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More Than Just gluten-free Food?

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K-Dawg
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Hey

I've just recently (within the last few days) been told that I have celiac disease and I"m still trying to cope with how to really go about radically changing my diet and now I'm wondering if I should think about other things, like moisturizer, personal grooming products / beauty products, hair supplies?! I"m just not sure about this. Can someone explain the connection to me. Is it necessary to change skin care products, for example, if I do not have the associated dermatitis?

I want to do everything possible to gain control of my health again, including using different hair/beauty/etc products .... I"ve felt like arse for a long time....

Any feedback would be great.

Thanks

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Gfresh404
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Hey

I've just recently (within the last few days) been told that I have celiac disease and I"m still trying to cope with how to really go about radically changing my diet and now I'm wondering if I should think about other things, like moisturizer, personal grooming products / beauty products, hair supplies?! I"m just not sure about this. Can someone explain the connection to me. Is it necessary to change skin care products, for example, if I do not have the associated dermatitis?

I want to do everything possible to gain control of my health again, including using different hair/beauty/etc products .... I"ve felt like arse for a long time....

Any feedback would be great.

Thanks

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psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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Hello, neighbour,

I live in Unionville and own a business in North Toronto.

Some of us react to skin contact. Most of those are people who have or have had DH as a symptom.

Ingested gluten is a concern for us all. Some of us appear to be more tolerant to small amounts, but this my be just an illusion--reactions vary.

Shampoo is a concern because it is very likely that in the process of washing your hair, you will get some on your face and into your mouth. It will be a small amount, but it is there.

Other products can find their way into your mouth when you touch your hair, or your skin, and then touch your food, or put your had on your face. Again, it will be a small amount, but...

I use very few products in this category, but the ones I do use are, to the best of my knowledge, gluten-free.

CeliacMom2008 Enthusiast
CeliacMom2008
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It's pretty easy to find gluten free mainstream products. The Suave shampoo I checked for my son was gluten-free, as was their lotion. Blistex and Chapstick say they are gluten-free. Coppertone said their sunscreen was gluten-free. And we use Ivory soap (I don't actually remember calling them, but in the early days I was fanatical about that so I probably did). Bath & Body Works labels their products pretty clearly and I've found many of their body creams to be gluten-free. I've also read on here that a lot of people use Burts Bees products.

So if you're at all concerned it could give you piece of mind to just switch over to something you know is safe.

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