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Can You Still Get Sick From Something W/ Gluten In It

Sweetfudge

By Sweetfudge
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Sweetfudge
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Just wondering. I've been getting gluten somehow, and wondered if it had anything to do w/ my haircare/makeup/lotion products. I don't have dh, but could something be making me sick somehow?

never really paid attention to what my products have in them....

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You're not going to absorb gluten through your skin, but makeup or anything else you apply to your skin or get on your hands could end up in your mouth by accident. Even shampoo can get in your mouth when you're rinsing.

richard

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darlindeb25
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Richard is correct. Also, some of us react to wheat in other ways. I am intolerant of gluten and also have an allergic reaction when it touches my skin. I can't use products containing soy or corn on my skin either.

As an example: The other day I was spraying hairspray and coughed. It all happened so quickly, amazing how fast even. I was spraying, coughed, and inhaled hairspray all at the same time. I use hairspray with no glutens in it thankfully, yet I can see how easily we could be glutened by them.

I mentioned this in another thread--a few weeks ago we had an ice storm. I salted my steps, I live in a basement apartment. After the ice melted and the steps dried, I swept it all up. As I was sweeping, I noticed a strong salt taste. So, I now realize just how easy it would be to be glutened in a bakery where flour is in the air. All I was doing was sweeping and breathing. We just need to be mindful of all situation, sad to say, but constantly on guard.

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Just wondering. I've been getting gluten somehow, and wondered if it had anything to do w/ my haircare/makeup/lotion products. I don't have dh, but could something be making me sick somehow?

never really paid attention to what my products have in them....

Be very careful in regards to cosmetics especially with lipsticks and chapsticks. Many times when the ingredients state Vitamin E it could be wheat germ oil. Do some research, it's worth a healthy and symptom free life. Also, hand creams like Aveeno are based on oats. As we all know there is a strong contamination issue with oats as they are processed.

Good luck!

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