Updated information on Gluten Free Products

dfpowell · Post by **dfpowell** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:11 pm

Table listing PPM content of gluten free products:

http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/Preve ... -table.htm

How much gluten can make you sick:

http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/Preve ... e-Sick.htm

nerdhume · Post by **nerdhume** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:46 pm

I am curious as to the amount in PPM that causes a reaction to the members here. I was planning to buy rice chex and skip the oatmeal, now I see rice chex have 20 PPM gluten. Is that enough to cause a reaction? What about communion wafers?

Martha · Post by **Martha** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:06 pm

I can eat Rice Chex without a problem, but I prefer to eat eggs, bacon and GF toast for breakfast, so rarely eat it. I don't know how I'd react on a steady diet of it.

One communion wafer caused WD for me a month after going gluten-free. I asked permission to bring my own gluten-free bread for communion. Fortunately, I'm a Baptist, we don't have to deal with the high church issues which require wheat bread, and my pastor was fine with me bringing my own. I understand that it is possible to get low-gluten communion wafers produced by nuns in Missouri, if bringing your own isn't an option, and your church is open to getting something special for you and other gluten-sensitive people.

Martha

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:57 pm

nerdhume, our church offers a rice wafer as an option for communion after some diligence from a friend of mine. We also don't have the Catholic church views that it has to be wheat. Deb

Post by **tex** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:20 pm

Years ago, when I was in the food corn business, supplying corn to chip and tortilla makers, I had a lot of hands-on experience with ELISA test kits, because all food corn has to be tested for aflatoxin. Anyway, since ELISA test kits are available for testing gluten content, I decided to test a couple of foods one day, after I had a reaction that I couldn't pin on any known source of gluten. I tested a sample of Chex Honey Nut cereal, and some corn tortillas. Here is where I posted about the test results:

Gluten Test Results (ELISA Test)

Tex

nerdhume · Post by **nerdhume** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:09 am

I am Episcopalian. I have been trying to decide about the wafers. The larger churches offer gluten free wafers. I could buy them myself. I order the other wafers and supplies for our church anyway. Just not sure if it would be a big deal to keep mine separate. If they were in the same container they would get cross contaminated. I am wondering if that tiny wafer once per week would be enough to matter.
I know some of us react to a very small amount, just not sure about myself yet.

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:15 am

I eat rice chex as a snack and I have no problem with them. (And I will admit that sometimes I eat more than I should!)

I am recently diagnosed with LC, 9/13.

nerdhume · Post by **nerdhume** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:49 am

will try Rice Chex this morning.....

DebE13 · Post by **DebE13** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:18 am

I thought the rice chex was GF?

dfpowell · Post by **dfpowell** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:46 am

Rice chex cereal is gluten free at 20ppm, the above link shows other gluten free foods and their ppm level of gluten. I listed the information for those who may be sensitive to even low levels of gluten. Some products are made in gluten free facilities and may be better choices for someone who has a high sensitivity to gluten. I also wonder if it is possible to eat too much of the gluten free processed foods and build up a reaction to gluten.

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:38 pm

If I were in your shoes, I would definitely NOT eat a gluten wafer each week. The half life antibodies to gluten can last up to 120 days!

As per Chex cereals, I eat the corn Chex mixed with cinnamon Chex about 2-3 times a week and have had no problems. My favorite GF cereal is made my Nature's Path ( they make many different GF/non GMO cereals) and is their Honey'd Corn flakes.

Leah