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  1. Scott Adams
    If you are the only person who uses your desk, then you probably need to figure out a way to not worry about such things. Food is not cheap nowadays, so throwing it out isn't a great choice. I could only see doing this if I knew that my food got contaminated, or if there was a high likelihood of it. Do you normally prepare most of your food, including...
  2. Scott Adams
    I would definitely look into supplementation, and this article may be helpful:
  3. Scott Adams
    In a personal message to me you indicated that you saw this sticker in a drive through window at the McDonald's on in Montrose, CO "on townsend Ave." The only one I could find is listed below, which is actually just off of Townsend Ave. I called them and they indicated that they definitely do use dedicated fryers, and only cook their French fries and hash...
  4. Scott Adams
    If this is the one you mean, I just called them and they use a dedicated fryer and cook only their French fries and hash browns in their fryers:
  5. Scott Adams
    It might be a good idea to call the company and ask if it could have been contaminated. This can happen, and the only way to know for sure would be to test a sample from your box/lot.
  6. Scott Adams
    As long as the packages are sealed correctly and not leaking crumbs you should not have to worry about this. Shared cutting boards, counters, wooden spoons, pans, etc., would be more of a worry.
  7. Scott Adams
    No pressure and no rush...but a picture would be worth a thousand words! I even called 5 McDonald's today, and everyone said the same thing--only fries and hashbrowns are cooked together in dedicated fryers. Obviously I don't want give any wrong info here, and would love to update it if possible.
  8. Scott Adams
    Good to know!
  9. Scott Adams
    Many of the larger supermarkets in Europe now offer gluten-free food sections and/or lots of gluten-free options. I recommend that she always has gluten-free bars and snacks on had just in case, and if possible, even some gluten-free bread so she can make her own sandwiches.
  10. Scott Adams
    I have never seen such a sticker...any chance you could get a photo of it for Celiac.com? I would love to update our info based on this, but need that first. According to Chat-GPT:
  11. Scott Adams
    Let us know how it goes. I was looking for a more natural way to get nutrients, but unfortunately it won't work in my case.
  12. Scott Adams
    Welcome to the forum! I am just checking to see if you were eating gluten daily in the 6-8 weeks before your blood test? You also need to eat it daily for at least 2 weeks before your endoscopy/biopsy. The rash could definitely be dermatitis herpetiformis, which is the skin manifestation of celiac disease. Do you have tiny, hard, clear and very itchy...
  13. Scott Adams
    Ok, but cooking it in 5x water makes soup, not rice! 😉
  14. Scott Adams
    In general a vast majority of sodas are gluten-free and made with corn sugar, but without knowing exactly what it was it is difficult to say for sure. However, eating large amounts of sugar can cause changes to your gut flora, and cause bacterial overgrowth in some cases. Do you drink sugary sodas often?
  15. Scott Adams
    Does your daughter eat in restaurants? Studies have shown that even ones with gluten-free menus often serve contaminated food. Also, there is some research that shows that cow's milk may also increase tTG levels in those who are sensitive:
  16. Scott Adams
    We do have an article on this topic as well:
  17. Scott Adams
    It is strange that you were told 10 years ago that blood tests for celiac disease were not available. As @trents mentioned they've been around for decades, and the tTG tests that are most commonly used now have been widely available since the early 2000's. In any case, here is more info on the gluten challenge in case you get re-tested:
  18. Scott Adams
    There are no gluten ingredients used in Planters Salted Dry Roasted Peanuts, but they are not labelled "gluten-free":
  19. Scott Adams
    California grown rice has much less arsenic than rice grown in other areas of the US: https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/content/arsenic-contamination-in-rice/#:~:text=Rice varieties grown in California,depending on the food type.
  20. Scott Adams
    Since you had two positive blood tests already, you should eb able to just do the endoscopy/biopsy, especially if you explain that you were gluten-free for a time before your blood tests (during the 6-8 weeks before). For the biopsy you would need to eat the same 2 slices of wheat bread daily for 2 weeks beforehand, but if you need further confirmation be...
  21. Scott Adams
    They have a separate fryer for those foods. When I used to work their it was call the "pie fryer," and everyone was trained never to use the same fryers as the fries. This approach was never focused on the gluten-free thing, but is done for quality purposes--to keep their fries taking perfectly. They also had a very strict schedule for changing the cooking...
  22. Scott Adams
    We updated this article yesterday with more information about McDonald's. Anyone concerned about their fries should not eat them.
  23. Scott Adams
    Just FYI, this category on our site has many research summaries on gluten ataxia and celiac disease: https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/ataxia-nerve-disease-neuropathy-brain-damage-and-celiac-disease/
  24. Scott Adams
    Yes, when I had to get a new life insurance policy last year I was only able to do so by paying premiums that are closer to someone who is 10 years older than me.
  25. Scott Adams
    I understand why you may avoid McDonald's, but they do use dedicated French fry fryers, and only cook their fries and hash browns in them. They always done this, and it's not to keep things gluten-free, but to avoid bad tasting French fries, which is part of their trademark now--they don't mess with their fries!
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