celiac3270

I've tried only the Rice and Shine and the choc. chip cookies. The rice and shine is pretty similar to regular farina--I make it with milk instead of water and it's sometimes better w/ a little sugar on top.

The choc. chip cookies are great--just make sure, when you buy their products, that you get the gluten-free ones, since they also make regular, non-gluten-free products.

(FWIW, there have been studies done on stevia, showing a negative effect on the reproductive glads of male rats. Of course, there's still plenty of debate as to whether or not the study means anything in humans! :-) )

Eiew....I use regular sugar whenever possible, anyway, and have never used Stevia, but I don't think I will in the future. If you can use it (and aren't diabetic, for example), I think you're better off with plain old sugar.

You'd probably be better off if your kids had a formal diagnosis--otherwise, if they're eating gluten-free without knowing for sure, they might regret the limitations of the diet, feel fine, and therefore wonder what the whole point of it is. If you have a formal diagnosis, then regardless of what symptoms they have (or absence thereof), they know they really have celiac disease--incentive to actually stay on this diet.

I think for you it's a matter of personal preference. Some take the stand that if they feel better gluten-free, they don't need a doctor to tell them they have celiac disease, others would like to have a formal diagnosis so they don't question it later in life. It's a personal choice, though.....

Yes -- definitely gluten-free -- and about ten recipes on this site call for canola oil.

Hey, I just noticed this thread is under coping with......should I move it to Gab?

Most doctors will recommend about three months of a normal, gluten containing diet for positive results. Of course, a few days of gluten-free sprinkled in there won't really effect the results, either.

I believe that 20 months is too young for testing, anyway. I think you are supposed to wait until some age like 3 years? Someone can give a more accurate statistic, but I know 20 months isn't old enough. And little wheat in infancy is helpful when it comes to prevention of celiac disease....that, and most importantly, breast feeding.

I think that you should decide to eat gluten-free or not based on how you would react to negative results. Would you believe strongly enough that you have celiac disease to stay gluten-free or would you want to retest having eaten gluten. I'd base it on that cause you don't want to go gluten-free and then have to go off the diet for three months for testing and then go back.....better just to eat gluten for a month....that's my view.

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Papertowels, napkins, tissues, and the like, are fine.....the only reason for concern would be if they were, say: Kleenex tissues with some sort of lotion in them, etc. But the fact that you asked such a question is a good sign--that you're being really careful/diligent about this.

Yep what celiac3270 said is correct

I know it is

I haven't had problems with their Rice and Shine....or choc. chip cookie mix

Mmmmm...

Flavorings and colorings are all questionable. Sometime safe, sometimes not, you just need to call the company.

Dextrin is often made of corn, but it can be made of wheat. Maltodextrin is always safe IN THE UNITED STATES except in pharmeceuticals where it becomes questionable.

Modified food starch is questionable--it could be gluten-free, it might not be.

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I've seen cookies in a healthfood store that say "GLUTEN FREE" on them. They were "Oatmeal raisin" cookies, and, wondering what substitute they used for the oat, I read the ingredients.....first ingredient, I think, was oats. I didn't eat any or even buy them, but it shows how careful you have to be. Sure, uncontaminated oats aren't bad, but I'd bet the oats were contaminated.....and since the US has no definition of what gluten-free means, anyone, really, could write gluten-free and use oats.....

Don't worry about that, though....for a full month after starting the diet, I thought it was just wheat, rye, barley, oats.....didn't think of modified food starch, natural flavors, etc.

Since I'm new I have read anything re. Splenda, Nutrasweet and Sweet and Low are they gluten-free?

The ones I know are gluten-free are: Stevia, Splenda, Natrataste, Sweetnlow, and Equal. Try to avoid Splenda, as it causes gastro. symptoms in many people (celiac or not) ...not that Equal or Sweet n low are good either, but they're not as likely to cause symptoms as Splenda.

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Open Original Shared Link

Here's are two gluten-free foodlists/medlists...not always 100% reliable, though, so still contact:

Open Original Shared Link

Open Original Shared Link

I would highly recommend you go to Open Original Shared Link ....they have an amazing, constantly updated, reliable gluten-free product listing (with all the foods, medications, even toothpastes, dental floss, etc. You need to register (free), but to find the forum, go to Open Original Shared Link , then go to "heatlh and wellness" on the side, then the first option should be a Celiac Disease Online Support Group or something. Go there.

Besides having a constantly updated list, they have a list of companies that clearly list gluten in the FAQ section on the board and there's a woman there, Mireille, who owns a restaurant and posts about 15 recipes DAILY....she is constantly posting there (about 28,000 posts, actually) and if you're ever trying to make bread and it flops or something, she'll be able to pinpoint exactly why

Yes...I've always kept mine so that I don't log in each time (w/ the remember me option)......so much easier than logging in and out all the time. And yes....so many guests on all the time...just a random sample might give you....22 guests, 6 members or something.... my point is, always more guests than members.

Here are two lists, one for food, one for medicine. Be careful with these, though, as there are always a couple mistakes:

Open Original Shared Link

Open Original Shared Link

I would most recommend, though, the list at Open Original Shared Link. Click on "health and wellness" on the left side, and the first should be a celiac group. They constantly maintain what I consider the best and most reliable celiac product list on the web.

Kaiti gave you a list of some companies that clearly list gluten on the label...it also came from this site, under "Forum FAQs", the bottom category. I highly recommend it--I think you need to register, but it's free and you really should. I highly recommend it.

The free list on this site (not the product database you have to buy) is very...limited and not updated very often, so I'd recommend you go to Delphi for product lists...

Not sure if this goes under related disorders/research or pregnancy. I put it under the former, but if any other mods. want to move it, feel free:

Open Original Shared Link

If they have a phone #, though, I'd double-check to make sure they have a gluten-free bakery...some do, some don't.

It seems like a lot of people register and just don't come, though...not necessarily lurk. After all, when you look at the members who are on, they don't show many. Well, unless the people don't bother to log in and just view as guests. There are always many guests.

Whole Foods (visit Open Original Shared Link) has a gluten-free bakery...terrific. I believe they have the gluten-free bakery in their stores in Florida, but you can go to a store locator on their site to find out.

And except for the obvious: anything with a suspicious word in the name, such as "brownie"

The only way to know is to call the company. It is questionable, so, except for with McCormick, you need to call....same as you do with natural/artificial flavors and modified food starch (with most companies, except those that list gluten clearly on the label).