Vinegar & Distilled Products

[rpf1007]

yep- you gotta be careful!
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Rachel

[Leonard333]

[Nantzie]

I have a skin reaction to gluten. It doesn't sound like the descriptions of DH, but I've never had it biopsied. It effects the same area on the backs of my hands every time and takes about three weeks to go away completely.

If I have wheat based vodka, my hands break out within 10 minutes. You can actually sit there and watch it happen. If I have potato based or grape based vodka it doesn't happen. It doesn't happen with any other kind of alcohol either.

I tend to be pretty sensitive to gluten in general. I'm wondering if you tested wheat based vodka it would come in under 20ppm, but more than 10ppm.

All in all, it doesn't make sense to me that this happens because of the size of the filters and the size of the gluten. But maybe it's just a matter of filters get worn and the holes in them might not be as small as they once were when the filter was new. Or maybe small piece of the gluten part can get through. Not enough to effect most people, but just a few. For me, it's not worth it because that skin reaction hurts like heck for a few days. Then it just looks ugly. Fun...

Hey, gives me an excuse to be all fancy and order Ciroc (made from grapes) instead of just whatever they want to bring me.

Nancy
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Nancy

[aklap]

Nancy- what brands of vodka do you react to? What about gins?

Do you stay away from distilled vinegars too? If so what brands do react to, what brands don't you react to?
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Nantzie]

I know weird huh?

I've always just used the heinz white vinegar and occasionally some rice vinegar. So that doesn't help clear up the mystery because both of them are safe. I've never had any problems with foods that are otherwise gluten free but also contain unverified vinegar. I don't even ask about the vinegar when verifying products.

I don't like gin, but my husband drinks it on occasion. I thought gin was made from something else. ?

Absolut was what I reacted to for sure. There were a few others I tried at the time I was trying to figure out if it was vodka or potential gluten or ?. Can't remember anymore what any of them were. The only connection was wheat-based vodkas that gave me the reaction. I also get this skin reaction when glutened by food although it doesn't happen as quickly. So it's not just the vodka that does it.

Nancy
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Nancy

[Pattrish]

One of my first food allergies was Gin. Horrible silver dollar-sized hives under the skin. It's the juniper berries in it my body doesn't like. This may be the same for you.
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[aklap]

Bump for Gus' Mom
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Gus's Mama]

Thanks for the bump, Al.
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Deb
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SPD Little Boy, Gus: Getting better by the day! Improved digestion, skin issues clearing, able to focus and follow instructions, talking (the boy is TALKING!!!)