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>Are you checking the labels on the canned vegetables?  Some of
>them add flour (wheat) to thicken the liquid.
>
>In what form is the rice?  If it is plain brown or white rice,
>there shouldn't be a gluten problem.  However, rice cereals and
>rice crackers may use glutinous products (i.e., barley malt).
 
Barbara Jean,
 
I saw your recent message.  I was diagnosed celiac this past March.  My
doctor says my endomysial levels are still fairly high and I must be
getting some gluten on a regular basis, but even after going over my
diet with the dietitian in the celiac unit, we were unable to come up
with a source.  Two weeks previous my doctor told me to quit taking
Tylenol Extra Strength as it contains gluten.
 
I note you state rice crackers or rice cereal may contain glutinous
products.  I am eating KA-ME brand rice crackers and there is no
glutinous ingredients listed on the label; however, they are made in
Japan.  The dietitian didn't think this was a problem.  Any comment?
Also, I eat Nabisco Cream of Rice and Lundberg Farms rice cakes.  See
any problem?
 
I was drinking some Ocean Spray Ruby Red grapefruit juice in the
individual cans which I suspect may contain gluten.  I have stopped
that.  I'm also IgA deficient.  I would appreciate any help you can
give me.
 
Thanks in advance.  Lisa