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Cleaning With Bleach

ArtGirl

By ArtGirl
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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ArtGirl Enthusiast
ArtGirl
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Now and then I read in a thread that someone has cleaned their kitchen (or other places) to get the residue gluten off counters and cupboards - and they say they use bleach.

Each time this is mentioned I'm wondering to myself - does bleach really have any affect on gluten. I know it is a good disinfectant. But does it eliminate gluten on contact???? It doesn't seem logical to me that bleach would rid a surface of gluten better than just soap and water or any other cleaning product.

So.... does it?

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blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

Good question, we alternate between the Clorox clean-up to OxyClean multipurpose spray. I never thought about this until now. We always learned for everything to bleach and it was cleanier. I wonder if it fights gluten too!

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

While some chemicals can denature protein - and as a base like bleach can - glutens are tough beasts, chemically, so I don't know whether or not it works on the part we need it to or even if it's been tested. At the least, wiping out areas with damp cloths will help to physically remove gluten. :)

Sillyyakdidi Apprentice
Sillyyakdidi
Posted

as i'm sure some of you did the same thing for the first year or two after diagnoses, i think i may have made an "oops"....what DOES clean gluten away from a surface, does soap and water not cut it or something like tilex? what do you all use?

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missy'smom
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as i'm sure some of you did the same thing for the first year or two after diagnoses, i think i may have made an "oops"....what DOES clean gluten away from a surface, does soap and water not cut it or something like tilex? what do you all use?

I have a family member living with me who has lung disease so I can't use bleach or any strong smelling chemical. I use 7th Generation products. Frankly, I can't tolerate the strong chemicals anymore myself.

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missy'smom
Posted

Sorry, double post.

Viola 1 Rookie
Viola 1
Posted

I just wash my counters down with soap and water, rinse and dry. I use bleach only when I've been handling raw hamburger, chicken or turkey. I'm not sure that it would distroy the protein, and doubt whether it would remove it any better than soap and water.

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Nancym Enthusiast
Nancym
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Well, I think you'd end up with very clean gluten if you use bleach on it. :P

Viola 1 Rookie
Viola 1
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Well, I think you'd end up with very clean gluten if you use bleach on it. :P

:lol::lol:

Felidae Enthusiast
Felidae
Posted
I just wash my counters down with soap and water, rinse and dry. I use bleach only when I've been handling raw hamburger, chicken or turkey.

This is exactly what I do also.

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