So a warning to all celiacs and the gluten sensitive

[Hellokittez]

So I wanted to post and warn everyone, since social media my post and the company ignored me.  I discovered that Hersheys Chocolate Company has been lying to celiacs, the gluten free and those with allergies.  I first discovered it with their brookside dark chocolate pomegranate bites.  I was eating them to help with cravings, as part of a new dietary plan to decrease sugar and eliminate dairy, in order to help with the SIBO I found out I am badly suffering from.  I kept getting sick and going through things I ate and I checked to chocolates several times, but couldn't find the culprit.  Fast forward a couple weeks and I became so sick that it triggered some erratic bleeding I have been having, caused cold sweats and intermittent hot flashes, dry heaving and severe vomiting, diarrhea and I literally almost lost consciousness!  It was literally one final serving of them, plus half a Hersheys chocolate bar with almonds.  Once again I scoured the internet and found out that the statement on their website about the brookside chocolates alone was vastly different than the statement on their bags and I am sure it is the same for their other chocolates, as well.  I  took photos of the different statements and will post them below.

 

[Hellokittez]

7 minutes ago, Hellokittez said:

So I wanted to post and warn everyone, since social media my post and the company ignored me.  I discovered that Hersheys Chocolate Company has been lying to celiacs, the gluten free and those with allergies.  I first discovered it with their brookside dark chocolate pomegranate bites.  I was eating them to help with cravings, as part of a new dietary plan to decrease sugar and eliminate dairy, in order to help with the SIBO I found out I am badly suffering from.  I kept getting sick and going through things I ate and I checked to chocolates several times, but couldn't find the culprit.  Fast forward a couple weeks and I became so sick that it triggered some erratic bleeding I have been having, caused cold sweats and intermittent hot flashes, dry heaving and severe vomiting, diarrhea and I literally almost lost consciousness!  It was literally one final serving of them, plus half a Hersheys chocolate bar with almonds.  Once again I scoured the internet and found out that the statement on their website about the brookside chocolates alone was vastly different than the statement on their bags and I am sure it is the same for their other chocolates, as well.  I  took photos of the different statements and will post them below.

 

I also wanted to note that I tried some of the Hersheys heath mini bars, also labeled with the same type of gluten and allergen free statement as on the brookside chocolate bag and became sick from those as well.  I am certain it was a gluten reaction, as it was one that included symptoms I only have when glutened.

[Darcy Martinez]

What kind of bleeding disorder do you have?

[Hellokittez]

2 hours ago, Darcy Martinez said:

What kind of bleeding disorder do you have?

We still aren't sure.  I have had erratic bleeding for a while and the doctors haven't been able to find anything conclusive, so it has been a rather puzzling mystery to say the least.  We know there is something and we know it causes bleeding, but around here, unless it is textbook the doctors have no clue.😩

[Wheatwacked]

Parsley, red leaf lettuce, spinach. The RDA is minimum 120 micrograms (10 grams fresh parsley) with no upper limit set.

Low levels of vitamin K can raise the risk of uncontrolled bleeding.

[Spherical Bird]

I have a quick question, do you have issues with histamine ?

Chocolate is an histamine liberator so it may trigger something if you're sensitive. This intolerance often coexist with gluten intolerance/celiac disease.

I had a very bad case of violent histamine intolerance the other day and they can resolutely mimic gluten intolerance too.

 

[Mayflowers]

I cannot eat Hershey's chocolate anymore. I'm gluten intolerant and the last few years, I would get a reaction to Hershey's. They started using a lot of junky chemicals to save money. I can eat Lily's chocolate which is sugar free. I am also grain free.  

[Mayflowers]

On 3/30/2022 at 12:28 AM, Wheatwacked said:

Parsley, red leaf lettuce, spinach. The RDA is minimum 120 micrograms (10 grams fresh parsley) with no upper limit set.

Low levels of vitamin K can raise the risk of uncontrolled bleeding.

I myself got bleeding when I tried to start eating grains again other than wheat. I have a grass allergy. All grains are grasses. I stay off grains and have no bleeding problems

[Spherical Bird]

1 hour ago, Mayflowers said:

I cannot eat Hershey's chocolate anymore. I'm gluten intolerant and the last few years, I would get a reaction to Hershey's. They started using a lot of junky chemicals to save money. I can eat Lily's chocolate which is sugar free. I am also grain free.  

That makes sense. Refined sugar in those resolutely damage the guts. The less refined forms are usually easier to digest...A lot of ingredients seems dubious too now that I look at the package...

 

[Rebmes]

My wife can eat fewer things each year, but Hershey's products are still OK, even though they're never labeled gluten free. Of course, the sugar takes its toll, but that's a whole other thing or two.

She doesn't eat brookside chocolate, mind you.

[aeblake03]

On 3/29/2022 at 12:17 PM, Hellokittez said:

So I wanted to post and warn everyone, since social media my post and the company ignored me.  I discovered that Hersheys Chocolate Company has been lying to celiacs, the gluten free and those with allergies.  I first discovered it with their brookside dark chocolate pomegranate bites.  I was eating them to help with cravings, as part of a new dietary plan to decrease sugar and eliminate dairy, in order to help with the SIBO I found out I am badly suffering from.  I kept getting sick and going through things I ate and I checked to chocolates several times, but couldn't find the culprit.  Fast forward a couple weeks and I became so sick that it triggered some erratic bleeding I have been having, caused cold sweats and intermittent hot flashes, dry heaving and severe vomiting, diarrhea and I literally almost lost consciousness!  It was literally one final serving of them, plus half a Hersheys chocolate bar with almonds.  Once again I scoured the internet and found out that the statement on their website about the brookside chocolates alone was vastly different than the statement on their bags and I am sure it is the same for their other chocolates, as well.  I  took photos of the different statements and will post them below.

 

(Still new to this site so sorry if this formatting is weird or something…)

I was wondering about these (I have celiac as well)! For the last two days, I’ve eaten them and gotten sick. Not as sick as I’ve gotten with gluten before, but sick for sure. I’ve narrowed it down to the brookside chocolates, and was wondering if anyone else had symptoms because I was confused about the gluten-free statement. Thank you for this post.

[Spherical Bird]

Before anything, I would suggest that some of you get tested for histamine intolerance too (if you can, keep notes of what you eat) it can be a digestive problem tied to celiac and even non-celiac. Sometimes.

And chocolate will definitely trigger something to people that are sensitive to histamine. Neurological, digestive and it also affects the blood flow too

Some deficiency in vitamins caused by gluten intolerance can, in turn, slow down histamine "digestion" (it's not the right word but I wouldn't know how to describe it otherwise) and that will cause a lot of other problems.

 

[Rebmes]

1 hour ago, Spherical Bird said:

Before anything, I would suggest that some of you get tested for histamine intolerance too (if you can, keep notes of what you eat) it can be a digestive problem tied to celiac and even non-celiac. Sometimes.

And chocolate will definitely trigger something to people that are sensitive to histamine. Neurological, digestive and it also affects the blood flow too

Some deficiency in vitamins caused by gluten intolerance can, in turn, slow down histamine "digestion" (it's not the right word but I wouldn't know how to describe it otherwise) and that will cause a lot of other problems.

 

Thanks for the info ;)