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Need Vitamins. Can't Find Yesterday's Post. Sorry

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Anne AMP Apprentice
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My Vitamins contain Barley Grass. Is this a big no no? It also contains Spirulina and Chlorella as well as barley grass all listed under "Green Foods".

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CarlaB Enthusiast
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Barley grass in my old vitamins made me sick. I wouldn't take them. Give them to a friend, I'm sure they were expensive. ;)

happygirl Collaborator
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Carla is correct. Barley grass is on the list of official no-nos.

https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-01106318717.0e

hope that helps. Sorry bout that one! At least you know now, though.

Anne AMP Apprentice
Anne AMP
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I discovered my vitamins have Barley grass in them. Does anyone know of a good quality vitamin that is gluten, soy, milk, egg, corn, free, and no colors, solvents, flavors, perservatves or binders? I posted yesterday but couldn't find my post. I'm new and will make sure I stay on line for my answer this time. Sorry and thanks. - Anne

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Anne--

I found your other thread and merged the two together.

It had been moved to the products and medication forum.

You can always look at the "View New Post" to find your topic.

Guest Kathy Ann
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I'm currently taking THORNE Meta-Fem. Only one I could find that met ALL my allergy criteria. (gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, corn, almonds, etc. etc. etc.)

www.Vitamins4You.com or www.PSLChiro.com I've ordered them twice and they came fast.

Anne AMP Apprentice
Anne AMP
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Barley grass in my old vitamins made me sick. I wouldn't take them. Give them to a friend, I'm sure they were expensive. ;)

What vitamins do you take now?

Anne--

I found your other thread and merged the two together.

It had been moved to the products and medication forum.

You can always look at the "View New Post" to find your topic.

Thank you for your help. I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.

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evie Rookie
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What vitamins do you take now?

Thank you for your help. I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.

Anne; I have had good luck with Twinlab Allergy Multi caps.They say they are highest quality multi vitamin and mineral supplement available. No coloring,bindres or coatings; no added flavorings, sodium chlorides, artificial seeteners or preservatives. Free of common allergens such as fish, fish oils,iodine, wheat, yeast,, barley, rice, lactose, milk, egg, citrus, bioflavonoids, amino acid chelates, mineral gluconates and citrates are avoided as theses are drived from soy, barley, corn, potato, milk, egg and yeast. Wish you the best. evie

Robina Contributor
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I'm currently taking THORNE Meta-Fem. Only one I could find that met ALL my allergy criteria. (gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, corn, almonds, etc. etc. etc.)

www.Vitamins4You.com or www.PSLChiro.com I've ordered them twice and they came fast.

I went to the site and I can't seem to find them

RiceGuy Collaborator
RiceGuy
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The Freeda brand is gluten-free, and Source Naturals has a number of items for which they specify no gluten, wheat, soy, corn, etc. Nature's Bounty has some too I think. I find most brands either don't say much or stop short of actually saying gluten-free, even when they might say wheat-free.

Helena Contributor
Helena
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I've started to take Multisure for women (can buy them at Shoppers drugmart). They're made in Canada by WN Pharmaceuticals. www.webbersnaturals.com 1-800-430-7898

They are gluten free (and I called to ask)---the hydrolyzed vegetable protein is from rice. It doesn't contain corn starch as an ingredient either.

But it is not 100% free from corn. I'm guessing one of the vitamins are derived from corn. Corn is a difficult one to avoid---even the vitamin A and D preparations in milk are from corn. (well, not the vitamins themselves I don't think, but corn oil is used as a carrier. even in organic milk. I know Harmony Organics is working on finding a supplier that uses another type of oil, but the last time I checked, they hadn't succeeded!)

It isn't free from soy either--again, soy isn't in the ingredients, but the company tells me the vitamins are not soy free. Often vitamin E is derived from soy, so I'm guessing that is the case here.

Actually, my allergist at first told me *not* to have these vitamins----a lot of people with a soy allergy are fine with highly refined versions of soy (like vitamin E) but some people are not. My allergist didn't want me to take a risk (I'm anaphylactic to soy), but when I asked a dietician about whether corn-free, soy-free, nut-free, egg-free, gluten free vitamins are available, she said no. So my allergist had me try the vitamin in his office just in case. Thankfully I don't react!

brizzo Contributor
brizzo
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I have even tried "Wild Oats" gluten free multivitamin... I can't even take those without a Negative reaction Who knows???

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