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Gotta agree.. sorry. Gloves might prevent under the nails but the airborne particles are pretty much unavoidable short of wearing a mask before you enter the room ... one person doing it is bad enough but you will be in a class of people 'throwing' flour about and however careful you are they won't be.
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ARCHIVED Levels Of Being "glutened" - Different Reaction?
gfp replied to Katja's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I could literally fill pages with my observations and conclusions on this. Personally I think long term low concentration glutening is FAR worse than eating a pizza. One aspect is i beleive in celaics we tend to store up gluten like many other toxins and 'hide' it .. sometimes it comes out as spots and other times its hidden in celulite etc. Eat... -
ARCHIVED Why Don't People 'get It'?
gfp replied to floridanative's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Perhaps he had a hidden reason? I tell a story about my ex but to be fair it has a caveat. I contracted a very (more virulent than normal) strain of typhoid when living in Africa and my wife actually locked me in the bathroom for 3 days. I wasn't strong enough to actually walk, let alone get out but it only occured to her on the third day it wasn't... -
This is #1 Soy isn't something I think is great in general but I don't avoid it like gluten. Most of the negative things about soy do not apply to fermented products such as tamari. All tamari should be 100% fermented soy. I think soy is one of those foods that if you have autoimmune disorders and you are not allergic/sensitive should be taken in...
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ARCHIVED Sorry If This Posted Before..couldn't Find It -
gfp replied to Sara-UK's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
That is how it usually manifests. Your comment is almost classic, only a minority go from 100% healthy to full blown overnight and even in these cases we usually look back and see with 20/20 hindsight. Yes these seem to be IgE tests for allergy not IgA or IgG .... (I'm presuming I don't nee to explain the difference) Your symptoms are pretty... -
When i was 15 my mother was on disability after a hysterectomy and something happened to her cheque. The police got involved and I was accused of faking her sig and cashing the cheque... the police officer sounded so plausible I almost beleived it... he suggested way's I might have done it and perhaps a friend egged me on etc. etc. After about ...
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Nantzie: That's very cool and also I think its good to post it because it shows it can be done. What you have to consider is unless you increase your energy intake you will keep loosing weight ..... .. and herein lies the kicker.... Now you need to find the right balance and its an endless task. I find it really hard to keep a weight...
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Almost definately if people dunk.... This depends entirely on YOUR water. In most cases there is little difference (if any) between bottled and tap. In some cases bottled water is tap water. In the case of flouride, its only a problem if people add extra flouride in toothpaste or other suppliments. Again ... I think this is on the excessive...
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ARCHIVED Any Advice On Starting gluten-free Please?
gfp replied to Deb O (UK)'s topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Sorry, didn't mean to scare you ... it's just I know a few people have emailed him and got no response or a terse one. Then again they were not geographically close or in a field he would find interesting. That being said it's not uncommon. I can think of quite a few of my old prof's who would be exactly the same if a member of the general public... -
ARCHIVED Shampoo...
gfp replied to Cornhusker's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
My thoughts exactly It doesn't need to lather to clean.. seriously. Indeed many shampoos have agents added to make them lather because it makes us feel like its doing a better job. Technically if its lathering you are using too much anyway .. companies like that.. you buy a new bottle more frequently. If you are using a non added lather shampoo then... -
This would be the first suspect but it begs the question if you are really 100% gluten-free. Are you possibly being contaminated if eating regular food with the family. Its practically impossible to avoid this in a mixed kitchen and a spoon used to stir or a breadcrumb on butter are more than enough to make you ill. However some foods tend to...
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ARCHIVED Any Advice On Starting gluten-free Please?
gfp replied to Deb O (UK)'s topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Make sure its intellegent and use any academic connections you can muster, he's notorious for not talking to the general public! (with good cause but that's another story - just warning you not suggesting you'd not write something intellegent) Being at a uni you probably have access to periodicals... there is lots online but you will find he references... -
ARCHIVED Is Gluten Absorbed Through The Skin?
gfp replied to dahams04's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I agree and that's why I think saying it as defininate is not a good idea IMHO... I think most people here accept the scientific evidence of damage by gluten OUTSIDE the intenstines. Specifically in the blood brain barrier. There is an equal line of evidince that lack or mal-functioning zonulin is what causes leaky guy AND crossing the brain-blood barrier... -
ARCHIVED Any Advice On Starting gluten-free Please?
