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Pamela's Baking Mix... Making Me Sick

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emcmaster
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I suspect it is the small amount of xanthan gum (something I usually avoid because it gives me cramps and lots of bloating), but I made some brownies with it yesterday and today I feel like someone stuck an air pump to my belly button and blew my stomach full of air. Ouch!

Is there anything else in there that I could have reacted to, do they have problems with cc or has anyone else had problems with it?

Thanks :)

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key Contributor
key
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I eat this stuff all the time, but continue to be sickened from somewhere. Now I am wondering the very same thing. If I remember correctly there were some people that posted they got sick from Pamela's.

I am hoping some more people reply to this.

Monica

bklynceliac Apprentice
bklynceliac
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hey, this is very interesting. I just made my first batch of Pamela's Amazing Sandwhich bread in my mixer, and I think I've been reacting to it. Not a full-fledged blow, but I've been having some pain, and a noticeable difference in BMs. I thought maybe I was reacting to the eggs in it, as they are the one new ingredient in the mix that I don't often eat. Also, I didn't make it entirely correctly, so I thought maybe it was undercooked. But if the mix was contaminated I wouldn't be shocked. Pamela's seems like a pretty allergen conscious company, but who knows.

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jerseyangel
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I suspect it is the small amount of xanthan gum (something I usually avoid because it gives me cramps and lots of bloating), but I made some brownies with it yesterday and today I feel like someone stuck an air pump to my belly button and blew my stomach full of air. Ouch!

Is there anything else in there that I could have reacted to, do they have problems with cc or has anyone else had problems with it?

Thanks :)

Hi Elizabeth,

I can not use Pamela's mixes (which is too bad, because her brownies are really good) because of the tapioca starch. Unfortunately, I'm intolerant to tapioca, so there are many mixes and products that I can't use.

I hope you figure out what is bothering you :) It can get so hard sometimes!

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key Contributor
key
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I am wondering if anyone else reacts to Pamela's pancake mix. I hadn't been eating it and was sick two days in a row when I ate it again. I don't know for sure if this was it. My 3 year old has been eating it forever and isn't really growing. He doesn't have diarhea anymore, but I am just wondering if he is reacting to it, to some small degree. He hasn't had it for a few days and his BM's seem much better looking. Alot of times he seems to not be able to go. Kind of like an IBS type thing and he is gassy. It is so hard to figure these things out. I am convinced there are some foods out there that say they are gluten free and aren't. THere are some other things we eat that could be the culprit. For now I am going to see what happens if we don't eat it for a month.

Monica

StrongerToday Enthusiast
StrongerToday
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I love Pamela's and don't seem to have any reactions.

Felidae Enthusiast
Felidae
Posted

I reacted to Pamela's bread mix too. However, it may be that I am intolerant to tapioca. I'm trying to figure out what is bothering me.

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Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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I love Pamela's and don't seem to have any reactions.

EV --MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT WITH YOU...

I LOVED PAMELA'S BUT GOT SICK EVERY SINGLE TIME.

NOW I'VE STOPPED USING ANTHING WITH TAPIOCA AND 'Z'GUM.

CAN YOU EAT THOSE TWO THINGS....?

IF YOU CAN EAT THEM IN PAMELA'S AND OTHER PRODUCTS.......

:ph34r: MAYBE THAT' IT.????? :blink:

ANY THOUGHTS?

JUDY

Anonymousgurl Contributor
Anonymousgurl
Posted

I reacted to it as well!

I thought perhaps it was something that I did...I thought it was maybe the cooking spray I used to spray the pan. Hmmm...

Cynbd Contributor
Cynbd
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EV --MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT WITH YOU...

I LOVED PAMELA'S BUT GOT SICK EVERY SINGLE TIME.

NOW I'VE STOPPED USING ANTHING WITH TAPIOCA AND 'Z'GUM.

CAN YOU EAT THOSE TWO THINGS....?

IF YOU CAN EAT THEM IN PAMELA'S AND OTHER PRODUCTS.......

:ph34r: MAYBE THAT' IT.????? :blink:

ANY THOUGHTS?

JUDY

I have a problem with Pamela's too.

Was thinking it could be the Xgum, or yeast. But I do eat Food for Life Brown Rice Bread and I don't have any problems with that, and there is tapioca flour, and Xanthan Cellulose (<-- don't know if that is the same as gum) and there is yeast in it too.

So.. the ingred in Pamelas that are different from Food's for Life are:

Molasses, honey, cane sugar, hicory root, and active dry yeast (vs. fresh yeast in Foods for Life), Sorghum Flour, sweet rice flour (<-- what's that), rice bran, and eggs.

I eat eggs and don't have any problems with them either, unless I eat too many :blink:

Or else it's 'good old cross contamination' somewhere along the line. I too would like to find what the culprit is...

