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HELP please - Which birth control is gluten free?


candacelee724

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candacelee724 Newbie

Hello, I was recently switched to Lo Loestrin birth control. It "shouldn't" have gluten but it's also not tested so the nurse said that gluten can be cross contaminated in it. I develop rashes when I consume even a small amount of gluten. Since starting it, I have been breaking out in a rash on my arm or leg within 3 hours of taking it. Unfortunately I have to conclude it's the pill. 

I need to be on a 20 mcg (0.02 mg) estrogen pill, because I experience side effects with higher does estrogen pills. I cannot find a definitive list of which are possibilities for me, and meanwhile I'm breaking out in a rash every day. I have no idea which are still on the market, and feel like I am poisoning myself every day with gluten. 

I appreciate in advance any help anyone can provide. 

Thanks!! Candace


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kareng Grand Master

Very very few medicines contain gluten.  If it has no gluten ingredients, it is likely gluten-free. 

Sheena Newbie

I am on lo loestrin and also am extremely sensitive. I have been told by both my doctor and pharmacist that it is for sure gluten free. Could it possibly be from anything else? 

  • 4 years later...
Gloria L Enthusiast
On 6/8/2016 at 12:29 AM, Sheena said:

I am on lo loestrin and also am extremely sensitive. I have been told by both my doctor and pharmacist that it is for sure gluten free. Could it possibly be from anything else? 

Hi, who is the manufacturer? thank you.

Scott Adams Grand Master

I looked at all 4 types listed here, and none contain gluten:

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/search.cfm?labeltype=all&query=Loestrin 

  • 3 weeks later...
BuddhaBar Collaborator

Talk to your doctor if there is any low estrogen implants. Then you won't have to worry about gluten or forgetting your pill. Just an implant in the arm. Lasts for 3 years. 

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