Oats

[lilliexx]

i broke down and bought a cereal today that contains oat flour. the box says wheat free but not gluten free. i havnt actually eatin any of it yet, it was a spur of the moment thing that i kind of regret. it was just too tempting becuz the gluten free cereal selection is horrible!! and i really miss my cereal in the morning!!

do any of you eat oats?? and does it bother you?

i am basically wondering if its low risk or high risk.....and if i should take a chance...

[celiac3270]

There is a high likelihood that oats are contaminated. First off, they are often grown in fields that previously grew wheat or barley. Here's what the celiac.com safe/forbidden ingredient list had to say about oats:

3) Recent research indicates that oats may be safe for people on gluten-free diets, although many people may also have an additional, unrelated intolerance to them. Cross contamination with wheat is also a factor that you need to consider before choosing to include oats in your diet.

There are many articles on celiac.com about oats, but here is one that refers to contamination in particular as could occur through fields used for many grains, dust, and unclean machinery/contaminatoin at the mill:

https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-54104150730.06

Oh, I should also mention that as something can be wheat-free, but not gluten-free, you should definitely check the box or call the company about any other forms of gluten (rye, barley, malt, etc.)

[jaycee30]

Lillie,

I last ate something with oats in it about 3 years ago...the results were instant and BAD and I haven't touched it since. I just got DX'd a month ago, but knew there was something wrong with oats, at least for me. I guess everyone is different but from what I am reading, oats are out for those with celiac disease.

Have you tried any of the Envirokidz cereals? I found some at my local Smith's grocery store and bought just so I would have something around. The "Gorilla Munch", made with corn, sugar and salt, is great! Not too sweet, crunchy in milk, and really really tasty. Especially when you've not been able to eat a cereal for breakfast in a while!

They have a website...just google for it, plus it is sold online at a couple of places. You may want to give it a try.

Jen

[lovegrov]

Oat contamination rate in the U.S. is VERY high. Everybody who knows anything about celiac disease says U.S. oats are a complete no-no.

richard

[tarnalberry]

There was a study that was posted here at celiac.com a while ago that I can't seem to find, but it had an analysis of major brands of oats and their offending gluten content. I believe the major US brands were all over 0.1% of protein coming from gluten. Given that even the CODEX standard is 200ppm (or 0.0002% total (not just protein)), and oats are 17% protein, that means that the major US brands are almost an order of magnitude over the CODEX standard (at 1700ppm). You might look around and see if you can find it, but that's why I won't eat US oats.

[lilliexx]

thanks for all the replies. i bought the envirokindz cereal today!! thanks celiac3270!!

[Guest gfinnebraska]

This is my favorite cereal that I find on the Gluten Free Pantry web site. They have the one you bought already, plus other flavors as well. I also enjoy a good crunch in the morning!! K

#914 Amaranth Cinnamon Snaps Cereal

Amaranth Cereal Snaps - Cinnamon

Gluten Free & Wheat Free

Breakfast is served!

You don't have to be a kid to love them !!. Toasty amaranth morsels are coated with a blend of cinnamon to create a bowlful of flavor.

[beelzebubble]

irish oats, such as mccann's, are supposed to have a much smaller (to no) chance of contamination. i've eaten them without problems.

[seeking-wholeness]

I think some celiacs just plain react to oats, cross-contaminated or not. I finally realized that I was reacting to McMann's oats. I hadn't been considering them as a possible culprit since they are supposed to be safe, but after I stopped eating them my stools normalized again and my acne outbreak cleared up (both signs of a gluten "accident" for me).

I know that at least one small study demonstrated that some celiacs do develop villous atrophy after eating uncontaminated oats. Since I have suspicious symptoms, I avoid oats entirely now.

--Sarah

[dkmb]

Here is a link to an article from Forbes on oat contamination that I saw on another celiac disease forum Open Original Shared Link

It includes McCanns in those that were tested and found to have cross contamination.

DK

[astyanax]

would growing your own oats solve the problem? maybe someday i will live on a farm haha but it would be great to eat oats again - i personally find the contamination issue too confusing with conflicting information to eat oats, but i would eat them if they met the codex standard..

[darlindeb25]

i accidentally ate barley for 1 week, i had no symptoms from it--i found out by accident that i was eating barley--now we all know we cannot have barley--my sister, who is also celiac, told me that just because we do not have a violent reaction to something does not mean it isnt in there doing damage to our villi---SOOOOOOOOOOOO my guestion is--even if you can tolerate oats, are you still causing damage to your system deb

[Carriefaith]

I reacted to the oat extract in my suncreen (Only the medical ingredients were listed on the bottle. I had to go on the internet to see the the non-medical ingredients). I haven't used it since......