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loco-ladi Contributor
loco-ladi
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Ok, someplace I read M&M's were ok........ and to treat myself I bought me a bag, yeah I read the ingredients and have since re-read it as well and see nothing to get nervous about...

yesterday I had maybe 1/4 cup and last night had major upset tummy which I figured was from CC when cleaning out the hubby's gluten items in the freezer...

today I again grabbed about another 1/4 cup full for breakfast...... and it happened again... I hadn't eaten anything else so it HAS to be them am I missing something?

p.s. they were the regular old m&m's no nuts or nuffin just chocolate and colored candy shell

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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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In the US M&M's are gluten free except the crunchy ones. I seem to recall that in Australia they are not.

loco-ladi Contributor
loco-ladi
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Have no idea why they bothered me 2 days in a row.... they were the regular old plain kind.... and I opened the fresh bag on day 1 and was the first to grab a handful so I cant blame this one on my hubby sticking his contaminated hands into my treat....

but regardless he inherited the remaining of the bag :(

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pugluver31902
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I live in the Chicago suburbs, and last year I bought a bag of the Christmas M&Ms and wheat was listed on the ingrediants. I was totally shocked bc I had never seen that before. Maybe the holiday ones are made different? :huh: Im confused.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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Open Original Shared Link

Here is Hershey's allergen statement.

OKAY....duh, M&M's are made by Mars - I'll check that.

Open Original Shared Link - Mars allergen statement.

rmmadden Contributor
rmmadden
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I had the same thing until I discovered that it was the soy in the candy that was making me feel sick. Maybe you're sensitive to soy?

Happy Holidays!

Cleveland Bob B)

loco-ladi Contributor
loco-ladi
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Well, that would add a whole new complexity to my diet now wouldn't it :huh:

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:lol: Wow, I just freaked out and feel all better now. I had just ate a few Christmas M&M's and was sure I had read the bag, then just read the post about wheat in them :o . I feel good now though, there is no wheat in the ingredients, says there may be peanuts though!!!! WHEWWWW!!!!!
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darlindeb25
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:lol: Wow, I just freaked out and feel all better now. I had just ate a few Christmas M&M's and was sure I had read the bag, then just read the post about wheat in them :o . I feel good now though, there is no wheat in the ingredients, says there may be peanuts though!!!! WHEWWWW!!!!!
NorthernElf Enthusiast
NorthernElf
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Hold up a sec - I just read the package of Xmas M&Ms that I have - I don't seen wheat on the label anywhere. There is corn maltodextrin, soy, but no wheat. It also only mentions possible peanut contamination as far as allergen info goes. ??????

loco-ladi Contributor
loco-ladi
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am currently guessing its the soy... been gluten-free for a year, about time something else hit me dont ya think....

either that or I dont like chocolate anymore :o:huh: no way say it aint true!!!

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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I eat regular M&M's all the time. No problems.

pugluver31902 Explorer
pugluver31902
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Hold up a sec - I just read the package of Xmas M&Ms that I have - I don't seen wheat on the label anywhere. There is corn maltodextrin, soy, but no wheat. It also only mentions possible peanut contamination as far as allergen info goes. ??????

Sorry, maybe I wasnt being clear in my other post. LAST YEAR I got a bag of Christmas m&m's that said may contain wheat on them. That is the ONLY time I have ever seen them say that, and the bag came inside of a novelty item, so it may have been made in another country or a different factory than normally used. Other than that ONE time, I have NEVER seen m&m's say that. Sorry if I freaked anyone out.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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I bet that wheat statement was on the bag due to the manufactoring process. Things may have changed since then.

Cynbd Contributor
Cynbd
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I recently had some M&Ms and got sick from them too. I tried them a couple of times...and had a bad reaction each time. I was thinking it was the milk -- Could it be the dairy for you?

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
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....some commercial chocolate have Lactose in them (specifically Nestle's) and if you are lactose intolerant you can get gastro symptoms......

I haven't read an M&M bag ingredients in a while - so not sure if they have lactose or not....

home-based-mom Contributor
home-based-mom
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The bag of Dark Chocolate M&M Peanuts in my fridge lists dextrin as an ingredient.

:o

I am not amused. :angry:

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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The bag of Dark Chocolate M&M Peanuts in my fridge lists dextrin as an ingredient.

:o

I am not amused. :angry:

Dextrin is potato/corn based and not gluten related. Maltodextrin is corn based in the US.

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home-based-mom Contributor
home-based-mom
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Dextrin is potato/corn based and not gluten related. Maltodextrin is corn based in the US.

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:( Something in them isn't working for me. I am totally OK with chocolate (Thank God! :rolleyes: ) dairy and peanuts, so now I don't know what is causing the problem.

Too bad, because they were a good snack. :(

loco-ladi Contributor
loco-ladi
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I have not eaten any "soy" that I know of for just over a week, today is the day to try that and see if I have any reaction.

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