Other Possible Allergies?

[curiousgirl]

I've been gluten free (as much as possible) since mid-May.

Bought some gluten-free crackers a couple of days ago, snacked on them for 2 days (ok, inhaled them), and my tongue began burning...I just thought it was because the crackers seemed very salty. Now, 3-4 days later, I have my typical symptoms (lethargy, foggy mind, post-nasal drip, anxiety, blah blah blah).

So, is it possible to have more symptoms show up a couple of days later? And, if it WAS the gluten-free crackers, what is the other possibility it could have been IN the crackers?

[T.H.]

The tongue burning could definitely be a reaction to something - get that to quite a few things. If you look up OAS (oral allergy syndrome) it talks about that reaction, so you could see if the details match your own.

However, I would wonder about the 3-4 day lapse being related. 1-2 days, I could see it. 3-4 days - well, worth keeping track of, but I'd wonder if you got accidentally glutened by something else, instead, first.

As to what it could be in the crackers? I'd look first at ingredients that you aren't eating a lot of, or that are less processed than what you usually eat (like evaporated sugar cane instead of sugar). Otherwise, I'd think you'd be noticing the burning mouth with other foods, more. Because what it could be, honestly, is pretty much anything. sigh.

good luck on finding the culprit!

I've been gluten free (as much as possible) since mid-May.

Bought some gluten-free crackers a couple of days ago, snacked on them for 2 days (ok, inhaled them), and my tongue began burning...I just thought it was because the crackers seemed very salty. Now, 3-4 days later, I have my typical symptoms (lethargy, foggy mind, post-nasal drip, anxiety, blah blah blah).

So, is it possible to have more symptoms show up a couple of days later? And, if it WAS the gluten-free crackers, what is the other possibility it could have been IN the crackers?

[ravenwoodglass]

I thought for a bit that Ener-G crackers were CC'd or something cause I seemed to react to them. It turned out I was sensitive, both allergy and intolerance, to soy. Check your crackers and see if they might have soy.

[Skylark]

I got pretty sick on a day I ate Ener-G crackers too. They were the only processed food I ate that day or the day before. I'm not soy sensitive and there is nothing listed in the ingredients of those crackers that would suggest a problem for me. I wonder how carefully Ener-G is testing their raw ingredients for gluten?

[curiousgirl]

The tongue burning could definitely be a reaction to something - get that to quite a few things. If you look up OAS (oral allergy syndrome) it talks about that reaction, so you could see if the details match your own.

However, I would wonder about the 3-4 day lapse being related. 1-2 days, I could see it. 3-4 days - well, worth keeping track of, but I'd wonder if you got accidentally glutened by something else, instead, first.

As to what it could be in the crackers? I'd look first at ingredients that you aren't eating a lot of, or that are less processed than what you usually eat (like evaporated sugar cane instead of sugar). Otherwise, I'd think you'd be noticing the burning mouth with other foods, more. Because what it could be, honestly, is pretty much anything. sigh.

good luck on finding the culprit!

Thanks for your response, Shauna.

I looked up OAS and this is what I found:

Ragweed (weed): melons (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew), bananas, cucumbers and zucchini.

Birch (tree): potatoes, carrots, cherries, celery, apples, pears, plums, peaches, parsnip, kiwi, HAZELNUTS and apricots.

Mugwort (weed): celery, carrots, various spices.

Grasses: tomatoes, potatoes, peaches.

The crackers are called Hazelnut Nut Thins by Blue Diamond! As you can see, under "Birch" hazelnuts are listed. And, after the list of ingredients, it states they're "...made in a facility that makes products using wheat, soy, pecans, and HAZELNUTS."

I watched something on youtube yesterday and a dietitian said you're taking a chance by eating anything that is produced in a place where there could be cross contamination...geeeezzzzz! I wonder if this is part of the withdrawal period and eventually I can have things with hazelnuts?? Oh well, I guess I can't for now at least.

[Skylark]

Oral allergy syndrome can come and go. I used to react to melons (ragweed cross-reaction) but now that I live in a part of the country where ragweed doesn't grow, I eat them comfortably.

[curiousgirl]

Oral allergy syndrome can come and go. I used to react to melons (ragweed cross-reaction) but now that I live in a part of the country where ragweed doesn't grow, I eat them comfortably.

Any info on Lite Salt (Mortons)? Ingredients: salt, potassium chloride, calcium silicate, magnesium carbonate, dextrose, potassium iodide.

And, if these ingredients aren't gluten, what may be the one that caused...yes, tongue burning, again!

Is there a list of common allergies to some of these types of ingredients? Is there anything common? Ha!

[Marz]

Any info on Lite Salt (Mortons)? Ingredients: salt, potassium chloride, calcium silicate, magnesium carbonate, dextrose, potassium iodide.

Eh.. Dextrose is derived from grains, apparently usually corn in the US, no idea elsewhere. They are supposed to list wheat as the source if it's wheat-derived. What ingredients were in the crackers you ate?

Did a quick google, and the lite salt is apparently gluten free Open Original Shared Link

To be honest, I can get glutened from "gluten-free" cookies, so I'm always suspicious of anything I eat that I haven't prepared myself Even if they used rice flour etc, the source of the rice could have been contaminated with some wheat, introducing some low levels of gluten in a "naturally" gluten-free flour. However I would trust the bigger companies that test their goods for gluten-contamination - are the crackers from a well known manufacturer?

[Marz]

The crackers are called Hazelnut Nut Thins by Blue Diamond! As you can see, under "Birch" hazelnuts are listed. And, after the list of ingredients, it states they're "...made in a facility that makes products using wheat, soy, pecans, and HAZELNUTS."

I'd be more worried about the "wheat" in "...made in a facility that makes products using wheat, soy, pecans, and HAZELNUTS." Definitely could have some CC there with the crackers. You can always buy some whole hazel nuts to try, I don't think you can definitely say based on this that you're intolerant/allergic to hazelnuts, since there was a gluten cc possibility, and other ingredients in the crackers you could be reacting to.