Gluten and casein doesn appear to be listed as an ingredient (active or inactive) for most medications. How can I prevent my child from accidentally ingesting a product with this?
This is common-believe it or not, the barium they use for upper GI series contains wheat-and this test is often done on known celiacs! The pink amoxicillin liquid also contains gluten. You can ask your pharmacist to look up these medications’ ingredients in the future. – You will learn quickly how to read labels. There is an intensive list on www.GF/CFDiet.com of additives that will teach you what things are ok or not. Unfortunately, the label makers do not make it easy but once you know what you are looking for, you can do it almost without thinking.
This is common-believe it or not, the barium they use for upper GI series contains wheat-and this test is often done on known celiacs! The pink amoxicillin liquid also contains gluten. You can ask your pharmacist to look up these medications’ ingredients in the future. – You will learn quickly how to read labels. There is an intensive list on www.gfcfdiet.com of additives that will teach you what things are ok or not. Unfortunately, the label makers do not make it easy but once you know what you are looking for, you can do it almost without thinking.
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