Elisabeth Gerritsen
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Thanks for the advice. But I don't eat cheese or butter (lactose) and I am a vegan too. Any food you carry with you gives a problem. Most people in customs have no clue about celiac or lactose intolerance and so on. To cover their ignorance the bluntly say no and no further discussions possible. The same way I was not allowed to take my insuline in the airplane... -
No, all my food was taken from me while on transit in Dubai. I couldn't prove the ingredients and it was not factory packed and sealed. I did not miss the sandwich part. But with my diabetes I also have to take "real meals" with me, so no snacks. Glutenfree sandwiches wit jelly or peanot butter get very soaky after 8 hours flight. Cheese is not allowed...
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Easy to say, but when you are a diabetic, a few energy bars would not help me through a 10 hours or more during flight with stops in between! I am glutenfree, lactose free and vegan! Impossible to find those in granola bars or so.
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I tried to book a flight with KLM from Amsterdam to Seattle, to visit my daughter, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I could choose between glutenfree or lactose free food. because they did not sell both in one meal! So they advised me to bring my own food. But I wouldn't be allowed to heat my food in the microwave! Further more, they told me...
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The Ten Risk Factors Most Associated with Celiac Disease
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Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Bill Hits the Senate
Elisabeth Gerritsen commented on Jefferson Adams's article in Product Labeling Regulations
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How Long Do Celiac Patients Live?
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How Long Do Celiac Patients Live?
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Hi, I'm thinking of my mother, who lived until she was 100. She was born in 1906. At that time nobody knew about Celiac, especially in Suriname, South America. She was very particular with food, we noticed. She would not drink milk or yoghurt an she didn't like bread or pasta. She told us some stories why, but I never believed her. She was in very good health...
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Because I live in the Netherlands, and my husband used to work at the DSM-factory (where maltodextrine is made), I know that they used to buy the foam of the beer breweries. This foam is called malt (from malt beer) Hence the name maltodextrin. We have a few breweries in the south of Holland. Lately they used patatoes in stead, but after two years of not...
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The maltodextrin could contain gluten. In Europe it is made of malt beer. In the US mostly of corn, so no gluten
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Bad Mood after eating
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Is Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Gluten-Free and Safe for Celiacs?
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Is Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Gluten-Free and Safe for Celiacs?
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Is Maltodextrin Gluten-Free?
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IBD Patients Seem to Have Milder Effects from COVID-19
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IBD Patients Seem to Have Milder Effects from COVID-19
Elisabeth Gerritsen commented on Scott Adams's article in Latest Research
On March 6th I got very ill; all symptoms of the corona virus, except fever! I went to the ER twice, but was send home for this reason: no fever, so no corona! The third time I went to my own GP, who gave me antibiotics, the mildet sort available. It did no good either. I stayed sick for four weeks and I slowly recovered with now and then a flare up. Because... -
Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Bill Hits the Senate
Elisabeth Gerritsen commented on Jefferson Adams's article in Product Labeling Regulations
In my case I had to import the gluten- and lactosefree medicine from the US to the Netherlands! No lactosefree Plaquenil for sale here. But the same problem here: no mention of any gluten or lactose contents. You have to read the ingredients and make a complete study of what is: glucose-fructose syrup, maltodextrin, dextrose and so on. It also differs from... -
The US Senate’s Glorious Gluten-Free Bean Soup
Elisabeth Gerritsen commented on Jefferson Adams's article in American & British
I am also lactose intolerant, so I have to skip the butter and because I am vegetarian, I have to skip the pork. So nothing good is left in your soup for me. -
Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Bill Hits the Senate
Elisabeth Gerritsen commented on Jefferson Adams's article in Product Labeling Regulations
I am gluten- and lactose intolerant and I have arthritis too. Not so long ago I could not find Plaquenil without lactose, so I had to buy them in the States and have my daughter send them to me. I was ridiculed because they thouht that a little lactose never could do me any harm! Same with my diabetes. I was taken to the hospital because of low sugar coma... -
In Europe they make glucose-fructose syrup, maltodextrin and dextrose of wheat. That could maybe explain why you still have flair ups. And many celiacs also suffer from lactose intolerance, like me. So it might help to avoid lactose. In my case it does. I have celiac, lactose intolerance, Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. I have to use RX for my head psoriasis...
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It looks like Haifa and Tel Aviv are the right places for me to go on holiday with Celiac and my lactose intolerance!
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A Love Note to the Partners of a Celiac Sufferer
Elisabeth Gerritsen commented on Kelly Carter's article in Summer 2019 Issue
Great!