Keyword: avenin

Hi I am a 49 year old male from the UK who was diagnosed with celiac disease 2 years ago and I have been coping with the change in diet quite well. What I do seem to have a problem with is oats, I buy gluten-free oats and gluten-free cookies with oats and I seem to react to them. I am a full time fire fighter and I also like to run marathons so I need to keep my health in tip top condition. My question really is if the avelin protein would show a positive reading on my TGA test? If it is just a GI reaction to the higher fibre, could this be overcome? As I think I may have a similar reaction to lentils too.

Oats are safe for more than 99% of celiac patients. There is however the extremely rare one who does react to oats. The fact that this gentleman also reacts to lentils seem to me a good reason to suspect his gut does not agree too much with fibers (or, to use a more fashionable and… Read more »

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Do oats contain gluten?

A large body of scientific evidence accumulated over more than 15 years has proven that oats are completely safe for the vast majority of celiac patients. Oats are not related to gluten-containing grains such as wheat, barley and rye. They don’t contain gluten, but rather proteins called avenins that are non-toxic and tolerated by most… Read more »

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