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Urban Gluten Legends

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thleensd Enthusiast
thleensd
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So, you know when you type "________ gluten free" into google and a list of what other people commonly search for pops up? It's good to know that three are 11,200 hits for: rice chex gluten free.

That being said, I've so often run across a really dumb response to a good question. We need a gluten snopes for the little myths or unknowns wandering around that pop up. Is there gluten in _____? I was glutened by __________!

I know it's not that simple. But google search: envelope glue gluten ....and look at the fun array of answers that pop up on the first page of hits!

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It would be good to have a place where you can distinguish urban myth from reality regarding gluten. It is certainly not as easy to use as snopes, but I like to believe that this site is close as you can get.

Because of the large number of members, and the number of post that they have made, most of the gluten myths have been discussed here at one time or another. You ultimately have to decide for yourself what to believe, or not believe, but the discussions here can help you make an informed decision.

Many of the myths are based upon theoretical conjecture that xxxx could possibly contain gluten. Yeah, anything could, but that doesn't mean that it actually happens. Envelope paste is one of my favorites. We all hear about it, but I have NEVER seen a verifiable instance where it actually did. :angry:

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Hum....my favorite is toilet paper. :o I do believe we had a thread of over 23 pages discussing the subject. Boy was that fun! :rolleyes:

Tim-n-VA Contributor
Tim-n-VA
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Gluten in toothpaste and other dental products is my favorite potential legend. Each time I see that topic I try to ask for a specific brand that has gluten. I get lots of responses about brands that say they DON'T have gluten and responses about brands that issue a CYA legal statement. I've never seen a dental product that has gluten. I'd like to because that would make a good starting point to a discussion with the dental staff.

MaryJones2 Enthusiast
MaryJones2
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Gluten in toothpaste and other dental products is my favorite potential legend. Each time I see that topic I try to ask for a specific brand that has gluten. I get lots of responses about brands that say they DON'T have gluten and responses about brands that issue a CYA legal statement. I've never seen a dental product that has gluten. I'd like to because that would make a good starting point to a discussion with the dental staff.

Funny you should mention that Tim. That is one that bothers me too. I spent 1/2 the day at the dentist today having all kinds of fun stuff done and I couldn't find one single product that contained gluten. The only thing my dentist has ever excluded was the baking soda pressure wash used for cleanings - not because it contained gluten but because it was made in Europe and they couldn't verify it.

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted
Hum....my favorite is toilet paper. :o I do believe we had a thread of over 23 pages discussing the subject. Boy was that fun! :rolleyes:

My favorite is Altoids. Also a multiple-paged thread. You wanna talk fun?! :lol:

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted
My favorite is Altoids. Also a multiple-paged thread. You wanna talk fun?! :lol:

:lol::lol::lol: Some legends just never die! (but I think the chocolate does contain gluten)

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Juliebove
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Caramel coloring is the one that gets me. Don't know who started that one. Or flour being used to coat shredded cheese. Yuck!

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