Gluten free

[Abi_97]

This is an odd question but I know a few have cut out gluten as they have an intolerance like me 😮 I just ate a chocolate (I know I shouldnt have chocolate but xmas) that I think has barley in 😭 I know its not a lot of gluten but has anyone ever had a bad reaction to having that little or is it more than likely not to have any reaction? 🤔

[pajohns]

It depends how sensitive you are, you might be ok cos it'll only be a bit. Try not to worry about it. Was it Lindt ? I love Lindt but it has malt barely in it.

[Abi_97 in reply to pajohns]

Well its been an hour since and I feel fine I have bloated and have gas but its the nausea I cant deal with I thought I would be bad because I have endo which makes me extra sensitive but I think the fact I eat/ drink healthier now I also take immune system and friendly bacteria and vitamins and peppermint oil tablets may have helped me fight off the tiny bit of gluten 💪🏻 I get nausea every couple of weeks but the gluten made me nauseous everyday 😮 Hahaha how did you know it was that 😂 I ate one that I thought wouldnt have gluten in because on the box it didnt say which one had barley in but I think all of them did after I ate 😂

[pajohns in reply to Abi_97]

I knew cos it's my fav and I've just started gluten free to see if it helps my symptoms. So basically I'm reading all the labels 😂 it's sooo much fun 🙄 not.

[Abi_97 in reply to pajohns]

Aww its not fun its not hard but there is some labels when its joint chocolate they dont clarify whats what 😮 Also last night I went down hill I swelled and had rib back and stomach pain this morning I'm still bloated 😭

[Memimck1]

Sometimes with me just eating one biscuit or one square of chocolate with barley in made me extremely unwell... so I just stopped eating anything with barley in... now if a box says there's barley in but doesnt tell you which one has it in i just dont eat any to be safe... the sickness is too unbareable... i guess im just very sensitive to barley

[Abi_97 in reply to Memimck1]

Yeah I'lll never do that again I bloated I got stomach rib and back pain it hurt to breath still bloated this morning 😭 I was doing so well something had to go wrong for christmas 😂

[Lulububs in reply to Abi_97]

I get this, the best way to sort it is take a couple of peppermint caps and some probiotic it should sort it with half hour

[Abi_97 in reply to Lulububs]

Had peppermint oil and friendly bacteria but not made a difference 😭

[nickibmobile]

I can't eat any chocolate of any description, I get such bad pains and horrendous nausea that even the smell can trigger an attack. I stay well clear these days and only eat sweets that are GF or I've made myself. Merry Christmas 🎄

[Abi_97 in reply to nickibmobile]

Oh no I hope you still managed to eat lots of tasty food this christmas 😮

[Lulububs in reply to nickibmobile]

Yeh only gluten free anything

[ray7]

Hi merry Christmas my wife is gluten if she eats chocolate she gets stomach ache and need of the loo lindt chocolate is ok the original ones.

[Abi_97 in reply to ray7]

Ooooooh thanks for that fact 😮

[cherylpv]

I didn't even know chocolate has gluten!...this is so exhausting and depressing how much stuff we can't eat

[pajohns in reply to cherylpv]

Not all chocolate!

[Abi_97 in reply to cherylpv]

Not all of them 😮 And some people can have gluten with ibs but I really cant I also have endo that gives me almost chronic inflamed stomach so having gluten makes it worse 😮

[fibnum]

There are a number of gluten-free chocolates sold in groceries in the US, and at least one specialty chain retail store that sells all gluten-free, excellent chocolate. If gluten is the culprit, you should be able to get enjoy them.

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