GFCF Expert, Barrie Silberberg Reports.... Where is gluten and casein hidden?
 I have touched upon this subject before, but have not mentioned everything in this category that people might not be aware of to investigate before giving to their child. Many parents provide their children with vitamins, dietary supplements and medications, both prescription and over-the-counter. These items might not be labeled accordingly if they contain gluten or casein. A call into the company or to a pharmacist might be in order. There are some vitamins on the market which clearly state on their labels, if they contain allergens. Some of the companies that state they are GFCF are: Nutrition Now (Rhino), L'il Critters, and Solgar (KangaVites). Some vitamins contain a large amount of sugar, keep this in mind when making your purchase. Do not buy any with artificial sugars, this is a chemical you do not want your children to consume. Vitamins and dietary supplements and enzymes are often purchased online by many parents from www.kirkmanlabs.com and www.Houston-enzymes.com/store These companies can help you select the best product for your needs, free of the intolerances you must avoid. There are some great online lists out there that provide medications that are gluten free (please call to verify if they are also CF and dye free, etc). Sadly, so many medications contain dyes. Call the company to complain, get the word out. Enough people complained to the makers of Tylenol and Motrin that they came out with dye-free formulas! Here are some web sites and a phone number of CVS to contact to ask about the ingredients in the medications that your doctor might prescribe. www.Homepage.mac.com/sholland/celiac/Gfmedlist.pdf www.Glutenfreedrugs.com, toll free: 1-888-607-4287 If possible, some medications can be compounded, like old time pharmacists did many years ago, made up just for you, without dyes and without allergens. Look in the Yellow Pages under "pharmacy" for a compounding pharmacy near you, check at: www.iacprx.org or call 1-800-927-4227. Many compounding pharmacists will even ship the medicines to you. Do not ingest dye-filled capsules, demand clear, GFCF ones, or mix into food, if the pharmacist allows this. (Always ask!) Be careful what your children consume, every little bit counts! |
