[muawiyah]

BTW, the potato patties at McDonald's are OK ~ no breading on them and they don't deep fat fry them in anything that's been used to fry a breaded product.

In the afternoon, though, they all fry those breaded fish things in what we all hope is the third vat to the right ~ but sometimes they screw up and drop them into the french fries vats.

I know it every single time (within half an hour) if I eat frenchfries.

The prophylaxis here is to instruct the cooking staff, in Spanish, English and Farsi, HOW TO COOK THE FISH.

Then, don't buy the fish because the breading is a killer.

Thanks for the tip on the lactose. Didn't help me. Still don't have enough production of lactase to make a serious difference. However, yoghurt and saurkraut, with meals, works fine.

[Myrddin]

I still enjoy the "lactose safe" stuff. Some lactase production falls off with age...even if you aren't gluten intolerant. I toss in an acidophilus tablet once in a while to keep the gut flora in good condition. A bottle of witch hazel stands ready when my best efforts still aren't good enough.