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  1. Lynxear
    Well I did further research on Caramel which is of course part of cola drinks...my thanks to mommida for encouraging me to do this. It seems that Caramel may contain Gluten and be one of those "hidden Gluten" sources....depending on how it is manufactured here is what I found Hmmmmm....well based on my experience of slight bloating...
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    Perhaps that is it....Carbonation as such is not a problem. I find club soda with a twist of lime to be a very refreshing drink on ice. I often mix Sprite with orange juice to create a nice drink ..... again with no problems. But there is a slight gassy bloat when I drink Diet Coke that is more noticable now that I don't have other sources. Aspartame as...
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    Prior to stopping eating wheat 3 weeks ago, I used to drink a lot of diet Coke. I guess I always felt a bit bloated then but dismissed it as due to the carbonation of the drink. After 3 weeks I am now sensitive to feelings of being bloated. I rarely feel this way now after means where it was constant before. I find now that Diet Coke now has an increased...
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    As a borderline narcoleptic I take a sleeping pill when it is necessary to get a long sleep (ie. more than 4 hours continuous sleep) I have never needed an alarm clock. I normally wake up briefly every hour and actually play a game with myself as to what the time is. I take a little blue pill, Zopiclone, 7.5 mg. Actually I find I don't need a whole...
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    You have my sympathies I had a bad experience with an eye doctor as well....rather it was an assistant who did a test on me. The stupid assistant thought she had missed my right (the good one) eye with the drops to dilate my eye....so she dosed me again, causing my eye to burn and feel uncomfortable...It was so bad that I went back the next day and...
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    I like these kinds of questions. I used to be a library rat in my University days....I suppose there is such a thing as an internet rat too. I'll start with a few definitions: flour n. 1. A fine, powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a grain, especially wheat, used chiefly in baking. 2. Any of various similar...
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    Try this GREAT tea....I use it all the time to cure a sore throat ingredients fresh ginger root (about a one inch piece, peeled) honey (to taste) lemon juice (5 drops per cup) method Take the the peeled ginger root and slice it thinly into a half dozen pieces or so. Add this root to about one litre of boiling water in a small sauce pan. ...
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    Like many things....it is hard to determine whether the "Arrowroot" powder in the store is real "arrowroot" powder or Tapioca starch. I don't have a problem with either one so to me it does not matter. But I am coming to realize that there are so many things to be careful of with members of this group that what is good for me is not necessarily good for someone...
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    Hi Karen - I don't live in Toronto anymore. I used to 18 years ago (Bathurst/St. Clair area) but since then I have lived in Calgary. I must confess that I am not Celiac. I don't react to traces of Gluten as many do on this site. My problem is at the "macro" level. Wheat and products based on wheat cause bloating when I eat them. I also am convinced...
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    A long time ago when I first suspected I had a problem with wheat a naturopath suggested I use Arrowroot powder as a thickener for gravies and soups. IT WORKS GREAT! As a thickener you use less than you normally would if you used flour and about the same as if you use cornstarch. I love liver when it is stir fried. I coated the 1" pieces in arrowroot...
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    Good luck I cannot understand why they would not do the hemoglobin A1c test in routine blood work. That makes no sense to me. You see your red blood cells store sugar and they are regularly replaced (I think at a rate of 1/2 every month) So they hemoglobin sugar is a true reflection of your diabetes status. I can "fake" a good sugar reading in the short...
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    Well, I do feel much better being off wheat as much as possible. Thankfully I don't suffer as much as most of the people on this site including yourself....but I have found my basic health improve a great deal without wheat bread and junk food associated with wheat. I use wheat-free gluten free flax bread from Gultimo which I do like actually. But I have...
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    Are you sure that you are not diabetic??? What is your hemoglobin A1c reading? This is the telling measurement for blood sugar. Your normal monitoring with a glucometer varies all over the map depending on your last meal. A fasting blood sugar is not a true reflection of your diabetes status. hemoglobin A1c is the diffinative test. This measures...
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    no...I never had that happen....nor do I suffer from headaches either. To get a sleep study done on you in Canada is a multi-step (thankfully covered by medicare) process. First you convince your GP that you have a suspected problem. From there you are referred to a neurologist where he basically confirms the suspicion of narcolepsy...then you are referred...
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    My study was similar for the night sleep....I did at that time sleep the whole night but I was told that is was not very deep. It was the fact that I could fall asleep on the hour within 5 minutes of being asked that showed me as borderline narcoleptic. Do you have the cataplexy as well.....this was the final straw that identified the disease. The two...
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    I don't think you are narcoleptic. I don't have trouble falling asleep. The difficulty is staying asleep. Those that are truly narcoleptic are great power nappers. The desire for sleep is overpowering. My ex-wife called me lazy since I would fall asleep on the couch watching TV all the time. I would play chess with my son and fall asleep in the middle...
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    I am not really celiac but have some kind of wheat problem that seems to be 100% better since staying away from wheat products for 2 weeks. but what I definately am is diabetic (type II) I suffer from a snack withdrawl since I am addicted to junk food snacks and I have had nothing for the last 2 weeks. I like that crunch that rice cakes give so I bought...
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    Well I truly thank everyone for their responses. I think I have found a bread that I like!!!! It is made by Glutino, Laval Quebec...here is their website Open Original Shared Link I don't know if it is distributed in the USA but I found it in Canada Safeway in Glenmore Landing. It is a few cents cheaper than the Kinnickinnick breads that they...
  19. Lynxear
    Actually the few times I use Tamarind juice I make it from compressed blocks of the fruit. You can find this in any asian grocery store and also in most western supermarkets (asian section) section as well (Superstore in Canada has a prettry authentic section for asian ingredients.) here is the method for producing the juice....you use so little juice...
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    Thanks for the reference....at first I was wondering how I could order these products but then I saw supporting stores and I found that there were about a dozen of them in Calgary. Most are Safeway stores but there are 2 or 3 others to try if Safeway doesn't stock everything....I will give this a try.
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    Hi This is my second week of going wheat free but I am suffering from withdrawl I confess to loving breads...they have been the waterloo of my diet life. I love eggs on toast for breakfast. I bought a rice bread from the local health food store but it is UNTOASTABLE. I might as well nuke it in a microwave just to heat it up. In a toaster...
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    I think you will have fun. The curries are sooo easy to make and very spicey so if you like "taste" in your asian food this is not bland. I love Thai food...the only thing that bugs me in Canada is the price of dishes in Thai restaurants. A $15 meal here would cost me only about $3 there...Very cheap to eat there....so dear here. here is another GREAT...
  23. Lynxear
    If you wish stir-fries that are gluten and soy free then consider Thai cooking. Only one or two sauces contain any soy sauce and they don't contain gluten unless there is soy sauce. This is a good website that describes what Thai sauces contain if you make your own: Open Original Shared Link You can make the green curry sauce as described in the...
  24. Lynxear
    Switzerland is both French and German depending on what region you are in, Zurich is German...Geneva is basically French as far as language goes though I expect both languages are spoken....much like in Canada French is the predominant in eastern Canada whereas English is predominant in the west. As far as their food goes...I forget...it was a long time...
  25. Lynxear
    My recommendation is Thailand. Thailand is cheap once you get there. But stay away from tourist traps. I taught school there for 6 months. I am not really celiac but believe that wheat is a problem to my health. I AM Diabetic and I have had blood fats at 10x high risk. I ate 99% Thai food and at the end of 6 months I lost 35 lbs of weight, my blood...
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