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12/17/2014 12:37:49 am
My father in law, and one of my brother in law's girlfriends have gluten allergies. I feel your pain as I know the trouble they have to find food and restaurants. 12/20/2014 07:54:54 am
Yeah, luckily gluten-free is the hip new thing now, so being GF is getting easier by the day. Dairy is still tricky- everybody wants to slather everything in butter (or ghee!) 6/3/2017 01:22:58 pm
THANK YOU! I 100% agree with this. We have to be dairy, gluten, sugar, egg, etc. free. Thank you so much for this.
ella
7/29/2017 05:20:10 am
For those who are caseine intolerant dairy made out of goat's milk will do just fine, because goat's milk has 88% less caseine in it that cow'milk.
Tina M.
8/14/2017 09:34:52 pm
Not true! I have a casein intolerance/allergy that developed after my gall bladder was removed. I read that goat cheese was "Perfectly safe" and ate a big chunk last Christmas. The hives came almost immediately, along with the wheezing and other symptoms. Please don' give medical advice unless you have 100% proof. You could kill someone. 8/18/2017 03:05:40 pm
Hi, Ella 12/20/2014 07:53:42 am
It's not so difficult after you get the hang of it ;) and it's so, so worth it! 12/20/2014 07:53:05 am
Nicole- you should go back to eating gluten-free if it made you feel better! Gluten is a really harmful little molecule, whether you have Celiac's Disease or not. Pinterest has a lot of great recipes and "Find me gluten free" is a really helpful app! 12/17/2014 11:38:41 pm
I think my wife needs to read this. I am gluten free product. 12/20/2014 07:56:25 am
Feel free to pass the information along to her, then, Manu! I hope she finds the information on my site helpful. Here's a link to some blogs I have written on Gluten! 11/17/2016 06:55:41 pm
Hm! I will have to look into this, Greg. Thanks for sharing! I would love to use ghee if it's safe. 28ppm isn't bad, although that's still not enough to qualify as "free", per say. Gluten free stuff has to be below 20ppm.
Andrew
1/30/2017 06:38:34 pm
We just e-mailed Ancient Organics, and this was the reply:
Dr. Nicole DiNezza, DC, NTP
1/31/2017 08:23:16 am
Hi, Andrew
Jen
5/15/2015 05:01:06 am
Pure Indian Foods Organic, grass fed, CULTURED Ghee is batch-tested and has less than 0.25% lactose, less than 2.5ppm milk proteins (casein and whey together) and less than 5.0ppm gluten. Some AIP nutritionists allow this particular brand and type on the AIP (autoimmune protocol) diet. Of course there is no way to guarantee that nobody will react to that tiny amount, but I plan to test it for myself soon. Again, it must be their CULTURED Ghee, because their regular organic ghee is not tested. 11/17/2016 06:56:51 pm
Hi, Jen! Yes! Since writing this article I have also found and used that particular brand and type of ghee :)
Shela
7/29/2016 05:40:53 am
And ghee is dairy.
Michelle Corum
4/4/2016 04:52:12 pm
I am wondering what you think about the IgG ELISA fingerstick test? That's there one I had done and dairy (casein and whey) and yeast are my main allergens with a low sensitivety to gluten and cocoa and beef, turkey, chicken, among other things. Just curious! Thanks for the info. I'm throwing out the ghee!
Jennifer
11/14/2016 05:30:41 pm
Ha! I was just going to ask the same thing. I recently found out I'm allergic to casein and even items that don't contain milk but were processed in a plant that also processes milk gives me a reaction. :( It feels impossible. 11/17/2016 06:54:06 pm
Hi, Jennifer and Michelle!
Rachel
8/23/2018 04:00:36 pm
Is that a mistake below, that you tried yogurt? I mean you mention shared equipment, but why? Yogurt has a lot of casein in it.
Rebecca
11/14/2016 03:04:49 pm
So, then if I may ask, what is your alternative for butter in recipes if you can't have casein, almond, peanut or gluten? 11/17/2016 03:42:48 pm
Depends on the recipe Rebecca, but coconut oil, olive oil, avocado, and avocado oil make for great alternatives. 11/17/2016 06:59:27 pm
Yes, all of those are great! It really depends what you're going for, Rebecca. For things like frosting, you can use a dairy-free margarine or even the fat off of a can of coconut milk. For sauteing, I like olive and avocado. For butter on toast, I think Earth Balance is pretty tastey.
clinton
1/7/2017 11:28:37 am
my biggest Igg was yeast? what does that mean? Can i still eat gluten breads that dont add yeast? 1/8/2017 10:58:08 am
Hi, Clinton
Heather
3/26/2017 10:56:30 am
I have hashimotos thyrioditis and have a severe casien allergy. I was told to NEVER touch dairy again. Gluten makes me feel very bloated and lethargic. I found butter flavored coconut oil made by spectrum..its my new love! My biggest challenge having to be dairy free is wanting chocolate! I need to give it up to get healthy..its so hard. I have been on the auto immune protocol diet and have a hard time losing weight. Any thoughts on the ketogenic diet for people w my auto immune disease? 3/28/2017 11:01:47 am
Hi, Heather! I don't always recommend the ketogenic diet ("keto") for women... but it can be marvelous for the right person. If you're going to do any variation of keto, I'd recommend checking out Mike Mutzel's stuff- he has some great YouTube videos and podcasts about how to do a vegetable-heavy ketogenic diet.
