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Glutened Myself...

ehrin

By ehrin
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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ehrin
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Seriously, I can't even imagine how many times I've seen on this board not to eat Quaker rice cakes because of cross contamination and posts from those glutened by them. So I said, no more Quaker! So I started buying Mother's...(I'm sure some of you know where I'm going with this now) so I'm eating a cheddar rice cake and BAM I feel like crap...can't suck my big, fat, gut in to save my life and I'm so full of gas that I want to scream. So I'm starting to look at everything I've eaten, and I grab the Mother's, and right there - RIGHT THERE on the package it says Distributed by the Quaker Oats Company. I can only assume that since it's distributed by Quaker that they follow the same guidelines - and I can't find anything that says where Mother's are made (is it indeed the same plant?) and what other products are made under the Mother's name. God this frustrates me...oh well, I'm looking forward to a nice evening of gas and bloat! <_<

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Seriously, I can't even imagine how many times I've seen on this board not to eat Quaker rice cakes because of cross contamination and posts from those glutened by them. So I said, no more Quaker! So I started buying Mother's...(I'm sure some of you know where I'm going with this now) so I'm eating a cheddar rice cake and BAM I feel like crap...can't suck my big, fat, gut in to save my life and I'm so full of gas that I want to scream. So I'm starting to look at everything I've eaten, and I grab the Mother's, and right there - RIGHT THERE on the package it says Distributed by the Quaker Oats Company. I can only assume that since it's distributed by Quaker that they follow the same guidelines - and I can't find anything that says where Mother's are made (is it indeed the same plant?) and what other products are made under the Mother's name. God this frustrates me...oh well, I'm looking forward to a nice evening of gas and bloat! <_<

dont be so hard on yourself. we have all managed to make ourselves ill at one point or another.

kbtoyssni Contributor
kbtoyssni
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What? Quaker rice cakes may be contaiminated? How did I miss that memo? I eat them all the time and haven't had a problem, but I guess I'm not eating them anymore if they may contain gluten.

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It happens to everyone. Many people seem to have trouble with that company...you overlooked it and made a mistake. Don't beat yourself up...you did not do it intentionally.

To the poster before me, Quaker Oats gluten free products are known to have high levels of contamination and should not be considered safe.

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kbtoyssni
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It happens to everyone. Many people seem to have trouble with that company...you overlooked it and made a mistake. Don't beat yourself up...you did not do it intentionally.

To the poster before me, Quaker Oats gluten free products are known to have high levels of contamination and should not be considered safe.

That's weird. I just called them and they told me that their plain and lightly salted rice cakes are ok. They even knew what celiac sprue is, but I trust people here more than Quaker Corporate.

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KaitiUSA
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They claim they are gluten free but they are not. They did testing and all of their gluten free products showed high levels of gluten. I have reacted to everything I have tried from them.

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kbtoyssni
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Shoot. Well, maybe this explains why I've been sick this week...

It blows my mind how many things I'm still finding in my house that contain gluten. You'd think after nine months I'd be better at this...

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Shoot. Well, maybe this explains why I've been sick this week...

It blows my mind how many things I'm still finding in my house that contain gluten. You'd think after nine months I'd be better at this...

And I echo your sentiments - it's been 8 months for me and I empathize greatly. There are surprises at every corner, that's for sure! I know it's going to get easier with time...so I'll stick it out for the long haul! :lol:

so what's the verdict on the store bought brands...do you think those are made alongside oats and other gluteny items??? I have bought Stop n Shop brand rice cakes before, and haven't NOTICED a problem...

rice cakes are a staple for me - I eat them for breakfast and often for lunch too

(I have a great "sandwich" of a rice cake, thick slice of salted tomato, tuna and a slice of cabot - my coworkers actually get envious of it!)

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