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    St-Hubert do not post ingredients on their web site, but it does say Open Original Shared Link that: Because St-Hubert is always mindful to improve the service quality for its customers, it offers a guide (available in each rotisserie) that contains the nutritional values and list of ingredients of each item on its menu. The information found in this guide...
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    Well, that list is not accurate. Some, but not all, of those ingredients are an issue. Some of them are safe. I'm guessing somebody who did not really understand the question listed everything they could imagine that contained the letters m-a-l-t and assumed that they were malt. That just isn't so. I'll respond to each thing on your list: Malt - Unsafe (assume...
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    This topic is six years old. Information may be out of date, and most of the participants in the discussion are no longer active on the board. Tiffany (tarnalberry) is the exception--she is still here.
  5. psawyer
    If you search this forum (Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications) for "Estrella" you will find numerous other topics which discuss this low-gluten beer. It is not truly gluten-free.
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    Sometimes the Great White North is a better place. Campbells in Canada have an ongoing effort to reduce sodium content and eliminate gluten where possible. In the US, not so much.
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    Celiac disease can develop at any point in your life. Your current age is not the relevant factor. Late diagnosis refers to the time after celiac disease becomes active. While the genetic factor is present at birth, a trigger is needed to activate the disease. There are cases of identical twins where one has celiac disease and the other does not. I was...
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    Most distilled liquors have no sugar content as the fermentation process converts the sugar to alcohol, and then the distilling process removes any that remains. Double or triple distillation increases the certainty. Some liquors have flavorings added after distillation that may add sugar back to the product. This is particularly true of liqueurs--these...
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    Yes, FALCPA does not cover rye, oats or barley. Rye and oats are never hidden in flavors. The possible source would be barley malt, and that is a relatively expensive ingredient, so it is usually explicitly declared as "malt flavor." Shelley Case on flavorings:
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    Can you share with us the current ingredients list? I don't have it, so I can't offer an opinion.
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    psawyer replied to a topic in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

    Well, rBst is a synthetic hormone. Hormones are transmitted due to their nature, and more importantly, their comparatively small molecular size. Prolamine protein molecules such as gluten are very long chains of amino acids. You can ride a bicycle through a doorway, but you can't drive a bus through it. The soy mentioned was "a component of soy protein"...
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    Not completely true. If it contains a FALCPA allergen, that must be disclosed. It can be sort of hidden in natural flavor, but only if a "Contains:" statement on the same label discloses its presence. In practical terms, natural flavor is almost invariably gluten-free, to the point where I don't worry about it.
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    Neither. It means that blog posts should not be considered a reliable source of information without evidence to back them up. Posting something like this--based on hearsay with no proof--is needless fearmongering. To then expand it to all restataurants (not just the one named), as he does in paragraph five is over the top.
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    There may be something with which you have an issue, but bergamot oranges are citrus fruits, not grains. Gluten is only found in grains, and not even in all of them. Bergamot oil is definitely gluten-free.
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    I eat them occasionally and have never had a problem.
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    I can't let that go by without a comment. I don't think it is more common in women, but I definitely agree that it is more commonly diagnosed in women, for two reasons. Men are less likely to go see a doctor about abdominal issues--gas and the runs just happen, don't they? And if they do go to a doctor, they are more likely to accept the IBS brush off--rather...
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    Please be aware that this topic is more than seven years old. Most of the participants are long gone.
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    You follow a subconscious pattern while in this state. At some point, the diet may become ingrained to the point where you know subconsciously to reject food. You said this happened after the second shot of rum. Even on an empty stomach, that is not a large intake. Typically an alcohol blackout is associated with far more than that consumption level. Alcohol...
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    Hamburger--ground beef--is inherently gluten-free. Pre-formed hamburger patties sometimes have bread crumbs as a binder--read the ingredients list. If included, the word "wheat" will appear on the label. Always read the label.
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    I merged the topics. This is a busy board, and sometimes things get missed. I am not an expert on the blood tests--they were not yet in common use here when I was diagnosed. You are positive on Ttg iGg, but not by a large margin. Taken as a set, I would not consider the results conclusive either way. I am not a doctor, so I can not give a diagnosis, just...
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    Dates on food products are usually "best before" dates, not expiry dates. As such, they are the earliest date that the manufacturer expects that the product will not be of the highest quality. They usually have a a conservative outlook by several months. Use it, but do it fairly soon. Expiry dates are found on medicines, and on some foods with a very short...
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    I see nothing in the listed ingredients that would be a concern to me with respect to gluten.
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    Gee, there aren't many options left. You are vegetarian, so that limits it some. You don't want to do nuts, bars, fruit or veggies. If you have an insulated bag to carry them, cheese or hard boiled eggs could work (if you eat eggs). There are gluten-free cookies, crackers, pretzels, etc., but I would not call those a meal.
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    Prescription medications seldom contain gluten. Where a generic is concerned, it is not possible to give an answer since different manufacturers may use different inactive ingredients. If it is a pill (tablet/caplet), a binder is required to hold it together. The most common one is corn starch.
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    Dusting with wheat flour is often speculated on but almost never confirmed. In Canada the almost universal anti-stick additive (which is an ingredient and must be listed) is cellulose. Cellulose is not grain derived and is gluten-free.
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