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    They emailed me, explaining that they take extra precautions to make sure their products are tested and are safe. But, my concern is, this company doesn't have their own plants. They contract out to third party manufacturers to process and distribute their products. All of Halo Top's staff work remotely, and I believe there are fewer than 30 of them. I...
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    From my gastroenterologist: "I am not familiar with this, but there are many theories out there about celiac. I am comfortable that continuing to eat corn, rice, millet, coffee, and dairy should not worsen celiac disease. The last two could be associated with abdominal symptoms, but not dangerous."
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    Personally, I think you need to give yourself time to heal before you start panicking. My GI doctor told me that it can take a long time to feel normal. Like, it took me about 8 months. I still have weirdness sometimes and I'm 1.5 years into this. I didn't have my GB checked, as my doctor felt that my issues were from my Celiac, and it can take a really long...
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    I agree, not worth it. I’ve been buying this brand for about a year and it must be just recently that they have added wheat to their statement. I pulled a few pints out of my freeze and looked at the statements and they do all say that it’s processed on the same equipment that sometimes processes wheat. Mostly I’m emailing them so that I can gauge whether or no...
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    This packaging says shared equipment, but I emailed them and I’ll see what they have to say. They have one dairy free flavor that contains wheat. The rest are gluten free. I’m guessing that it’s just to cover their butts.
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    So, I have been gluten free for a little over a year and a half. Typically i stay away from anything processed on shared lines. That said though, companies aren’t required to tell you that. They do have to tell you if the products contains wheat, but they don’t have to tell you if it’s made in a shared facility or on shared lines. I almost think companies who t...
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    Thanks.
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    This product is some dairy free Halo Top ice cream. Would you still eat it? I will ask them about their practices.
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    How can something be certified gluten free, labeled as such, and then say that it is processed on equipment that “sometimes processed wheat”? I get if it’s not certified, but this product I have is. I’m so irritated. Is this something I need to stay away from? Aren’t there stricter testing requirements to be certified gluten-free? How annoying. I hope it...
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    kareng, do you think the same can be said for all of the foods on that list? Is cross reactivity an unfounded myth in general, or just when it comes to some things? What about corn and rice? Still no?
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    You'll mess up a lot. You just will. Huge learning curve with going gluten free. Huge. I will tell you what others told me. DON'T EAT OUT. Do not eat out do not do not. If you do want to eat out, go to findmeglutenfree.com and search for reputable gluten-free places. There are real people with celiac disease on that site who give feedback about restaurants...
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    Also, Dove lotions are gluten free. And I love "Everyone Lotion", which is usually in the crunchy body products section at the store, or at a place like Sprouts. It says on the bottle that it's gluten free. Gluten proteins are too large to penetrate your skin, but some people react to them because of skin sensitivities to gluten. I don't have that problem...
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    So, the makeup and cosmetics thing can be exhausting. There's a lot of conflicting information. I didn't have issues with my skin when I was diagnosed, so I'm just speaking as a plain ol' celiac person. haha. I stay away from products that contain wheat. A lot of hair products contain hydrolyzed wheat protein. It's not processed, so the gluten is alive...
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    I can definitely deal with intolerances and allergies. They need to be dealt with. And I definitely think that people should stay away from foods that their bodies don't like, because why keep eating things that make you feel like crap? But the idea that drinking coffee could be causing my immune system to freak out and attack my intestine and do damage to...
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    I called Sensodyne this morning and the woman I spoke with put me on hold for a few minutes to look things up. She said that she CAN CONFIRM that Sensodyne toothpaste DOES NOT contain any gluten ingredients, and that none of the products that are used to make it contain gluten ingredients.
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    There's an old thread about coffee that someone just posted in today, that comes up in this same section. I just looked through it. Someone posted today about cross reactivity, insinuating that it's science based and factual. I really think that if this isn't true, and if it's bunk science, the people in charge of this site need to put the kobash on people...
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    So this sounds to me like it’s fine. Right?
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    So just because something hasn’t been tested, we shouldn’t steer clear of it? We should rely on the ingredients in the product, and if the manufacturers say that they don’t add any gluten to their products, we should be content, is this right? A lot of cosmetic companies have said this to me. “We don’t add gluten to ....... but because we don’t test the ...
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    So, while I’m on the “weeding out nonsensical things that I don’t actually need to be worried contain gluten” train, I’m wondering about toothpaste. i used to use Colgate and I know that they are gluten free. But, I wanted to start using a toothpaste without sulphate because I know that SLS is hard on your mouth. I switched to Tom’s and felt like it was...
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    There’s a lot of confusing info, that’s for sure. I will say though, I couldn’t have done it without these guys on here. I can come here to ask all kinds of crazy questions, ask about products, vent. If you poke around a bit you’ll get to know some of the really experienced folks on this site. I’ve even pm’d some of them during my darkest moments as a newbie...
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    This is why I come here. I get good info from you guys and I trust what most people say on here.
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    If nobody has, someone on this site should do a write up about this, because there are TONS of blogs and sites that are feeding the public this stuff.
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    The fact that they would use something that contains gluten to test their theory seems to tell me that they are morons. Why wouldn’t they use pure coffee and ensure it’s gluten free before doing this?
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    I appreciate everyone’s feedback.
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    Funny thing for me is, coffee is one of the only things that will get rid of a headache for me, besides ibuprofen. Coffee is a headache trigger for some though. My friend gets migraines and her doctors told her not drink coffee. And it does cause GI issues because it’s acidic, so it can cause nausea and bother ulcers. It’s also got caffeine in it, which jum...
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