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Gloria
HI from Holland!
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Unless you just happen to have some unusual deficiencies, the ones you're taking should cover the most common problems.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Rice dream is made from rice that is malted by starting the malting process with barley malt. The manufacturer claims that the barley malt is removed from the product before it is finished, so that the gluten content of the finished product measures below the Codex Alimentarius standard of 20 ppm. It should be safe for virtually anyone who can tolerate most commercial GF foods. However, since there doesn't appear to be any good reason for malting the rice in the first place, (homemade rice milk is not malted, and it tastes and works just fine), I no longer use Rice Dream. Because most other substitute "milks" contain soy, or some other allergen, I use Silk Almond Milk. It's allergen-free, and tastes great.Henry wrote:I've started my GF diet today. I got rice-milk to use for cornflakes, is this milk considered to be GF (ricedream) or should i make it myself?
Be sure your cornflakes are labeled gluten-free, because most commercial cereals contain a malt ingredient, (which comes from barley, therefore it contains gluten). An exception to this rule is Corn Chex, made by General Mills - Corn Chex is gluten-free, and there are several other GF Chex cereals, as well.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
hi from holland
Hi there,
I meant to give you my recipe last friday, sorry its a week late, mental week at work.
it has yeast in it and its fine for me.
I find the rice milk with CF doesnt taste good, but thats just me,.
were you able to get the oatmeal??
http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/
go to yummy sandwich bread
http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/ ... -soy-free/
sheila
I meant to give you my recipe last friday, sorry its a week late, mental week at work.
it has yeast in it and its fine for me.
I find the rice milk with CF doesnt taste good, but thats just me,.
were you able to get the oatmeal??
http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/
go to yummy sandwich bread
http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/ ... -soy-free/
sheila
, but this was one of the few gf foods that I could get at the supermarket when i first checked..I'm pretty impressed! And you're already baking your own GF bread - wow!Henry wrote:I just made my own rice milk, tastes pretty good!
I don't think you can substitute for the yeast. Most of us are able to tolerate yeast, unless we have a candida or yeast infection.
Good luck with the bread.
Gloria
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
Welcome Henry!
I eat a lot of potatoes and plain potato chips. Too much!
I eat tons of bananas too. You need to simply start out by dropping everything made with wheat, barley or rye (that includes beer and soy sauce, unless they are GF). All fruits and vegetables are "safe" but the fiber and sugar could aggravate your symptoms. Salad is especially irritating. How you do with alternate starches, fruits etc. is very individual. If you're lucky, you'll have few other intolerances.
I eat a lot of potatoes and plain potato chips. Too much!
I eat tons of bananas too. You need to simply start out by dropping everything made with wheat, barley or rye (that includes beer and soy sauce, unless they are GF). All fruits and vegetables are "safe" but the fiber and sugar could aggravate your symptoms. Salad is especially irritating. How you do with alternate starches, fruits etc. is very individual. If you're lucky, you'll have few other intolerances.Hi everyone,
Ive been glutenfree for 3 weeks now and I think it is a bit too early to tell, but i feel i have a bit less gass problems ;)
Also I got my vitamin D results a few days ago: 37, wich is too low.
Now I have been reading a lot of stories about taking extra D3, good and bad (taking extra D3 would increase 1,25D)
What to do?
Also on a vit D forum in Holland they told me to check if hypercalcemia is associated with LC, does anybody know?
Apparently if hypercacemia is asscociated with LC you have to watch out with taking extra Vit D3.
Ive been glutenfree for 3 weeks now and I think it is a bit too early to tell, but i feel i have a bit less gass problems ;)
Also I got my vitamin D results a few days ago: 37, wich is too low.
Now I have been reading a lot of stories about taking extra D3, good and bad (taking extra D3 would increase 1,25D)
What to do?
Also on a vit D forum in Holland they told me to check if hypercalcemia is associated with LC, does anybody know?
Apparently if hypercacemia is asscociated with LC you have to watch out with taking extra Vit D3.
You're assuming that Europe uses conventional units - they don't. They use international units. The conversion is 2.496, so in conventional units, his reading of 37 nmol/L would be 15 ng/mL.Zizzle wrote:37 for Vitamin D level isn't too bad
Henry,
Forget about 1,25D - the only measurement that matters is 25(OH)D, sometimes written as 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, and taking a D3 supplement will definitely improve that result.
Someone is trying to scare you, and they don't know anything about MC. No one here has ever reported any hypercalcemia issues, even though many members take calcium supplements, (and significant amounts of vitamin D supplements).Also on a vit D forum in Holland they told me to check if hypercalcemia is associated with LC, does anybody know?
Hypercalcemia is a serious issue, but it has nothing to do with MC. It's typically caused by primary hyperparathyroidism. While anyone with MC seems to have 7 times the risk of developing thyroid disease, (according to our survey), no one has reported any problems with their parathyroid function. With MC, we are very prone to hypothyroidism, but hyperparathyroidism is not a problem.
That's good news that you're having less gas, now. That's definitely a sign that you're on the right track.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.