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[BamBam]

We had a barbecue yesterday. I used Kraft Mayo, French's regular yellow mustard, Bush's baked beans with maple syrup, the regular potatoes, boiled eggs in a potato salad, my own homemade pickle relish, Heinz ketcup, I drank a Hire's Brand Root Beer. I ate a plain hamburger patty - no bun - not even near a bun. I ate part of a smoked sausage - no brand name, so that might have been it. I got so bloated I thought I was six months pregnant and I just don't feel good.

bambam

[Carriefaith]

If your hamburger was cooked right on the grill, it may have got contaminated from previuos cooking (epecially if anyone has warmed up their buns on the grill). To prevent getting sick from contaminated grills, I either wash the grill very well or cook my food on tinfoil.

[BamBam]

We used my own brand new Weber bbq - so no possible way of having gluten on the bbq. We do not cook any buns on the grill ever!!! I also ate some potato chips, but don't remember the brand - the ingredient list was simple - potatoes and salt and oil.

bambam

[terri]

My money is on the sausage. You never know what fillers they might put in. Hope you feel better soon!

[Guest gfinnebraska]

I agree that it was probably the sausage, and it could have also been the chips. A lot of them have cross contamination issues due to being made on the same lines, etc. A few of the wrong chips and I am VERY sick. Plus the wrong sausage!!

Feel better soon!!! The rest of the meal sounded yummy!!

[Carriefaith]

Yeah it may have been the chips, a lot of chips are contaminated. Some companies produce them on the same line as gluten chips. Let us know if you remember the brand.

[angel-jd1]

Was the potato salad homemade?? Could have been that or the sausage, or maybe both.

-Jessica

[Carriefaith]

Good idea... homemade mayonnaise can have wheat in it.

[gf4life]

I've never heard of Hire's brand root beer, so I can't comment on whether it is gluten-free or not, but I wanted to comment on the root beer. My middle child has always had a very sensitive stomach, so it was not surprising when he came back with the most intestinal damage. He gets a severe stomachache from rootbeer, event he gluten-free kind. There must be something in the formulation that doesn't agree with him. He gets very bloated, and has a bad achy stomach, then lots of gas afterwards.

Just a thought. It could have been the sausage or the potato salad.

God bless,

Mariann

[Guest Eloisa]

Anything that pickled like Relish will bloat you up. When I eat a pickle I'll go up on the scale about 5 pounds. Also the mustard can do this to you. Now the Root Beer - I don't know anything about this brand but know that most all root beer have gluten. And the smoked sausage could have gluten as well - they load these up with so many preservatives like when you buy sandwich meat and with celiac your body sometimes can't handle all the different stuff is has to break down.

[judy05]

I have a problem with Bush's beans because they contain corn syrup and I have an intolerance to corn. I get a bad taste and nausea after eating.

[BamBam]

Most everything was homemade - I used Kraft Mayo - and there was nothing naughty on the label. Actually, I read the smoked sausage label, and ya know, there was nothing bad in it. HOWEVER, the next day, I drank a sip of that root beer, and stomach ache almost immediately. So I do think it was the root beer. Barque's doesn't seem to bother me. The rest of the bottle of Hire's root beer headed on down the drain!

Thanks for all the replies - you guys are great!

BamBam

[Guest Eloisa]

Barq's Root Beer has gluten in it.

[Guest nini]

no it doesn't . It is a Coca Cola product and IS listed as gluten free.

Hire's is listed as gluten free as well.

[Carriefaith]

I used Kraft Mayo - and there was nothing naughty on the label.

It wouldn't have been the mayonnaise then, Kraft will clearly indicate gluten on the ingredient list.