Looking for Highest Calorie safe food

[tex]

Rich,

Just a thought, but it's possible that soy might be the reason why you're having a flare, (unless you're totally avoiding it, of course). It's quite common for additional sensitivities to surface several months after gluten is withdrawn from the diet, because as long as you are producing massive amounts of antibodies to gluten, your immune system will ignore most other food sensitivities, (IOW, it typically doesn't have the resources available to produce significant levels of antibodies to more than one food sensitivity at a time). After the production of antibodies to gluten slowly winds down, then additional sensitivities suddenly become "apparent". I've written several posts about that recently, in other threads, in case you're interested in a more detailed explanation.

I'm not saying that you are definitely sensitive to soy - I'm just saying that it's certainly possible that if you are sensitive to it, the problem may have been previously masked by a reaction to gluten. Also, without settling the question of whether or not your immune system may be incapable of producing normal amounts of IgA, it's possible that your reactions might not follow "traditional" patterns, and tests based on IgA antibody detection may give false negatives, as well.

Tex

[Robbie]

Is this the one? Because it sounds like there was a guar gum problem with this brand.


http://www.naturalvalue.com/ProblemWith ... utMilk.htm

[hoosier1]

Tex,

Good point on the soy. I haven't religiously stayed away from it.

I will look for your previous posts.

Appreciate the help.

Rich

[hoosier1]

Robbie,

I saw that too about the Guar Gum in the Coconut Milk. Seems like it is still a challenge to find pure food.

Rich

[Rosie]

Rich, The Natural Value product had a brief period of time earlier this year when it contained guar gum, because the manufacturer in Thailand just decided to add it without contacting Natural Value first. I found this out because I had been buying Natural Value, and one day when I opened the consistency was very different, and when I checked the label, it now had guar gum. I e-mailed the company and the owner sent back a message explaining the issue. This was sometime earlier this year. He told me to keep checking the store, as he was trying to straighten this out. So for a while Natural Value coconut milk wasn't being stocked at Market of Choice. Then last month I noticed it in the store again, and when I checked, it now is guar-gum free. Maybe Amazon still has the previous stock with the guar gum. This is yet another example of how we have to keep checking labels, even with previously safe food!

But thanks for telling me about it..........because you wanted me to be safe! I appreciate it. And maybe there are still cans of the Natural Value coconut milk still out there with the guar gum!

Rosie

[tex]

Rich,

I couldn't find one of the recent posts, but here's one from a couple of months ago:

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... =hierarchy

The last post in the thread is the one you're interested in.

Tex

[hoosier1]

Tex,

I do recall that post. Thanks for steering me back to it.

The pieces of the puzzles for me, are starting to fall into place.

I woud bet that my IgA levels will be deficient, which will explain my low Enterolab numbers. And because I have Charlie Brown luck (the rain cloud constantly over my head), I will have to diet by trial and error. Makes sense for my luck.. (pardon my cynicism). But at least I have already started to learn how to eat.

Rich

[Rosie]

Robbie, yes that's the one. Thanks for the link! I hadn't checked their web site for quite a whiule, but the story agrees with what I have found from my experience. According to the web site, the problem is solved, but there still may be old cans still out there with guar gum. It's quite a sobering story of the problems with international sourcing of foods!

Rosie

[Robbie]

I don't use the product, but I did read the info about the problem. I'm impressed with what the owner said about the situation. I know that sort of thing happens. It's bad for consumers, but I really feel for the owner of the company.

[Polly]

Rich,

I believe that until one's gut is fully healed it is best to snack on REAL FOOD. Anything processed - in a cellophane bag or cardboard box should be avoided. So what does that leave? Well, to expand on what Joe said, since most of us do very well on meat/fowl/seafood, I'd recommend cooking/grilling extras whenever possible and keep them in the frig. for snacks.....a chicken breast, pork chop, lamb chop, shrimp, etc. Also, other high-cal snacks include olives, guacamole, nut butters (sometimes whole nuts are a problem until we are healed), hard-boiled eggs, hummus, and dried fruit.

Love,

Polly

[Gabes-Apg]

Rich
my reaction to Soy became evident when i had stopped gluten, yeast and caesin. My intollerences were like an onion, layer by layer.

for me, making my world soy free was the hardest step, as it is hidden in everything (there are some fruit juices that have vegetable gum in them for texture)

I follow polly's advice, i cook up extra chicken in small pieces and and take them to work for snacks.

[hoosier1]

I hear you Polly and Gabes,

The soy elimination will be tough. Just gotta do it (psyching myself up).

Though I have been doing better on the road, I am sure I am getting the wrong ingredients in my food at times (even with trying to be careful). This continues to be one of the toughest things I have ever done.

Rich

[JoAnn]

If you're looking for guar-gum free coconut milk, I have found a local Chinese market that carries a variety of coconut milks with no guar gum and very cheap. One time I only paid 79cents a can, but now they are around $1.20. I've bought the health store variety which is very expensive compared to this. I would recommend you check out a Chinese or other Oriental market in your area and see if you find the same thing. Like I said, it's not just one brand, there are several to choose from. They even have something called coconut cream which I experimented with. JoAnn

[tex]

This continues to be one of the toughest things I have ever done.

That's true for most of us, (maybe all of us). There's a benefit that goes with that, though - once you conquer the disease, and get your life back, a most exhilarating feeling comes over you, as you realize that what you have accomplished, against seemingly impossible odds, means that you can do virtually anything that you set your mind to.

Oh sure, you'll slip up now and then, and have a flare, but it's no big deal, because now you know how to deal with it, so there's no more of that awful stress that comes from the "unknown". You will be in control. To me at least, that struck me as an awesome feeling, (an epiphany, actually), especially since I had just crawled out of a hopeless pit, that I had been trapped in for years.

You're motivated, and motivated people get results.

Tex

[Linda in BC]

Hi Rich;

As Rosie said, avocados are a great yummy way to add calories. ..and because I can't have any dairy , I find the "creaminess" of avocados satisfies that craving for me.

I had some luck halting the weight loss, even when I still had D., by using 2 heaping TBSP of Rice protein powder in about 8 oz of rice or almond milk, adding a bit of Nestles chocolate syrup, a couple of teaspoons of olive oil , and a banana and blending it, and having one or two of those a day in addition to regular meals. I actually quite enjoy them now that I have found a brand that tasted Ok. Unfortunately I am out and so is the store I got it at, We are waiting for an order to come in.

Sorry to hear the taper didn't go so well. I have been using the generic Budesonide from India and it works just fine for me. I am sure you won't notice any difference.

I hope your dog is getting better... and soon able to go outside under his own steam!

Linda