How Much Gluten Causes a Reaction?

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:06 am

Sara raised a question on another thread that I have been thinking about asking here myself since day before yesterday. My husband kissed me, and I could tell that he had had some cake that was not gluten-free. It was an exuberant smack but not anywhere near a lip-lock. I rubbed my lips diligently and told him not to kiss me after eating gluten, that I had heard of a girl who was allergic to peanuts dying after her boyfriend kissed her. My husband scoffed, but guess what? Within an hour or so I was in the bathroom and visited it a few times more. I did not have the brain fog or fatigue, so all in all it was a mild reaction, but a reaction nonetheless.

I guess it's a hard question to answer, because really, how does one know how much gluten one has been exposed to? But has anyone had a similar experience?

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:21 pm

People with Celiac complain about this too. I've gotten my husband to be aware of this and I've been lucky so far. Sorry to hear about your reaction. At least it didn't last days and days.

Post by **tex** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:31 pm

Marliss,

It's not just food that we have to be concerned about. Scroll down and start reading at post number 5, (by Polly), in this thread:

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... luten+soap

Tex

dgshelton · Post by **dgshelton** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:12 pm

Tex - Yet another thing I haven't thought about! Grills, husbands who have eaten or used gluten containing soaps.....what's next?? LOL

Hugs,

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:13 pm

I have been pretty lucky, thus far, in being able to remove a gluten food and not react though I did have a reaction a while back when I removed croutons that were added to a salad. This last weekend I ate some french fries from a drive-in on our way to the lake that had been featured on Diner, Drive-Ins and Dives. I ate a bunless burger (that actually was pretty good) and some fries (which I had also eaten pre MC). I was queasy and not feeling great for about four days. I'm pretty sure it was the cross contamination from the oil. Just when you think........

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:37 am

Morning Deb,

Probably not cross contamination from the oil. 99% of fries that are served when you are out come to them frozen and flour is dusted on them to keep them from sticking together. Any time you order fries ask if they are frozen or they make them fresh there. If frozen, skip them completely. My hardest thing to give up when I went GF.

Love, Maggie

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:22 am

Thanks, Maggie. Sorry for my slow response but I was away from computer and phones are just inconvenient to post with. I guess I've been lucky
before when I've swiped a few fries from my grands' plates. I've been wary about them being coated and avoid that but didn't think of them being floured. Have you found that to be true with hash browns too?

patc73 · Post by **patc73** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:34 pm

Aw, man! I was wondering about frozen fries.

We'll just have to cook 'em up ourselves!

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:37 pm

Pat wrote:I was wondering about frozen fries. We'll just have to cook 'em up ourselves!

It's been over a year since I've eaten potatoes, but I seem to remember that Alexia fries and McCain fries are gluten-free. Double-check the ingredients to be sure.

Gloria

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:58 pm

Every single brand of fries I've looked at have soy. If you're alright with soy, then you're safe. They're out for me though.

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:04 pm

Arlene,

I believe that the Alexia and McCain fries do not have soy.

Gloria

patc73 · Post by **patc73** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:12 am

Thanks, Gloria and Arlene! I've seen McCain fries but not Alexia...I'll try them out!

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:27 am

The closest I have found for fries that might be acceptable was Goya and they are very hard to find frozen. Also, almost all of the frozen fries on the market have caramel coloring added to them and from past experience I think it too contains traces of gluten. My husband did find hash browns without flour and they were the simple store brand - Shure Fine.

Maggie

patc73 · Post by **patc73** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:09 pm

Last night my husband served me hash browns that had only three ingredients listed: potatoes and two chemicals. A half-hour later I had a rash. (Or was it the fish I ate?) I think I've verified that even if flour or gluten isn't listed as an ingredient, it's in there.

Post by **tex** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:42 pm

Pat, the rash suggests a mast cell reaction, IOW, a histamine-based reaction, which probably implicates the fish, since fish are high in histamine content.

Tex