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  1. lovegrov
    A handfull of Progresso soups are gluten-free (to find out which ones just read the ingredients) but you'd probably have to call the company for questions about cross contamination. I think that every company that makes soup makes some that aren't gluten-free. richard
  2. lovegrov
    Postive blood test with a negative biopsy is not at all unusual even among people who keep eating gluten. The person taking the biopsy samples might miss the damaged areas or the lab might not be experienced reading celiac slides. In addition, you should not have gone gluten-free before the biopsy because, yes, six months is indeed enough time for the damage...
  3. lovegrov
    When they say they'll list everything in the ingredients that's exactly what it means. If the ingredients don't list wheat, rye, or barley, it's gluten-free. That's exactly what we want every company to do. I pretty sure they make two kinds -- one is gluten-free (I think it's regular old mix) and the other isn't. Read those ingredients. richard
  4. lovegrov
    Hard to say whether they will see damage. Depends on how much damage there is to start, how fast you heal, and possibly how many samples they take and how expert the person looking at the slides is. But if you get that sick from a few crumbs I would also forget about eating gluten. If they are going for reasons other than to look for celiac disease, I'd go...
  5. lovegrov
    If it's Kraft product and there's no wheat, rye or barley plainly listed then it's gluten-free. No need to call Kraft; just read the ingredients. richard
  6. lovegrov
    I know that Asian restaurants use rice ones. Not sure if there are wheat ones. richard
  7. lovegrov
    Unless it's a company that will clearly list gluten in the ingredients, yes. richard
  8. lovegrov
    There's nothing you can do to prevent it. If he's going to get celiac disease he's going to get it. I've heard of people keeping their kids from eating gluten but not only do I think that's unnecessary, I also have a vague memory of some research that indicated it MIGHT actually make them more likely to get celiac disease. However, the standard advice...
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    I agree that it just can't be done without asking questions and talking to folks. Ask for the manager. The VAST majority of people are quite willing to help. The first chef I talked to after diagnosis told me that any chef worth his or her salt would see cooking for me as an interesting challenge. Yes, the fish sauce and even the tofu could have had gluten...
  10. lovegrov
    I think we need more info. Do you have celiac? Are you gluten-free? Have you considered possible bacterial overgrowth and tried a probiotic? If you weren't diagnosed as celaic and haven't gone gluten-free, have you considered going gluten-free anyway? If you have been diagnosed and are gluten-free, I know that two months after my diagnosis I was still...
  11. lovegrov
    Sodium caseinate is gluten-free. Despite its name, maltodextrin has neither malt nor dextrin. In three years I have yet to find anything that wasn't gluten-free solely because of maltodextrin. Supposedly it's always gluten-free in food products in the U.S. Mono and diglycerides and dextrin are also supposedly safe in the U.S. Supposedly the mono and...
  12. lovegrov
    Looking back I can see I had been experiencing some celiac symptoms for at least five years but without knowing anything was really wrong. My reward for continuing to eat gluten (because I didn't yet know I had celiac disease) was an 11-day stay in the hopsital, a $40,000 medical bill (mostly paid by insurance, thank goodness), off work for 10 weeks, and...
  13. lovegrov
    Read the Miracle Whip Light label before you try it, but I'm just about 100 percent sure it's gluten-free. Once again, if the ingredients don't include wheat, rye or barley, it's gluten-free. richard
  14. lovegrov
    If the Kraft dressing ingredients don't say wheat, rye, or barley, it's gluten-free. That's how easy it is. Read the Miracle Whip Light label before you try it, but I'm just about 100 percnet sure it's gluten-free. Once again, if the ingredients don't include wheat, rye or barley, it's gluten-free. richard
  15. lovegrov
    No gluten-free product list has every gluten-free product in the world. Anmd lists are by their nature out of date as soon as they're printed or posted. These days, when I have a question about a product the first thing I do is check the product web site. Many, many companies have put up gluten info like Pepsi did. Same thing with restaurants. richard
  16. lovegrov
    The stuff they give you sedates you but doesn't knock you out as hard as if you were having surgery. I think you are awake enough to respond to commands. Make sure you get something like Versed, which acts as an amnesiac. I had Versed and I can't tell you how awake I was because I don't remember a darn thing. You won't actually be out of it that long,...
  17. lovegrov
    All vodka is gluten-free unless they add gluten after distilling. They could do that even with a potato vodka, but I have yet to see it with any vodka. I wouldn't drink beer. richard
  18. lovegrov
    When I first got REALLY sick from celiac disease I ran fevers up to 105 (not a typo) for 11 days. At that point I was hospitalized and six days later tested positive for celiac disease (blood tests high and no visible villi). But the reason they tested for celiac disease was because of my severe anemia, not the fever, which apparently is unusual. They kept...
  19. lovegrov
    From everything I've read on the subject, 9 months is simply too young to diagnose celiac. richard
  20. lovegrov
    Lay's does indeed seem to have a problem with contamination of some products. Recently I read, however, that Lay's says the regular potato chips, Ruffles, Fritos and the Stax chips are made on dedicated lines. Obviously I cannot guarantee there's no contamination even in them, but thought I would pass this along. richard
  21. lovegrov
    If this is CSA telling you this then they're wrong again. No gluten in guar gum at all. It comes from the seeds of the guar plant. I'm not doubting you react to it in some way, but it's not because of gluten. richard
  22. lovegrov
    Philadelhia and Kroger are the only two I've ever checked. Boh are gluten-free. I don't think you're likely to find gluten in cream cheese. richard
  23. lovegrov
    I certainly wouldn't assume the water's safe. Even if fairly clean it's going to have stuff in it your body's not used to. Drink bottled water. richard
  24. lovegrov
    Food products with maltodextrin are not a problme. Medications could be. At least that's my understanding. richard
  25. lovegrov
    If I had one child with celiac disease I'd never ask the others to go gluten-free. It would indeed help cut contamination but it doesn't seem fair to the others. BTW, I'm the only one in my house with celiac disease and I never considered asking my wife and kids to go gluten-free. Dinners are generally gluten-free because you can have perfectly good meals...
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