Was I Glutened?

[EVERYBODY'SAUNTIE]

Hi all! I have been gluten free for 3 weeks now. I have noticed a difference for sure. My question is this: I dined out yesterday at a local restaurant. Told the waiter i had a wheat allergy so he was really helpful and got grilled chicken for my salad instead of fried and even made sure to not have fried onions put on top of salad ( something i didn't even catch). Any way i woke up this morning with a splitting headache, felt grouchy and emotionaltoo. I'm fianlly feeling better this evening. I don't tend to get really volatile stomach stuff, so i'm wondering if my symptoms are "glutened" symptoms or not? thanks

[loraleena]

Could be. Was the chicken a premade grilled chicken, or cooked on a contaminated grill? What did you use for salad dressing?

[Juliebove]

If it is gluten you need to avoid and not just wheat, then you should have said that. I am always leery of chicken breast unless I know it is being cooked from scratch. Much of the frozen stuff does contain gluten.

[jerseyangel]

It could be that you got cross contaminated. It's important in restaurants that the cooking staff use clean utensils, clean cloths to wipe the plate edge, clean pots, and grill (they can clean a section for your food, or line with foil) for your food. They need to use fresh knives and not use the same cutting board as they do for everything else.

Sometimes chicken (or any meat, but frequently with chicken) can be pre-marinated--always ask