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Ketchup And Dextrose

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gfmolly Contributor
gfmolly
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Hi there,

I am new to the boards and do not have a confirmed diagnosis as of yet, I am still waiting for the bloodwork to come back. However, I feel better and my symptoms go away with time on a Gluten-free Casein-free diet, so I am going to stick to it regardless of the results. Anyway, I had Heinz tomato ketchup yesterday and feel awful today. Is there something in there that I can't have? It looked to be safe. Also, I made Alexia potato wedges and there was dextrose in there. Is that a problem? Thanks for any tips.

Terri

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zkat
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Dextrose is fine, it is a fancy name for sugar. Heinz Ketchup is also gluten-free. The other thought is Cheese. It can be a problem for some people. I react to dairy almost the same way as Gluten.

If you are new to the Gluten free diet, it may just be that this is one of those days. While you are healing, there are good days and bad days and sometimes they are not related to what you ate. Frustrating, but that is how it goes. I have been gluten-free since Jan. and I still have a few days like this.

Kat.

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RiceGuy
Posted

Well, ketchup may contain corn syrup, and the dextrose is a sugar too, and also a good chance of being from corn if I'm not mistaken. That may or may not be what is bothering you. But, perhaps an even more striking link between the two is that tomatoes and potatoes are both nightshades. Many on this board have problems with them, including myself. A piece of plain baked potato or fresh tomato might tell you for certain, as long as the rest of what you eat for several days before/after is certain to be safe for you.

Hope you narrow it down soon.

Welcome to the board!

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