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When celiac patients talk about "gluten-free" or a "gluten-free diet," they are actually talking about food or a diet free of the harmful peptides from wheat, rye, barley, and (possibly) oats. This means eliminating virtually all foods made from these grains (e. g., food starch when it is prepared from wheat, and malt when it comes from barley) regardless of whether these foods contain gluten in the very strict sense. Thus, "gluten-free" has become shorthand for "foods that don't harm celiacs."

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The following is a list of ingredients which some celiacs believe are harmful, others feel are safe:

Alcohol
Grain alcohol
Grain vinegars
White vinegar
Vanilla extract and other flavorings (may contain alcohol)
Amaranth
Millet
Buckwheat
Quinoa
Teff

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and oatmeal should be added to this list. doctors, scientist and celiac patients all disagree over whether celiacs can or cannot digest/tolerate oatmeal.

here's a link to celiac.com's list of forbidden foods.

link to celiac.com's list of foods and ingredients that should be ok for a gluten-free diet.


i strongly recommend that anyone who is considering going GF or is interested in learning more about gluten free living and/or celiac sprue spend some time @ celiac.com.

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