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  1. lovegrov
    It's your choice, but at some point when you can be miserable at home with no obligations if necessary, you should try cheese again. Many people -- though not all of course -- can tolerate it once they've been gluten-free. richard
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    ARCHIVED Disneyland

    lovegrov replied to hez's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease

    I think any Disney destination is a great place to go with celiac (or other dietary restrictions), but it's still eating out -- and eating out at a busy place. You always take a chance. But you also take a chance with processed foods. richard
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    There's always a very tiny chance of something happening, but for almost everybody -- and I mean nearly 100 percent of people -- the endoscopy is no big deal. I had two when I was already extremely ill from undiagnosed celiac disease, and had no problems at all. You definitely want somebody to drive you home and you won't work the day you have it done because...
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    First, how much dapsone is your friend taking? Maybe it's not enough -- although he should NOT take any more without consulting with a doctor. Serious side effects are very, very rare but you must be monitored. If he's not seeing a dermatologist, he must do so. Call around and find one who is familiar with DH. He must avoid foods heavy in iodine --...
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    Nobody on this thread has said to eat the bacon but I thought I'd warn explicitly -- DON'T eat the bacon. The vast majority of bacons are gluten-free, but McD's is not. richard
  6. lovegrov
    The danger is in accidentally getting some in your mouth and swallowing. It would certainly be just a tiny amount but it could build up over time. richard
  7. lovegrov
    If you're talking about the cereal, it's not gluten-free. richard
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    I would, especially since that's all they have, but others wouldn't. You have to decide for yourself. richard
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    Here's my understanding: If a product contains one of the eight top allergens (fish, seafood, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, dairy, soy or eggs) or one of the allergens is used in processing, that allergen must be clearly listed in some way. If the manufacturer wants to put CONTAINS: WHEAT at the bottom they can do that. If they want to put it in the ingredient...
  10. lovegrov
    Did the yogurt list milk in the ingredients? If so, that's all they needed to do. The CONTAINS: "whatever" is not required. richard
  11. lovegrov
    You have to assume that barley is doing damage but it's possible that it doesn't affect outwardly the way the others do. richard
  12. lovegrov
    Yes. Very few products by anybody are "tested." richard
  13. lovegrov
    Glad to hear of the improvement. You'll find there's a lot of stuff you can eat, at least from a gluten perspective. Meat is easy. richard
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    "She keeps talking about how people should just eat what they want because they are going to die when they die anyway." You can tell you mother-in-law about me. If I had kept eating gluten, I would have been dead more than four years ago, that's how sick I was. Is that really what she wants for you? richard
  15. lovegrov
    Glutino bagels. Gluten Free Pantry brownies. richard
  16. lovegrov
    I haven't heard of a cream cheese that has gluten. Philadelphia, Kraft and Kroger definitely are gluten-free. richard
  17. lovegrov
    In four years, absolutlely never heard of a tomato paste that isn't gluten-free. richard
  18. lovegrov
    MFS is very, very rarely wheat. And we're getting to the point with the new labeling law now where it would have to be listed. richard
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    ARCHIVED Hidden Gluten

    lovegrov replied to a topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    "Things like mayo, ketchup, whiskey and other items with "distilled vinigers and alcohol" I do not injest anymore. I trust very few "prepared" products at all anymore." Even if you make the decision to avoid distilled vinegar that comes from wheat, virtually none does. If all distilled vinegar seems to bother you, that has nothing at all to do with gluten...
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    Kroger corned beef is gluten-free. Corned beef made according to regular recipes should be gluten-free. richard
  21. lovegrov
    Don't know of any ketchup that has gluten. The real official Swedish Fish are definitely gluten-free. richard
  22. lovegrov
    Stoneyfield has confirmed that the "gluten" they talk about comes from distilled alcohol and only distilled alcohol. I agree with the experts who say distilling takes the danger out, so I would eat it. Even if you didn't agree and believe that none of the "gluten" is eliminated, extracting flavors using alcohol isn't anything like drinking the alcohol...
  23. lovegrov
    I don't know of ketchup that isn't gluten-free. Heinz ketchup is gluten-free. richard
  24. lovegrov
    Patti is right. In addition, within a few months or so even the modified food starch will be safe if it doesn't say wheat because the new labeling law requires it (companies can still use their old labels so you can't trust it quite yet). I've never heard of MFS being from rye or barley. richard
  25. lovegrov
    I'm not advising anybody to take dapsone as I am not a doctor or a medical person, but if you check the literature, the worst side effects are very, very rare and can easily be monitored. richard
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