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  1. psawyer
    I'll visit the Spaghetti Whorehouse to see what is nekked and jiggling. I`m just dangling drooping.
  2. psawyer
    Every source that I am aware of lists coffee, including instant coffee, as being gluten-free. Please provide the specifics to support your statement.
  3. psawyer

    ARCHIVED Mcdonalds

    psawyer replied to MasterGberry's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    This is an old topic about a subject that keeps coming back. The fries at McDonald's are cooked in dedicated potato fryers. No contamination risk there. The fries have artificial beef flavor. It is vegetarian, but not vegan. Portions of the flavor are derived from milk. A flavor derived in part from wheat and in part from dairy is added to the oil...
  4. psawyer
    I eat gluten-free Rice Krispies regularly, along with Rice Chex. No problems.
  5. psawyer
    In order to make a guarantee, the product must be tested. There are a variety of tests available, with detection thresholds diminishing as cost increases. A test for 3 ppm is possible, but extremely costly. Twenty parts per million (20 ppm) is a common compromise between cost and sensitivity. The actual content in the product is far less than the claimed...
  6. psawyer
    Okay folks, we have gone way off the original topic. This is about healing from celiac disease, not about God and Satan. Religious discussion does not belong here. Please keep to the original topic.
  7. psawyer
    Old topic. But nothing has changed. The fries are done in dedicated fryers, shared only with the breakfast hash browns. They are at the front of the store, and are operated by the window crew (the ones who take your order and payment). Everything else is fried at the back of the store by the grill crew. It is physically impossible to mix up the fryers. They...
  8. psawyer
    Yup, they didn't add any. They didn't have to. It was already there.
  9. psawyer
    Good luck with that. MSG is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a naturally occurring amino acid present in just about every protein, whether animal or vegetable. As protein breaks down (commonly via hydrolysis) glutamate radicals are released. If this does not happen during the manufacturing process, it will happen in your body as you digest the protein...
  10. psawyer
    Alice, you have heard from so many people who care about you and want you to know the truth about celiac disease. "Of course, he figured the chances of something working were slim." Well, actually slimmer than that. Zero, based on current scientific knowledge. This discussion is going nowhere, and is wasting the time of everyone involved. Good luck...
  11. psawyer
    These additive codes are used in Europe, Australia, and (I believe) New Zealand. In North America, the actual name of the substance is used. I don't have access to a complete dictionary, but I believe E551 is silicon dioxide--quartz. Not being of organic origin, it would not have any vegetable protein of any sort--certainly not gluten.
  12. psawyer
    Yes, tocopherol can be naturally derived from a number of sources, including wheat. But the amount of protein contamination in the result is so low as to be below detectable limits. This material is then used as a minor ingredient in a product. The science tells me not to worry.
  13. psawyer
    I would not worry about it. Most current lists of safe food ingredients do not list tocopherols as a concern, so I can't imagine why they would be an issue in cosmetics.
  14. psawyer
    I think both sides have been presented. I don't think there is more to add.
  15. psawyer
    Welcome! I was in my forties when my symptoms escalated to the point of being debilitating. The official diagnosis, via biopsy, came at 46. So, no, you are not too old, not by a long shot. The medical profession as a whole is woefully unaware of celiac disease.
  16. psawyer

    ARCHIVED New

    psawyer replied to Songbird1976's topic in Super Sensitive People

    Welcome! It sounds like you have had celiac disease for many years. You are recently diagnosed (did I correctly understand 3 weeks?). Your body has sustained considerable damage during the time that you had celiac disease, but were not aware, and did not follow the gluten-free diet. It will take time to heal your body. Months at least. In long-term...
  17. psawyer
    It has been determined that even if a gluten grain is used as a starter for the mold, blue cheese is gluten-free. Various reputable sources list cheese as gluten-free, without qualification. One of them is the Canadian Celiac Association. Sour cream is off-topic, but yes, some occasionally have a non-dairy ingredient (light versions).
  18. psawyer
    I believe they are. They are just not available here in Canada. They would not be on my shopping list even if they were, due to the high sugar content.
  19. psawyer
    In addition to the Chex cereals which are gluten-free (except for the obvious Wheat Chex), there is now a brown rice version of Rice Krispies. Barley malt is in just about everything in the cereal aisle--if it does not already contain a gluten grain as the main ingredient.
  20. psawyer
    In my time on the diet, which is almost twelve years, I have never seen a wine that was not gluten-free. Cooking wine is typically denatured by the addition of salt, but is still gluten-free.
  21. psawyer
    So should assumptions. Five years ago I suggested that yeast extract might be a source of gluten. Today it is generally accepted that yeast extract is gluten-free. It is a source of free glutamic acid radicals (MSG), but not gluten.
  22. psawyer
    Found the white version today at Loblaw in Richmond Hill (just north of Toronto). Haven't tried it yet, but looking forward to it. I will share my thoughts then.
  23. psawyer
    I will second what Skylark said. You have categorically not broken any rule. If you are having suicidal thoughts, please call a hotline. As noted, the people responding are trained. They will not doubt or make fun of you. Call them. Please.
  24. psawyer
    Are you confusing seasonings with spices? There are a large number of things that are permitted in "spices," but none of them are grains. "Seasonings," on the other hand, can conceal barley (but as Skylark noted, rarely if ever does). If it includes wheat, the word "wheat" will appear on the label.
  25. psawyer
    It is a ConAgra product. If there is gluten, it won't be hidden, but will be clearly stated.
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