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Gluten-Free Curried Noodles With Butter

by Allergy Guy

This is more of a guide in an actual recipe. Since amounts depend on taste, appetite, and the number of people you are feeding, it is hard to get exact amounts. I will give approximate guidelines. None of the quantities are critical.

This recipe can be vagan if you use olive oil rather than butter.

If you have an allergy to rice, you can use other types of noodles, such as corn, buckwheat or (gasp!) wheat.

Ingredients

  • Rice noodles
  • Butter or olive oil
  • Hemp oil (optional)
  • Curry powder (gluten-free)
  • Chili powder
  • Soy sauce (gluten-free/wheat-free)
  • Fresh carrot and/or other vegetables.

Recipie Directions

Boil enough water in which to cook the rice noodles. Thin rice noodles take about three minutes. Thick rice noodles take closer to five minutes. Sample a noodle every so often, so you can get it to the consistency that suits you.

While the noodles are boiling, cut up fresh vegetables .

When the noodles are ready, drain into a colander. Cover the colander with a lid, to keep the heat in.

Melt the butter in the same pot you use to cook the noodles. When the butter is melted, add the chili powder and curry powder. I like about 1/8 teaspoon of chili powder, and 1 teaspoon of curry powder. This gives the dish is strong taste and makes it mildly hot. Adjust the spices to your own taste. If you use all of oil instead of butter, there’s no need to heat the oil. You can still mix the oil and the spices in the pot.

Add the noodles to the pot, and stir the noodles until they are well coated with the spiced butter/oil.

Add some soy sauce – about 2 tablespoons. Stir until the soy sauce is well distributed.

At some hemp oil if desired. 1 tablespoon is about right.

Add chopped vegetables, and stir some more.

If you are serving more than one person, it is easier to add the vegetables separately to each plate, and then put the noodles on top.

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Websites about Celiac Disease

by Allergy Guy

The links on this page connector web sites about celiac disease.

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Zyrtec-D

by Allergy Guy

Note: This article is not medical advice. Please see the list of external links at the bottom of this article for the original source of information used to create this article.

Allergy Details is not generally recommend medication to control allergy symptoms. We prefer or other measures such as avoiding the allergen, and improving air quality in your living space.

Zyrtec-D has been approved by the FDA for use without a prescription. Zyrtec-D has been sold by prescription since 2001. It provides allergy relief from symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, itchy nose, and nasal congestion.

Zyrtec-D is still semi-controlled, because it contains pseudoephedrine. There are limitations to how much a customer can buy at one time.

Zyrtec is a brand name for cetirizine hydrochloride, and allergy relief medicine. The “-D” designation indicates that it contains”pseudoephedrine hydrochloride”, and decongestant.

Zyrtec-D Side Effects

The main side effects of Zyrtec-D include a dry mouth, fatigue, insomnia and (ironically) sleepiness. This drug may also cause a slight inflammation in the throat and or sinuses. Dizziness is another possible side effect.

Zyrtec-D. Dangers

If you are allergic to the similar drug Atarax, do not take Zyrtec-D. Zyrtec-D is not compatible with certain heart medications.

If you have high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, or glaucoma, then Zyrtec-D may not be suitable for you. In any of these cases, or if you have other medical concerns, and you must speak to your doctor first before using Zyrtec-D. Note that this is not a complete list of situations where you may not be able to use Zyrtec-D.

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Allergy Relief Medication

by Allergy Guy

This section is about allergy relief medication.

Some allergy relief medications are listed here, with some information about them.

Allergy Details is not recommend using medication in general, nor do we recommend any medication in particular. We prefer to manage allergies by illuminating the allergen whenever possible.

Nevertheless, he may want to find more information about some of the allergy medicine available.

Please feel free to provide your own comments about your experience with these medications.

Note that we will not accepts comments that our commercial in nature, nor comments used to promote a commercial web site.

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Gluten-Free Stuffing for Thanksgiving

by Allergy Guy

I’m working on getting some stuffing recipes together to help you prepare your Thanksgiving bird. Most, if not all, bird stuffings depend on bread crumbs. This will not do if you have a gluten allergy or a wheat allergy.

Making a gluten-free stuffing for your Thanksgiving turkey is not that hard. For starters, you can take a traditional stuffing recipe, any stuffing recipe really, and use cooked rice or quinoa to replace the bread crumbs.

The gluten-free stuffing recipes I have are a bit short on instructions. Once I have proper instructions worked out, I will post them on this site. I will also add links to this article.

Come back soon in check the recipe section for bird stuffing ideas. I hope this helps with your Thanksgiving preparations. I assure you that wheat free stuffings are just as good, if not better, than traditional bread-based stuffings.

Update: There is now a whole section on bird stuffing recipes.

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Is it OK to Cut Down Trees Near People With a Pollen Allergy?

by Allergy Guy

Opinion

Is it OK to cut down trees for the sake of allergies?

A couple in Palo Alto, California, is having a dispute with the city about cutting trees next to their property. The couple wishes to remove the trees because (or so they say) they have allergies. The city is refusing the request.

