Are Eggs Okay If gluten-free And Df?

[IrishKelly]

Just wondering if anyone knows if eggs are usually okay with gluten-free and df people? This diet is a little confusing. I was diagnosed with the gluten-free...but found on my own (from reading this site) that the dairy was the big culprate of my intestinal gas (which is sooo mucher better now thanks to all of you)...what about eggs though? Are they considered part of the dairy group at all? I had an IGG and an IGE test done and they both came back negative...HELP!!

[penguin]

Eggs are not dairy, because they come from chickens, not bovine animals. They're safe if you're gluten-free/dairy free.

They're often confused with dairy since they're stored in the same place in the grocery store

[IrishKelly]

Eggs are not dairy, because they come from chickens, not bovine animals. They're safe if you're gluten-free/dairy free.

They're often confused with dairy since they're stored in the same place in the grocery store

THANKS A BUNCH!!

[CarlaB]

Eggs are not dairy, because they come from chickens, not bovine animals. They're safe if you're gluten-free/dairy free.

They're often confused with dairy since they're stored in the same place in the grocery store

My dad was asking me how I can eat eggs if I'm dairy-free ... I said, umm, 'cause milk is from cows, eggs are from chickens! Some people are allergic to eggs, which probably contributes to the confusion.

[tarnalberry]

Yep, eggs don't come from the milk producing glands of a mammal, so they're not dairy. (Isn't that a pleasant mental image!)

[penguin]

Yep, eggs don't come from the milk producing glands of a mammal, so they're not dairy. (Isn't that a pleasant mental image!)

LOL! I just had the mental image of an udder producing eggs when milked...ewww

[Nancym]

They're different proteins, eggs are usually albumin and some other protein, dairy is casein (protein) or lactose (sugar). I've never heard of a whey (another milk protein) intolerance but I suppose it could happen.

It is confusing because they put eggs in the dairy section of the store usually. But dairy free just means stuff derived from milk.

[BRUMI1968]

Didn't the food pyramid used to put dairy and eggs together too? Weird. But what would you expect from an organization that doesn't put vegetables on the bottom rung - the biggest one.

[plantime]

LOL! I just had the mental image of an udder producing eggs when milked...ewww

Ow!!

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[lorka150]

Also, dairy and eggs are often correlated because of the vegan diet. Vegetarians, in general, still consume both, but if a restaurant or store or person, for that matter, thinks one does not eat dairy, then no eggs either.