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  1. psawyer
    Certainly, wheat has been selectively bred for a long time to make certain properties more prevalent. It is still all considered the sames genus, triticum. At least twenty species exist in that genus, all of which must be strictly avoided by anyone who has an intolerance to gluten. To understand variations within a species, here is an example. Canis lupus...
  2. psawyer
    Hot dogs are prepared, processed food. Not the same thing as the fresh meat being discussed here. You say you are in Ontario. So am I, and last time I looked there were several options for hot dogs without gluten. Based on multiple discussions here, there are no hot dogs in the US currently that contain gluten. Nathan's used to have gluten, but they changed...
  3. psawyer
    Provide evidence to support this allegation, or withdraw it. Rule 5.
  4. psawyer
    In my opinion, yes. Fresh meat, ground or not, at the grocery store is not something I ever worry about.
  5. psawyer
    Emmental cheese is likely what he meant. It is commonly known as Swiss cheese. ETA: The only purpose of this post is to clarify the obscure cheese reference. It is not a comment on the content or merit of Marcus' post.
  6. psawyer
    We tried the muffins at breakfast yesterday. They were very good. We also bought a packaged of brownies. I haven't tried them, but my wife has and says they were good.
  7. psawyer
    Maize is the scientific name for corn. That name is also used in Europe. Maize is not "from" corn--it iscorn, just by an unfamiliar name.
  8. psawyer
    I agree. No worries there.
  9. psawyer
    This topic is about eight months old. The original poster no longer participates here.
  10. psawyer
    There is not sufficient information to identify the tests that you are referring to. IgA and IgG are general types and each can refer to multiple tests. But if that is Total Serum IgA that was low, then any other IgA test run at the same time may be falsely negative. This is now a separate topic.
  11. psawyer
    A test with an ordinary account was able to edit a blog entry, save it for immediate publication, edit it again, save as a draft, then publish the draft. If you are seeing something different, please let me know.
  12. psawyer
    After identifying the problem with blog posts not being published, but put in draft status, we (Scott and I) determined that there were a number of "unapproved" blog entries. Our intent is to work backwards by date, approving them. Yours was one of them. It was in unapproved status from a few months ago. I approved it, which caused it to be published...
  13. psawyer
    We believe that this has been resolved. If anyone has any more problems trying to publish, please post here or send me a personal message.
  14. psawyer
    The most common suggestion is that 2 slices of bread (or the equivalent in other forms) a day is enough. Flourless bread might not work at all, since the flour is the gluten source. Antibodies build up over time, hence the 12 weeks. A big load the night before won't make much difference.
  15. psawyer
    This is good news. I read the comments where the link took me and Geez, Louise, some people are really negative.There were people slamming it for what it had in it, even before anyone knew what the actual ingredients were. Maybe it isn't for everybody, but I am going to wait for the facts before I pass judgement. Gluten-free offerings from mainstream...
  16. psawyer
    This is not an area of celiac knowledge that I have spent a lot of time on, so my thoughts may not be 100% informed. They have, however, guided me through almost thirteen years of being diagnosed with celiac disease and following the gluten-free diet. Some people with celiac disease do not experience any detectable symptoms, even though there is damage...
  17. psawyer
    Actually, you asked the wrong question, triggering the response dictated by the legal department. They will not answer any question about "gluten-free" because to say yes opens them to legal liability if one of their suppliers accidentally provides a contaminated ingredient. Ask if the product contains gluten, and they will tell you that any gluten source...
  18. psawyer
    I have published the missing entries, but of course they show as being posted today--since that is, in fact, when they were published.
  19. psawyer
    Something has indeed gone wrong. The problem is reproducible.
  20. psawyer
    Well, awareness certainly varies. Among people carrying the genes, ancestry from the British Isles and Scandinavia is common. Other parts of Europe are also prime sources. Some European countries routinely screen *ALL* children for gluten antibodies at a certain age. We used to have an active member living in Paris, and his experiences there were good...
  21. psawyer
    Actually, celiac disease awareness in much of Europe is far greater than in North America.
  22. psawyer
    My eyes are not the only magic I possess. I changed the label to something short, but instructive.
  23. psawyer
    It is the clickable link in the second post in the topic that is causing the stretch. I don't know why, since the board software normally shortens long URLs when displaying them, by showing the first and last several characters separated by an ellipsis. Oh, I see now (although I have magic eyes). it is actually not the URL being displayed. The URL is...
  24. psawyer
    Wheat is an allergen whose presence must be clearly disclosed in the US and Canada. It may be done by listing it in the ingredients, or in a contains statement. Many companies do both, but that is not a requirement. The word "wheat" must appear, although it may appear in conjunction with a more specific term. The absence of a "contains" statement does not...
  25. psawyer
    The expense claim for taxes is not likely to help, but it may for some people. The expense is the difference between the cost of a gluten-free item, and a similar item. If there is more than one person in the household, only the cost difference of the food eaten by the celiac is an expense. Let us say a loaf of gluten-free bread has 14 slices and costs...
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