<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Diana Friedman <[log in to unmask]> asked: D>Does anyone know if gluten crosses in breast milk? The answer appears to be "yes" -- the following citations have been posted to our List in the past. I have not read them -- if anyone does, I would appreciate hearing how much gluten passes. >...food proteins can be demonstrated in mothers milk (3-6) as intact > proteins. This could easily therefore take place also during pregnancy. >3: Kilshaw PJ and Cant AJ (1984) The passage of maternal dietary > protein into human breast milk. Int Arch Allergy and Appl >Immunol 75: 8-15. >4: Axelsson I, Jacobsson I, Lindberg T, and Benediktsson B (1986) > Bovine lactoglobulin in human milk .Acta Paed Scand 75: 702-707. >5: Stuart CA, Twiselton R, Nicholas M and Hide DW (1984) Passage > of cow s milk protein in breast milk .Clin Allergy 14:533-535. > 6:Troncone R, Scarcella A, Donatiello A, Cannataro P, Tarabusco A and > Auricchio S (1987) passage of gliadin into human breast milk . > Acta paed Scand 76: 453-456. Bill Elkus Los Angeles