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Just Thought I Would Update About My Trip To The Usa

Dellers

By Dellers
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Dellers Apprentice
Dellers
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Some of you might have seen before I went on my holidays that I was in a panic about things eg food and getting to toilets. I am very happy to say everything went perfect on holidays. I only touched the Imodium once !

I never thought of checking the bottle of drink that I get here in the UK as it is gluten-free here so I had a reaction to it in the USA and sure enough it had malt in it! I felt terrible but I promised the kids we would go to Disney World,I got as far as the car park and spend and hour and a half in the bathrooms before we turned around and went back to the villa.

The restaurants over there were fantastic !!!! outback steak house the best.We brought a lot of food things home with us. I found some cookies that I love !!!! I saw my dietitian today but he could not interpret my DNA results but it looks like I have one gene but not the other ...?? if anyone could shed any light on this it would be great.

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kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Some of you might have seen before I went on my holidays that I was in a panic about things eg food and getting to toilets. I am very happy to say everything went perfect on holidays. I only touched the Imodium once !

I never thought of checking the bottle of drink that I get here in the UK as it is gluten-free here so I had a reaction to it in the USA and sure enough it had malt in it!

What was the drink?

Dellers Apprentice
Dellers
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What was the drink?

Hi it was smirnoff ice the mixed drink. In the UK it is ok but not in the USA. I found online it said it contained malt the bottle in tiny white text had "malted beverage drink " so tiny didnt even notice it on the label .

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Hi it was smirnoff ice the mixed drink. In the UK it is ok but not in the USA. I found online it said it contained malt the bottle in tiny white text had "malted beverage drink " so tiny didnt even notice it on the label .

Thanks for the warning. A lot of these flavored alcohol drinks have malt.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Some of you might have seen before I went on my holidays that I was in a panic about things eg food and getting to toilets. I am very happy to say everything went perfect on holidays. I only touched the Imodium once !

Glad to know we aren't so scary after all :)

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
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In the U.S. pretty much all of those type drinks are malted. Same with wine coolers. You have to assume they have barley.

richard

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Takala
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Congrats on surviving the United States ! B)

What does it say on the gene test ?

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I know nothing about the gene testing...sorry.

I'm so glad you had a good time in the USA with only one gluten incident! I have not eaten at Outback steakhouse since I was diagnosed. I might have to try them sometime since you liked it so much.

What were these outstanding cookies you spoke of??? Inquiring minds want to know and buy/try them.

Were Americans nice and friendly towards you and your family?

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