The fact is that pollen carries an awfully long way on the wind. As sympathetic as I am towards people with allergies (I have allergies myself), I don’t see the point in cutting down trees on properties were the owners have allergies.

Looking at the big picture, environmental degradation surely plays a big part in allergies. Trees perform important functions in detoxifying air, removing carbon dioxide and providing oxygen. While tree pollen can make certain allergy sufferers miserable, cutting down every tree on the planet would be a big mistake. There are other problems to consider, such as global warming, toxic air, and an ugly environment.

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Nut Allergies

by Allergy Guy

Here is some information about nut allergies. Many people worry about having a nut allergy because they hear about anaphylactic shock, a relatively rare symptom. Other symptoms are possible. I wouldn’t be too paranoid about it, but certainly be on the look-out if you suspect a nut allergy.

Nuts, beans and fruit pips are all related. In other words they are all seeds. People most often have allergies to the following:

  1. Cashew nuts
  2. Soybeans
  3. Brazil nuts
  4. Almonds
  5. Hazelnuts
  6. Peanuts

Note that peanuts are not really a nut although they are a kind of seed.

You may react to just one of the seeds, if you do there is a higher chance that you are allergic to one or more of the others. You may also be allergic to seeds that are less often allergens for example coffee or chocolate, both of which are produced from seeds.

Immediate onset allergy causing foods are most often peanuts and nuts. Tree nuts include almonds walnuts pecans and cashews among others. Many people are allergic to peanuts. A peanut is not a nut, it is a legume. Legumes include beans peas and lentils of these foods are less commonly allergens.

Unfortunately, children rarely outgrow allergies to nuts and peanuts. They are more likely to outgrow allergies to foods like milk, and eggs.

Nut Allergy Symptoms

Immediate onset allergic reactions to nuts can start as quite minor, for example a runny nose, a skin rash all over the body, or tingling tongue. Symptoms may stay the same but they may also become worse with multiple exposures. You may experience difficulty in breathing swelling of the throat or other parts of the body, dizziness or unconsciousness. This can lead to anaphylactic shock, a very serious condition.

Other symptoms you may encounter include hives, tightness of the throat, a hoarse voice, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and lightheadedness.

Keep in mind that although there is a lot of public attention around the fatal effective nuts, not everybody experiences the fatal allergic reaction to these foods.

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Symptoms of Increased Exposure to Mold

by Allergy Guy

I am nearing the end of my house-sitting stint at my friends house – the house with the moldy basement. Most basements in this city are moldy it seems, which is why I am loath to move (I live in a house with a dry, relatively mold-free basement).

I’ve been managing my allergies by completely avoiding the basement (except for rare occasions, when I have done my best to take a deep breath before opening the door, running down the narrow stairs, doing what I have to do, running up again … hopefully all on one breath as I slam the door behind me).

I was down there a little longer this afternoon, and now I am paying the price. I am noticing a bit of a headache, and general muscle discomfort, especially in the back of my neck.

The fact that I had a couple of spelt cookies yesterday may not have helped. Although spelt is not exactly wheat, it isn’t exactly not wheat either. A combination of mold exposure and spelt consumption – not good!

You can read this article for more on how I’ve been surviving this Dusty Moldy House.

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Seasonal Allergies – Fall a Problem for Mold

by Allergy Guy

Do you find that your allergies are worse in the late fall, after the leaves are down and when it rains a lot?

You may be experiencing mold allergy symptoms. Not only is the outside air full of mold spores and mycotoxins from rotting leaves, but humidity, and therefore mold, can be more of a problem inside as well. Rainy weather often corresponds to increased damp in the basement. This breads more mold. Also, the windows are typically closed against the cold outside, but the furnace does not come on that often, so it can tend towards being a bit cool and damp inside, especially in the basement where many household mold problems originate.

Manually operating the furnace a few times a day to heat and dry the air may help. I find that turning on an electric heater in one room helps quite a bit also. HEPA filters are often effective in reducing the spore count, but do little for mycotoxins.

If you can possibly arrange to have a holiday in warmer dryer climates, November would be the time to do it!

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Celiac vs. Gluten

by Allergy Guy

Do you think of celiac disease and a gluten allergy as the same thing?

They are actually quite different, even considering the wide definition for allergy used on this site.

Celiac disease is triggered by an exposure to gluten, but only if you are genetically programmed to have celiac disease.

An allergy to gluten however, could happen to anyone. If you already have allergies, you have a higher chance of developing more, or having allergies you are suffering from, but have not yet made the connection between allergen and symptoms.

Avoiding symptoms for both conditions is the same – don’t eat gluten. In other words, completely avoid the following (or anything derived from the following):

Note that there is some debate about they type of gluten in oats, and celiac experts seem to agree that oats are safe for celiacs.

The difference in managing celiac disease from a gluten allergy does differ. If you have celiac disease, you must avoid all gluten, even if you do not notice any symptoms. With a gluten allergy however, you can eat some gluten-containing foods if you find you can tolerate them in small quantities.

 

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