[mesmerize]

Has anyone here had any luck finding out if Swanson vitamins are gluten free? I order ALL my vitamins from them, and I wrote to them a couple months ago (right after my diagnosis) asking about gluten... their response was basically that they choose not to specify whether or not their products have gluten, because if they started identifying gluten, they'd have to also identify ALL other allergies like dairy, soy, etc. That seemed like a really dumb answer to me, but anyway...

I kept taking the vitamins, but right now I'm trying to figure out my mystery symptoms that seem to possibly be associated with my vitamins. (See my other thread... http://www.glutenfre...showtopic=19654 )

So before I go any further, I'm just trying to make SURE that there is no gluten contamination involved here... Does anyone know?

~Sara~

[Super Bellybutton]

I asked the same question...GNC lists no gluten, no corn, no soy, no dairy, etc. GNC's prices are MUCH higher, but it's worth it if Swanson isn't telling the truth...especially since their prices are very low (and wheat is very inexpensive).

[Lymetoo]

Swanson's nattokinase gave me TERRIBLE gas and bloating. So I don't know if it's the gluten that MAY be in their products, or the natto itself. I haven't bought anything else from them.

Go to www.vitacost.com for GREAT good QUALITY products at 40-60% off regular prices!

Also www.currentcodes.com gives you discount codes for vita and for other companies online!

[Super Bellybutton]

I will start ordering from vitacost.com now.

Honestly, my problems didn't really start until I started consuming Swanson Vitamins. I can't say for sure they are the culprit for my condition, but I first obught vitamins off Vitacost and had no problems and I was pretty satisfied.

But Swanson's prices are practically unbeatable. I mean 250g of Vitamin C for $5? That's insane. But I'm not so sure if it's really effective. Plus do to the fact that the people didn't really seem upfront about allergens in their products leads me to go somewhere else...even if it costs more. I mean, how much more would it cost to print "Free of dairy, eggs, soy, gluten, yeast, corn, sugar, salt, etc." if it really is gluten free? I mean Utz does it and so do NSI products. So I'll buy it from them from now on since it's safer.

[angellove839]

I just bought several Swanson vitamins including the under the tongue B-12 vitamin and I got diarrhea just from that vitamin (I only took that one vitamin, no others). I emailed them to find out if they had gluten in their products and they told me the same lame answer everyone else got. I am wondering where their plant cellulose comes from or the maltodextrin because it is in the B-12 as well as the Nattokinase that the other lady was taking. I feel kind of jipped because I spent $50 worth of vitamins and they wont tell me where their ingredients are coming from. I guess its time to spend more money on vitamins that are actually declared gluten free.

[purple]

Country Life Supplements are gluten free (free of other things too) and you can order them thru Swansons and get them cheaper than thru a health food store. www.countrylifevitamins.com I think is the web, I posted it somewhere else.