Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Stash Tea Gluten Free?

Iluvaceliac
 Share

Recommended Posts

Iluvaceliac Rookie
Iluvaceliac
Posted

Stash Tea says on their website that all their teas are gluten free, yet my celiac boyfriend had a reaction to Stash Chai White Tea which he added nothing to besides hot water. Has anyone else had a reaction to Stash Teas?

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Korwyn Explorer
Korwyn
Posted
Stash Tea says on their website that all their teas are gluten free, yet my celiac boyfriend had a reaction to Stash Chai White Tea which he added nothing to besides hot water. Has anyone else had a reaction to Stash Teas?

Does he have a soy intolerance or allergy? A lot of tea's have soy lecithin added as a dispersing agent.

Iluvaceliac Rookie
Iluvaceliac
Posted
  • Author
Does he have a soy intolerance or allergy? A lot of tea's have soy lecithin added as a dispersing agent.

I never thought about a soy intolerance. I know he's paranoid of soy because he read in a magazine that its messing with testosterone and making men more feminine. (I am not sure I agree with this).

Korwyn Explorer
Korwyn
Posted
I never thought about a soy intolerance. I know he's paranoid of soy because he read in a magazine that its messing with testosterone and making men more feminine. (I am not sure I agree with this).

Start taking a look at the amount of soy in everything. It is in chocolate, many brands of nut milks, soups, broths, tea, syrups, etc, etc, etc,. It is in almost as many things as gluten. The one positive thing is that since it is one of the top 8 allergens, the FDA requires it to be clearly labelled. Though I have found a couple instances where I have had reactions that are my 'soy' reaction but the company denies it has any soy in it. Tazo 'Awake' tea is one. Halfway through a cup I started having a reaction to it. This happened more than once. They won't even respond to my inquiry so our family is done with the Tazo teas. And we drank a lot of it too.

I don't know about the validity of the feminine part, but I know there is more research showing that soy is not really that good of a protein to have, and possibly has some negative links to prostate cancer and does seem to impact testosterone levels. Actually the precursor hormones that are necessary to make testosterone are what are impacted in both genders, and there is some linkage with decreased estrogen levels in both genders as well. Both estrogen and testosterone are necessary hormones for men and women, it is the amounts and ratio that are at issue. Decreased estrogen levels in men can have significant negative effects on male body chemistry as well.

  • 6 years later...
kushbd Newbie
kushbd
Posted

I am a celiac and have been drinking Stash premium green tea for about a year now with no reactions.  I suspect people are right, it's not about gluten, but probably something else.  Good luck. 

  • 4 years later...
Meganlee32 Newbie
Meganlee32
Posted

My sister and I recently had a double spice chai tea f

rom Stash tea.  We both are celiac and we both had reactions.  I had the tea again a week later and suffered again.  So I do not trust the Stash tea brand.

  • 9 months later...
isitgluten Newbie
isitgluten
Posted
On 11/4/2020 at 5:31 AM, Meganlee32 said:

My sister and I recently had a double spice chai tea f

rom Stash tea.  We both are celiac and we both had reactions.  I had the tea again a week later and suffered again.  So I do not trust the Stash tea brand.

Do you mean the caffeine free Spice Dragon Red Chai tea made by stash? I am new to gluten free and have been having an increase of symptoms despite gluten free diet and the only thing i've been consistently doing is drinking this "gluten free" tea.

 

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


  • 1 year later...
lhbaumer Newbie
lhbaumer
Posted
On 8/23/2021 at 4:27 PM, isitgluten said:

Do you mean the caffeine free Spice Dragon Red Chai tea made by stash? I am new to gluten free and have been having an increase of symptoms despite gluten free diet and the only thing i've been consistently doing is drinking this "gluten free" tea.

 

I just had a reaction today (and now in hindsight, realize that it happened last week as well).  I used Stash Red Dragon Spiced Chai tea bags, but will be gifting the rest to a friend...

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
Posted

Interesting, I wonder if they have a contamination issue going on? Note that it does now say "gluten-free" on the packaging, and it is fairly common that spices can be contaminated (I ordered some turmeric online that did not say gluten-free, but listed only pure ingredients, but it tested positive for gluten using my Nima device):

https://www.stashtea.com/products/spice-dragon-red-chai-herbal-tea 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      130,837
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Dave730
    Newest Member
    Dave730
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.3k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Scott Adams
      Gluten-Free Newbie

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      if you have already learned that Gluten is the cause of your symptoms, of course there is no need to add it back into your diet— your decision could save you a lot of needless suffering. One thing to consider is that if you do have celiac disease, your first- degree relatives may also need to get screened for it, because, like diabetes the disease is genetic, although many of its triggers seem to be environmental factors. You may want to consider getting a genetic test for celiac disease, so you can at least warn your relatives if it turns out that you do carry a celiac gene.
    • lookingforanswersone
      TTG IgA 0.30 U/ml: further tests?

      By lookingforanswersone · Posted

      Thanks everyone. I've decided to do a gluten challenge (4 slices of bread a day for 3 months) and then do a full gluten panel of all the tests that can be done, just to rule it in or out for sure. I think otherwise psychologically it will keep bothering me 
    • Suze046
      Gluten-Free Newbie

      By Suze046 · Posted

      Thanks Scott. Those articles are really interesting. I’m cutting out gluten for 6 weeks but honestly I’m not sure I even want to reintroduce it! I ate at a restaurant for the first time on Wednesday and then Thursday was really uncomfortable and had a few trips to the loo.. wonder if there was some cross contamination 🤷‍♀️ if that’s how my body reacts after not eating it for 3 weeks I’m not sure it’s worth reintroducing it and re testing for celiac! It might have been a coincidence I realise that I’m not going to feel better all of a sudden and my gut is probably still trying to heal. Thanks for your supportive message! 
    • RMJ
      TTG IgA 0.30 U/ml: further tests?

      By RMJ · Posted

      Reference range 0.00 to 10.00 means that within that range is normal, so not celiac. There are other antibodies that can be present in celiac disease and they don’t all have to be positive to have celiac.  I’m sure someone else will post a link to an article describing them! Plus, if you are IgA deficient the celiac IgA tests won’t be accurate.
    • cristiana
      Gluten Intolerance And Low White Blood Cell Counts?

      By cristiana · Posted

      Great to have another UK person on the forum!   Re: blood tests, it sounds as if you are being well monitored but if you have any further concerns about blood tests or anything else, do not hesitate to start a new thread. Cristiana  
×
×
  • Create New...