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  1. psawyer
    Welcome back, Carla. Watch out psillies, phlash phloods or other phluid events originating in Ohio are likely in the near phuture.
  2. psawyer
    If I tell you I have to kill you.
  3. psawyer
    This is a myth. The process used to seal tea bags involves heat and pressure and nothing else.
  4. psawyer
    Welcome to the board. False negatives on the blood tests are common, especially in young children. False positives on the pathological examination of the small intestine biopsy are are extremely rare. I am not a doctor, but it is my interpretation that your son does indeed have celiac disease, and needs to go on a gluten-free diet now and forever. ...
  5. psawyer
    Hello and welcome. You have waited a long time since you joined before your first post, and then you made it here. We are a bunch of crazy pholks who are always glad to have new people join us.
  6. psawyer
    Tea, by itself, is gluten-free. If a flavor is added it is possible, although very unlikely, that there could be gluten in the flavor.
  7. psawyer
    Flea products for veterinary use are only required to list the active ingredients. Shampoos for pets which do not claim to treat a condition (such as fleas) are not required to list ingredients. Oats, or wheat germ oil, are sometimes included for their value to the animal's overall skin and coat, but are unlikely to be found in a flea treatment. As...
  8. psawyer
    Without question, some people react to blue cheese. It does contain mold, which might be the issue. The Canadian Celiac Association explicitly lists blue cheese as safe in their pocket dictionary. Shelley Case, RD, in her book Gluten-Free Diet A Comprehensive Resource Guide, lists cheese as safe without qualification. In other words, "cheese" is safe...
  9. psawyer
    This has been discussed many times here, and the consensus seems to be that such cheeses are safe for us to eat. It sounds like the Triumph cards are not consistent with current knowledge.
  10. psawyer
    You can (and should) post links to sites which are relevant to the topic, and with which you are at arm's length--that is, not beneficially connnected. You must not post links to sites which are your own (including your blog), or which are owned by your employer.
  11. psawyer
    Came across this news item and just had to share! Open Original Shared Link
  12. psawyer
    Lactose is the sugar found in milk. Casein is the protein in milk.
  13. psawyer
    This thread is four years old, so some information may be out-of-date. Annatto, alcohol, and caramel color are all gluten-free. If you are reacting to annatto, it could be that you are sensitive to Achiote. There is no gluten in there to react to.
  14. psawyer
    When there is a difference between the ingredients on the package, and those listed on a web site or in a gluten-free food list, always go with the package. Formulas change all the time, but the ingredients list on the actual package must match the contents. You might have an older package before they added wheat, or the web site may not yet have been...
  15. psawyer

    ARCHIVED Unsubscribe

    psawyer replied to mogal's topic in Board/Forum Technical Help

    You can use the link Lisa posted to access Scott's profile and send a message from there, or, on the board's home page, click on "The moderating team" under the forum list. From there you can send a message to any of us (the send buttons are at the right side of the lines). Deleting your account will not delete your posts.
  16. psawyer
    If she is still non-compliant with the diabetic diet, I would not hold out much hope of her keeping to the gluten-free diet. Unlike the diabetic diet, where an occasional indulgence can be overlooked, for the gluten-free diet to work, adherence must be complete. Sigh. You can lead a horse to water..
  17. psawyer
    Type I diabetes is autoimmune. The immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas which produce insulin. The body stops producing insulin, with dramatic results. Treatment is a combination of insulin by injection (in all cases) and diet. There is a tendency to run in families, but specific genes have not been identified. Formerly called juvenile diabetes...
  18. psawyer
    Whiskey and wine are safe, except for a few whiskeys that add a gluten-containing flavor after distillation. The stuff about barrels and corks is bunk.
  19. psawyer
    As Skylark mentioned, I am a type 1 who also has celiac disease. The two autoimmune conditions correlate, although we don't understand why. If you have either one, you are more likely to have the other. Type 1 diabetes is pretty easy to diagnose, and it has been suggested that all type 1 diabetics should be automatically screened for celiac. Both require...
  20. psawyer
    There is no regulated definition of "Gluten-Free" in the USA at the moment. It means whatever the company's legal department wants it to mean. Based on the information provided, I would consider it to be gluten-free and safe for us to use. The disclaimer is quite common, and is designed to protect the company against frivolous lawsuits.
  21. psawyer

    ARCHIVED Discouraged

    psawyer replied to Wing's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    My response in your other topic may be helpful.
  22. psawyer
    There is some truth to that. But the advertisers on this board are safe. Each one is a legitimate supplier of products or services catering to the gluten-free needs of the celiac community.
  23. psawyer
    I live in Markham (Unionville), but own a business in North Toronto (Yonge/Lawrence area). There are three gluten-free beers available in Ontario, although I have yet to find a restaurant/bar which stocks any of them. I usually drink wine when dining out. Two are made by a microbrewery in Quebec and the other by a brewery in Wisconsin. All three are...
  24. psawyer
    Well, it makes some sense. But some gluten-free pasta is so good that most people cannot tell that it is gluten-free. Tinkyada brown rice pasta will "fool" many people into believing that it is "real" pasta.
  25. psawyer
    Response to the diet is a sufficient test for many, many people here. You don't need permission from a doctor to eat gluten-free.
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