Guest guest Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Is this true? I just saw a gastroenterologist at Kaiser today who said that I can't eat cheese because of the gluten in it. Is this true? Are there cheeses that have gluten? in Walnut Creek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I keep trying to trim this string -- doesn't work for me. A biopsy can be a fine thing to have. However, a blood test can come first. About half the people with CD have no symptoms at all at diagnosis. Even people who are highly symptomatic may never have diarrhea -- I don't, and I most certainly have CD! And of course not all cheese has gluten; very little of it does. Could he have been saying it would be a good idea to avoid dairy products unti CD is healed, as lactose intolerance and CD often go together. Even so, aged cheddar and similar have relatively (I emphasize relatively) little lactose compared to other dairy products. Something is awfully wrong here. Make sure Kaiser knows what you've been told by this doctor. Even if you misunderstood some part of the visit (and it doesn't sound as if you did), part of his job is to make sure the patient is clear on the discussion. H. -----Original Message----- From: <changeartist88@...> Sent: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 7:55 pm Subject: Re: [ ] Gluten in cheese? Pam, Thanks for the quick response. Personally I think the gastro guy was a lunatic! He was very cavalier about the whole thing, didn't really want to know much about my health history, and just wanted me to sign on the dotted line for a biopsy.He said if I didn't have diarreah it was not Celiac. He even said "Let's just go to where the money is."!! I was backing away from him the whole time he was talking to me. Especially after he said that cheese had gluten in it. I immediately went across the hall to my gp ( it was at Kaiser) and he is doing some further testing (not a biopsy). in Walnut Creek From: Pam Newbury <pknewburyearthlink (DOT) net> Sent: Fri, December 4, 2009 7:39:44 PM Subject: [ ] Gluten in cheese? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!! Sorry, had to get that out. This is just my frustration when I hear health care providers giving blanket information that is WRONG! Most cheeses are gluten-free. A very few may have gluten, especially blue cheeses or molded cheeses that have had mold started on bread crumbs. Again, check the ingredients or otherwise verify that the cheese is gluten-free. Other cheeses that you should look closely at are highly processed cheeses and grated cheeses that may contain gluten fillers. That said, in 20 years of checking I have only found one cheese that had gluten in it (a fresh mozzarella made with malted vinegar), which does not mean that there aren’t more cheeses out there that have snuck in some gluten. Now, if your gastro wants you to avoid dairy, that is different; then cheese is out. If your gastro argues the point, ask where the information came from or what ingredient exactly is the problem. Some years ago annatto coloring was thought to contain gluten, but apparently some folks were just reacting to the annatto. If you are trying to eliminate the last bits of gluten, cheese is unlikely to be the culprit. It would be overly restrictive to eliminate all cheese just because a very few may contain gluten. Check the gluten status and keep eating the vast majority of cheeses that are GF! Pam Subject: [ ] Gluten in cheese? Is this true? I just saw a gastroenterologist at Kaiser today who said that I can't eat cheese because of the gluten in it. Is this true? Are there cheeses that have gluten? in Walnut Creek __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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