30 Sep

Food intolerance - Gluten / Wheat free products?!?

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I have a feeling i may have a food intolerance of some kind and am going to attempt to find out what i could be intolerant too (possibly could be wheat or lactose).

Im just a bit confused - Do products that state they are ‘gluten free’ also mean that they are wheat free? Is it the same thing?

I was thinking about possibly going to the doctor but dont want to risk going there and coming out feeling stupid if they say they cant do any tests to find out whether i have a wheat or milk intolerance!

Any help would be great :)
I’ve answered this one at greater length elsewhere, but just to reiterate - gluten free and wheat free are not necessarily the same thing. Gluten is also in barley, rye and some oats and there is ‘washed’ wheat starch which contains virtually no gluten.

But do go to your doctor. It’s important to get all the testing done while still eating a normal diet. And yes, there are tests (initially a simple blood test) they can do.

2 Responses to “Food intolerance - Gluten / Wheat free products?!?”

  1. Lady H.....of Pompey Says:
    September 30th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    gluten is a wheat protein….you could well be intolerant to it….people that have sluggish digestive systems find it hard to digest….and yes if a product states that it is gluten free, it wont have any wheat in it.
    References :

  2. UKScarf M Says:
    September 30th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    I’ve answered this one at greater length elsewhere, but just to reiterate - gluten free and wheat free are not necessarily the same thing. Gluten is also in barley, rye and some oats and there is ‘washed’ wheat starch which contains virtually no gluten.

    But do go to your doctor. It’s important to get all the testing done while still eating a normal diet. And yes, there are tests (initially a simple blood test) they can do.
    References :

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