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Gluten Free Oils?
T.H. replied to T.H.'s topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
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Gluten Free Oils?
T.H. replied to T.H.'s topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Oh that's good to know. How sensitive to gluten are you, if you don't mind my asking? I have some in my family that seem to be pretty moderate in their sensitivity, but I tend to react to much lower levels of gluten. Dumb ole body, blech. I found out, to my disgust, that the 'processed in the same facility/equipment' kind of statements aren't legally... -
I've been using Spectrum Brand oils up 'til now for my gluten free kids, thinking they were safe. Just looked at their website, where they say there is a possibility of contamination because they process wheat germ oil on the same machinery, and now I'm wondering if this has been the cause for my daughter having trouble lately. I'm trying to find a good...
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I was an asymptomatic celiac, too. A bit overweight, no GI issues at all, no food allergies or issues - they found the celiac disease because I was having a biopsy for something else entirely and asked if they could check for it 'while they were down there' as a relative had it. Very unexpected. For me, 2 weeks was absolutely enough time to start having...
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I'm pretty sure that would be a good idea, yeah. I'll be honest, I say this more based on a recent article about sponges and bacteria, where it was saying that with sponges, it tends to just wipe the bacteria around when you reuse it, rather than actually cleaning it off entirely. I would imagine gluten would be similar.
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Not sure if this would help, but I've read that sometimes, anti-inflammatory foods can help, a little. Fish oil, things high in omega fatty acids, olive oil, pumpkin seeds, vitamin e supplements. Nightshades, and foods high in dairy and sugar, seem to have the opposite effect (you can google anti-inflammatory foods and find all sorts of info. on-line. Just...
