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        I just read the following post from Fran in Oregon after receiving
a number of positive responses to my inquiry regarding Advil and Tylenol.
List members had checked with the manufacturer and received an OK re the
gluten-freeness of these products.  But here Fran also checked with a
reliable source (the manufacturer) and received a different answer!
        As a newly diagnosed Celiac, what  I am finding MOST frustrating is
the frequent inconsistency in information from reliable sources.  One book
or pamphlet will say one thing about an item and then a different one will
say another.  There are  inconsistencies in answers from manufacturers and
restaurants, too.  A reliable Boston Chicken source told me the turkey was
OK to eat - then I read in another realiable source that it is NOT.   How
do we know that the person  from the manufacturer who is giving us the
answer really has the background to tell us if their product truly is 100%
gluten-free?  How many times?  How many ways - do we have to check on an
item before we can feel secure that what we are eating is safe?  Even if a
restaurant tells you that a certain item is gluten-free, that piece of
information can change in the blink of an eye if the store manager or
manufacturer decides to use a different test recipe or ingredient.  They
sure won't be checking in with l'il ol' me first!!!
        So, what I see here is living with a constant concern that you are
unknowingly making a mistake which can damage your body without even your
knowledge!!!!  Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill here?  How do I
know which answers to finally accept?  How can I learn to "Chill out" over
this whole thing?  Or should I?
 
>Advil gluten free? I personally called the manufacturer's of both Advil &
>Tylenol last week & both confirmed THERE ARE TRACE ELEMENTS
>OF GLUTEN IN ALL FORMS OF ADVIL & TYLENOL. (my gut
>confirmed this by having a reaction to Tylenol).
>By all means do some research of your own- especially on something as
>important as Osteoporosis for Celiacs with severe malabsorption
>problems. Fran/Oregon
 
                                    Nina :)
                                '89FX3/Coupe (SAM)