<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Ok, I don't remember who posted this or where I read it, but it had to do with the glue in the tea bags. Just like licking stamps, I guess sometimes the glue is made with gluten...someone else might be able to help me out here with how common this is. Someone commented that stapled tea bags are ok, and it is also unlikely that the tea bags are made with the cheap kind of glue that would fall apart in the water anyway. BUT, I happen to live in South America and buy cheap tea, and the tea bags do indeed fall apart in the water, especially since I steeped them in a big plastic bottle and just left the tea bag in all day instead of taking them out after it steeped. I think that that is why it caused me a problem. The brands I have been using are Hope that helps for those of you who asked. Emily *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the Celiac List*