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Additional Things to Beware of to Maintain a 100% Gluten-Free Diet
- By Scott Adams
- Published 07/26/1996
- Safe Gluten-Free Food List / Unsafe Foods & Ingredients
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Scott Adams
In 1994 I was diagnosed with celiac disease, which led me to create Celiac.com in 1995. I created this site for a single purpose: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed and living happy, healthy gluten-free lives. Celiac.com was the first site on the Internet dedicated solely to celiac disease, and since then it has become an invaluable resource to people worldwide who seek information about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.
In 1998 I created The Gluten-Free Mall, Your Special Diet Superstore! which was also another Internet first—it was the first gluten-free food site to offer a shopping cart-style interface, and the ability for people to order gluten-free products manufactured by many different companies at a single Web site.
Additional Things to Beware of to Maintain a 100% Gluten-Free Diet
- Rice and soy beverages because their production process may utilize barley enzymes.
- Bad advice from health food store employees (i.e., that spelt and/or kamut is/are safe for celiacs).
- Cross-contamination between food store bins selling raw flours and grains (usually via the scoops).
- Wheat-bread crumbs in butter, jams, toaster, counter, etc.
- Lotions, creams and cosmetics (primarily for those with dermatitis herpetaformis).
- Stamps, envelopes or other gummed labels.
- Toothpaste and mouthwash.
- Medicines: many contain gluten.
- Cereals: most contain malt flavoring, or some other non-GF ingredient.
- Some brands of rice paper.
- Sauce mixes and sauces (soy sauce, fish sauce, catsup, mustard, mayonnaise, etc.).
- Ice cream.
- Packet & canned soups.
- Dried meals and gravy mixes.
- Laxatives.
- Grilled restaurant food - gluten contaminated grill.
- Fried restaurant foods - gluten contaminated grease.
- Ground spices - wheat flour is sometimes used to prevent clumping.
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#1 ( Solange Milan)
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Thank you so very much for all your hard work in presenting this information.
I join all those who appreciate you!
#2 ( gailkezele)
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Found your site to be very helpful. I am recently diagnosed and I am trying to trace a hidden gluten that I am ingesting unknowingly.
#3 ( Alecia Rochelle)
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Great additional information! Thanks for your continuing research.
#4 ( an unknown user)
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Another resouce to add to the arsenal. Thanks!
#5 ( Jette L Mortensen)
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I appreciate your reseach. Hidden gluten can be tricky.
#6 ( Paul)
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Excellent site. I'm newly diagnosed and have learned more here than I have at any other site.
#7 ( Sherida Jett)
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Diagnosed June '07, 3-month testing for anemia & celiac marker showed marked improvement. I'd been drinking Rice Milk for this past week & used up the end for gluten-free pancakes yesterday. I knew I'd been getting sicker again, but couldn't pinpoint the culprit. Saw this article last night, shocked to see Rice Milk at the top. Sure enough, when I retrieved the carton from the garbage, it was stated at the end of ingredients! I'd been so diligent all summer, how did I miss it? Just proves you should never let down your guard. I read labels throughout the grocery store, but how this got by my scrutiny, I'll never know!
#8 ( Diane Fields)
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Enjoy this newsletter a lot. Not too much to take in and gives me choices of what to read.
#9 ( Rosalina Melendez)
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Very good information. I have to be more alert about what I buy.
#10 ( tina ellis)
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I have celiac disease and I am constantly worrying about different products, this is very helpful. I read labels and sometimes find it confusing. I have been on a gluten free diet since 2003. My celiac disease is called "refractory," but I manage. This site is very helpful...thanks.
#11 ( Claire Panke)
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Some brands of rice milk do NOT have the barley that is found in Rice Dream. Westsoy is made without using barley.
#12 ( Hayat Yazidi)
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Excellent site as I'm newly diagnosed with celiac disease, though very careful I'm not always well after going to restaurants--I insist on having only grilled meat and vegetables...
#13 ( Carol the Dabbler)
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According to the manufacturer's web site all varieties of Rice Dream non-dairy beverages and all varieties of Soy Dream non-dairy beverages are currently GLUTEN-FREE.
#14 ( louis)
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THANK YOU
#15 ( Kathryn)
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Rice Dream states directly on the packaging that it is "gluten free." .
#16 ( Barbara)
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I called the manufacturer of Rice Dream, and was assured that their (at least the organic variety) rice beverage was completely gluten-free. And as for malt flavoring, check with the manufacturer again, as some malt flavoring is from corn, not barley. It's annoying to have to make calls, but better safe than sorry, and sometimes you get the happy surprise that a seemingly "unsafe" product is really safe.
#17 ( Eddie Acevedo)
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I have been diagnosed with Celiac since 2004 and never thought of the toaster oven as being a gluten carrier. Thank you so much for the tip. It's so hard to maintain a 100% gluten free diet in this high gluten society.
#18 ( Nancy Adams)
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What a great site, and very helpful information. My daughter who is 14 just got diagnosed last month and I also now have to read all labels and help her make sure that she is following the diet as best as she can. Thanks for the great work......
#19 ( cluppins)
Rice Dream irritates my stomach. I use West Soy Rice beverage, plain. It tastes like real milk. Don't forget to shake the rice containers before drinking because of settling.
#20 ( Doug Newsam)
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Many thanks for this column! It is a wonderful source of invaluable information.
#21 ( Virginia Wood)
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Your site is very helpful. Thank you for sharing all the information with us. I am newly diagnosed with this wheat gluten allergy.