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  1. psawyer
    Blood tests are known to commonly be negative falsely, especially in young children. So, yes, it could be celiac disease.
  2. psawyer
    It is a setback, but will not take you back to square one. We all stumble at first, but you have to pick yourself up and keep going.
  3. psawyer
    You might want to think long and hard before taking legal action. Although FALCPA directed FDA to have a definition of "gluten-free" in place by 2008, it hasn't happened yet. There is no legal definition of gluten-free in the United States. There is a proposal that has been under discussion since 2007--find it on the FDA web site: Open Original Shared Link...
  4. psawyer
    I have investigated the source of the MWhelan post and to the best I can determine, it is genuine and comes from Udi's.
  5. psawyer
    This should help you get started.
  6. psawyer
    Packaged cheese without anything added to it is without question gluten-free. If it is sliced in a deli, there is a risk of cross contamination if the same slicer is used for meats, and any of those meats contain gluten (very, very few actually do).
  7. psawyer
    I've been at this game for over ten years, and I have never heard of a concern about filtering adding gluten. Filtering typically involves either a mechanical filter of fine-mesh cloth or paper (which blocks particles), or charcoal (which absorbs material). Sometimes both are used together. If by some remote chance the water was contaminated with gluten...
  8. psawyer
    In both the US and Canada, nothing derived from a grain can ever be labeled as a "spice." McCormick single-ingredient spices are all gluten-free. Read the ingredients carefully on things like curry powder or chili powder, as they have multiple ingredients. Wheat must be explicitly declared in all packaged food products, although the rules were different...
  9. psawyer
    Most of the cases of gelatin that I have looked into have come from bones or hooves. Gelatin is a binder, so you want strength, not stretch. I don't know what your source for the pet food claim is (post it if you have one), BUT your post implies something that is not true. Some pet foods contain "byproduct meal" but most do not. Not all meal is "byproduct...
  10. psawyer
    Gelatin is typically derived from animal tissue, although not often from hide. It is a concern for those who keep Kashrut or Halal, since it can be derived from porcine sources. It is gluten-free.
  11. psawyer
    The real boss is Scott (admin), but I am looking into this. Some things happen instantly--this is not one of them.
  12. psawyer
    It may or may not be relevant, but prior to my diagnosis I experienced night sweats, and cold sweats during the day. It all stopped after I went on the gluten-free diet. My migraines went away too.
  13. psawyer
    No, what you describe is not what I would consider normal.
  14. psawyer
    Lisa, my phriend, good to see you back here. Please don't be a stranger.
  15. psawyer
    Well, since you are pouring
  16. psawyer
    It is a common problem when trying to paste a link. Browsers abbreviate long urls when displaying them. The clue to this is three consecutive periods (i.e. an ellipsis) in the middle of the displayed url. If you click on it, it works, so do that, copy the url from the address bar, and then go back to paste in the complete url from your clipboard.
  17. psawyer
    Hi, If you are dealing with celiac disease caused neurological effects there is a multi-stage recovery process. First you must rid your system of gluten so that the antibodies are no longer being produced. Next, the existing antibodies gradually disappear from your body. Finally, the healing process for the damage done by the antibodies begins. The...
  18. psawyer
    If Genes are to be discussed, as a long-time large scale computer geek, I must suggest Open Original Shared Link as an important Gene.
  19. psawyer
    They clearly do not understand. Hey, if fermentation was all that was needed, we could all drink beer. :angry:
  20. psawyer
    Wheat would have to be disclosed under FALCPA. Barley could conceivably hide there, although in practice it is listed as "malt flavor." Shelley Case, RD, in her book Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide says,
  21. psawyer
    Malt is a source of gluten. The letters m-a-l-t are not. Gluten: Malt flavor Malt extract Malt vinegar Safe ingredients containing the letters m-a-l-t: Maltodextrin Maltose (a sugar) Maltase (the digestive enzyme need to break down maltose) Maltotriose (another sugar)
  22. psawyer
    Without question, maltodextrin is gluten-free. There may be another issue, but I'm not aware of one. Dextrin could be wheat-derived, but under US federal law that must be clearly disclosed on the label using the word "wheat." It sounds like you have issues beyond gluten, and that would be outside my expertise.
  23. psawyer
    And the new Kween of the Psillies is ... Karen!
  24. psawyer
    An unusual day today, in many ways. It was nine years ago, to the day, that we rescued Tuppence. She was near death from serious injuries, and last week lost her battle with complications from those injuries. Becky, one of the store cats, has been having some issues we thought were related to one of her teeth. Took her to see the vet this afternoon...
  25. psawyer
    Okay, DO NOT eat your license plate. There are much better dietary sources of iron.
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