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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Could it be the dairy? Did you definitely determine that's not a problem any more? (That's why I can't have their mix...)

oceangirl Collaborator
oceangirl
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Could it be the dairy? Did you definitely determine that's not a problem any more? (That's why I can't have their mix...)

I have eliminated Pamela's after reacting for a few weeks. I suspect tapioca, xantham gum but know many long-timers on here recommended I get rid of the Pamela's stuff because they had trouble as well. ( I was only having a cookie a day!) I am currently on a modified paleo diet and doing much better. I intend to introduce only single ingredients ONE at a painstaking time if and when I add things back!

Good luck!

lisa

purplemom Apprentice
purplemom
Posted

We eat Pamela's mixes and bread everyday and love it! I think this is a great company. I would be lost without Pamela!!

Cali

DrMom Apprentice
DrMom
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We eat Pamela's mixes and bread everyday and love it! I think this is a great company. I would be lost without Pamela!!

Cali

I agree with you Purplemom, as I LOVE her chocolate cake mix. Long live CAKE!

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
Posted

:blink: PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG FOLKS...I LOVED HER PRODUCTS...THEY JUST DIDN'T LOVE ME BACK.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG...I DON'T HAVE THE INGRED..AND TOO TRIED TO LOOK UP

IS THE DAIRY....MILK, CASEIN LACTOSE IN THE MIX.

I KNOW IF I WAS COOKING I WOULD HAVE USED THE ALMOND BREEZE VAN MILK.

SO IF THERE IS DAIRY IN THE MIX-- THAT MIGHT BE IT FOR ME...SO LONG AGO I JUST FORET.

JUDY

Charlieswpa Apprentice
Charlieswpa
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:blink: PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG FOLKS...I LOVED HER PRODUCTS...THEY JUST DIDN'T LOVE ME BACK.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG...I DON'T HAVE THE INGRED..AND TOO TRIED TO LOOK UP

IS THE DAIRY....MILK, CASEIN LACTOSE IN THE MIX.

I KNOW IF I WAS COOKING I WOULD HAVE USED THE ALMOND BREEZE VAN MILK.

SO IF THERE IS DAIRY IN THE MIX-- THAT MIGHT BE IT FOR ME...SO LONG AGO I JUST FORET.

JUDY

Here's a few place that sells all purpose gluten free flours...Tom Sawyer's Gluten Free Flours

.............................................................................The Blue Chip Group sell all purpose glten free flours plus gluten free bread and cookie mixes. I tried them both and like them and they are reasonably priced

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted
:blink: PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG FOLKS...I LOVED HER PRODUCTS...THEY JUST DIDN'T LOVE ME BACK.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG...I DON'T HAVE THE INGRED..AND TOO TRIED TO LOOK UP

IS THE DAIRY....MILK, CASEIN LACTOSE IN THE MIX.

I KNOW IF I WAS COOKING I WOULD HAVE USED THE ALMOND BREEZE VAN MILK.

SO IF THERE IS DAIRY IN THE MIX-- THAT MIGHT BE IT FOR ME...SO LONG AGO I JUST FORET.

JUDY

Yes, there is dairy in, I think, pretty much all her mixes.

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
Posted

TIFFANY

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPLY

I KNOW IT'S THE DAIRY IN HER MIXES...NOW...

WROTE A LONG NOTE AND GOING TO SEND YOU A 'PM'

NOT RELATED TO THIS THREAD SO DON'T WANT TO HIJACK IT

JUDY

StrongerToday Enthusiast
StrongerToday
Posted
EV --MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT WITH YOU...

I LOVED PAMELA'S BUT GOT SICK EVERY SINGLE TIME.

NOW I'VE STOPPED USING ANTHING WITH TAPIOCA AND 'Z'GUM.

CAN YOU EAT THOSE TWO THINGS....?

IF YOU CAN EAT THEM IN PAMELA'S AND OTHER PRODUCTS.......

:ph34r: MAYBE THAT' IT.????? :blink:

ANY THOUGHTS?

JUDY

You know, I don't know any more :rolleyes: I thought I was doing ok with tapioca, but had pamela's pancakes yesterday (YUM!) and Chebe breadsticks last night and am not doing so well today. I'd stopped keeping my food log, but I should think about going back to it. In the meantime it's not enough for me to stop eating it, but I will start paying more attention to what's going on.

Cynbd Contributor
Cynbd
Posted
Yes, there is dairy in, I think, pretty much all her mixes.

I have a package of Pamelas Wheat-free Bread mix right here, and there is NO diary in the ingredients, nor are they added for baking.

For me I think it may be the tapioca

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted
I have a package of Pamelas Wheat-free Bread mix right here, and there is NO diary in the ingredients, nor are they added for baking.

For me I think it may be the tapioca

Must depend on the exact mix. The ones I used to use (and love) had dairy. I totally believe that there are some that don't have any, of course. :)

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