It was the cat food

[MarcInMinnesota]

Maybe this is already well known, but I'm posting in case somebody else finds it helpful.

Short summary, I'm celiac, and I periodically (well-frequently) would get glutened and I could not figure out how or why.  I travel a great deal, and so I generally figured that it was something from a restaurant that wasn't as careful as it should be, etc.  (This happened too, but anyway.)

In March when we were all in lock-down, I figured that a silver lining would be that I wouldn't be eating out at all and that I would get healthy, but I continued to get glutened.  

Finally, it occurred to me to look at the cat food kibble, which we store in our kitchen.  THAT WAS IT.   It's made mostly of wheat. It was quite usual for us to feed our cats just before we cooked dinner.   Why hadn't this occurred to me years ago? 

We replaced the cat food with a gluten-free brand, and I haven't been glutened in *months*.

[cyclinglady]

Congratulations!  I am glad you figure it out.  All my pets are gluten free too.  

[RMJ]

My dog eats a food with no gluten ingredients but it’s pretty high calorie. I’m looking for a new type for weight management because she’s gained a few pounds.  I don’t want grain free because those foods have been associated with cardiac issues.  It is amazing how many dog foods that don’t have wheat do have barley! 

[MarcInMinnesota]

Yes, this is a concern.  The cat food that was bad for me was the right food for the cats diet and weight management.  Restricting to gluten-free cat food limits their options.  We have been giving them Blue Buffalo brand, which works for me and they are willing to eat it (after some initial misgivings).  Whether it is OK for their weight management and health, it's a little hard to tell, but after 4 months there are no obvious problems.