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  1. psawyer
    My interpretation of the rule would be that linking to your blog here at celiac.com is not a violation. Linking to another site with your content is against the rule. The reasons are complicated--if you really want to know, send me a personal message and I'll reply.
  2. psawyer
    Damage from celiac disease will show up in the small intestine via the endoscopy. It is prudent to also do a colonoscopy in case there is a different, or additional problem. The colonoscopy is typically normal when celiac disease is the cause. The more samples that are taken for biopsy the better. A small number increases the chance that damage to the...
  3. psawyer
    Maybe Google can't tell cats from dogs. Gorilla my dreams turned out to be an orangutan.
  4. psawyer
    They are not opposing ideas. Just because you don't test everything for gluten does not mean that those things are not gluten-free. When you buy produce at the market, do you test it for gluten? No, but fresh produce is still gluten-free. Most mainstream manufacturers do not routinely test. Testing costs money, which has to be recouped in the price of...
  5. psawyer
    In the US, about 30% of the population have the genes commonly associated with celiac disease, but only about 1% of the population actually develop celiac disease.
  6. psawyer
    Indeed. Those tomatoes, however, are.
  7. psawyer
    It is a sad day here. I'll let Jacquie explain.
  8. psawyer
    The site appears to be working normally. Your member profile shows that you have completed validation, so you you should be able to log on as Karen described. There could be a problem with your cookies. You must allow the board to set cookies. Try getting rid of all cookies set by this board: at the bottom of the page there is a clickable "Delete My Cookies...
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    The personal information in your profile is private, and is not visible to members or to forum moderators.
  10. psawyer
    Well, the truth is that you can't prove it. But if you keep detailed records of each time you buy a loaf and how many slices are eaten by you and the others, they will accept it if the numbers appear reasonable. If you have records that you bought 50 loaves of Wonder Bread that year, then they will probably accept that none or only a couple of slices of your...
  11. psawyer
    Even products made in a gluten-free facility are at risk for ingredients that arrive there already contaminated. Cross-contamination can occur at ANY point along the production process, starting in the farmer's field.
  12. psawyer
    The book in question is Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet by Elaine Gottshall. There is a lengthy discussion of the SCD on this board here.
  13. psawyer
    As far as I can tell, and I may know more than just what he posted here, Karl enlisted in the army voluntarily in 1972 while the Vietnam war was in progress, but never actually served there. He did serve overseas, but not in Vietnam. Having said that, I think this discussion has run its course.
  14. psawyer
    Like a phart in the breeze.
  15. psawyer
    I live in Canada, and can say that hot dogs with wheat as an ingredient are not at all common. Shared facility advisories ("may contain traces of") appear on some brands.
  16. psawyer
    I'd want the back half, cuz you have to feed the front half.
  17. psawyer
    I posted this in one of your other topics, but it is equally relevant here. You are not born with celiac disease, only with a genetic possibility to develop it.
  18. psawyer
    Yes, you can post pictures. First you must place them on a linkable site like photobucket. Then, enclose the url for the picture in IMG tags. For example, [img=http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e339/tortoiseshell2002/Psillies/Martini1-1.webp] produces
  19. psawyer
    Regular milk is relatively high in lactose. Cheeses, especially harder ones like cheddar, are low in lactose because the process that ferments the milk into cheese consumes the lactose. As a result, you may be able to tolerate cheese but not milk. If your lactose intolerance is a result of celiac disease damage, you may be producing enough lactase to handle...
  20. psawyer
    A very bright object has appeared in the sky. I wonder what it is?
  21. psawyer
    Karl, I think you are misunderstanding the genetic factors in celiac disease. Just having the genes does not mean you have the disease. About 30% of the US population have the genes that are associated with celiac disease, but only about 1% actually have celiac disease. There are cases of identical twins where only one twin has celiac disease. In addition...
  22. psawyer
    Really. Modified cornstarch is made from corn and is not a concern. Modified food starch could be wheat, but under current rules in both Canada and the US it must be clearly disclosed if wheat is the source. It is most commonly from tapioca or corn. "Spices" includes a number of possible ingredients, but none of them are derived from grain. Grains cannot...
  23. psawyer
    I really don't want to start another McFries debate, but it comes down to the same issue. If you start with an ingredient that has detectable gluten, and dilute it over and over to the point that the best available tests can not detect any gluten in the end product, is that product "gluten-free?" I eat McDonalds fries from time to time.
  24. psawyer
    Cheat? Moi? Well yes I might. In fact, every time a flying pig with wings lands in my back yard with a little green man from Mars riding on it's back, I drink a pint of Guinness. It hasn't happened yet, but when it does I will rush to the nearest Irish pub. NO, I do not "cheat." Ever.
  25. psawyer
    Well, you wouldn't be able to detect that level with any test available. 0.00004% is 400 parts per billion. The best available test detects 5 parts per million, more than ten times that amount. Just saying.
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