Wheat Grass & Barley Grass?

[Live2BWell]

So, I recently saw a naturopath, and have begun doing natural/alternative type medicine to wean away from traditional medicine. Well, everything I got was (or so I assumed) gluten free, but I began breaking out with DH (what I know now, is from being glutened).

So I re-read all my labels, and there is one product that had wheat grass and barley grass; and that is the only place I could have gotten a reaction from (I have been very cautious about being gluten free, and every other product except this one said guarented to be free of allergens including gluten...)

So, does wheat grass and barley grass contain gluten?

I did not take them today, and I am already noticing an improvement in my DH.

Anyone?

[julirama723]

According to this https://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Unsaf...ents/Page1.html barley grass and wheat grass can contain seeds, which have gluten.

[darlindeb25]

I think the jury will always be out on this one. Some say the grasses do not have gluten, but I can't trust that theory. Besides that, the cross contamination issue is too huge on this one. I will not use either.

[ravenwoodglass]

  Live2BWell said:

So, I recently saw a naturopath, and have begun doing natural/alternative type medicine to wean away from traditional medicine. Well, everything I got was (or so I assumed) gluten free, but I began breaking out with DH (what I know now, is from being glutened).

So I re-read all my labels, and there is one product that had wheat grass and barley grass; and that is the only place I could have gotten a reaction from (I have been very cautious about being gluten free, and every other product except this one said guarented to be free of allergens including gluten...)

So, does wheat grass and barley grass contain gluten?

I did not take them today, and I am already noticing an improvement in my DH.

Anyone?

I also have DH and I also react to wheat grass and barley grass. There are folks that say they are safe because they don't contain the protein, they say the same about wheat germ oil. My body disagrees strongly. Sounds like yours does also.

[spunky]

Technically, they say the gluten protein complex is found only in the grain... but I wouldn't want to even attempt to ingest wheat grass or barley grass, myself... whatever they say technically, it just sounds kinda scary to me personally, and I can't imagine any nutrients available in those grasses that wouldn't be found in other young greens or sprouts, like broccoli sprouts or young spring greens. I wouldn't want to take the chance; something about it just doesn't sound completely safe for anyone who has been made ill by the grains from these plants.

On the other hand... one would have the same fears of straw... and I do...yet, I did have to purchase straw for an outdoor animal we have... I had no way of knowing what kind of straw it was... the people who sell it don't even know... so I have been assuming the worse, even though, once again, technically... straw has no grain present, etc. I found myself having to handle it... I was as careful as possible, treating it in my own mind as if it were flour... washed up carefully, etc., and fortunately had no problems. Of course, it could've been something like rice straw...???? Still, I wasn't juicing it and drinking it or anything... and I would think with the wheat/barley greens, one could easily find another, safer, nutritious substitute...just my opinion, though, but I would NOT drink the stuff.

[Amber M]

  Live2BWell said:

So, I recently saw a naturopath, and have begun doing natural/alternative type medicine to wean away from traditional medicine. Well, everything I got was (or so I assumed) gluten free, but I began breaking out with DH (what I know now, is from being glutened).

So I re-read all my labels, and there is one product that had wheat grass and barley grass; and that is the only place I could have gotten a reaction from (I have been very cautious about being gluten free, and every other product except this one said guarented to be free of allergens including gluten...)

So, does wheat grass and barley grass contain gluten?

I did not take them today, and I am already noticing an improvement in my DH.

Anyone?

My Celiac girlfriend had the worst reactions ever to the natural stuff with barley grass. Barley is Wheat I understand. Do not take that one!!!!! Thats like the nutritionist that I told I was allergic to Soy too, and she put me on a SOY diet!!! Dah!!! We need to be our own advicates. I have learned to read the labels no matter what someone says. My same friend has "glutened" me accidently, missing it in the ingredients. I do not trust anyone. READ, READ, READ.

[Live2BWell]

Thank you all for all your replies! I stopped taking that particular one, and sure enough I began to clear up (the next day was noticably better) and I began feeling a big better to