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  1. FarmCat
    I'd like to clear up a misconception I commonly see on these boards. The US laws that require food manufacturers to clearly label allergens DO NOT APPLY to vitamins or to medications. If your vitamins or meds say 'starch', it could be wheat starch. I Googled this and found the following sources: Open Original Shared Link Since the Food Allergy Labeling...
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    psawyer, on 12 January 2011 - 08:57 PM, said: "Here is the applicable Canadian regulation. It applies to food sold in Canada, but food sold outside Canada may not have to adhere to the rule. Food and Drug Regulation B.24.018 No person shall label, package, sell or advertise a food in a manner likely to create an impression that it is gluten-free...
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    Maybe it's some other personal care product, not the toothpaste. Maybe his shaving cream or aftershave? Or his shampoo?
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    In my household we have one of each. I am self-diagnosed gluten-intolerant: blood work and gastroscopy both negative, trace amounts don't bother me, larger amounts do. My husband, on the other hand, just had a positive biopsy last week. He has very obvious and medically-confirmed Celiac disease.
  5. FarmCat
    I am hypoglycemic and gluten intolerant myself. There should not be hypoglycemia or hunger issues on the gluten-free diet! There are plenty of other sources of carbohydrates besides wheat, even for picky eaters. Potatoes, rice, corn, dairy (milk is a good source of sugar), fruit (will your family eat bananas, apples, oranges?). I have not found a really great...
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    Here's one connection--peanut butter, hummus and soy are all legumes. Soy is a very common allergy, and in some people (me included) the entire legume family causes problems. Good luck tracking things down.
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    I had not heard of this before, but WOW do I fit the profile of being overmethylated/low histamine. It makes a lot of little things make sense--like the fact that when I saw a traditional allergist for food allergy testing, the nurse commented that during the skin testing I barely even reacted to the control substance, which EVERYONE is supposed to be allergic...
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    If peanut butter and hummus both bother you--consider eliminating all legumes. The very first food intolerance I discovered I had was soy, and with a little more experimentation it turned out that it was the whole legume family. Being gluten and legume free is a nuisance; bean flour is used as a wheat substitute in so many gluten-free goodies!
  9. FarmCat
    Thank you, both of you! I live close to them, too (I'm in the same town as FoodieGurl) and I didn't know about them. I will definitely make a trip down there soon. I'm going to call them first and ask some questions. I can't tolerate legumes and I know a lot of gluten-free baking is done with bean flours.
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    Your low iron and B12 could possibly be something called pernicious anemia (PA). That is the inability to absorb B12 from food. This malabsorption wouldn
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    I'm pretty new to all this myself, but the advice I have seen on this forum is to get rid of any non-stick cookware, because it does scratch and you can't wash the gluten out of it. Did you use a cutting board? That hangs onto gluten, too; you need a new one. I'm glad you're doing better. I've been gluten-free for a couple of weeks now and am trying...
  12. FarmCat
    I am wondering about your cooking utensils. It sounds like for your first few days you were eating things that didn't require much cooking--and then you fixed a nice, big dinner. Was it the first time you used those pans since going gluten-free? Were they teflon? Any scratches in teflon will hold gluten. Maybe you did eat a trace of it.
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    Yes, they can! I don't know if it's Celiac, but there are dogs who are bothered by wheat, or soy, or any of the things that bother people. And you CAN get gluten-free dog food. That might be a good idea, anyway; one less possible source of gluten crumbs in your house. Although I admit I haven't switched my dog's food yet.
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    Ginnybean, I am pretty new here myself, but I wanted to join in and welcome you. I am so sorry you are getting so little support from the people around you. I hope they will come around eventually. In the meantime, you can always come here and people will understand. I wanted to touch on a couple of things from your first post. You mentioned having...
  16. FarmCat
    What about carrying some disposable rubber gloves to slip on before eating, if you can't wash your hands? You can get a big box of them very cheaply at lumber supply/hardware stores. They sell them for painters and other people who want to keep chemicals off their hands.
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    QuietMorning, May I suggest you add soy to the list of foods you test your tolerance of? I have issues with the entire legume family. I actually discovered that before I figured out I was gluten-intolerant.
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    Discuss this with your doctor, but once the testing is done I don't see any reason to wait for the results before going gluten-free. Maybe you can feel better a little sooner
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    I was wondering about that tostada, too--so I looked for TacoBell nutrition info online. They actually include gluten in their list of allergenic items. Their website claims that the tostada has no wheat or gluten, and is NOT made on shared equipment. I don't think I'd trust that without knowing how well-informed their staff is and how careful they are ...
  20. FarmCat
    I have heard many people say that their reactions to foods are more severe after eliminating them from their diet for a while. I know it's true for me. Not so weird, I don't think.
  21. FarmCat
    I want to resurrect this thread and maybe find out how you are doing, WestyPDX. Did you get back on the gluten-free diet? How did it go? Did you have withdrawal sx again? How long did they last? I found this thread because I searched for "gluten withdrawal" on this forum. I am having some nasty issues with it myself. I went gluten-free two weeks ago. ...
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    Are you sensitive to egg? The other day I stumbled across the fact that some coffee manufacturers put a little egg in with the coffee to make the brew look clear instead of cloudy.
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    When I first went to my doctor with the idea that my brain fog and other symptoms might be food-related, she told me there were no reliable food allergy tests and suggested I try an elimination diet. Very wise doctor. Google "elimination diet" and you can find a lot of info. Basically, you can't try eliminating just one thing at a time, because if you...
  24. FarmCat
    Hi, fellow Wisconsinites! I'm in Kenosha, just like FoodieGurl. Gurl, have you found any local support groups yet? I have just barely begun to look. I DID come across a store in Milwaukee called the Gluten-Free Trading Company. Their ENTIRE STORE is gluten-free, plus they mail-order. I remember reading that they also have a casein-free area. I don't have...
  25. FarmCat
    Just a quick two cents about biopsies. I had mine this morning! and it was a piece of cake. They don't use general anesthesia, just a sedative. I got sleepy and the next thing I knew, they were wheeling me back into my room and it was done. Not even a sore throat afterward. So if you do choose to have one, it's quick and easy (at least, in MY experience...
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