Is Benedryl Gluten Free?

[YoloGx]

Hi,

I have recently discovered that if I take diphenhydramine hydrochloride after eating something I shouldn't (like bananas or something with salicylic acid), I can sleep plus my skin in my ears and nethers are far less dry, itchy, swollen and scabby.

I looked it up and its basically benedryl. So,does anyone know if benedryl is gluten free??

In my readings it said actually benedryl is used for conditions like this--to aid both sleep and skin itchiness and parkinson-like jerking around at night--all of which I get from ingesting things I appear to be allergic to.

Of course the main thing is to avoid the allergens, however sometimes it happens anyway given that its hard enough just to be avoiding gluten, milk products, nuts, sugar etc.

Bea

[eatmeat4good]

Yes, I have read it is gluten free.

One thing to consider is the food coloring if you are sensitive to salicylates.

Often Tartrazine and yellow dyes cause reactions for those who are sal sensitive.

I don't buy yellow tablets.

If the food coloring doesn't bother you it is gluten free.

If the food coloring does bother you you can buy Benedryl capsules and pour out the contents. Also I have washed the coloring off the outside of Benedryl tablets.

It does help with reactions such as you describe.

[jerseyangel]

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[YoloGx]

Thanks to you both for such quick and apt responses!

I'll get the capsules. I don't know if the food coloring would bother me or not. Hadn't even considered that possibility. Its nice to know I can pour out the contents however and have them that way without the food coloring.

Again about the gluten free aspects. Seems they don't want to be bothered to say if they are or are not. The capsules I have had however are clearly not. So I will get the benedryl caps and hope for the best.

Now I am wondering, how many of us here use products like this?? And how many have salicylate sensitivity??

I never had ADD or ADHD as far as I know. However for years I have noticed a lot of my "allergies" have affected my ability to concentrate and be clear headed (or not) as well as being prone to migraines -- and now these sleep problems with my body jerking around that I have had these last few years. I was diagnosed as being near Parkinson's a few years ago with 50% of my myelin sheath being degraded. Being gluten-free completely seems to have helped rectify a lot of that, plus taking co-enzyme B vitamins. I actually both feel and look better than I have for years.

Have others here noticed similar healing effects being gluten-free and salicylate free too??

Bea

[eatmeat4good]

I am both.

Actually found the salicylate problem first as I had the symptoms of chronic salicylic poisoning.

Took baby aspirin once a day and used salicylic acid face wash for sores...dermatologist recommended I might add.

Found symptoms of chronic aspirin poisoning and learned it matched my symptoms so I stopped all sals.

Thought I would get all better.

9 months later still felt like crap and had sores...then found Celiac.com and Dermatitis Herpetiformis.

So I avoid both gluten and salicylates...and iodine...and soy...and what next?

But I feel better than I ever have.

[Alison2]

I am both gluten and salicylate intolerant (possibly celiac). I'm really interested to find others on the board who are similar! I'm going to start another thread about this topic specifically, and hope that you will comment -- would appreciate hearing about your experiences.