Liquor, gluten and classic celiac response

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Thank you for all this Great Information on cocktails. It's important to hear

many views, and I appreciate all the feedback!

Can you please tell me what a classic celiac response seems like?

Do you feel it?

Is it immediate?

Thank you !!

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> They *say* it is supposed to be GF, but as someone who has

> been a heavy

> drinker all my life (and with a high alcohol tolerance), I

> know it is not an

> inability to process alcohol on my part. I have had a

> classic celiac

> response every time I have consumed any whisky, vodka, etc.

> I have no other

> allergies that manifest itself in this manner.

>

>

>

> I spoke with a friend of mine who is a molecular biologist

> specializing in

> proteins, and he said it entirely depends on the

> distillation process

> whether or not the gluten is processed out.

>

>

>

> I also spoke with Dr. Grey a few years back about this

> issue, and he said it

> is entirely possible for the gluten to remain, and to have

> members of the

> celiac community react to it, though he didn't know

> any.

>

>

>

> I have spoken to numerous other celiacs who have the same

> 'classic celiac'

> reaction I do to whisky, vodka, etc. I have also spoken to

> many who do not

> react at all.

>

>

>

> I would certainly opt to avoid it all together while in the

> healing stages

> after Dx.

>

>

>

> After a healthy amount of time being GF, then go ahead

> & try it. If you

> react, don't drink it - if you don't, great! (But

> do remember to get

> checked).

>

>

>

> Just my two cents.

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From:

> [mailto: ]

> On Behalf Of flatcat9@...

> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 2:09 PM

>

> Subject: Re: [ ] Liquor and gluten

>

>

>

> The " official " sources I've read say

> distilled liquor is GF, regardless of

> the source.

>

> Of course, one must avoid distilled liquors that have

> gluten flavoring or

> coloring added that might contain gluten.

>

> Some people report bad reactions to GF liquor. I've

> read that these

> reactions could be due to allergies, as opposed to CD.

>

> Also, those of us with CD sometimes develop

> " sensitive " digestive systems

> that just don't do well with alcohol.

>

> H.

>

> In a message dated 9/10/08 1:46:52 PM, hermanj@...

> writes:

>

>

>

>

> I t was always my understanding that the distillation

> process in distilled

> liquors removes any trace of gluten.

> I have never had a reaction to any distilled liquor -

> vodka, whiskey, etc.

>

>

>

>

>

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