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Can Gluten Be Transfered From Body Fluids?

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This may seem like a odd question but.....i have celiac disease my b/f doesnt...the question we have is .....if he has anything that contains gluten in it is gluten in his body fliuds and can it be transfered to me and cause problems??..........the other question we have is when livestock is fed grains is that present in the meat???....meaning a cow that has been grain fed is the grain particles present in the meat.......should i be looking at a farmer that is organic and his cattle have only been fed corn????.......we have a dobermen should i wear a mask when i feed him???......If there is non-gluten free baking done in the household how long does the flour particles stay in the air?....wearing a mask would naturally be my first step....

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The bodily fluids thing has been discussed before and I believe the consensus was not to worry. But perhaps some ladies here can give a recap.

You do not have to worry about what the animals on your table ate before they became dinner.

I'm not sure if you need to wear a mask feeding ypour dog, but you definitely need to wash your hands afterward.

richard

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Like Richard said the body fluids thing has been discussed and seems pretty OK except saliva.... Im guessing you meant another type but seriously saliva is a prob if they are eating gluten and have not really thoroughly cleaned their teeth...!!!!

Feeding dogs etc. I'd say switch to gluten-free food.... even if you can wear a mask and gloves dogs are not the cleanest eaters ... :ph34r: at least dobermans don't have beards but half of what dogs eat gets rubbed round their face...

As for meat.... I would avoid the digestive tract itself... and I would probably not eat pigs intestine if it was fed wheat ..

As far as I know cows can't eat wheat..(or any ruminant). Im pretty sure they would explode... but they can perhaps eat artificial food containing it so tripes are probably not a good idea from non-organic sources... a mask when i feed him???......

If there is non-gluten free baking done in the household how long does the flour particles stay in the air?....wearing a mask would naturally be my first step....

This is probably 100x riskier than your other concerns.... it stays in the air and settlers until you clean/vacuum etc. then it is back in the air... very fine flour can float for days...

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CarlaB
Posted

You're questions were answered well.

I don't allow non-gluten-free flour in my house. Any baking that's done has to be with gluten-free flour.

You also need to be concerned if you ever do remodeling ... drywall is said to have gluten. Another surprise for me was charcoal! You need to get natural charcoal, the regular stuff has wheat (among other poisons).

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Helena
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I actually posted a similar question under another thread. . . so what I'm asking here is a bit repetitive. Re: bodily fluids and gluten . . .is it 100% that gluten is not passed through semen? I know that some allergens can be.

Also, on the issue with animals eating gluten---I'm not so concerned about the *meat*, but what about milk? If cows don't eat wheat, do they eat rye, barley, oats? Would there be gluten in milk (seeing as there is in breast milk)

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happygirl
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I believe that it is 100% that it can't be passed through s.

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