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  1. bartfull
    BUT! There are several supersensitives here on this forum and not one of them has ever claimed to have a gluten reaction to Coke or Pepsi. That indicates that whatever you are reacting to gives you a reaction that is SIMILAR to a glutening, but it is not a true glutening.
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    Yeah, I've worked in restaurants too and I know that when it's busy, all kinds of things can happen, from the wrong spoon to spillage (the gravy is usually right next to the mashed potatoes). I have eaten the garlic mashed potatoes at Outback but they are pretty good about CC. Mostly though if I eat out, which I rarely do, I'll opt for the baked potato...
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    And if you DO end up moving back in, get a little apartment sized fridge to keep in your room. Get a plastic tote for non-refrigerated items and keep that in your room too. Bring your own pots and pans and keep those in your room. When it's time to cook, take your stuff out into the kitchen and cook away. Sit right down and eat with your parents. Wash your...
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    Might be. But I wouldn't take the chance. I'm not in college and I don't go to ball games, but if this catches on and lots of companies start doing this, when I buy I'll be looking for stuff made the old fashioned way.
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    Just like we are advised not to eat anything with wheat grass because they can't be sure some of it hasn't sprouted, and even more importantly, it is harvested on the same equipment as regular wheat, (that's why if we eat oats we need certified gluten-free oats), I would never ever want to touch this stuff.
  6. bartfull
    Looks like Kimberly-Clark (the makers of many paper products) are now making TP and paper towels out of WHEAT STRAW!!! They say they will be shipping this stuff to sports venues and colleges. One more thing for us to watch out for! Open Original Shared Link Just imagine - you bring your own snacks to the ballgame so you know you will have safe food...
  7. bartfull
    CONGRATULATIONS!!!
  8. bartfull
    Other than dairy there really are no valid tests for food intolerances. You may see things on the internet about them but they are bogus. Elimination diet is the only real way to find out. It sounds like you're on the right track. Just stick with it until the exzema heals then add one food back at a time. Are you sure it's exzema? There are a lot of rashes...
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    No exzema, but I did have psoriasis. It started clearing up right away but like yours, it came back. It turned out that not only did gluten bring it on, but several other foods did too. I had to give up corn and soy as well of many other foods. That was at first. For the first couple of years it was a see-saw. It would heal, then it would flare, then...
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    I wouldn't. There may not be gluten ingredients but it may have been contaminated when they did the spiral cut.
  11. bartfull
    Mom always used corn starch. Yeah, it gels in the fridge but when you heat it it becomes liquid again. I just make sure when I microwave leftovers to heat the gravy separately and THEN pour it over my meal.
  12. bartfull
    Another thing you might be interested in making: I believe (but it would be best to double check) that Hillshire Farms Kielbasa is gluten-free. I have a simple recipe for the slow cooker that is absolutely delicious. Cut the kielbasa into bite-sized chunks. Dump it into the slow cooker with a jar of grape jelly and a jar of chili sauce. Let it cook for a...
  13. bartfull
    Just to clarify what RMJ said about amounts of gluten that some folks can tolerate - The "standard" is under 20 parts per million. That is what most gluten-free foods are tested to. There are some folks who are "supersensitive" and cannot tolerate even that much, but I didn't want you to make the mistake of thinking a little is OK. The 20PPM test means...
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    I keep a small magnifying glass in my purse so I can read the tiny writing on labels. It stinks that this happened but now that you know you can get back on track and who knows, maybe you'll find out that some of the stuff you thought was making you sick really wasn't. So get a magnifying glass, go through everything in the house to double check it, then...
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    It'll get easier. I know that sounds hollow right now but it's true. I watch people eat "regular" food all the time and while it bothered me at first, now I see a skull and crossbones superimposed on anything with gluten. I wouldn't even be tempted. So don't give in. One moment of pleasure isn't worth the damage to your health. And remember, if you...
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    Mitchgam, will you please stop!? One of the rules on this forum is that things posted must be able to be backed up with scientific evidence. You have consistantly refused to show any scientific studies showing the things you allege. On top of that, you refuse to read any of the studies I and others have posted that prove you are wrong in almost everything...
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    Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I tried blueberries about every six months. They are my favorite and I was determined to get them back. It took three and a half years but I've got them back now.
  18. bartfull
    Well, the first thing that happened was I got an abcessed tooth on a weekend. Up until then I had been having my medications made at a conpounding pharmacy because most everything (if it doesn't have gluten) has corn starch as a filler. Well the compounding pharmacy wasn't open on the weekend so the doctor said I HAD to take regular antibiotics with corn...
  19. bartfull
    YES!!! (At least they did for me.) Substitute some of the things on your list with others and our stories are almost identical. One month in I too felt better than I probably ever had. And shortly after that the other intolerances hit. For me corn was the worst, both the symptoms and the fact that it is in everything. I was also intolerant to soy and...
  20. bartfull
    You both should think of this as GOOD news! You will now be healthier and will avoid all of the crummy symptoms and "accessory" diseases that often come with celiac. And you will be eating healthier so that alone will make you feel better. I used to live on junk food. I now eat (and have learned to love) whole foods. Oh, I still eat SOME "junk food",...
  21. bartfull
    I've had the Barilla organic sauce and I eat Prego too. No problems with either. I've had tinkyada pasta and Ronzoni gluten-free pasta and loved them both. Like Arlene, I have been gluten-free for almost four years and have finally healed. Before that lots of things used to make me sick, even though they were gluten-free. Give it some time.
  22. bartfull
    Even if you have no symptoms, every exposure to gluten is doing damage to your body. No pizza from a pizza joint unless they make their pizzas in different pans and a different room, and even the toppings can't come out of the same bins as the regular pizza toppings. Flour dust gets in the air and settles on everything. There is a pizza place near me owned...
  23. bartfull
    Crazy as it sounds, you may have been constipated. I have read here and elswhere that sometimes what seems like D is just "leakage" seeping around the blockage. I think you should stick to strictly gluten-free. There is no such thing as borderline celiac. You either have it or you don't. Some people are told they have "mild" celiac but what is meant by...
  24. bartfull
    There are many, many, in fact MOST, celiacs who can eat corn with no problem. I used to have bad reactions to corn myself, but now that my gut finally healed I can eat it again. Now don't get me wrong, I do not like the very idea of genetically modified foods, but I am absolutely sure that there is no wheat gluten in corn, any more than there is gluten in...
  25. bartfull
    I have noticed that any itch, whether it is from a rash, poison ivy, a bug bite, or even dry skin, is always worse at night. For what it's worth, the third paragraph in this article may explain why: Open Original Shared Link
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