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Posted 1/8/2013 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
good read - the first guy is me - well, not really me, but the way he responds to gluten is like me -

http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/2687-ulcerative-colitis-vs-gluten-sensitivity/

Posted 1/8/2013 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
Wow-85-90% positive for celiacs. I have been gluten free for months. It helps, but it isn't the cure for me.
Posted 1/8/2013 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
I'm always on that website looking up random things like "is hidden valley ranch dressing gluten free?" lol. Good moral to the story. Sounds similar to my symptoms. I tested negative for celiac, but positive on a Diagnos-Tech saliva sample test with Gliadin protein...

soystud hows the sugar intake?? Somehow after the holidays, I've starved off sugar!! This is really the first time for me that I haven't even wanted anything -- and i've been to Kroger like 4 times in a few days..
Posted 1/8/2013 8:29 PM (GMT 0)
80-90% positive sounds wrong. some people with symptoms suggesting UC are going to have UC, some will have c.diff infection, some may have Celiac disease. I know Celiac is more common than UC, but it does not seem possible that 90% of potential UC patients really have Celiac.
Posted 1/8/2013 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
never been to that site before - not sure how i wound up there this morning ? hvrd is my wife's favorite -

blech !

awesome that sugar is not your friend anymore - good job !

i'm still a work in progress - i've cut back almost to zero, a few days actually got there - my hands are feeling better so i'm definitely on the right track - my problem is i get busy and forget to eat, then i'm starving a reach for ANYTHING - and i'm frugal, so i can't just throw things out, so there they, just tempting me - grrrr !

i've also been doing some hiking lately - helps out with the energy drop from decreased sugar intake -

hey, thanks for asking about my progress s man :-)
Posted 1/11/2013 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
I am just curious if there is any enzyme blend to fight gluten, just like lactase to lactose intolerance. I have been thinking of going gluten-free for a while but I am not too sure if I can afford it financially.

Yesterday, checked gluten-free bread at Trader Joe's, 10 oz bread for $4.99, 8oz pasta for $5.99 !!! Probably, I will live out of the car and spend the paycheck on gluten-free food.
Posted 1/11/2013 2:36 PM (GMT 0)
yup, any kind of "special" foods are spendy - i buy some gf bread once in a while and i have some gf pancake mix but that's about it - i'd rather eat naturally gf ........ fruits, veggies, meat, fish -

but there are some enzymes out there - i've never tried them because i don't have allergy type issues from gluten - mine are more long term intolerance issues -

with rice and corn, i start itching right away, so i stay away from those too -

do you know if you have a gluten intolerance ? do you have issues with any other foods ?
Posted 1/11/2013 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
Soystud and deltaforce, there is nothing about being gluten free that says you HAVE TO BUY the bread and the pasta. Don't buy them if you don't want to spend the money. Enjoy your gluten free lifestyle with other delicious food.

It's always puzzling to me that people cite expenses when deciding not to go gluten free. It's your belly and your life to live as you want, but when you know the difference between feeling crappy and eating cheap bread vs. feeling great and eating no bread, the arguments start to sound silly.
Posted 1/11/2013 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
sorry, but i NEVER SAID I HAD TO BUY ANYTHING -
Posted 1/11/2013 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
You're right, you just said you thought the items were spendy. My mistake!

I baked a triple batch of teff brownies for an event we had last weekend - I knew at least 3 people we invited were GF and I wanted them to have some kind of sweet treat. Everyone loved the brownies and they were gone in a blink of an eye. I really don't care about the cost of teff flour over all purpose white [wheat] flour. I'm spending extra on good chocolate, too. The quality of the product is what matters most to me, whether it's a wheat based product or GF. I hardly ever buy the GF baked goods anymore because it's not that hard to make it myself and have it taste really good.
Posted 1/11/2013 4:33 PM (GMT 0)
if i did a lot of baking i would definitely buy all the ingredients - but i don't so i just pretty much stick with the basics - and that is my point too - it doesn't have to be expensive in the least to go gf -

i agree that we all tend to let unfounded fears get in the way of rational decisions -
Posted 1/11/2013 7:08 PM (GMT 0)
deltaforce said:
"I am just curious if there is any enzyme blend to fight gluten, just like lactase to lactose intolerance. "

I tried a product called Gluten Defence by Enzymatic that contains gluten and casein enzymes. It didn't seem to help but caused a lot of gas. (Warnings on the bottle advise celiacs not to stray off their gluten-free diet.)

There is a wide variety of gluten free products available at our local Ocean State Job Lot and some of the grocery stores. I've tried crackers and pasta but find that I don't like them.
Seems like many gluten free products (like pasta) are corn-based which doesn't agree with me.

I find it easier to eat mostly fruits, vegetables, brown rice, chicken and fish.
Occasionally, I have a bagel or a couple pieces of thin crust pizza with veggies and goat cheese to avoid feeling "deprived".
Posted 1/11/2013 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
IAS - if you can find Jovial brand gluten-free pasta, you should give it a shot. It's a brown rice product, made in Italy. I have tried other brown rice pastas and blech. But Jovial seems to have got it right. Texture and mouth feel are just right.
Posted 1/12/2013 12:34 AM (GMT 0)
There is this brand called "Against the Grain", and it would barely make the cut for paleo or scd, except it uses tapioca starch, and mozzerella cheese to create their fluffy doughs. This is the only grain I eat all week. Their bagels have like 4 ingredients so I'll know if it bothers me or not. :)
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