the first time, with adverse effects. Lots of bloating Then there were two other triggers 20 years later - a head-on auto accident followed closely by a serious mycoplasma...
  21. mushroom
    I initially could not eat soy lecithin either - now I can and I can have chocolate I still avoid soy bean oil with diligence
  22. mushroom
    Gads, I almost missed this little jewel. Definitely none of those kind thank ya verry much.
  23. mushroom
    I continued to have bloating and chest pain, difficulty breathing, pain in my arms and shoulders, erratic heart beats, etc., etc., up until a month ago. I had been putting two and two together and only coming up with three and a half until someone here posted about lectins and the sums finally added up. I eliminated almost all lectins (a lot of them I...
  24. mushroom
    Donna worry, situation normal, everything's okay. Sorry, no graffiks Hope you's feelin' betta Dada
  25. mushroom
    It is really hard to downplay how far the research is trailing behind common knowledge. Next thing you know, the Journal of Rheumatology will be publishing research showing a link between gluten and rheumatoid arthritis At least my rheumy might read that and think about it
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