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I asked if anyone knew if there was enough alcohol in liquid homeopathic
remedies to cause a reaction in a gluten intolerant person. Most
replies said that alcohol is distilled and therefore would not have
gluten. There were replies that said some alcohol is simply
fermentation therefore would contain gluten....a listing of responses
follow:
I still have a reaction to the homeopathic remedy I was using, thus will
avoid that kind of remedy.
Thanks for the responses.
Shelly
Hi. I too have wondered about this as I take Chinese tinctures and a
homeopathic allergy med from dolisos. But I muscle tested myself and it
seemed to be okay to take both of these in alcohol. I usually am
EXTREMELY
sensitive to any gluten at all. Well, the good news it that they have
not
bothered me at all. So I'm hoping that you can take them or have someone
muscle test them for you. Any acupuncturist should be able to do this or
you can learn to do it yourself. I'm in NC although I"m sure you're
probably not close by because I would be happy to show you how to do it.
Also the book "say goodbye to illness" (a book about naet allergy
elimination techniques) can show you how to do muscle testing. The
author
is Dr. Devi S. Nambudripad. Website is <http://www.naet.com>
www.naet.com.
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Holy smoking well. There is no Gluten in a distilled spirit. When is the
word going to sink into the masses.
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I know that there is debate as to whether or not gluten makes it thru
the distillation p[process used in making alcohol. Perhaps it depends
on how the particular alcohol is made. Alcohol from fermentation would
probably carry gluten, but alcohol from distillation, that would likely
be another matter.
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You need to contact the manufacturer to find out if the alcohol base is
either with or without gluten. Some gluten may exist with the other
ingredients besides the alcohol. Normal when alcohol is distilled
gluten does not survive the distillation process. But you need to
question the other ingredients. Second, don't try to evaporate the
alcohol by using the process you described. You would be liable to
ignite the alcohol fumes with a heat source.
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The official word is that there is no gluten in alcohol--the large
gluten protein molecule can no make it through the distillation process.
Not to worry.
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there is no gluten in pure distilled alcohol, even if it's from
grain. The gluten does not pass the distillation barrier. Cannot do so.
That is old thinking, and all the celiac organizations now have changed
their minds on it, even the old fashioned CSA has now changed.
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There is no gluten in distilled spirits or vinegar. Check the archives.
This has been beaten to death!
I'm a chemist and have done many, many, MANY (too many, if you ask me)
distillations (which is effectively what you are doing with the
evaporation of the alcohol). While distillation is an effective way to
separate components, it is not perfect. There is a possibility that some
protein could still be found in the alcohol. My personal experience is
that there is enough of it to cause a facial gluten reaction (I get
boils on my face) but since it is absorbed through the stomach and never
gets to the intestine, there is not enough to cause an intestinal
reaction. Some people react to vinegars as well, but I don't. As a
chemist, one consideration for me is that most alcohols used in
medications and drinks are not straight alcohol - they are an
alcohol/water zoetrope (no more water can be removed) and it seems to me
that this may change the solubility of the protein in the mixture, such
that it may be more likely to find it there.
So, the moral of the story is: theoretically, no gluten. In reality,
probably small amounts. Will you react to it? Maybe, maybe not.
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the alcohol is gf....been using homeopathic remedies for over 30 years
with never a problem, in fact Veratrum alb 30c takes care of gluten
"accidents"...not to worry
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