Guest guest Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Over the years various doctors have told me many things about celiac disease that were assumed to be true at the time, but have since been proven by research to be untrue. If that doctor has research that proves gluten does not affect celiacs through skin contact, I would very much like to see it. As far as I know, the people who say gluten does not affect celiacs through skin contact are making an assumption about celiacs based on incomplete knowledge without the backup of actual research. I have never seen any studies done on this; if anyone else has, please pass it on. I have been hearing from celiacs for years that they get a rash when using shampoos or skin products that contain wheat. Perhaps this is a separate allergy. Perhaps the gluten is not absorbed through the skin but can still cause a reaction topically. Perhaps some celiacs react this way and not others. I don’t know which of those conjectures is true, if any; all I know for sure is that some celiacs react topically to wheat. I sure wish someone would study this in a scientific manner instead of dismissing these cases as inconsequential or unrelated to CD. Pam From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of TrVerb@... Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [ ] FW: Palm Sugar: gluten free?-gluten in hair care I was told by my gi that gluten is only a problem ingredient in skin and hair care products if it gets in your mouth - gluten isn't able to travel through your skin. Of course, if you have an allergy that might be different; he was giving me advice pertinent to having celiac, not a gluten allergy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 .....And, doesn't anybody else ever touch their own hair? And then eat something with their own hand (crackers, chips). Seems to me that items used topically can end up in your mouth. Albeit in trace amounts. From: Sent: Fri Nov 13 23:01:27 2009Subject: [ ] gluten in hair careOver the years various doctors have told me many things aboutceliac disease that were assumed to be true at the time, but have since beenproven by research to be untrue. If that doctor has research that proves gluten does not affectceliacs through skin contact, I would very much like to see it. As far asI know, the people who say gluten does not affect celiacs through skin contactare making an assumption about celiacs based on incomplete knowledge withoutthe backup of actual research. I have never seen any studies done on this;if anyone else has, please pass it on. I have been hearing from celiacs for years that they get a rashwhen using shampoos or skin products that contain wheat. Perhaps this isa separate allergy. Perhaps the gluten is not absorbed through the skinbut can still cause a reaction topically. Perhaps some celiacs react thisway and not others. I don’t know which of those conjectures istrue, if any; all I know for sure is that some celiacs react topically towheat. I sure wish someone would study this in a scientific mannerinstead of dismissing these cases as inconsequential or unrelated to CD. Pam From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of TrVerb@...Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [ ] FW: Palm Sugar: gluten free?-gluten in haircare I was told by my gi that gluten is only a problem ingredient inskin and hair care products if it gets in your mouth - gluten isn't able totravel through your skin. Of course, if you have an allergy that might bedifferent; he was giving me advice pertinent to having celiac, not a glutenallergy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 ....not to mention that shampoo actually does sometimes get in my mouth as I'm washing my hair unless I am very, very careful to keep my lips together!CarynOn Nov 14, 2009, at 12:32 AM, Bronwyn Syiek wrote:....And, doesn't anybody else ever touch their own hair? And then eat something with their own hand (crackers, chips). Seems to me that items used topically can end up in your mouth. Albeit in trace amounts.From: Sent: Fri Nov 13 23:01:27 2009Subject: [ ] gluten in hair care Over the years various doctors have told me many things about celiac disease that were assumed to be true at the time, but have since been proven by research to be untrue. If that doctor has research that proves gluten does not affect celiacs through skin contact, I would very much like to see it. As far as I know, the people who say gluten does not affect celiacs through skin contact are making an assumption about celiacs based on incomplete knowledge without the backup of actual research. I have never seen any studies done on this; if anyone else has, please pass it on. I have been hearing from celiacs for years that they get a rash when using shampoos or skin products that contain wheat. Perhaps this is a separate allergy. Perhaps the gluten is not absorbed through the skin but can still cause a reaction topically. Perhaps some celiacs react this way and not others. I don’t know which of those conjectures is true, if any; all I know for sure is that some celiacs react topically to wheat. I sure wish someone would study this in a scientific manner instead of dismissing these cases as inconsequential or unrelated to CD. Pam From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of TrVerb@...Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [ ] FW: Palm Sugar: gluten free?-gluten in hair care I was told by my gi that gluten is only a problem ingredient in skin and hair care products if it gets in your mouth - gluten isn't able to travel through your skin. Of course, if you have an allergy that might be different; he was giving me advice pertinent to having celiac, not a gluten allergy.<image002.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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