[ErraticBinxie]

I have always been against eating oats. Just recently, my mom and I found Gluten-free oats and she ate them and she felt fine. I am scared try them though.

I am just wondering how everyone else feels about eating oats.

[happygirl]

This is taken from another post of mine/tarnalberry's on another thread, about the same subject.

Here's what I know, and it seems like there are two issues at hand (this is all simplified, maybe someone else can add more!)

1. Most commercially grown oats (including Quaker) are grow in fields that are rotated with wheat/gluten. So they believe in the processing, wheat can get mixed in, which would explain why some people react to oats. There are some oats (McCann's is one brand) that is purposely grown in non-wheat rotated fields and has been said to be safe, by experts...but others disagree.
go to www.celiac.com and on the right, do a search for "oats" you will see the following articles, plus about 30 more
http://www.celiac.co...-06106158051.62
http://www.celiac.co...-06106158051.62
http://www.celiac.co...-06106158051.62
http://www.celiac.co...-06106158051.62

2. another thought is along the lines of the fact that the oat protein is structurally similar to the gluten protein, so that is why some react. Other experts say it causes damage in all.

Some people on the board eat uncontaminated oats, and others do not.


and tarnalberry wrote:
"There's a two-fold issue with oats:

1) no mainstream available-in-the-US brand of oats are free of contamination, or have contamination at levels regularly below the 200ppm CODEX standard. there are two companies in the US and one in Canada that grow, mill, and transport gluten-free oats that are not contaminated, but are much more expensive.

2) regardless of contamination, approximately 10% of celiacs react to the oat protein, avenin, with a classic celiac reaction themselves. there is no test to determine if you react to pure oats themselves."

from: http://www.glutenfre...mp;#entry240251

[mamaw]

There are several posts about gluten-free oats. I would not tell newbies to start off eating oats.But I have been as well as a few others eating gluten-free oats for over a year now. I eat only a half cup at one setting. I started out very slowly -- twice a week at first. I would not eat reg. oats. I've been gluten-free for about four years now.
I guess this is an individuals choice to try or not.
I really missed oats so I was glad to have them in my diet again.

mamaw

[Rusla]

I have the Cream Hill Estates (Lara's rolled oats) and Mcanns Irish oats are okay, no ill effects and I am highly sensitive. I do not recommend eating a whole wad at first or you and the bathroom will becom engaged to each other, because of the high fibre in the oats. They are definitely not cheap but I can have my oats again and all is good.

[elisabet]

My son is very sensitve,he eats oats with no reaction,we test him after 3 months of eating oats and every thing is fine.Start with a small amount .
good luck

[angel_jd1]

Rusla, on Jan 13 2007, 10:23 PM, said:

I have the Cream Hill Estates (Lara's rolled oats) and Mcanns Irish oats are okay, no ill effects and I am highly sensitive. I do not recommend eating a whole wad at first or you and the bathroom will becom engaged to each other, because of the high fibre in the oats. They are definitely not cheap but I can have my oats again and all is good.

The whole oats debate aside, McCann's oats were found to be contaminated some time ago (with a study done by Gluten Free Living Magazine)

Even on their website they say that they do not guarantee them to be free of contamination:

Quote

Are McCann's Oat products gluten free?

All McCann’s oat products are processed in a dedicated oatmeal mill that handles only oatmeal. In the supply chain between farm and mill, there is a possible cross contamination with other grains, such as wheat and barley but we reckon that the level of non-oat grains to be less than 0.05%. Cleaning equipment within the milling process would remove the vast majority of these grains along with other elements such as stones, straw etc.

But we cannot guarantee that McCann’s oats are totally gluten free and we recommend that consumers use their own judgement as to whether they wish to use our oatmeal or not. Many celiacs can tolerate our oatmeal products without any adverse effect but they may not suit those who are particularly sensitive.

Hope that helps.

-Jessica

[Liz92]

Oats have something in them very similar to gluten and for some celiacs its not good, like my dad got syptoms from eating oats before wheat and all that other stuff. SO it just depends on the person.

~LIZZIE****

[larry mac]

angel_jd1, on Jan 14 2007, 07:28 AM, said:

The whole oats debate aside, McCann's oats were found to be contaminated some time ago (with a study done by Gluten Free Living Magazine) Even on their website they say that they do not guarantee them to be free of contamination:
Hope that helps.,-Jessica

They would be risking litigation if they did make such a claim. Most companies are not going to leave themselves open to that lind of liability.

best regards, lm