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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