Citric Acid

[Rachel--24]

Hi,

When I was scheduled for my endoscopy/colonoscopy I was suppossed to drink Fleet soda beforehand. At the time I wasn't worried about celiac disease because my blood test had come back neg. I was gluten-free at the time but my docs told me I didnt have to be eating gluten & I believed them. Anyways I bought the wrong stuff and ended up drinking Magnesium Citrate. I only had 2 spoonfuls but in less than 10 minutes I was having a crying spell and a bad reaction. I refused to drink the rest so my test was cancelled. I thought for sure I had Candida and the sucrose had "fed" the yeast causing me to be sick. Now that I'm wondering about celiac disease again I'm curious because the main ingredient was Citric Acid and I'm reading conflicting info. as to whether this is ok for people with celiac disease or not. My reaction to that stuff is partly why I stopped thinking I might have celiac disease because I didn't think it contained gluten at all. Am I wrong?

-Rachel

[KaitiUSA]

In the US Citric Acid is ok from a gluten standpoint. Some people have reacted to Citric Acid though so you may be sensitive to that.

[watkinson]

Rachel,

Unfortunatley citric acid can be a gluten source if produced outside the U.S. It shocked me when I read it. I couldn't believe that something I thought came from citris could actually be made from wheat. Contact the manufacturer. Also since you are sensitive to chemicals, did it have aspertame in it? It bothers me, so I never drink diet.

A saying many of us live by...Never paranoid, always careful!!

Wendy