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Jan 2023
10:16pm, 1 Jan 2023
3,291 posts
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BarefootEm
I need to try Asda, heard lots of good things, thank you 😁
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Jan 2023
11:15pm, 1 Jan 2023
97,395 posts
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Hanneke
Yes, someone told me Asda. I hardly ever go to Hereford, but checked out their gf range a few weeks ago as I was passing and I was impressed! Must make a point of heading back to stock up!
Also: my fave Dutch cookies: bitterkoekjes, are gf!!! And they have gf speculaas here but most drop (liquorice) contains wheat 
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Jan 2023
6:26am, 2 Jan 2023
6,270 posts
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Little Miss Happy
Asda and Sainsburys were selling Schar gf speculoos this year Han.
Sainsburys are my favourite for HXB but they only sell them seasonally.
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Jan 2023
11:52am, 3 Jan 2023
9,549 posts
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GordonG
Going back to the itchy body parts comments from the previous page, that was how I was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease 35+ years ago.
I don't remember having bloating or stomach issues (though this has been an issue since) but I suddenly developed an unbelievably itchy rash behind my knees, the inside of my elbows and on the tops of my feet. They were small, very red blister-like bumps. Turns out it was dermatitis herpetiformis - in those days it was treated with the same medication that they used to treat leprosy!
I must admit to being lax when it comes to avoiding gluten. I avoid regular pasta, bread, pastry, etc, but can tolerate (even though I'm not suppose to) foods with a little wheat in them. But i can tell when I reach my tolerance level because I begin to feel itchy in the same places on both sides of my body - these days it's the top of my feet and on my triceps. Always a symmetrical itch.
It's easily relieved by antihistamines, combined with trying a bit harder to avoid gluten.
So all of the above was to say it's not unknown to have symmetrical itchiness with a gluten allergy and perhaps it's no coincidence that, for those fetchies, the itches have now stopped once gluten was given up.
PS if you think gluten-free bread and pasta isn't great today, you should have tried it 35 years ago. Bread was like eating sawdust!!
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Jan 2023
12:36pm, 3 Jan 2023
2,274 posts
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stuart little
Fascinating to hear the accounts of itchiness - I've never thought about the correlation, but often have itchy feet if I've not been making the best choices...
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Jan 2023
12:00pm, 4 Jan 2023
97,436 posts
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Hanneke
I think I manifested with gluten intolerance from the moment I moved to the UK because that was when my allergies started. Such a shame it was dealt with by prescribing anti-histamins rather than finding the cause! 28 years of symptom suppression and potentially lasting damage done...
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Jan 2023
12:05pm, 4 Jan 2023
97,437 posts
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Hanneke
And I don't mean anti-histamins! I mean the heavy doses of different painkillers, opioids, nsaids, steroids and a lifetime of chronic pain!
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Jan 2023
12:06pm, 4 Jan 2023
97,438 posts
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Hanneke
I think there is great mis-understanding about the different types/grades of gluten intolerance and its effect on general health, not just bowels!
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Jan 2023
12:14pm, 4 Jan 2023
97,439 posts
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Hanneke
Also: because of my genetic predisposition to cancer, I have been extremely careful only eating organic and home grown. I also look at additives and a lot of GF "processed" foods I cannot have. schär seems to be particularly bad on the gums, transfats, chemical binders
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Jan 2023
1:00pm, 4 Jan 2023
9,366 posts
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Northern Exile
Oh really? Well, I quite like the Schär bread but it's way too expensive and I only buy it when absolutely necessary. Probably never now I know this!
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