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  1. ajay
    I have mixed reviews on Carnival. I ate most meals in the dining room and, as described by others, the hostess brought me the next evening's menu so we could go over it. I never got sick. However, the food was not particularly special. They were worried about sauces & such, so I ate a lot of very plain food. But they definitely had the approach of...
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    Oh, honey, you have my sympathy! Your challenge, besides trying to explain it to your family over and over and over again, may be getting gluten-free goodies. You'll probably be fine with meats & veggies (you're allowed to eat veggies in the south, right? ) but it's nice to have some "safe" cookies or breads or other yummies to keep you from feeling...
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    Hi Danielle, [okay, I'm also guilty of peeking in the teenager section. My excuse is that I have moments of being really young, though in an awkward nerdy way instead of a cool trendy way] When I went on my first date with my sweetie, it was going to be just for coffee. But then he asked "Are you hungry? We could grab some dinner." "Hm. We could...
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    wow... I find this pretty interesting. If I remember correctly, the cells that form your nervous system and the cells that form your skin develop from the same part of the developing embryo. And the lining of your gut is part of your skin (it's true, we're just donuts with a very complicated "hole" in the center). This comes to my mind whenever people...
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    Guhlia, what's the latest with your Dad? I have been thinking about this quite a bit lately... whrn I first checked out the boards here, I was sure I was just allegic to wheat. Now that I've been here for awhile, I'm not as certain, because lots of people seem to have the same sorts of symptoms... My sweetie is already convinced that I'm a celiac. The...
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    I am so glad you said this, Jana. My last exposure was so bad that I actually bought some syrup of ipecac & figured I'd take it next time it happened. Hm. Maybe not so much.
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    Well, as far as holding gluten, it's probably OK, but a glass cutting board can be really harsh on your knives! It tends to dull them faster.
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    Very early on in my wheatfree life, I went to a lunch place near work. They made all the sandwiches at a counter & to order, so I figured they could make me a "salad" of sandwich fixins without the bread. Seems simple enough, I thought. So I asked the woman behind the counter to just put the lettuce, tomato, meat, etc. on a plate. counterperson:...
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    This may be really obvious, but have you checked your soaps & shampoos? I have found that a lot of soaps (especially the ones that are mild, like aveeno) have wheat germ oil or other "wheaty" things in them. I know you don't eat them (well, okay, I'm assuming you don't eat your soap ) but I've found that those things can really bother me if I use them...
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    OK, this cracks me up, because my first thought was "oh, it's a restaurant outing. Rats." Glad to know there's a lot of folks in the area! I'm in Watertown, work in Boston.
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    Hi Calicat, From what I've been reading in other corn forums, a lot of folks who react to corn can't eat honey. As far as I can figure, it has to do with the nature of honey. It's not super-refined, which in a way is good, but in this case, that means honey also has pollen, dirt,etc., in it. And apparently corn pollen travels pretty well. And you...
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    Okay, nit-picky tea drinker here! Here's how I understand the tea process: - black tea is from tea leaves that are dried/fermented. - oolongs are somewhat less fermented - green teas even less so, and I think white teas are the least fermented "Herbal Tea" does not usually have any tea leaves at all in it-- usually some combination of herbs...
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    Wow, you are proactive! I haven't e-mailed too many people, I usually just give up. Go armetta! a Cosmo = a cosmopolitan = A tasty drink with Vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice. I don't get them because most places use Rose's Lime juice and cranberry juice "cocktail", neither of which are safe (corn syrup). Grenadine and sour mix are...
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    Hi SuperBeck, It's going to be really difficult for awhile, and I see a lot of reading in your future! But hopefully you will also start to feel *so* much better. There are a ton of helpful folks in this forum (and a lot of useful books out there)-- you're not alone! It will get much easier as you learn what to watch out for. Good Luck and take...
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    Well, religious beliefs are different, people can respect that it's a choice. It's often (but not always) the same with vegetarians... I dunno why people don't get it-- would you bake a sugar-laden cake for a diabetic?! Though I think your hubby's relatives sound totally clueless, not malevolent (like mmc's party planner). I got a pretty dramatic...
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    When I used to go to Starbucks, they were very nice about letting me read the labels on their syrups & such. I used to keep it simple & get lattes most of the time... then I got an espresso maker & now I make my own. It's not quite as tasty, true, but I haven't made myself sick yet! On cakes: I'm very fond of flourless chocolate cake...
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    Hmm. I have to admit, I'm all for minimally processed foods. Definitely one of the problems seems to be that either the allergenic protein in corn is very stable/hard to get rid of, or it's not just the protein that causes a reaction. A lot of folks react to things that come from corn but supposedly "the corn has been processed out of it." I react to dextrose...
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    Hi Armetta, Even diet soda (alas!) usually has caramel coloring in it. Caramel coloring is often grain derived (wheat or corn-- choose your poison). I don't know what your sugar tolerances are, but I don't react to Whole Foods 365 Cola [ingredients: filtered carbonated water, pure cane sugar, caramel color (from cane sugar) tartaric acid, natural cola...
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    The skin on my hands will split, usually along deep cracks. The skin on the surface isn't dry-- it's more like it's under the surface of the skin. When I asked a doctor about it, she said I wasn't eating enough balanced fatty acids. I try to have fish and eggs on a pretty regular basis, and freshly-ground flaxseed sprinkled over other foods (salad, yogurt...
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    Yeah, I was afraid of that. When I last had wheat by accident, I had such a bad reaction that I really had to take benedryl to sleep & keep me from scratching my skin off. I found the formulation with the fewest number of evils, but I was basically trading one set of symptoms for another...
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    OK, not to be a cynic or anything, but I found this on the FDA site: "Use of Products Could lead to Severe Infections The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to use Miracle II Neutralizer and Miracle II Neutralizer Gel products manufactured by Tedco, Inc., in West Monroe, Louisiana because the products are bacterially contaminated...
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    ajay replied to steadiedwaters's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I used to get those obnoxious lesions, too. I swear I'd get them in the exact same places, too-- I called them "wheat zits." If I remember right, they were on my face, neck, and scalp. I'd love to hear a scientific explanation, but it's always comforting to hear (read) someone describe the same symptom.
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    Another question for y'all... (I'm going nuts since I found this resource--it's amazing) What do you take for painkillers? Antihistimines? Thanks!
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    Hm... well, in its original form, it's produced by a bacteria, so I doubt Xanthan Gum is fermented corn starch. The workhorse of the biotech idustry is genetically engineered bacteria, which are used to produce vitamins, drugs... and probably MSG. It seems entirely likely, however, that the bacteria itself is grown on/in a media that includes corn. So the...
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    Wow, this is a great topic! Unfortunately, the corn crop is heavily subsidized in the US, ergo it's cheap, ergo it's everywhere. OK, overall notes/replies from someone who's been avoiding corn for ages: 1) Salt: iodized/table salt often has dextrose in it to keep it free flowing. Kosher or Sea Salt is OK. 2) baking powder: also has cornstarch...
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