through a process of elimination, i have come to the conclusion i have a gluten allergy. can someone please tell me what type of foods have gluten in them. i can remember seeing on a pack of something (contains gluten) does all packaging have this label.
2006-11-05 20:34:38 · 11 answers · asked by techno mentalist 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Here are two message boards that have tons of information, support, product reviews, products warnings, recipes, etc., etc., etc.
www.glutenfreeforum.com
www.celiacforums.com
Gluten is in wheat, rye and barley. Oats also need to be avoided because they are cross-contaminated with wheat as part of the milling process.
Gluten is in SO much stuff. There's the obvious stuff like bread, pasta, etc. Then there's the hidden gluten in everything from soy sauce, candy, shampoo, cosmetics, even some medications. The list goes on and on.
BUT, there are so many great replacement products. You will have no problem finding gluten-free bread, pasta, pizza, cookies, cakes, brownies, etc.
Once you get the hang of it, it's really easy to deal with.
I hope you join us on those message boards. There are a ton of great people there.
Nancy
2006-11-06 16:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foods that contain gluten:
pasta (made from wheat-flour)
bread (made from wheat-flour)
cakes and biscuits(wheat-flour)
breakfast cereal (wheat-flour)
Gluten is in numerous processed convenience foods and can be a hidden ingredient - filler, thickener e.g malt flavouring has gluten.
If you can tolerate a small amount then Kelloggs cereals - Frosties/Cornflakes are ok (even though these are 99% corn - they add barley-malt flavouring which contains gluten/wheat!)
Try shopping at Tesco - they now do a wide range of freefrom gluten-free foods and most of edible e.g hot cross buns, toast, nice pasta - spirals and spaghetti, cakes, biscuits.
Waitrose is good too for variety.
Packaging is improving all the time - there are some new regulations for allergy info coming into force but you will still to keep your eyes on labels!
Good luck - hope you feel better.
2006-11-07 15:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by OO7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most packaging now says suitable for coeliacs or gluten free altho some don't.
go to http://www.coeliac.co.uk/ they do a directory that has all the gluten free products in it and its updated annually.
personally i tend to stick with stuff that says gluten free/free from specifically and a lot of fresh fruit and veg etc and make my sauces from scratch. There are a lot of gluten free products out there too now, more than there use to be.
try a company called Juvela (don't have the website to hand I'm afraid) but they deliver gluten free products such as bread, pasta etc.
also if you get diagnosed as a coeliac you get all your stuff on prescription for free.
good luck, feel free to contact me if you want any more info! i might be able to help!
2006-11-06 04:39:12 · answer #3 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
gluten is a part of hard wheat - so the more wheat the more gluten.
gluten is the thing that makes bread stringy rather than cake like.
gluten free is usually made from other grains and tend to be more caky - but saves on all the problems associated with gluten iintolerance
2006-11-06 04:37:06 · answer #4 · answered by Ruthie Baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loads of things have gluten in. Bread, cake, biscuits and stuff all have gluten in. Some supermarkets have products which are designed to be gluten free using rice flour or potato flour. Most products say if they have gluten in.
2006-11-06 04:43:36 · answer #5 · answered by DuctTapeGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't tell you which ones have gluten in but Sainsburies have a well being section which sells gluten wheat etc free products.
2006-11-08 08:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by Butterfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being allergic to gluten means you have coeliac disease, a malabsorption problem in your small bowel. get your doctor to check you to confirm it. glutenous foods are mainly those containing wheat, some types of rice and barley. most foods nowadays are labelled if gluten free or not, so always check the label.
2006-11-06 10:40:48 · answer #7 · answered by kuku 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is part of wheat so pretty much anything with flour in like all breads, biscuits and cakes. it is also in more obscure things like crisps, chocolate and gravy. there are proper tests that can be done to check if you are allergic, i would get them because i can tell you from experience that a gluten free diet is not fun
2006-11-06 04:44:28 · answer #8 · answered by jo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most foods say on the back,one good place to buy gluten free food is aldi,we shop there because our daughter cant have gulten.
2006-11-06 04:40:08 · answer #9 · answered by pegs_down 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very hard to say if you have a gluten intolerance. A classic symptom is extreme fatigue immediately after eating a gluten rich meal. The best way to know is to simply make a dr's appointment. You can learn a lot more by visiting this site truthaboutglutens.blogspot.com
2014-02-02 22:37:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