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swittenauer Enthusiast
swittenauer
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Can turkey cause a gluten like reaction. My husband ate turkey sausage & had a horrible reaction. A few days later he had Land O'Frost turkey (which is gluten free supposedly) & had an other bad reaction. Does anyone know if and why turkey could cause these gluten like symptoms?

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robbiesmom Rookie
robbiesmom
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I would write the companies-the broth used to flavor the meat might have gluten in it.

Guest nini
Guest nini
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I used to have reactions to turkey and chicken ALL the time, years ago, before I ever even knew about gluten... I found out that I was also allergic to the hormones and antibiotics in the poultry. I now eat only "clean" organic meats and don't have that problem anymore. Applegate farms has some great Turkey sausages and lunchmeats and they are not only gluten free, but hormone free and antibiotic free as well. I tested this with some regular store bought poultry, and some brands like Jennie-O and they made me very ill.

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Rachel--24
Posted

Same here...I eat only organic meats and Applegate Farms sausages.

swittenauer Enthusiast
swittenauer
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I wrote Jimmy Dean & have gotten no response so far. As far as the turkey from Land O'Frost....they say it is gluten free. I just thought it might be turkey in general that gets him.

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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Sometimes, even gluten-free foods can cause problems for individuals. For whatever reason, I have been unable to eat turkey for years--it gives me horrible abdominal pain and gas--worse for me than any reaction with gluten ! So...if it is gluten-free...it may also just be a matter of problems with turkey itself...

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lovegrov
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I know that turkey definitely causes some people problems but I don't know what the symptoms are. Turkey is almost without exception gluten-free.

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liljules5 Rookie
liljules5
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I had some more blood testing done for about 150 foods and I was highly reactive to Turkey (among many other random things)..... anything is always a possibility.

Guest nini
Guest nini
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again, I have to bring up that I HAD a problem with turkey UNTIL I switched to Organic Free Range Hormone and Antibiotic Free Turkey. No problems since. I still can't eat any commercially produced turkey.

kabowman Explorer
kabowman
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I also had problems with turkey until I switched to organic, fresh from the butcher shop, fresh from the farm (confirmed), etc.

Many comercial turkey's have lactose added to help with browning when whole. I react to ANY broth products and do not trust anything with broth at ALL. I make all my own broth now and all my own soups/stews/etc.

I stopped eating lunch meat type products about a year ago but I seem to be able to eat bacon, if I am careful which brand I get.

Kasey'sMom Enthusiast
Kasey'sMom
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My dd has a gluten type reaction from non-organic turkey as well. I contacted Tyson because she got sick every time she ate their ground tureky. They use an herb as the natural flavoring and don't add gluten but it still seemed to bother her. Like Nisla, we just love Applegate Farms products and we like Shelton as well. :)

Corrine Rookie
Corrine
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My daughter can't eat poultry too often as she did test positive to having an allery to it. We grow our own chicken with friends so our meat is additive free. But to Be on the safe side I rotate our diet. My mom has always gotten sick from turkey but then again I think she has celiac disease. May be there's a connection there somewhere.

bluelotus Contributor
bluelotus
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If you all are looking for some good, gluten-free meat, try Wellshire Farms. They use a little labeling block on their packaging that will have a "gluten-free" for gluten free, as well as "SF" and "DF" for soy and dairy free. They make all kinds of sausages (some made with turkey or chicken, as well as pork), hams, burgers, etc. I have had great luck with them. If I remember correctly, they do not use hormones or antibiotics. They have a website and you can order from them directly if you cannot find their products at a local store. Hope this helps someone!

Guest nini
Guest nini
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I've heard that about Wellshire Farms... we can't find a whole lot of their products around here, but we did try the dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets... my daughter didn't like them though, she said they were too spicy, but I've heard a lot of older kids and grownups like them...

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swittenauer Enthusiast
swittenauer
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From time to time he can now seem to have some turkey without a reaction but no turkey sausage for sure. I'm not sure what it is but turkey just doesn't seem to get along with his stomach very well.

Guest nini
Guest nini
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has he tried organic hormone free, antibiotic free turkey yet? I'm tellin ya, it really really really made a difference with me. I still cannot tolerate commercial poultry, but give me organic hormone free and antibiotic free poultry and I'm good to go! I find it at Whole Foods and Publix and my local health food store (Life Grocery).

swittenauer Enthusiast
swittenauer
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No he hasn't but we may give that a try.

Guest nini
Guest nini
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If he has any known or suspected allergies to antibiotics, that could be why he reacts to it, also the hormones in commercial poultry can really throw a persons system out of whack

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dionnek Enthusiast
dionnek
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I used to have reactions to turkey and chicken ALL the time, years ago, before I ever even knew about gluten... I found out that I was also allergic to the hormones and antibiotics in the poultry. I now eat only "clean" organic meats and don't have that problem anymore. Applegate farms has some great Turkey sausages and lunchmeats and they are not only gluten free, but hormone free and antibiotic free as well. I tested this with some regular store bought poultry, and some brands like Jennie-O and they made me very ill.

Where do you buy Applegate farms?

Guest nini
Guest nini
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I buy Applegate Farms at Whole Foods and at my local Health Food Store, Life Grocery. At Whole Foods they have it in the Deli and you can get it sliced to your specs...

AndreaB Contributor
AndreaB
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Applegate Farms is also sold at Wild Oats.

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