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  1. psawyer
    If your non-stick cookware is in good condition and you feel that you can effectively wash it, then I would do so. Today's non-stick surfaces are far different from the early teflon pans that would scratch if you looked at them while holding a metal spoon.
  2. psawyer
    I can't specifically answer for this brand, but I am not aware of any cottage cheese that contains gluten.
  3. psawyer
    Hi, squirmingitch, There is a lot of old information still swirling around from the days before we had Open Original Shared Link testing for gluten content. It is now known that some things can be derived from wheat without any gliadin being detectable in the finished product. When these are used as ingredients in a food, there is not an issue for most...
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    Tocopheryl Acetate is a source of Vitamin E. There are other forms. I would think that the product contains Tocopheryl Acetate and also another form of the vitamin. All tocopherols and vitamin E are considered gluten-free by the Canadian Celiac Association when they are in food. If they are safe in food, which is intended to be ingested, why would they...
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    Yeah, I meant electric ovens, but forgot to exclude gas. I have always had electric stoves. I have no experience with gas ones. I do have some experience with gas.
  6. psawyer
    If you have a self-cleaning oven, put the cookware in the oven while you run the clean cycle. That will burn any protein still stuck on the pan to the point of being chemically beyond recognition by your immune system. Then re-season the pan and continue loving it.
  7. psawyer
    Click here to see a recent discussion on the same topic.
  8. psawyer
    The date on most food products is not an expiration date, but a "best before" date. It is the date beyond which the manufacturer can not be sure it will still be in ideal condition. Consistency, color, taste may begin to change. It doesn't mean it is unsafe to use it. True expiration dates are found on medications and supplements. These may lose efficacy...
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    In order to correctly interpret test results, both the actual value and the reference range from the same lab are required.
  10. psawyer
    Please provide your source for this claim about barley in rice syrup.
  11. psawyer
    Sensitivity levels vary. Replace items which are visibly scratched and could thus trap gluten. Replace sieves and colanders. Replace your toaster. Wooden spoons and cutting boards are porous. Wash everything else thoroughly.
  12. psawyer
    The genetic predisposition for celiac disease is inherited. But having the gene alone does not cause the condition. Only about ten percent of those having the gene develop celiac disease. There are cases of identical twins where one has celiac disease and the other does not.
  13. psawyer
    Exactly what I said. If something other than canola oil is present, it will be listed as a separate ingredient.
  14. psawyer
    Maltodextrin is highly refined, and even if derived from wheat, does not contain detectable gluten. It then becomes a tiny part of the finished product. Less than 5 ppm in an ingredient that is less than 2% of the finished product? Um, that is less than 100 parts per BILLION. Less than, not equal to. Your "gluten-free" products are tested for 5 ppm or 20...
  15. psawyer
    The number of people with celiac disease who do not recover 100% is partly a result of the ignorance of the medical community about the disease. The longer you go undiagnosed, the more damage that is done. I have been gluten-free for more than eleven years, but I will never recover 100%. Years of malabsorption damaged my bones, and while my osteoporosis...
  16. psawyer
    There is no reason to believe that a gluten-free diet is less healthy than a "normal" one that includes wheat.
  17. psawyer
    That is precisely what I was thinking.
  18. psawyer
    Sweet potatoes are botanically rather different from potatoes. They belong to the Convolvulaceae family. Nightshades are the Solanaceae family, which includes regular potatoes. Yams are not the same as sweet potatoes, although they are often confused. Yams belong to yet another family: Dioscoreaceae.
  19. psawyer
    Only in extreme cases is the damage to the villi visible to the eye. In most cases, the detection of celiac disease is not by the doctor performing the endoscopy, but by the pathologist examining the tissue samples from the biopsy.
  20. psawyer
    Cross-contamination is always a risk in a fast-food place like Wendy's. I'm not aware of an exception for oils in Canadian label rules that is similar to the US one. But in the US, oils are not considered allergen content, regardless of the source. Add to that the fact that (also US rules) restaurant meals are not required to disclose anything about...
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    Heidi, Antibiotics are sometimes associated with the onset of celiac disease, but it is not the antibiotic that is the trigger. It is the underlying infection for which the antibiotic is prescribed that stresses the immune system.
  23. psawyer
    Damage to the villi can also be caused by: Tropical sprue; Giardiasis ("beaver fever"); exposure to high levels of radiation; alcohol abuse. However, the most common cause by far is celiac disease. The pathologist's examination of the biopsied tissue should identify the cause.
  24. psawyer
    Speaking as a moderator, what IrishHeart said here is very true. Not everybody speaks English as their first language. Many are struggling with the brain fog caused by gluten and are looking for answers. Many are older people who just aren't part of today's "text message" world. We grew up with snail-mail letters written on paper with a pen, and telephones...
  25. psawyer
    I have had the procedure more than once, and I strongly disagree with your label of "torture." You fast for a number of hours, and are sedated during the actual procedure. It is painless. The preparation for a colonoscopy is much more involved, and rather unpleasant, but it isn't "torture" either.
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