kitchen-chemist

Some people are just plain selfish and insensitive. I have one friend who is allergic to cinnamon. I have another who can't eat corn and is deathly allergic to MSG and mushrooms. My boyfriend has in recent months had stomach ulcers (in part we think due to mild gluten sensitivity and the other part stress-- heaps of it at work) and had an even more restrictive...

Well, having attempted to grow corn (w/absolutely NO success. The past 3 years have sucked for my veggie garden) I do know there are 2 basic kinds. 1) There's the original sweet corn- this MUST be eaten w/in a day or two of picking otherwise the sugars break down and it soon spoils. This is the oldest variety and is not hybridized in anyway. So, more sugar...

There are several herbs which have been shown to reduce the inflammation response. Allergies are essentially the immune system over-responding to stimuli. I was on an inhaled steroid and nasal steroid for bad allergies and asthma. I was starting to show signs of adrenal fatigue due to the long term use of the steroids, even though I wasn't on a systemic steroid...

I've be gluten-free for about 18mo and dairy free for a year. I had to cut out potatoes, but the rest of the nightshade family doesn't seem to bother me. I've eaten fresh corn on the cob or cooked frozen corn and I'm fine, but tortilla chips (even "gluten-free" chips) make me bloat. Corn pasta makes me bloat. I don't feel ill per se as I do with gluten, dairy...

I ran across this Open Original Shared Link: I really, really, miss cheese. I've been gluten-free for about 18 months and dairy free for about a year. I can't eat potatoes or avocados, as they both have chemicals that exacerbate inflammation. I can eat pork, but not in large amounts. The high intrinsic levels of arachadonic acid in pork can worsen the inflammation...

I've used Arrowhead Mills Buckwheat to make pancakes and felt kind of ill afterward. I'm insanely sensitive to CC, so it could have been that. I've started to avoid ANYTHING that says "made in the same plant as" unless it's verified kosher or says they use good practices, which means they clean the lines in between or have dedicated lines.

From what I've read, the protein structure of casein is similar enough to gluten to cause an immune response in some people. Considering that individuals make unique antibodies and not everyone reacts as severely, not all Celiac sufferers have a problem with dairy. Unfortunately, it seems that I do. I'm new to the the world of Celiac's, but I have a degree...

I've seen my lactase production decrease over the past decade, and used lactase pills or lactase free products to compensate. No doubt, this was due to the damage the Celiacs was causing, of which I was unaware. I've been gluten free for about a month (a couple of glutenation incidents aside) and realized that even with gluten free/lactose free dairy products...

Nausea is my first symptom. Some sort of additive maybe cross-contamination with a Kroger brand cheese set me off, and a granola bar I ate w/o reading the label was the culprit the time before that. I usually get nauseous within 10 minutes to an hour after ingesting, depending on the dose. My intestines go on strike... kind of like constipation I guess, but...

I don't have an official diagnosis. I tested negative for top 2 Ab, and it would cost a ton of money to run the whole panel and do the biopsy. My grandmother WAS officially diagnosed, as was her sister. Both my sister and myself share similar symptoms, but mine had progressed to the point where I was nearly always nauseous, bloated, and chronic stomach cramps...