Having Trouble With Hidden Glutens

[fleckapo]

okay, so i know the obvious (wheat, rye, barley, malt, oats, etc) but what about the hidden ingredients? there are so many additives that i don't know what has gluten and what doesn't. does all broth have gluten? is MSG gluten? i know it's bad for you, but is it bad for my daughter's celiac? does anyone have a list or anything of things to look out for? we have an appointment with a dietician on monday to go over this stuff, but she's been on a gluten-free diet for a week and is still having stomach pain. can anyone help?

[Green Eyes]

Here is a list of unsafe ingredients to look for.

https://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Unsaf...ents/Page1.html

I printed the list out and keep it with me at all times. Depending on where you live, some stores can be very helpful. Wal-Mart brand items will actually say gluten free on them. Kroger stores have an organic section which will also contain some gluten free items.

Keep in mind to check all medication, vitamins, etc. for any gluten. That's what got me in the first few days.

Jennifer

[psawyer]

is MSG gluten?

No, MSG is not gluten. There are no special considerations regarding MSG due to celiac disease.

[fleckapo]

thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! we're still adjusting to this so i really want to do it RIGHT! i'm ready for her poor belly to get better!

[eeyore]

These helped me when I first started:

* Do not eat anything that contains the following grains: wheat, rye, and barley.

* The following can be eaten in any amount: corn, potato, rice, soybeans, tapioca, arrowroot, carob, buckwheat, millet, amaranth and quinoa.

* Distilled white vinegar does not contain gluten.

* Malt vinegar does contain gluten.

Grains are used in the processing of many ingredients, so it will be necessary to seek out hidden gluten. The following terms found in food labels may mean that there is gluten in the product.

* Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), unless made from soy or corn

* Flour or Cereal products, unless made with pure rice flour, corn flour, potato flour, or soy flour

* Vegetable Protein unless made from soy or corn

* Malt or Malt Flavoring unless derived from corn

* Modified Starch or Modified Food Starch unless arrowroot, corn, potato, tapioca, waxy maize, or maize is used

* Vegetable Gum unless vegetable gums are carob bean gum, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, guar gum, gum arabic, gum aracia, gum tragacanth, xanthan gum, or vegetable starch

* Soy Sauce or Soy Sauce Solids unless you know they do not contain wheat

Any of the following words on food labels usually means that a grain containing gluten has been used

* stabilizer

* starch

* flavoring

* emulsifier

* hydrolyzed plant protein

# Monosodium Glutamate

# Acacia

# Gum Acacia

# Ceresin

# Natural Flavors

# Malt Vinegar

# Alcohol or Malt Beer (any beverage made from grain)

# Carmel Coloring

# Annatto Coloring

# Hydrolyzed Protein unless specified soy, corn, etc.

# Maltodextrin unless it is from corn (Most companies will list wheat, oats, gluten if the food contains it-if it is corn they do not list it)

# Modified food starch unless specified

# tomato paste (unless ingredients are listed (can have thickners)

# Garlic salt

# Onion salt

# Wheat, oats, rye, barley

# Sunspire (sugar made is a malted barley syrup)

# Some people can tolerate gluten free oatmeal, a new product on the market