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  1. psawyer
    I have no problems with products from shared facilities. Most are, even if they don't say so (the disclosure is voluntary). Is your house 100% gluten-free? If not, then you live in a shared facility.
  2. psawyer
    There is no one right answer--it will vary from case to case. Many families have a mixed environment and manage.
  3. psawyer
    Welcome! Genetic testing is not the same as antibody testing. The gene test looks for markers that are associated with celiac disease. Two are typically checked for--DQ2 and DQ8--although there is growing evidence that others may be associated. Many people carry the genes without ever developing celiac disease. Your genes are your genes and your diet...
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    I am not seeing it, but we have asked Scott (admin) to look into it. He is not usually active on the weekend.
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    Marsh 2 says your villi are affected. Marsh 2 indicates a level of damage not severe enough for some doctors to call it celiac disease, although many enlightened ones will.
  6. psawyer
    The snow is still falling, with another 15 cm (6 in) expected. No wind to speak of, so no drifting or whiteouts.
  7. psawyer
    Oh? I read the ingredients on the link you posted. Where is the wheat? I don't see it in the list.
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    And on another wave, here in Canada, it no longer makes sense to make cents. The one-cent coin, generally referred to as a "penny," was withdrawn from circulation today. That means that banks can no longer obtain it from the mint, and businesses can no longer buy rolls of them at the bank. Most places have adopted what is known as Swedish Rounding...
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    Do not switch to the gluten-free diet until ALL testing has been completed. If you do go gluten-free, false negative test results are possible.
  10. psawyer
    No.
  11. psawyer
    Red Bridge is made by Anheuser-Busch. I don't know about their facilities, but I have not had a problem with it. Bard's is made in a dedicated facility. It was the first gluten-free beer on the market. The partners who own the business both have celiac disease. There are other sorghum-based brews available that are made in facilities that also make...
  12. psawyer
    Here's a different view: Open Original Shared Link This one has some science and evidence to back it up, and is published by a well-recognized authority.
  13. psawyer
    Your experience is rather different from mine. While there are a few ugly cases in the dozen years I have been doing this, I have found that the majority of restaurants listen and at least try to meet my needs. You are likely to do better with chains, where there may be a corporate awareness, and with upscale independents. Try asking to speak to the manager...
  14. psawyer
    And rightly so, although very rare exceptions do exist as Karen said.
  15. psawyer
    There is a flavoring in the oil that the fries are partially fried in prior to being frozen for shipping to the restaurant. That artificial beef flavor contains elements derived form both wheat and milk, so that must be declared by US federal law on the package shipped from the factory. Those derivatives are part of the flavor. The flavoring is a small...
  16. psawyer
    Sharing that here in an open post would benefit everyone in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and would be within the rules as long as you do not include somewhere that you own or work at. Please share.
  17. psawyer
    Hi and welcome, neighbour! OHIP will not pay for the blood tests that screen for celiac disease. I understand that 9 other provinces will, along with 3 territories. But, if you go directly to the "gold standard" test--an endoscopy with biopsies of the small intestine wall--they will pay for that. The blood tests were just emerging when my celiac...
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    From my observation reading here for the past 8+ years, 100% of ALL Enterolab results report positive for gluten intolerance. Send Dr Fine your stool sample; he'll report back that you have an issue with gluten, while happily cashing your check. I don't recall ever seeing a case where Enterolab reported a negative finding with respect to gluten. Fine has...
  20. psawyer
    Modified food starch is usually tapioca or corn. If it was wheat--which I have never seen to be the case in North America--it would have to be stated as such using the word "wheat." Some very old lists contain it since prior to 2006 it could be undisclosed wheat. It is no longer a concern.
  21. psawyer
    You are new, and are having a bit of trouble finding your way around a complicated board. That is not unusual. Some members here have tried to help you with that. You DO need to learn how to start a topic when your comment or question is not relevant to the original topic in a thread. The moderators have split threads several times so that your question gets...
  22. psawyer
    Whether two slices a day for four weeks is enough is debatable. But you don't have to eat them plain--just eat them. French toast or sandwiches are fine. And it does not specifically have to be bread. Rolls, bagels, pizza crusts all work, as does ordinary wheat pasta.
  23. psawyer
    So true.
  24. psawyer
    Nothing in that ingredient list raises a concern to me.
  25. psawyer
    Huh? I'm not sure what you are trying to say, but it does not seem to relate to the topic.
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