<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> >Quote from the summary of June 11: >From: Carla Giese <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Summary: IV Solutions > >"Regular" intravenous solutions do not contain gluten >in any form. They are usually pure sugar solutions. >Steven Plogsted, Pharm.D. Clinical Pharmacist >Nutrition Support Service Unfortunately a non-scientist, and that would definitely include me, would not understand that "pure sugar solutions" would not mean a simple solution made of sugar and water. I have always thought that any form of sugar given in an IV would be GLUCOSE - the same kind of thing that is given to people who are suffering from insulin shock - a low blood sugar condition. The term dextrose is not in my vocabulary, but perhaps it is also a form of glucose. There are many forms of sugar. Lactose is a milk sugar. Fructose is another form of sugar. Neither one would be of much help in an IV, I would think. I'm sure someone on the list is better educated than I, in matters concerning food chemistry, and could give us a fuller explanation. Gayle Kennedy