Kim
6/26/2017 11:55:22 am
Dr. DiNezza...can you share a little bit about why you don't recommend a ketogenic diet for women? Thank you. 6/27/2017 12:49:43 pm
Hi, Kim
Annette
9/30/2017 07:44:06 am
Hi Dr.DiNezza, I am gluten, dairy and egg intolerant but last night I found that a bag of extra dark chocolate chips from Gittaird said it has no dairy or gluten in there product but the product is processed on the machine that makes milk chocolate. Do you think the dairy amount is significant enough to not use this product? I love this product lol. They claim no dairy just cocoa butter the ingredients have only like 3-4 things. Thank you 10/2/2017 01:36:08 pm
Hi, Annette
Somy
3/26/2017 02:48:15 pm
That homemade method of making ghee that you mentioned is not the true method used by Indians. You don't just wait for foaming; you continue to cook past foaming so that those milk solids actually solidify as a separate phase and collect at the bottom. You can then remove that fatty phase on top and leave those milk solids behind. If you make it at home using the proper methodology, you will have very little milk byproducts in your ghee. I don't know where this idea of skimming off foam to make ghee came from. 3/28/2017 11:00:51 am
Hi, Somy 3/28/2017 10:59:13 am
Hi, Heather! I don't always recommend the ketogenic diet ("keto") for women... but it can be marvelous for the right person. If you're going to do any variation of keto, I'd recommend checking out Mike Mutzel's stuff- he has some great YouTube videos and podcasts about how to do a vegetable-heavy ketogenic diet.
Suzanne
4/9/2017 06:30:09 am
I am a Coeliac, I have been trying Ghee on and off for quite a while but have never quite been able to pinpoint my " feeling off " until this morning. 4/10/2017 09:35:27 am
Hi, Suzanne
Robyn
8/20/2017 05:54:36 am
Thank you for your article Dr. DiNezza! I was going to try ghee but came across this article before I made a purchase. I am highly intolerant to casein and was looking for something to use. I am also intolerant to sunflower, therefore I am having little success at finding anything to use. Is there a suggestion of a product you might have? Any help would be great. 10/2/2017 01:34:21 pm
Hi, Robyn
Barbara
2/22/2018 11:59:09 am
I get migraines from all the healthy oils. What healthy oil can I substitute that is not a saturated fat? I think it would be unhealthy to eat only saturated.
Robert
10/11/2017 10:53:13 am
I agree that casein is just as severe as gluten for those sensitive to it. I have inflammatory bowel. I have dealt with all manner of foodies who swear by dairy ferments and ghee and who claim that these special preparation methods render it safe.
Robert
10/11/2017 10:54:53 am
P.S. Thank you for writing this article. It's nice to see an emphatic "Don't do it!" posted somewhere. The people who can do dairy, or who have sensitivity instead of outright tolerance, just don't understand the damage they are doing by claiming certain foods are totally safe. If I have even a trace amount of dairy in a baked good, I will develop bowel bleeding that lasts for days. No thank you!!
Mellie
3/18/2018 04:36:04 am
I agree with you. I develop bowel bleeding too, along with gut pain and aggravated keratosis pilaris and other ill effects. I just haven't had good experience with dairy in any form, be it cow, A1 or A2, goat, sheep, raw, fermented, or ghee. My casein peptide test only showed me on the high side of normal range, too, But I need to listen to my gut!
Dr. Manon Fielding
11/17/2017 02:15:34 pm
Thank you for the post! I had tried a brand of Ghee from Fourth & Heart and didn't have a reaction, so I thought I could eat any casein and lactose free Ghee. I purchased another brand at Sprouts and having been having a significant reaction and kept thinking it was something else. After reading your post I contacted both companies to find out the PPM only to find out that the Sprouts brand - Organic Valley was 20,000 PPM and the 4th & Heart was 1 PPM! What a difference. Now I understand how sensitive I am and how different the PPM's care when they both said Lactose and Casein free! 11/17/2017 08:49:54 pm
WOW! That's a heck of a difference! You might as well have eaten butter at that rate (which is also not safe for us casein sensitive folk). I'm sorry you had to learn this the hard way, but thank you so much for sharing that here for others to learn from!
Robin Maisel
11/29/2017 03:45:44 pm
So does this mean that 4th and Heart has even less casien than Pure Indian Farms cultured ghee? It certainly is significantly cheaper.
Francis
1/2/2018 11:50:04 pm
Ppm means part per 1,000,000. Percent means part per 100. So 0.12% of 1,000,000 is 1,200 ppm.
