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  1. gfp
    I guess its possible it was confused but also I guess never say never.... Before Dr. fine the idea of faecal testing was poo-poo'ed (pun intended) ... A couple of years ago they did some experiments with dogs sniffing urine to detect cancer. Not only did the dogs reliably identify the diagnosed patients they also kept giving a false positive on someone...
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    Because the distillation process cannot guarantee the end product. No two distillations are ever the same, even if they appear superficially so. In the first place they never start with exactly the same ingredients and proportions because they start off with a fermented product which is the byproduct of yeast, sugar and whatever else is put in depending...
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    Pretty much what I was going to say... however if your buying puffed quinoa for cerial then I should imagine its already done.... I dunno, I guess they expect you to know, afterall potatoes don't have a label saying they can give you tummy ache if not boiled? However if you take a moment and think about it the unrinsed stuff is probably the safest...
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    Much as it makes a lot of sense to get the diagnosis I think its worth considering the other side too. The problem is it all depends on circumstance. Poor Juliet was in one set but that might not be the same for everyone.... For me the main thing to consider is if your child's specialist actually beleives the tests are not reliable in infants...
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    LOL, I know what you mean I like both, most of my vegetables, fruit and meats and fish I buy from fresh markets but stuff like cannot tomatoes I tend to do a big monthly shop. When Im doing monthly shops then I like it mixed in, I sorta do every Aisle (except obvious no-goes) because this is when I buy stuff like new sponges, bin bags and stuff as...
  6. gfp
    Well congratulations ! Actually cooking for yourself is probably much easier than you think, shopping to cook from scratch is a bigger hassle. Once you have the stuff its just a bit of practice, getting used to techniques and following recipees until your ready to branch out for yourself. The biggest impedement is usually not having the basic stuff...
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    Yep that really annoys me... I think I just found something new and then its "whole wheat" or something.... A serious store could label everything really clearly on the aisles with big bold warnings on every item... I'm so sure your right... I have picked it up and had it in the basket and I'm absolutely fanatical about label reading but sometimes we...
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    Exactly my experience. If I have the under 20ppm bread I can perhaps get away with a couple of slices ..at least as far as GI symptoms but who can say what damage its causing. but I know from experience if I eat it all then I'll be ill. Well, I have to say, I'd quiite like some oat flapjacks and real oatcakes ... BUT even so I still agree, its...
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    ARCHIVED Dishes

    gfp replied to Sinenox's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    This is all good advice. Seriously, I don't think dishwashers are safer in general. I know my dishwasher doesn't get rid of EVERYTHING, it has a problem with coffee grounds or tea leaves for instance. It mostly gets rid oif them but far from completely... and because they are almost black they are very easy to see. I think its of value here to...
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    This is exactly what I used to think.... When I found out the average person has D 2-3 times a year maximum and even high risk groups like nursing mothers 4-5 max per year I started to realise it wasn't just something else giving me the runs. When I have been in a position to do what I call 100% gluten-free where I don't eat any packets or tins or anything...
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    Its certainly not unusual... While you are waiting for test results say what tests you had, if you didn't have a biopsy you might want to consider one because once you go gluten-free you would have to go back on gluten for a long time in order to have on.... the value of the biopsy is questionable but the sure thing is the time to have one if you decide...
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    I have to say this is one of those issues people ignore or think they will worry about later. Its really not like that, later will be too late once the GM crops have cross pollented... sure theoretically they are not meant to but this is nature, albeit a frankenstein equavalent. When you grow hundreds of millions of GM crops every year one of them...
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    Well I can't do that.... For me its not a simple number of days.. but a gradual reduction in the frequency and severity of the symptoms. From times Ive been in complete control Ive had batches of D after 4-5 weeks, of course it could be something else but I think we all get to know the feeling. One thing helps me gauge is actually my casein sensitivity...
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    ARCHIVED Protien And Workout Supps

    gfp replied to tp23's topic in Sports and Fitness

    Yeah, it sucks but I do the same thing. To me its a question of me controlling the disease not becoming a slave to it. No matter how careful you are it still happens form time to time but equally once the fog has lifted you usually learn something. Sorry, your right but I guess I misworded it... what I'm really trying to say is regardless of...
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    ARCHIVED Italy

    gfp replied to Lexis's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease

    Labelling is pretty good anyway but the usual place to buy specialist gluten-free food is at a pharmacy. However ... last time I was in Italy (6 months ago) there were a new chain of Gluten Free supermarkets startig up which were being advertised everywhere. From what I could see these were out of town type ones but it shows how popular it is. On...
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    LOL....
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    I'm pretty certain there is as much evidence in both directions.... Since this is a health issue then IMHO they should be labelled.... However I don't think they should be labelled "gluten" since this is technically incorrect and once you actually take a step away from "gluten free" meaning exactly that you are inviting all sorts of exceptions. When...
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    I just don't trust the organisation behind them. McDo's seem to get picked on most, perhaps that's just because they are the most known but its a matter of court records that they have made misleading statements and just plain lied on many occaisions. The problem is you can have the best run local franchise but they still have to use the same stuff...
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    ARCHIVED Protien And Workout Supps

    gfp replied to tp23's topic in Sports and Fitness

    Ouch ... _____HUGS__________
  20. gfp
    Just stick to the truth and stop trying to bend it.. I didn't say that in my first post on the subject or this thread what I said was Open Original Shared Link followed by I In all these cases it has been apprent to everyone but you that this took place AFTER I WAS ACCIDENTALLY GLUTENED.... The ONLY exception was on the flight through Vietnam...
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    Good point although I don't know what biopsy tool they use in kids so small? I know when I had a stomach biopsy years ago they didn't check the duodenum nor would it have been possible with that tool... but I guess these things progress, as I understand it the duodenal biopsy tool has to be more flexible and "drivable" so it can negotiate the stomach into...
  22. gfp
    Trying to prevent accidents is of course good but to say all accidents is preventable isn't true... if your driving along the highway and a passing plane engine falls on your car then this was so far out of your control its silly to worry about. The point is you simply cannot cover every possible accident that might possibly happen, you have to draw...
  23. gfp
    I really wish I could give you a definitive answer but it seems to depend on so much... Firstly your age at diagnosis and how long you were eating gluten for.... and also just age because we recover more slowly as we get older. I'm 38 and my mom 60 (don't tell anyone I said) and we both went gluten-free together... my mom had a much harder time and recovered...
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    IMHO the time to have a biopsy is before going gluten-free.... the longer you leave it the less attractive it is. Find yourself another allergist or take this one the literature and see if you can reason with them. Start here and print out what is useful... Open Original Shared Link . if the allergist is not willing to make concessions then forget...
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    Neither do I but I read other peoples posts Its proably always better to have a certificate... it shouldn't be teachers should respect parents wishes IMHO regardless but if you want to impress on them about not exposing the child to gluten its much easier with a medical cert... and they are much more likely to follow it letter for letter in case of litigation...
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