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    The veggie ferments are not optional, especially if you can't eat yogurt. Probiotic pills are helpful but they're not a substitute for eating probiotic food. You're trying to repopulate your intestine and the more different kinds of live bacteria you can eat, the better. Remember, the bacteria in probiotic pills are dormant. The bacteria in homemade yogurt...
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    If there is a chance you are celiac, you need to get off gluten 100%. It will ease your mind, and you can be sure you are absorbing vitamins.
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    I found this, which supports Peter's post about their care with CC. This is from the UK McDonald's but it probably applies to US. I do remember the french fry fryer being filtered first and the fish fryer last when I worked at McDonald's so many years ago. Open Original Shared Link "McDonald's does not regard the Filet-o-Fish as suitable for vegetarians...
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    Bob's Red Mill has a few gluten-free/organic choices. I have had this site bookmarked for a while to try when I start eating grains again. Open Original Shared Link I get Lundberg rice locally and they have a nice line of organic rice that's marked gluten-free (though I really don't worry about whole grain rice and gluten). I love their organic, brown...
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    You made me laugh out loud. Not meant to be a sucker hole, just my own personal paranoia about the word "wheat" on a label.
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    You quoted me while I was thinking in the editor. That's encouraging about the starch. I wonder how you'd know, though?
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    Right, and whether long enough fragments to be troublesome remain and in what amount. Problem is that it may be different according to the process used, and probably from one batch to another. There are 20 amino acids, so protein will usually yield ~5% MSG if it's fully hydrolyzed. Gluten is unusual to make so much MSG.
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    Are you talking about hydrolyzed wheat starch or protein, Lisa? It would be nice if the protein were processed to remove residual gluten. I have read that the starch can be gluten-free if it's processed heavily enough and of course there is the 200 ppm codex starch in Europe. I have read similarly that glucose syrup from wheat is gluten-free. (I'm still...
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    Who shouldn't eat gluten? Humans.
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    Sorghum syrup (also called sorghum molasses) is a decent substitute for malt in a milkshake. You can use molasses in a pinch but sorghum is closer to malt. Mix the syrup into the milk first to thin it. It gets really hard if you try to add it straight to ice cream. I'll third how much of a pain-in-the-butt homemade bagels are. That broil, boil, bake...
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    My GAPS book says if you're having a lot of digestive issues to have cooked vegetables and to discard fibrous parts like broccoli stalks, thick stems on greens, or skins on squash. If you have the energy you might do better making carrot soup? I know cooking is hard when you are that exhausted and maybe it's better to just eat them raw to get calories!...
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    ARCHIVED Neuropothy

    Skylark replied to JohnT's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    This is interesting. I got shot down on this board last year for suggesting that it was unwise to megadose vitamin B12.
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    Cool! Thanks for sharing. Looks like you're new here so welcome.
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    If you like mineral makeup, Open Original Shared Link is run by a woman with a celiac mother and sister. They are 100% gluten-free even down to the vitamin E. Here's some other info. Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
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    Coconut flour banana muffins. I did a half-batch of this recipe, though with less cinnamon and honey and I added some chopped walnuts. Cooked them in muffin tins 25 min. Open Original Shared Link
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    I've never seen a gluten-free list for toilet paper. How would gluten get in it in the first place? Seventh Generation is chlorine-free. Maybe that would work for her.
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    Hydrolyzed wheat protein isn't pure MSG. Protein is usually a mix of all the amino acids. Whatever proportion is glutamate ends up as MSG. Wheat protein is favored for making MSG because it has a very high proportion of glutamine compared to other foods. Wheat hydrolysate is typically 25-30% glutamine, which turns into MSG when salt is added. This...
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    The hydrolyzed wheat protein is a legal way to get around putting MSG on the fries. I'd guess there are more people worried about MSG than gluten. Besides, the fries tested gluten-free when University of Nebraska decided to independently test them, which is better than can be said for a lot of supposedly gluten-free foods. Once congress passes a 20 ppm...
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    I'm sorry to hear you're so sick. I refuse to purchase anything from Food For Life. I don't trust them. If your mom can find Foster Farms chicken, a common brand around here, it's not injected with plumping solution. I've actually not run across gluten in any poultry plumping solution - they would have to declare wheat on the label. It's usually just...
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    That sounds like my exercise-induced asthma. My doctor prescribed a puff of albuterol before I exercise and it makes a big difference. I have a much more difficult time exercising outside becasue of pollen so I usually take indoor dance classes or work out in a gym.
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    I finally figured out something good for coffee. Use the rich coconut milk that comes in a can, not the watered-down "coconut milk" beverage. I even found an organic brand that doesn't have any guar gum or other additives. It gets a little lumpy in the fridge from the coconut oil but it dissolves fine in hot coffee.
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    People make a great point about other problem foods. I'm also intolerant to dairy and nightshades, though I can have a little butter or pepper. I wouldn't eat a potato or a hunk of cheese. I think you can do baked goods without potato starch. You know, I'd love to sit down and be brought a basket of fresh, warm gluten-free bread or dinner rolls. A...
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    I don't worry about plain rice either. I have seen gluten in seasoned rice mixes.
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    I was there too. Bipolar misdiagnosis and useless meds. All I needed was a gluten-free diet, omega-3 fatty acids, and decent multivitamin/mineral/trace element supplemens.
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    ARCHIVED Question

    Skylark replied to Pea19's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Hi, Pea and welcome. That sounds kind of like how I used to react to shellfish, though it was more itching than soreness. Do you have food allergies? Gluten-free mixes have a lot of ingredients that might not be in normal mixes.
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