Lori
1/17/2018 05:37:19 pm
Hi, I am so disheartened at what I am reading about Ghee. I hate every butter substitute I find and when I finally found 4th and hearth I thought I was blessed, but I also ran out while out of town and went to Sprouts and got Organic Valley Ghee. I tried Walmarts organic himalayan version and threw it right in the garbage as it was gritty and runny! I still have a bloated belly and do not understand. I quit gluten and have a white potato sensitivity so going Gluten Free is even challenging since they put potato starches or milk in almost everything. I also feel so hungry and unsatisfied and I have not drank alcohol in 20 years and all the sudden I quit milk, gluten, coffee, green tea, and honey and feel like starting drinking alcohol again, what is up with that! I won't, but am I just feeling sorry for myself for all that I am used to and shouldn't have? I want to cure diabetes in my body and I have made amazing strides, I am down to one unit to NO insulin a day if I do well, but it is so hard. I want to eat chocolate too, so is Dark Cacoa chocolate ok if it says it "may contain traces of gluten, milk and eggs, etc?"
Dr. Manon Fielding
1/17/2018 06:45:35 pm
I cannot and do not eat anything that doesn't day gluten and dairy free. There is chocolate and chocolate chips that do day that. Also don't eat anything that says natural flavors unless it specifies gluten free! I no longer for sorry for myself because I know that I am staying much healthier than people who are not as aware of what is causing their symptoms. There is plenty of good food to eat!
Allison R. Burke
1/19/2018 09:37:29 am
I would love some insight. My 9 year old daughter and 4 year old son both develop excema from milk products. Ice cream and milk. I cut out milk and switched to almond and that helped, unless of course they have occasional ice cream in which they will have a flair up. Well, I recently found out my daughter has an allergy to grass pollen, not the plant to lay on it but to the attributes of grass. And then I cooked with grass fed animal Ghee butter last night, probably 3 or 4tbs worth between frying chicken, putting in jasmine rice and roasting veggies. She awoke at 1:30 with a big allergy attack and had to take medicine and a shower to help her. Her eyes and nose were itching heavily. Could it be the Ghee? Could it be the grass in the diet of the Animals of the Ghee? Or the casein shock to her system? Would she react the way she did if it’s just an intolerance? She has been having organic milk all week and hasn’t developed a reaction of any kind also. My son either. I’m trying to switch my family to a more nutritious diet but obviously want to be safe while doing so. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!
Susan
3/27/2018 10:01:30 am
I really wanted to use ghee....I miss cream in my coffee and tried making gluten free oat coconut milk with added buffalo ghee from Trader Joe's. Instant bad feelings....mucousy throat and stomach ache. So sad. 4/18/2018 06:25:40 pm
I am a dietitian and specialize in food sensitivities and food allergies. I've had two patients who had allergic reactions to ghee. You don't need a large dose of a food to have an allergic reaction to it. Some people have allergic reactions to smells. Think about how small of a dose that is.
Margaret Kuneman
4/27/2018 02:05:25 pm
Thank-you for the article on ghee. I was considering trying it, now I won't. A celiac, I decided to get allergy testing because my stomach has been in severe pain after eating for a very long time. My results came back today. I am allergic to: Chocolate, Corn, Egg White, Peanuts, Soybean, Tomato, Wheat and Casein. It is definitely going to be a challenge to plan meals now. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Joan Benoit
6/19/2018 09:50:16 am
Thank you for this article. I am allergic to dairy and gluten but have been using a bit of ghee. I had a reaction this morning to ghee so that is off my list now. My other major food allergy is watermelon, though I can eat other melons.You can eat quite well without dairy and gluten. I buy dairy free, sugar free, dark chocolate or make chocolates at home. Fruit, veggies and meats/poultry/fish, legumes, nuts and some seeds make a very healthy diet. I am 80 and have no arthritis problems and look much younger than my years.
MJ
12/23/2018 08:09:40 am
Any idea what the ppm for most Dark Chocolates is? I'm wondering if it would be okay to consume. I reacted badly to Organic Valley's Ghee. It wasn't and instant reaction, but after a several days of use, it caused an upset stomach until I stopped which went away a day after I stopped.
J Chase
9/13/2019 04:30:46 pm
Firstly, I love ghee like almost nothing else on the planet. I am Celiac and my Cyrex score for Butyrophilin just came back off the chart. The rest of the dairy components were fine. So when I found this out I was pretty heartbroken. BUT, I found a butter substitute that I think is better (it doesn't compare to that nutty ghee flavor, but I would eat this stuff alone and I wouldn't do that with butter). If you can find it Miyoko's cultured vegan butter is phenomenal. They even say so. And no, I dont work for them or make money from sales, but I think I keep them in business buying lots of their products. If you are allergic to nuts, then sorry: coconut oil,sunflower oil, cashews, sunflower lecithin, sea salt, cultures. GF and soy free. Really do yourself a favor and try it: miyokos.com. Helps me live ghee free.
Eric
9/17/2019 03:16:15 pm
HI,
Ruth
12/26/2019 11:17:07 pm
Hi,
Brittany B Lehman
6/19/2020 02:24:23 pm
I have psoraisis, and am allergic to casein, would ghee be something I could use to replace regular butter? Or are there other alternatives? Leave a Reply. |
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