And also, I just thought of this:

There are corn glutens and rice glutens as well. Not to be confused with wheat gluten:
They appear in ingredient lists on pet foods as well as on some human foods.

Glutinous rice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutinous_rice

Corn gluten:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_gluten_meal

I see this often listed in food for cats. Sheba who passed recently at 24 was allergic to this.

Maybe it is more because of thyroid but there always seems conflicting about soy products?
In most pain books that talk about nutrition that state the concern for wheat and gluten. That with many other things though. Also conflicting some will say vegan some will say lean protein/less carbs,some no dairy etc etc. I guess it is about finding what works for the person and obviously if you have an allergy or intolerance not having that item.
For myself I never notice an impact on my pain from foods but some I can't tolerate on my stomach such as beans or spices. That is part of the frustration when making changes if one does not feel benefits but some I would think takes a long time?

After starting using Kefir, most of my problems with spices and other foods have gone away. The Kefir has been nothing short of a miracle for me. I thought it was just aging, but I guess for me it was a dysbiosis of organisms in my GI tract.

I can now eat again spicy foods! Yay! Life was getting very boring for me! I started the Kefir in Sept 2011.

Thank you for the suggestion. Do you drink this or you put it on cereal? I have seen it at Whole foods. I tried that yogurt that is supposed to aid in digestion but for me it did not add I am not a fan of the taste. I usually have greek yogurt when I have it

Kefir comes flavored and not:
I mix 1/2 and 1/2 now... but I started with unflavored.

Kefir has 12 different organisms in it..much more than Yogurt:

I started with 4 oz a day, and now I have 8oz as a dessert 3 times a week.

It is not like it is expensive or anything:

http://www.lifeway.net/

The flavored ones are like smoothies. I find the Kefir very satisfying too.

My husband and I both like the pomegrante flavor best, at least so far. I've been getting it for about 2 months now.

Also, we put corn gluten down on our lawn in the early spring before things start growing to stop the weeds from coming up. We get it at a feed store, not Home Depot.

I like the peach Kefir. Hubby likes the pomegranate.

We both found the blueberry disappointing. I'd do the peach 100% if it weren't for my sugar control.

Thank you. I am going to pick some of this up. I think I will start with the plain or if they have a vanilla. Does this help with bowel movements too?
Mrs D that you feel such a difference and can eat spice again is great. I am bland city.

There is no vanilla at the store we get it at.

Plain is rather "strong" far stronger than yogurt.. I'd do one of the fruit flavors to start. It is actively fermenting in your refrigerator, so shake it very well before using. If you leave it in there too long (forget it etc), the bottle may explode! I've never had one explode as it doesn't last here a week, but I've seen a bottle swell up a bit! We had one bottle of plain get really thick, and that one I had to stir up and eat with a spoon.

It really helps me with digestion, and the terrible gas and cramping I was prone to.

Mrs. D.

I have heard of this product QUORN before, but I was never able to try it. The other day at Shoprite (in the frozen organic section), they have these packages.

I just went online and found this.

It describes QUORN as a microprotein (at least I think this is what I read).

Here's the site

http://www.quorn.us/About-Us/

Now, I can't be eating Tempeh every day for the rest of my life, and while I do occasionally enjoy a piece of chicken, I'd like to up my choices.

Have you ever eaten Quorn, and if so, what did you think (we might have covered this product years ago but I don't remember).

I wonder what this tastes like.

Melody

P.S. Just went back to the site. It's mycoprotein, not microprotein. lol