<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Gary Roberts wrote: > If the product bothers you, it has gluten...En Gluten Et Veritas. I don't agree with this philosophy. First of all, not all celiacs react to the accidental ingestion of gluten. Secondly, both celiacs and non-celiacs have allergies and foods that their stomach don't handle well. If a celiac has problems with onions (many people do) does that mean onions have gluten? If a celiac reacts to nuts, or MSG, or soy, does that mean these products have gluten? The answer, of course, is no. Some people, celiacs included, have trouble with cucumbers, cabbage, strawberries, chocolate....the list goes on and on. Yet none of these products (except chocolate in some cases) contains gluten! Also, we must remember that everyone, not just celiacs, gets an upset stomach at times due to illness, stress, overeating, eating too fast, spoiled food, etc. Before you automatically assume that an upset stomach was caused by gluten, at least consider the possibility that you have a "regular" upset stomach. Before crossing a food off your list, consider: Have I ever reacted to it before? Have the ingredients changed? Are any of the ingredients on the "suspect" list? Could the food have sat out too long and gotten spoiled? Do other celiacs have problems with this food? Otherwise you may decide, for example, that the soft drink you had at supper has gluten, when in fact the meat you ate was tainted. If the answer to preceeding questions is "no", but you find yourself reacting consistently to the product, then you may have another food sensitivity. Certainly it makes sense to stop using the product yourself, but don't draw the conclusion that it must be gluten that caused the problem. You do yourself and others no favors by jumping to conclusions about the gluten content of a product based on your own reactions. I've always advised not to eat a product whose gluten content is suspect. But caution must be balanced with common sense, or you will find yourself avoiding a lot of foods that are perfectly safe. -- -- Jim Lyles -- [log in to unmask] -- Holly, Michigan, USA --