If you are celiac or are on a gluten-free diet, determining which foods contain gluten and which not can be very challenging. Some foods are obvious - bread for example typically contains gluten unless it is specifically gluten-free. Other foods can have gluten without rhyme or reason. For example, why do some brands of potato chips contain wheat? The answer I suspect, has to do with consistency or distributing a flavored coating, but it does nothing for the quality of the product and defies common sense.

Do not use common sense when searching for gluten-containing products - check everything!

Here are some examples of non-food products that may contain gluten.

* Communion wafers
* Lipstick
* Lip gloss
* Play dough
* Prescription medication
* Over-the-counter medication

This is not a complete list, but it does give you some idea of what to watch out for.

Internal References

• Gluten Allergy
• Wheat Allergy
• Wheat Allergy - Can Eat
• Gluten Allergy Symptoms
• Wheat Substitutes
• What's Wrong With My Body Allergy Question

External References

• Wikipedia on Gluten
• Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
• Science in Africa

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