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- Scott Adams replied to Thoughtidjoin's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications3
Dried Chickpeas
If a package of dried chickpeas or lentils says “may contain” or “may have been cross contaminated,” that usually means they were processed in facilities that also handle wheat, barley, or rye. The concern is not gluten dissolved on the surface like dust that can simply be rinsed away, but small fragments of gluten-containing grains that may be mixed in duri... -
- knitty kitty replied to Thoughtidjoin's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications3
Dried Chickpeas
Welcome, While picking through chickpeas and lentils I have found little pebbles and on occasion, a kernel or two of wheat. Farm equipment and transport trucks are used to harvest different crops. It would be really expensive to have separate trucks and packaging lines for each crop. I have found sorting or picking through the peas or lentils... -
- trents replied to Thoughtidjoin's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications3
Dried Chickpeas
Welcome to the celiac.com community, @Thoughtidjoin! I would think so, yes. But you need to realize that cross contamination studies with lintels have shown the real problem isn't only coming in contact with gluten containing grains in processing but in the actual mixing in of cereal grain seeds in significant quantities with the lentils. I think it... -
- Thoughtidjoin posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications3
Dried Chickpeas
Can I wash gluten off dried chickpeas or green lentils when the packet says “may have been cross contaminated?” Has there been any research into this? If so what are the results? If no research has been done why not? I am getting mixed advice from different sources, how serious is this or are the food manufacturer being over cautious? Many tha... -
- catnapt posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms0
Collecting all possibly related lab work?
I've got some lab work results going back to 2010, various MRIs and CT scans and ultrasounds. I discovered two things that MIGHT be of interest to the GI doc tell me what you think? one is the results to an abdominal CT scan with contrast in 2013 that includes this: "there is some thickening seen in the second and third portions of the duodenum...
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