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Was It Too Good To Be True?

jrom987

By jrom987
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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jrom987
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Help! I had a wonderful gluten free dinner tonight but I need to know if anyone has had any reactions to what I ate. I made DeBoles wheat-free, gluten-free corn spaghetti style pasta with a homemade, very plain, tomato sauce. The only ingredients on the tomato sauce was tomatoes. I have been itching so bad for the last hour or so! I feel bloated too. I have not had any of these symptoms since giving up gluten, two weeks ago. Is this a reaction or just my own body playing tricks on me? Does anyone have any suggestions? I thought I would call the company tomorrow (they are closed now) to ask if cross contamination is possible. Not sure what to do. I did find out that my shampoo (Paul Mitchell) had wheat in it but wouldn't my scalp have started itching this morning? Thank you for any insight! Jo Ann

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Hi Jo Ann,

I get really bloated and sluggish after eating corn. I used to eat as little as possible, but couldn't resist corn chips or the occasional corn tortilla. However, after reading about how similar corn and soy (my other problem food) are to the gluten and casein (dairy) proteins in Open Original Shared Link, I have just cut it out for good. Those guys are waaay too similar to gluten for me to feel comfortable eating. Better safe than sorry I think - there is very good rice pasta. In fact, one of the best gluten-free pastas around is made from brown rice: Open Original Shared Link

jrom987 Apprentice
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Thank you, Cornbread. I still feel so bloated and am so mad at thinking I could have something like real spaghetti. I should have known! It tasted way too good. I will try to avoid corn and see what happens. Do you know why corn on the cob doesn't bother me? I will try that rice pasta. Thanks!

cornbread Explorer
cornbread
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I don't remember corn on the cob bothering me either, just corn when it's ground into a grain... :unsure: I am determined to find out now though!

Are they maybe just from different parts of the plant? :unsure:

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I too have to be very careful with soy/corn. I can eat corn as a veggie and it doesnt bother me at all. I cant have it processed in anyways--corn flour/soyflour both make me ill--I can tolerate soy lecithin and margarines as long as I make sure that soy is not the only ingredient--they say that the proteins in oils are gone from the heating process to make the oil clear--it's the proteins we react to from my understanding. I dont use veg oil or corn oil, I use olive oil--I cant use reg mayo, I get canola oil mayo and I do use tinkyada products. Deb

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DeBoles does make gluten containing pastas, so I suppose there is that possibility of cross contamination. You may want to contact the company and let them know you had a reaction, just in case someone got lax in their cleaning procedures...

You can have pasta, just get Tinkyada! It's the best pasta I've found by far, and it's made in a dedicated gluten free facility.

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happygirl
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You mentioned that you gave up gluten two weeks ago....for many people, it takes a longer time for their symptoms to go away (a couple of months, etc) before their body feels back to normal. Just a thought!

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I am adding my voice to the corn/soy issues - after going gluten free, I discovered problems with corn and soy both by process of elimination. I can tolerate just enough corn to take my pills but I don't do any more than that in my diet. Soy is even worse for me. I cannot have ANY amount of soy.

There are some really good rice pastas out there...see if changing to that makes the difference.

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Mahee34
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I've actually been getting sick from the tomato sauce, I've read the ingrediants and everything looks ok, but i noticed the tomato fiber ingrediant is the common factor between the sauces that make me sick and the ones that don't. Maybe it's just the extra fiber or maybe it's something that triggers my celiac disease...all i know is that it kicks me right in the butt everytime!!

never any problems with the corn pasta though, could be the brand

jrom987 Apprentice
jrom987
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Thank you all for your words of wisdom! I appreciate everyone's input. As a new Celiac, it is so hard to figure everything out alone.

I just called the company and they said that there is "minimal to no risk" of cross contamination as they "practice safe processing procedures". First of all, isn't a minimal risk, still a risk? Second, maybe it was the processed corn that I had a reaction to. I have only suffered from the extreme itchiness a few times in the past but I definitely know what the bloating is! I have quite a bit of gas since eating dinner too.

I know my symptoms will not go away in two weeks but I have felt some relief since starting. The major stomach pains are tolerable now and the bloating has definitely lessened.

Again, thank you! Jo Ann

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I've actually been getting sick from the tomato sauce, I've read the ingrediants and everything looks ok

Oh no! Please don't tell me that! I am Italian and giving up all my favorite dishes has been so hard. Now, it could be my tomato sauce? Arggg! <_< I guess I will keep learning and learning. I will stay away from tomato sauce for a while and try some rice pasta.

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