<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> >......for some reason I got all tired out and felt horribly bloated and >constipated all afternoon. I don't understand what I ate..... and I had >caesar salad ( I picked out the croutons ) - I had pop, Mr. Pibb. I don't know about the beverage, but personally, I would think about the contamination introduced by the croutons in the salad. My own practice, when a salad arrives w. croutons desite my request to leave them off, is to ask for a completely other salad w/out the croutons, explaining that the problem is on the microscopic level....I have learned my lesson with respect to breadcrumbs and wheat flour residue, although I would classify myself as only medium-sensitive. Perhaps others on this list know about the pop. Hope you are feeling better now. Mary B