Edible Arrangements Disappointment

[katrnc]

I figured that the fruit/chocolate combination would be alright to have. After having the pineapple dipped in chocolate I had my usual symptoms

Has anyone else experienced Edible Arrangements as a problem? I know on their website they said that the chocolate can be made in factories that have wheat products. I just thought it would be gluten-free. This is my first mistake so far, and I don't like it

[kareng]

It sounds like it would be. Fruit and choclate should be.

If I am looking at your info right, you have only been gluten-free for less than 2 weeks. You haven't had a chance to heal and get things under control in your bowels. You are still at the stage where eating anything can be a problem. You haven't had time to figure out if there are things with gluten you haven't realized.

[GottaSki]

Have you tried pineapple separately from the edible arrangement piece dipped in chocolate? I've lost pineapple and citrus while healing - never had a problem with pineapple before I went gluten-free. You may discover a few things start bothering you while healing. You really didn't make a mistake, your digestive track is very sensitive right now and it may cause some confusion during healing.

You will likely have other possible accidents, mistakes, etc. I don't think it is possible to avoid all possible cross contamination - you can only do you best to avoid it.

Sorry a yummy treat made you feel yucky

Hope you feel better quick!

[ChristineWas]

While I believe there may be merit to the "you're still healing" argument, I have gotten extremely sick several times from seemingly insignificant cross contamination issues. Including products that are labeled as "gluten free" but are processed in a facility that processes wheat. For me, it's not worth taking those risks. I'm starting to mostly get away from all processed foods because I am so sick of being glutened. At least for a while to give my body an opportunity to really heal. (I am, however, highly sensitive.)