gfp replied to Deb O (UK)'s topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
At the risk of teaching my gradmother how to suck eggs (given your area of research) ... I had no symptoms until I was mid 20's... indeed I was rather known as the iron stomachand even then it took a while... my mother was diagnosed at 65... and only 10 yrs ago was laughing at me for suggesting wheat might cause a prob. (long story covered elsewhere on... -
ARCHIVED Is Gluten Absorbed Through The Skin?
gfp replied to dahams04's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Then what are those creams and body lotions which are "enriched with pure organic wheat protein" Unless you have any scientifically backed evidence then I would have to say NOT in capitals is a bit too strong. As I have stated before large molecules like aloe vera and coconut oil are definately adsorbed ... Scientific studies of many essentail... -
ARCHIVED Any Advice On Starting gluten-free Please?
gfp replied to Deb O (UK)'s topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
You can just delete anytrhing between the two square bracketed quotes. You can add multiple quotes by sticking QUOTE in square brackets followed by /QUOTE at the end. Nope .. Paris, France at the moment... I more or less left Lancs at 16 when I left home and spent most of my time bumming about in Cumbia ... (as was then) and left the UK at 2... -
ARCHIVED Any Advice On Starting gluten-free Please?
gfp replied to Deb O (UK)'s topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Possibly on the weight ... once you start to get better you will find you are adsobing far more from your food. Meanwhile I would seriously not worry about substitutes, especailly during summer. Leave them for later when you get more proficient at spotting symptoms. Obviously be careful about salad dressings unless you make your own... Simply... -
ARCHIVED Any Advice On Starting gluten-free Please?
gfp replied to Deb O (UK)'s topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hope you don't mind me answering... I was diagnosed in the UK afterall. The problem with the UK medical system is you won't get any recognition until a Dr at least backs you up. If you go into hospital for instance they won't even consider your intolerance if you let them know its done at home. There are ways round this but its a bit dishonest... -
ARCHIVED Gluten-free Coffee?
gfp replied to amyfeistel's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
This rather depends on a few factors... but industrial alcohol is not distilled to the same standards or way as liquor. Neither does it need to be the whole gluten molecule ... only parts of the chains. Pure alcohol is not possible by distillation. What is more important to me is the process of decaffination where you are selectively exchanging a... -
I haven't read the whole thread but this is what I believe. The body only has one way to say you are missinhg something and that is to give the hunger feeling (technically its two different mechanisms but...) Whether this pang is caused by nicotine, gluten or a vital nutrient its all the same. One thing to address is nutrients, if by changing...
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Well one month isn't long but we all get caught out at the beginning. (actually all the time, its just harder at first) Try keeping a food diary so you can check back for any patterns. One of the hardest things is when we start off we tend to find a few safe items we rely on... in my case one of them ( plain tortilla chips) was made in a factory with...
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ARCHIVED How Did You Cope Going Gluten Free?
gfp replied to susiek's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
You sound like you are going through a rough patch, am I correct in thinking you have just started the gluten-free diet? If so I would think you are suffering withdrawal .. the thing to beware about is each time you get a small contamination you have to withdraw again! It gets easier ! My honest heartfelt advice is read up everything on CC and hidden... -
ARCHIVED Pro Plan Dry Dog Food And Toddler
gfp replied to a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I think we all learn things here.... I would say that regardless of the toddler playing with the food you can't stop the dog transferring it on whiskers, running over to the kid and transferring some directly to her face or hands etc. -
This is what I was saying above. The more experienced you get at gluten-free the more you learn 100% isn't possible. We all make slips and stuff and things are badly labelled/ quality controlled. If you have GERD as a celaic reaction then you will taste the melon BUT it doesn't mean what you taste caused the GERD.
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If you are continually messing it up it might just be you are too experienced..... One of the hardest things in gluten-free baking is the constistency is different (each mix is itself a bit different) ... and the hardest thing is to forget the 'feel' of when its right. i recently got some good advice in italy for thin-pan which is the chef used...