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I hope someone reads this! I was diagnosed celiac in 2017 - been strict gluten free diet since- I’m pretty sure I get Glutened frequently  regardless of how careful I am. 
 

Most recently I was itching really bad so I took a pink Benadryl- twice one day and once the next day. 
 

I immediately had horrible gas like pain, abdominal discomfort, belching, and loose stools. I took pepto to calm things down and then I was constipated for two days along with bloating. 
Day 5 today, I am back to just loose stools. 
it amazes me that the tiny amount of gluten in those three Benadryl pills destroyed me like it did. 

when I was diagnosed (lab work/ upper endoscopy/ etc) I had NO. Gastro symptoms. I was only terribly anemic. 
 As the months/ years I go on, I have realized that not only is each gluten attack different in terms of symptoms and duration, but the longer I am gluten free the more sensitive my body has become to it. I mean, how much gluten can be in those tiny pills? 

anyone have similar symptoms/ experiences? 

On 2/17/2020 at 8:49 PM, Ro1972 said:

I hope someone reads this! I was diagnosed celiac in 2017 - been strict gluten free diet since- I’m pretty sure I get Glutened frequently  regardless of how careful I am. 
 

Most recently I was itching really bad so I took a pink Benadryl- twice one day and once the next day. 
 

I immediately had horrible gas like pain, abdominal discomfort, belching, and loose stools. I took pepto to calm things down and then I was constipated for two days along with bloating. 
Day 5 today, I am back to just loose stools. 
it amazes me that the tiny amount of gluten in those three Benadryl pills destroyed me like it did. 

when I was diagnosed (lab work/ upper endoscopy/ etc) I had NO. Gastro symptoms. I was only terribly anemic. 
 As the months/ years I go on, I have realized that not only is each gluten attack different in terms of symptoms and duration, but the longer I am gluten free the more sensitive my body has become to it. I mean, how much gluten can be in those tiny pills? 

anyone have similar symptoms/ experiences? 

I hope some read my comment too . I am gluten sensitive and one night i took 2 pills of Benadryl and after in hour my lips where really big and have allergy in my back and my legs . This is terrible sensation cause I took Benadryl cause I have allergy season and I was thinking maybe will help me but never thinking how powerful are those pill and the amount of gluten in those pill it has ti be huge cause they gave me worst than anything . I hope some read this and I hope the person who write before me get a clear understanding of this pills . I will never touch those pills again 

Can you confirm apart from your symptoms that those Benadryl pills in fact have gluten and that your weren't reacting to the Benadryl itself, the dye used to color them or some other ingredient added in the manufacture? Did you contact the manufacturer? What brand were you using? It could be that some manufacturers use gluten as a filler or binder but others do not for that medication.

46 minutes ago, trents said:

Can you confirm apart from your symptoms that those Benadryl pills in fact have gluten and that your weren't reacting to the Benadryl itself, the dye used to color them or some other ingredient added in the manufacture? Did you contact the manufacturer? What brand were you using? It could be that some manufacturers use gluten as a filler or binder but others do not for that medication.

Benadryl allergy is the brand . I haven’t contact anyone . I just find out that every time I take the pills I have reactions in my skin and face . I don’t know what you trying to find out . The only think I know that I cannot take those pills . I can do it just for a test for any company but they have to have some other medication to fix me. I am not here to discuss with anyone about this reaction 

So this is the name brand medication, not generic diphenhydramine sold by Walmart or Costco or some third party. Correct?

Found this at: https://www.verywellfit.com/gluten-free-allergy-and-sinus-medicine-4172456

"According to Benadryl manufacturer McNeil Consumer Healthcare (a division of Johnson & Johnson), the only product considered gluten-free is the Benadryl dye-free liquid gels."

I use the Kirkland (Costco store brand) version of diphenhydramine, "Allergy Medicine." Pink tablets. And on the label is specifically says, "This product does not contain gluten."

20 hours ago, trents said:

So this is the name brand medication, not generic diphenhydramine sold by Walmart or Costco or some third party. Correct?

Found this at: https://www.verywellfit.com/gluten-free-allergy-and-sinus-medicine-4172456

"According to Benadryl manufacturer McNeil Consumer Healthcare (a division of Johnson & Johnson), the only product considered gluten-free is the Benadryl dye-free liquid gels."

I use the Kirkland (Costco store brand) version of diphenhydramine, "Allergy Medicine." Pink tablets. And on the label is specifically says, "This product does not contain gluten."

Correct. Thank you so much for you information, I took Johnson and Johnson pink tablet, so for now the only one problaly that I will use is the liquid Benadryl dye free liquid gel . Am I little scare I not even know what is making all this celiac kick so bad . But thanks for the info I hope everyone of those company’s know what they doing cause is really bad for all people who is sensitive to gluten . We need more labels with honesty 

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