<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Listmembers, Twice in the past two months I have experienced two bouts of severe symptoms, after going into a Bakery to buy goods for my family and I wanted to know (a) if anyone else on the webring had experienced such severe symptoms and (b) whether the symptoms were because of exposure to Airborne Gluten, or just the result of perhaps another virus-type exposure: Early in the morning I purchased my goods and by 2-3 pm I was feeling "off" just lethargic, headachy and generally a bit "dizzy" By 7pm I was experiencing severe stomach pains, then sure enough, off to the loo for a couple of severe bouts of diarrhea. Then the vomiting started, and then really severe shakes and shivering (possibly similar to a shock reaction?) which lasted a couple of hours. Wrapping up warm with a hottie seemed to help lessen the shaking, and by the next morning I was just left with a rotten headache. My questions are: Is it possible to have a reaction to "airborne" gluten particles? Do we only have to eat Gluten to have reactions? I notice that when I have accidentally ingested a gluten-containing food, I just tend to get very loose bowels, feel a bit sick and generally headachey. It seems very coincidental that on both occasions when I have gone into this particular bakery and they have been baking furiously with flour flying everywhere that I have ended up with these symptoms. Has anyone else ever had similar symptoms, or am I looking to blame something unexplained on my Celiac Disease? Your feedback is appreciated. Cheers, Lorraine Auckland, NewZealand.