SMELL OF GLUTEN

[Beverley Ann Johnson]

This is the second time the smell of regular pasta makes me feel sick!  I made lasagna for my husband and was getting ready to wash the dish and the smell made my head spin and I felt like I was going to be sick.  Can I actually get sick from the smell after going gluten free?  And what about all purpose flour, if I make something like pizza dough, will that bother me?  Can gluten free or celiac people still cook traditional for others without symptoms?

 

 

 

[Scott Adams]

We have had members here who worked in bakeries or pizzerias when they were diagnosed, and as I recall some decided to change jobs because of that, but some people don't seem to be bothered by touching or smelling gluten, while others are.

Given how sick gluten can make those with celiac disease, I do believe that such reactions could be your body's defense mechanism coming into play, but I've not seen any research into this phenomena, so I'm not sure how common it is. 

Here are some older threads on this topic that you might find interesting:
https://www.celiac.com/search/?q="SMELL OF GLUTEN"&type=forums_topic&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and  

[Beverley Ann Johnson]

2 hours ago, Scott Adams said:

We have had members here who worked in bakeries or pizzerias when they were diagnosed, and as I recall some decided to change jobs because of that, but some people don't seem to be bothered by touching or smelling gluten, while others are.

Given how sick gluten can make those with celiac disease, I do believe that such reactions could be your body's defense mechanism coming into play, but I've not seen any research into this phenomena, so I'm not sure how common it is. 

Here are some older threads on this topic that you might find interesting:
https://www.celiac.com/search/?q="SMELL OF GLUTEN"&type=forums_topic&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and  

Thanks for this info, very interesting;  I believe the smell can make one sick, once you go gluten free you notice how bad gluten really smells, this is not just in the imagination. I am yet to find out if baking with it will make me sick. I will keep you posted on that, right now I am too sick to try it!

 

[Awol cast iron stomach]

On 4/28/2022 at 3:43 PM, Beverley Ann Johnson said:

This is the second time the smell of regular pasta makes me feel sick!  I made lasagna for my husband and was getting ready to wash the dish and the smell made my head spin and I felt like I was going to be sick.  Can I actually get sick from the smell after going gluten free?  And what about all purpose flour, if I make something like pizza dough, will that bother me?  Can gluten free or celiac people still cook traditional for others without symptoms?

 

 

 

I get brain fog from cooking gluten items in my environment. My immunologist had our entire house go gluten-free. ( I initially tried to keep my gluten-free isolated for a few years before finding a Dr willing to test me)

I experienced it not only at my sister's house one holiday, but also at work lunch room once my own personal home was entirely gluten-free. 

At my sis house the gluten-free was boiling, at work several people were nuking gluten-free items (pizza, pasta etc)  in microwave in succession, in a small square footage space , with no fresh air circulating.

I stopped going to holidays at sis home even if not eating as they are heavy gluten based meals cooking, and had to eat in my car for work. 

Good luck.

 

[Beverley Ann Johnson]

22 hours ago, Awol cast iron stomach said:

I get brain fog from cooking gluten items in my environment. My immunologist had our entire house go gluten-free. ( I initially tried to keep my gluten-free isolated for a few years before finding a Dr willing to test me)

I experienced it not only at my sister's house one holiday, but also at work lunch room once my own personal home was entirely gluten-free. 

At my sis house the gluten-free was boiling, at work several people were nuking gluten-free items (pizza, pasta etc)  in microwave in succession, in a small square footage space , with no fresh air circulating.

I stopped going to holidays at sis home even if not eating as they are heavy gluten based meals cooking, and had to eat in my car for work. 

Good luck.

 

Thanks for the feedback, amazing how it can make us sick!

 

[Scott Adams]

On 5/4/2022 at 9:42 AM, Awol cast iron stomach said:

At my sis house the gluten-free was boiling, at work several people were nuking gluten-free items (pizza, pasta etc)  in microwave in succession, in a small square footage space , with no fresh air circulating.

I stopped going to holidays at sis home even if not eating as they are heavy gluten based meals cooking, and had to eat in my car for work. 

Good luck.

 

I believe you meant to say here that gluten was boiling at your sister's house, and gluten items were being cooked in the microwave at work.