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  1. psawyer
    The wood utensils take it out of play for sure. Plastic in good condition washes up well, just like porcelain in good condition. Items with scratches--regardless of what they are made from--will be a potential problem. Since were talking pasta, let's mention colanders. Metal ones with a wire screen provide a perfect particle trap where the wires cross...
  2. psawyer
    Where did you get the idea that plastic is always a problem? Wood is porous by its nature--plastic is not.
  3. psawyer
    That "answer" is not an answer at all. Oh, so if I understand that, your purpose here is to advance your own personal agenda, even though it is in conflict with the purpose this board--helping celiacs heal. Good to know.
  4. psawyer
    How is this supposed to be relevant to the OP? He's looking for advice from somebody in Zimbabwe--you aren't. Remember that rule #5 states: "You should remain on topic"
  5. psawyer
    No possible gluten source that I can see there.
  6. psawyer
    I would revise that to say that many cheap brands contain wheat. In higher end foods you are more likely to see rice. Pearled barley does appear in some top tier brands, and oats are sometimes included. Read the ingredients. The most common wheat source in dog products is in biscuits, not food. There are many wheat-free biscuits available, but they will cost...
  7. psawyer
    I don't know why it wouldn't be, but I don't have a definite source. I can't imagine what it would contain that was derived from a gluten grain.
  8. psawyer
    Close. My insulin doesn't help me survive, it enables me to survive. Without insulin, I would have been dead 25 years ago. I had been an insulin dependant (type 1) diabetic for fifteen years before somebody figured out that I also had celiac disease. It was not a health care professional who figured it out. It was my dear wife, who was searching online and...
  9. psawyer
    :lol:
  10. psawyer
    From a FaceBook friend currently working in Montreal: This sums up driving in Montreal...... The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in...
  11. psawyer
    CeliacAndCfsCrusader, if you worked there as a kid, surely you understand that in those days there was no attempt to provide a gluten-free product. Some pizza establishments have put processes in place to have separate preparation areas, color-coded pans, slicers and other utensils, and so forth. The floor of the oven may well have gluten-containing crumbs...
  12. psawyer
    I, too, reside in Canada. I don't know of anyone who has actually benefited from the tax "break." You can claim medical expenses which exceed 3% of your net income. You can claim the difference between the cost of a gluten-free item and the cost of a similar item. If you do not live alone, you must also keep track of any gluten-free food eaten by another...
  13. psawyer
    Individual diabetic cases vary. In true Type 1--whether late onset or not--the autoimmune reaction destroys the cells in the pancreas that create insulin. Since the body no longer produces insulin, insulin injections are usually required multiple times per day. In type 2, the pancreas produces insulin, but the body resists it. The drugs mentioned above...
  14. psawyer
    I'm a bit confused. You initially speak of his diabetes as "adult onset, managed with glyburide and metformin." But later, you refer to IDDM. IDDM is an initialism for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, also know as type 1, or autoimmune. This form of diabetes is linked statistically with celiac disease. It can not be treated with the drugs you mentioned...
  15. psawyer
    It isn't a good idea, no matter who made it up.
  16. psawyer
    There are myths about gluten in paper products, but in almost twelve years gluten-free I have never seen an actual verified example. I don't think you have anything to worry about.
  17. psawyer
    Short answer: Yes, you can eat them. There is no evidence that gluten in the food eaten by an animal--any animal, not just chickens--finds its way into the animal's body as part of the meat. Contamination is possible if the digestive tract is punctured during slaughter and the meat is not properly washed after slaughter, but that scenario has much wider...
  18. psawyer
    False negatives are common on both blood tests and biopsies, but false positives are rare. When a positive is "false" it does not mean there is nothing wrong, it means that something other than celiac disease is the root cause of the problem. Two false positives are quite unlikely. The EMA test is the most accurate blood test for celiac disease, and false...
  19. psawyer
    Personally, I don't worry about flavors. Here is the view of an accepted expert dietician: Open Original Shared Link on flavorings:
  20. psawyer
    "Natural flavors" can, in theory, mask barley malt, but in reality it doesn't. Barley malt is an expensive ingredient, so manufacturers will want to boast about having it in the product. If the "natural flavors" contain wheat, the word "wheat" will appear on the label (federal US law: FALCPA). Neither rye nor oats are ever hidden in "flavors."
  21. psawyer
    Not lame, but honest. It means they don't actually test the ingredients or the finished product, so they are not in a position to guarantee gluten-free status. Standard legal disclaimer, found for most mainstream products.
  22. psawyer
    This thread is not the place to reopen the McFries discussion.
  23. psawyer
    All Crest formulas and all Colgate formulas are gluten-free.
  24. psawyer
    The younger the person, the quicker the recovery. I was 46 and began experiencing relief within a week. It took months for a full recovery, but I saw noticeable improvement in a much shorter time frame.
  25. psawyer
    How long have you been on the diet? Do you have confirmed celiac disease? If you have celiac disease, it will take time for your body to heal from the damage to your intestines. During the healing process, you will have random reactions to food which just happens to upset your damaged digestive tract. It does not have to be gluten. I had severe intestinal...
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