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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

potone

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3. That shouldn't be allowed.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 30, 2015, 02:54 PM

Aug 2015

While some people who are gluten sensitive simply feel better if they avoid it, others, obviously including yourself, have a serious reaction to it. You should not have to be in the position of having to guess what is making you ill because the ingredients aren't labelled.

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For the gluten sensitive, how do you avoid gluten in prescription medicines? [View all] pnwmom Aug 2015 OP

I didn't know they put that in drugs. NCarolinawoman Aug 2015 #1

They can use it as a filler and they don't have to label it. And they can change pnwmom Aug 2015 #2

That shouldn't be allowed. potone Aug 2015 #3

Ted Kennedy originally included gluten as one of the food items that would pnwmom Aug 2015 #6

If it has to be listed as an ingredient in food PennyK Aug 2015 #4

No, gluten isn't required to be listed anywhere, including food. pnwmom Aug 2015 #5