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Working In A Bakery And Being Gluten Free

TevyIndgio

By TevyIndgio
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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I work in a coffee shop attached to the bakery. I mostly work mornings when they do most of their baking. Often, I get headaches or sinus pain when I work, as well as mild stomach upsets. If I work for several days in a row, my body starts to ache. This seems to clear up when I don't work or when I leave my workplace. I am only on my 3rd (almost 4th)week and going through gluten withdraw, but I was wondering if me working in a bakery is harmful. I have heard it can be, but I wanted to hear your opinions.

My gluten withdraw symptoms are: headaches, stomach pains, and muscle pain(legs and arms). When I had two days in a row off, these got better, but now I've worked two days in a row and they are coming back. I don't know what if this is withdraw or if the bakery is poisonous to me. My first 2 weeks of gluten free were bliss, and I felt so much better, but now I feel bad again. :( I will transfer out of this department if it is indeed, harming me.

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It can most definitely be the flour particles in the air getting you. I get very sick if I'm around anyone who is baking with flour and the flour is in the air. Aches and pains are one of my gluten symptoms, too.

I recall reading a while back that you aren't allowed to work in bakeries dealing with flour in the UK if you are a celiac, for just this reason, although I haven't been able to dig up that information to link to, at the moment.

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It can most definitely be the flour particles in the air getting you. I get very sick if I'm around anyone who is baking with flour and the flour is in the air. Aches and pains are one of my gluten symptoms, too.

I recall reading a while back that you aren't allowed to work in bakeries dealing with flour in the UK if you are a celiac, for just this reason, although I haven't been able to dig up that information to link to, at the moment.

Thank you so much. I am very sad to read this, although I am very glad that there are others who know about this. Also, thank you for saying that aches and pains are one of your symptoms. I have always heard of stomach problems or headaches, so I wasn't sure if this could be a symptom or not. I guess it's time to transfer.

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