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Gluten In The Air?

Tsagamer

By Tsagamer
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Tsagamer
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I have an interesting question. Has anyone here gotten ill from being in a fast food restaurant? I work in an area thats 70 feet from a McDonalds (food court style so its open air) and every time I'm at work I get sick. Any thoughts?

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Lisa Mentor
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I have an interesting question. Has anyone here gotten ill from being in a fast food restaurant? I work in an area thats 70 feet from a McDonalds (food court style so its open air) and every time I'm at work I get sick. Any thoughts?

I would think it very unlikely. You could be getting ill from grimmy little or big hands or crumbs from the food court.

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

HIGHLY unlikely. Probably impossible.

richard

lmvrbaby Newbie
lmvrbaby
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My guess would be how sensitive are you? I normally do not have any reaction to food smells in the air except for when my mother was baking a pot roast and whatever combination of seasonings she used made me ill. As soon as I walked outside I felt better, walked back in and it hit me again. Also a co-worker brings her lunch back with her during the afternoon and eats at her desk and again certain seasonings have made me sick just from the smell. I have to tell her to go to the kitchen area to finish so I can work.

So it may be unlikely but there is always a chance (IMO).

home-based-mom Contributor
home-based-mom
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I have an interesting question. Has anyone here gotten ill from being in a fast food restaurant? I work in an area thats 70 feet from a McDonalds (food court style so its open air) and every time I'm at work I get sick. Any thoughts?

As others have posted, it seems highly unlikely.

What do you do, and what else is around there?

bakingbarb Enthusiast
bakingbarb
Posted

Is it the smell making you sick? Our local Walmart has a subway in it and the smell makes me so ill. I have to stay out of that section of the store as much possible.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

I think that psychological effect of smelling gluten can make you feel queasy. But, you can't get the autoimmune response from smelling gluten, unless you inhale-ingest gluten.

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GFinMN
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Actually I saw the Celiac specialist doctor at the Mayo Clinic and he said those with extreme celiac sensitivity such as those with the double gene are suseptible to even airborne gluten. I have the double gene unfortunately and get sick from even minute amounts of gluten that many others can tolerate. Just FYI.

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