Otc Gf Meds

[McDougall]

My first day gluten-free I already messed up eating a gas-x which I understand is not gluten-free. I take loads of gas-x, ibuprofen, benadyl and pepcid complete daily to get through the day. I know the ibuprofen and benadryl are bad for the belly, but besides my all over body pain I have a steel rod in my femur that aches like a mother and I have many allergies and all the other allergy meds make me really ill. I suspect pepcid complete chewables are bad and I need to switch. I'd really appreciatte any suggestions on otc meds to get me by in my early stages. I will search for this info on my own but there is so much I feel i have to learn right away now that I have a chance of not being miserable.

[darlindeb25]

hi mcdougal---according to my medications lists--gasX is ok as long as you use the softgels, not the chewables---ibuproven is ok too, just be careful of the brands, i use equate from walmart, i use excedrin, tylenol, advil, nuprin---pepcid is ok as long as you use the AC max tabs, chewable, and complete chewable---i couldnt find benedryl in my listings, call the company that makes it--maybe someone in here will answer that one for you----just your 1st day gluten-free--soon you wont need all those medications, i am hoping anyways--you may always need medications for that steel rod pain, but the tummy meds should become less and less needed---feel free to email me at my aol addy with questions if you want--in the subject line put from celiac forum, please-----deb

[Canadian Karen]

Oops, tried to post and my connection cut, so I don't know whether this will be posted twice or not.......

If you haven't already found this list in your google searches, I find this one to be quite extensive.....

www.glutenfreedrugs.com

It states that Benedryl Elixir is gluten-free.

Karen

[Canadian Karen]

Also, here is another one:

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The one thing that you also have to keep in mind, is that we always have to check and double check the gluten-free status of things. Unfortunately, what is gluten-free one month, may not be the next month. I understand that the laws have recently changed in the U.S. that will greatly assist you down there in this matter, but up here in Canada, the laws continue to be way too vague and manufacturers have basically free reign to change their ingredients at any time without informing anyone... So what may have corn starch one month, may have wheat start instead the next month..... I guess that's why we get so used to calling manufacturers, checking this lists periodically (they are kept quite up to date and current), and always reading labels....

Karen

[McDougall]

Thanks for the help Deb and Karen! I'm feeling a bit better! No runs today!

[darlindeb25]

i so glad you had a good day mcdougall--that's great and you are very welcome--i have learned so much in this forum--i had been gluten-free for almost 3 years when i joined the forum--everyday it seems is a learning experience --i am just now going through soy problems --i am hoping i can just be soy limited and not have to go soy free--tuna packed in water and mayo made me realize there was something wrong--its different then gluten symptoms though-- i have sleepless nights and if i do sleep i dont feel rested, joint aches returned and my feet and legs are so cold, even to the touch--i just took a hot shower and they are still cold to the touch--cant wait to get these soy proteins out of my system and i will be better soon, i know that--keep up the good work deb

[astyanax]

i know i've posted this a few times already, but walgreens was REALLY helpful and gave me a list of ALL their gluten-free OTC meds (there were a ton). just ask at your local walgreens (if you have one) for a list

[Canadian Karen]

Hi McDougall!

That's wonderful! It sounds like you are on the right track..... I hope each day you see more and more improvement....

Have a great day!

Karen

[cdford]

Perrigo Labs makes their OTC meds in a gluten-free facility. They supply all of Kroger's OTC store brands and many of those at Wal-mart and Target. Look for the logo on the bottle that looks like a rounded edged rectangle with a comma thing hanging off the right side. I call them every few months to reverify that they are still gluten-free and I just called a few weeks ago.

Donna