Gluten Free Soda?? Gluten Free Multi- Vitamins?PLEASE HELP!!

[Livingaglutendairyfreelife]

I was recently diagnosed with Celiac. I am a avid soda drinker and want to know if there are any sodas out there that are gluten free or even how to find out if they are. I was told that Carmel Color was considered a " Gluten Derivitive" so anything with that is out.  Also a good gluten free vitamin!!!!

Help a Sister out I am struggling!!!

 

Thanks in Advance

[cyclinglady]

Welcome! 

You can drink soda like Pepsi or Coke products.  There is no gluten.  However, you might want to rethink your soda habit.  Sodas are hard for your liver to process.  It processes it exactly like alcohol.  There has been a huge increase in fatty liver.  I have family members who are athletic, slender and they were diagnosed with fatty liver.  The cause?  They never drink alcohol, but are soda addicts.

 Learn more about sure from this lecture from Dr. Robert Lustig a pediatric endocrinologist and professor from University of California San Francisco.  I like UC TV for the free lectures.  

Think this is bogus?  Look back at old yearbooks.  Kids were not fat (rare) in my day.  Now  kids are overweight, many are obese, and metabolic syndrome (like diabetes) is increasing dramatically. 

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So, have a soda, but have it in moderation.  I will get off my soapbox for now.  ?

Look for a multivitamin that is labeled gluten free.  I take no vitamins, myself and I am a biopsy confirmed HEALED celiac.  However, I eat a well balanced diet.  I also have no deficiencies based on lab reports.  Country Life is certified gluten free if you want that extra insurance for a while.  

[Ennis-TX]

4 hours ago, Livingaglutendairyfreelife said:

I was recently diagnosed with Celiac. I am a avid soda drinker and want to know if there are any sodas out there that are gluten free or even how to find out if they are. I was told that Carmel Color was considered a " Gluten Derivitive" so anything with that is out.  Also a good gluten free vitamin!!!!

Help a Sister out I am struggling!!!

 

Thanks in Advance

Carmel Color in the USA is often made from corn though often processed so the proteins that would trigger even allergic reactions to corn are removed...not a issue for you but I have a corn allergy.

Most sodas are gluten free....aside from this one pepsi one in a old vintage black can that has malt in it. I personally use Zevia (Overly carbonated and I have to add a squirt of Splenda Zero to it) as sugar free alternative to soda and drink maybe one a week (I used to drink a 100oz jug of mountain dew a day back in highschool) I changed over to green tea and coffee, and sometimes flavored sparkling water.

I use Liquid Health for my vitamins, I get most of mine from whole foods but B-vitamins and stuff from mental health like B-vitamins I use their Energy & Stress and Neurological Support but they make a multivitamin. Best part...its liquid so no pills.
 
We do suggest a whole foods diet starting off but here is a list of some other options, you name suggest dairy free, good as most of us have damaged intestines and the villi do not work with the enzymes to break it down til it heals so intolerance if very common but also remove oats for now. Do read the newbie 101 section also.

https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/91878-newbie-info-101/
https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/121802-gluten-free-food-alternative-list-2018-q3/

 

[pdm1981]

I'm a big soda lover too. Most soda is gluten-free to 20ppm. I personally drink too much Dr. Pepper. Why give up every thing you like? Personally, I tried the Zevia and hated it. It's no regular soda. I agree with Ennis though, flavored sparkling water is a nice alternative and doesn't cost that much.

As far as vitamins, there are some gluten-free certified brands. I think I took one from Wellesse. It comes in liquid form and tastes like crap.

Good luck.

[LilyR]

I was hoping to find a soda that is not only gluten-free, but also corn free and soy free. One that uses actual sugar, not corn syrups.  I have not checked the local health food store yet, but will at some point. I tend to drink water mostly anyway, and my daily coffee, but in the summer when it gets so hot I often like something once in a while like a soda or lemonade (which I need to just get a lemon juicer now so I can make some homemade).   If regular soda seems to bother you, try looking at the health food store for any soda they might have that has less funky ingredients.  Or getting health food store juices to mix with seltzer water.  My daughter used to have a soda streamer and it used to have recipes to make sodas and you could use regular sugar, not corn syrup. I would imagine people could substitute sugar for other sweeteners too if needed. 

As for vitamins, some people here on the board have recommended checking out the Vitamin Shoppe online, and sure enough I have found some supplements there that are free from gluten, soy, corn (and other allergens like dairy, etc).  You may need to check out several brands they offer, but each one says the ingredients in it and what it is free from. It's a great site. I just got an order today in the mail to try out.  I am hoping and assuming they will be fine.  Open Original Shared Link