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  1. psawyer
    Hi, Madison, I have type 1 diabetes (late onset) and have been insulin dependent for 25 years. I have been diagnosed with celiac disease for almost 11 years. I am 56 years old. Managing both conditions presents a few additional challenges, but the one thing that you must understand is that when there is a conflict, the gluten-free diet must take priority...
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    Yes, the villi that get examined and from which the biopsy to diagnose celiac disease are in the small intestine. The endoscopy can only see the first part of the intestine, which is over 20 feet long. Celiac disease cannot be determined from a colonoscopy, nor by a biopsy of the stomach lining. My endoscopy in 2000 showed serious damage to the villi....
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    Trish_Trish, I don't doubt that you react to something in the Kraft mayo. But I do sincerely doubt that there is hidden gluten in ANY Kraft product. They are very open in their labeling. As noted above, the soybean oil could have been legally listed as "vegetable oil" and is not an allergen that can be listed in the "contains" statement. Nevertheless, Kraft...
  4. psawyer
    Soluble in alcohol means that it can travel in alcohol, but it is intact. Dissolved does not been destroyed. Alcohol has no effect on gluten. If it did, we could drink beer! Hand sanitizer will ensure that your gluten is germ-free, but it will still be gluten.
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    Also, boomstick, the fact that soy is not declared in the "contains" statement is consistent with FALCPA, which explicitly exempts "highly refined oils" from the declaration requirement. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
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    Yeast extract is gluten-free Old El Paso is a General Mills brand--they will always explicitly declare any gluten source by naming the grain on the label. Open Original Shared Link If you don't see "wheat, rye, barley, barley malt, oats" on the labels, its not there, or hidden in "flavors, starches, etc." There may be others not on that list.
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    This is one of the great questions of our world, and there is not a consensus on the answer. My own view: There is always a risk of cross-contamination in any product. It can occur at the final production facility, or at any other step along the way. A dedicated gluten-free facility can receive ingredients from another facility which are already contaminated...
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    I suppose then that your home does not contain any wheat products at all. Many of us have to share our homes with people who bring wheat products home, and eat them. Seriously, for most of us, processed in a plant that also contains wheat is not an issue. First eliminate all products that contain gluten as an intentional ingredient. If after some time...
  9. psawyer
    "Pickled" usually means a brine consisting of some combination of water, salt and vinegar. Unless the vinegar is malt vinegar, no worries. If malt vinegar is used in an FDA product it must be labeled as such. ANY grain derived ingredient in a USDA product must be disclosed. Read the label, but I would be very surprised if you found a corned beef that contained...
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    Cross contamination is conceivable in a gluten-free product, but because of the nature, CC is inconsistent. If you consistently react to a particular gluten-free product, then I would look for an intolerance to an ingredient other than gluten.
  11. psawyer
    I don't know where the 20 ppm or 10 ppm came from. The present law in Canada states that to be labeled "gluten-free," a product must not contain any ingredient derived in whole or in part from wheat, barley, rye or oats.
  12. psawyer
    "Whole Grain Oats" would make me stay away. Even if you can tolerate oats, most commercially available oats are heavily contaminated with wheat.
  13. psawyer
    Michelle, Lots of people get hung up on ppm, which is vexing because it really is a meaningless number. Like percentages, which ppm is a form of, most people have trouble understanding what they really mean. Here is an example from the percent world. You make $20 per hour working for me. Times are really tough, so I insist that you take a 50% wage cut...
  14. psawyer
    At the moment, in the US, there is no legal definition of "gluten-free." Click here to go to a discussion a few months ago.
  15. psawyer
    There are so many who have drifted away. Alex, Amanda, Lisa B, Laura, Suzie, Sarah, Rachel G, Richard (the founder), Bev, Judy, Julie M, Julie A, others whom I have forgotton to mention. To all of you, please come back and touch base with us. We are still here for you.
  16. psawyer
    This is a very old topic, and the original poster has not been online here in almost five years. Maybe someone else will have some info for you.
  17. psawyer
    I'm not a real expert on how all the tests interact. My understanding, though, is that the total serum IgA is normally included as part of the panel because if it is below normal the others can be falsely negative as a result.
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    The answer to your question is contained in your first post, but I've highlighted it for you. Numbers smaller than the reference numbers are negative. Zero is not to be expected. Your numbers are about one tenth of what would trigger a positive finding. Assuming your immune system is functioning (I can't tell because there isn't a total serum IgA test), that...
  19. psawyer
    Be aware that the search is context-sensitive. If you use it while viewing a topic, by default it will search only within that topic. If you are viewing a forum index, by default it will search only within that forum. You can override those defaults, but usually you want to start your search from the home page, where the default is to search the entire board...
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    You may need to clear your cache. In Chrome, you do this by clicking the wrench icon in the upper left corner. Hover on "Tools" then click "Clear Browsing Data." One of the options in the menu that appears is "Empty the cache." ETA: Oops-it is the upper RIGHT corner.
  21. psawyer
    Actually, artificial flavor almost never has gluten. I can't recall a single example in over ten years of being gluten-free.
  22. psawyer
    Thanks, people. I've sent her a link to this topic.
  23. psawyer
    Wellness has issued a voluntary recall affecting their canned cat foods. All sizes and varieties are included with specific "best before" dates. Open Original Shared Link
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    A friend of mine has asked for my help. She wants to make a wheat-free cheesecake so one of her friends can eat it. I don't know what to suggest as a substitute for graham cracker crumbs in the crust. Any suggestions would be most welcome.
  25. psawyer
    Get an up-to-date list of safe and unsafe ingredients. Many things which were once thought to be unsafe are now recognized as safe. Wheat used to be able to hide in things, but today wheat must be clearly disclosed on the label. The risk today is hidden barley, and even that is not common.
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