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    ARCHIVED Leftovers

    T.H. replied to Pegleg84's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

    I could think of a few reasons, perhaps, although some would be much less likely, I'd imagine. :-) 1. Do you have any yeast or fungal issues, perhaps? I could see yeast increase in food over time, so that eating it later would have a slightly higher number of yeast that could affect you. 2. If you have any bacterial issues, like SIBO? Bacteria would...
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    I wonder if you might have a problem with the entire grain family, an intolerance or mild allergy? Like Peter said, Sugarcane is in the grass family like all grains. And you have to avoid all grains at the moment, yes? If this is the case, I believe that sugar cane and bamboo are the only two foods in that family that aren't grains. But buckwheat ISN...
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    ARCHIVED Psychosomatic

    T.H. posted a topic in Super Sensitive People

    As anyone reading the 'vapors' post recently noticed, there's something that comes up in the super-sensitive section periodically. Someone mentions a reaction that many don't think is possible, and during the course of the discussion of 'possible' and 'not possible,' the idea that the original poster may be having psychosomatic reactions comes up. And the...
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    I don't know that there have been any studies on gluten particles specifically, but there have been studies on various allergens and whether particles are present in the air after processes such as boiling, frying, etc.... So far, the evidence is that there are enough particulates aerosolized by cooking processes that an allergic person can respond. Again...
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    Just a quick mention on the In n Out - the burgers are NOT safe for you. Or rather, the cooking process is not. The fry information is accurate, but when someone requests a bun that is fried or toasted, it's done on the same area that they cook the burgers on. Not safe for Celiacs, I'm afraid.
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    If the banana was what got you and you don't believe it's gluten, I can think of a couple possibilities you could check out, although neither seems perfect. If you react to corn or to sulfites, the bananas can make you sick. Numerous people with either of these conditions report reacting to bananas (I'll say why in a sec). I react to gluten and sulfites...
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    Usually, yeah. It has a sweetener, which is most commonly corn syrup. It also usually contains citric acid, which some corn allergic folks react to if corn syrup was used as a feed during the formation of the citric acid.
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    If you have antibodies, my understanding is that this is Celiac Disease; gluten intolerance doesn't involve the antibodies. Not as I understand it, anyway. I believe it is an entirely different physiological reaction than Celiac Disease. Gluten contamination might be the explanation for the still high numbers, in that case, or if you were severely damaged...
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    I know a few Celiacs who cheat, including my father and brother. And all of them don't vomit. They get mild visible symptoms, like nausea and a case of the runs the next day. That's about it. I don't know that this is the case for every case of cheating, but I don't know that I've heard of anyone with severe symptoms cheating. Even my father, who used...
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    I think one of the important things is to do what feels reasonable to you, and then make sure that you get a 12 month check up where you are retested to ensure that your body is responding well to the precautions that you've chosen. Damage can happen without symptoms, so it's good to get a confirmation that the diet you're on is working. If it worked,...
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    ARCHIVED Vinegar

    T.H. replied to yolmelee's topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

    Is this a reaction to various vinegars, or to a specific kind? Is it the same reaction as your gluten reaction? I'm assuming not, since you asked the question in the Other Intolerances area, yeah? Do you do all right with wine? If wine makes you ill, there's a possibility that it could be a sulfite issue. Many sulfite sensitive folks have problems with...
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    Depends on how severe you want to make it. For a lot of people, yeah, pre-made flours are out. Others may simply buy the whole grains, roots, or legumes and make their own flours with a grinder - although I'd research trying to make tapioca from cassava. That needs to be prepared properly or it's poisonous.
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    *hugs* I'd second Takala in getting the children tested. If they are negative, some experts recommend testing them every 2-5 years, for the rest of their lives, or if they start developing symptoms. This disease can trigger at any time, and symptoms may show up only after damage it being done. You also may want to see how many of your family members...
  14. T.H.
    My son can get through the day without having a screaming fit. My daughter is no longer so depressed that she can see nothing good about herself. I have discovered that I don't actually dislike crowds or feel the need to isolate myself like I used to when I was sick all the time. Who knew that something I thought was 'just me' was actually gluten!
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    Sure, no problem. :-) The basics that me and my daughter both do are pretty much the same: 1. We don't really eat processed gluten-free food 2. We don't really eat grains - I just could not get better when I had any grains at all. My daughter every once in a while has Tinkyada pasta, but that seems about her limit, at the moment. 3. We both carefully...
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    Sure! The method I use is one I found here: Open Original Shared Link She has very clear instructions with photos to go along with it. Explains it better than I could. :-)
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    Have you ever tried sweet potato flour or starch, Deb? It's something that you can make yourself at home, so it can be found corn-free (the only sweet potato flour I've seen for sale has had additives, so was not likely to be safe). I know how to make it, but still haven't tried it much yet. :-)
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    Thanks guys; that's what I'm hoping. It would be so wonderful if this diet enables her to avoid all these problems that have plagued the rest of the family. Her grandmother developed her Hashimoto's early, right around my daughter's age, so I was really worried about it, you know? We don't know what's going to happen in the future, obviously, but at least...
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    Both my family and my husband's have thyroid problems, hypothyroidism on my side, Hashimoto's on his. My daughter was tested last year and both her TSH and her Free T4 were too high. We were vacillating on whether to take her to the endocrinologist or not, but in the end, I opted to wait and retest her. When I was reacting less and really careful in...
  20. T.H.
    I hadn't realized you got potatoes and corn back - that's wonderful! Congratulations! :-D
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    I don't think you're being sensitive. It hurts. I react to coffee, even inhaled coffee, so that severely limits places I can go. It made it very clear who my close friend's were vs. those who don't really care enough for it to be worth the effort for them. My close friends have done things like turn off their coffee makers and drink Starbucks for...
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    First, take a deep breath. You can do this. :-) You don't have to be terrified, but a little fear is normal. Who wouldn't be afraid when they have something like this come into their lives? It's scary to think that just getting something in your mouth can be that dangerous. What you don't have to do is let it cripple you. It's there, yes. But....
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    If you are corn intolerant, then it's likely okay. For those who are allergic, the issue becomes a question of what concentration a company defines as free from something. There are no guidelines for a maximum allowed ppm for a product to be free from corn, currently, so different companies can use different tests with different testing thresholds. I...
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    How are you feeling now? Did the reaction subside fairly quickly? I only ask when I was thinking that the reaction you mentioned might possibly be a sign of coming down with a nasty case of influenza, too - it often has sudden onset and can cause those symptoms, too. :-( Have you been tested for an allergy to wheat, rye, or barley? If you haven't been...
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    It seems to be somewhat individual. I have a few Celiacs in my family, so I got to see a range of reactions, so to speak. My brother's reactions got a little bit worse over the span of a few months on the gluten-free diet. My father's reactions got worse over the span of about 5 years on the gluten-free diet. Enough that he went from being a Celiac who cheated...
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