Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Pamela's Chocolate Cake Mix

Merika

Recommended Posts

Merika Contributor
Merika
Posted

So I was so excited to find that Pamela's Chocolate Cake Mix was also soy free. Their brownie's are good but have soy. The label on the cake reads soy free and the rep I called on the phone says it's soy free.

BUT my son has had a horrible soy reaction to something and this product is the only new thing in his diet this week. I am so frustrated - I can't find anything else it would be, and am discovering that a 3 1/2 yr old rampaging with soy in his body does far more damage than a baby or toddler......(sigh)

Has anyone with celiac and a soy allergy had a problem with this product? I think it might be a newish product.

I suspect Pamela's because their brownie mix did not use to have soy listed, my son had had some reactions but we were still figuring products out then, and then - poof- one day someone had stickered over all the brownie product labels with new ingredient ones that included soy! When I called the company, they said they had made a mistake and not listed that their chocolate had soy in it for a while. If this is the case again, I will no longer buy Pamela's products. I am sooooo frustrated....The cake made me sick too, but I only ate it once, ds has eaten it 3 days in a row now and is not his normal balanced self. grrrrrr....

Merika

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Kasey'sMom Enthusiast
Kasey'sMom
Posted

Merika,

I really hate to hear this happened. I hope the two of you start feeling better soon. I haven't tried the mix yet but I read the lable in the store yesterday. I had also seen the sticker lables on the brownie mix. :o That's such a shame because I find her products to be very good. If I end up trying the mix and I'll let you know how it goes. Right now we're under the weather so I didn't want to add something new to the mix.

Take Care! :)

Merika Contributor
Merika
Posted
  • Author

Kasey's mom,

I was hoping you would write in :) Cause I know you're facing the same gluten-free soy-free thing we are. Please let me know if you try it what your experiences with it are!!! My ds LOVED them and (picky eater that he is) exclaimed they were "the goodest thing ever" :P And woke up talking about them the next day, and asked to have them at his next birthday party (in February, lol). So I am seriously bummed.

I have read the ingredients over and over again to see if it's anything else in their that disturbed his and my digestion. The only untested item was chicory, but that is in the artichoke family and ds eats those all the time. Everything else we eat pretty often. I am flummoxed....

Merika

Kasey'sMom Enthusiast
Kasey'sMom
Posted

Merika,

I know it stinks when you find something they love and then can't use it. Seems like I have to do the same thing quite often. Maybe you'll figure things out before his birthday.

I tried to do a little research on chicory. Because chicory is a fiber, it can have a laxitative effect. I have also seen a few documented cases of allergic reactions from chicory root. I use a blend of stevia & FOS (derived from chicory) and I think the the FOS is very helpful in supporting Probiotics. I haven't used chicory in cooking but it might take time for the body to get adjusted to the amount of fiber in it. I hope you to don't have an allergy to chicory as well. :(

I'll let you know how the mix goes...we have an grand-parent birthday at the end of the month!! :)

Merika Contributor
Merika
Posted
  • Author

Ooh, I hope you have better luck than us :) Let me know what you make and how it goes!!!

Merika

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      127,740
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Mark Barbosa
    Newest Member
    Mark Barbosa
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121k
    • Total Posts
      70.4k
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Scott Adams
      Gluten Free Daily Vitamins for Kids w/ Celiac

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      I haven't heard of them before, but a significant portion of dietary supplements are produced by a handful of large contract manufacturers. These companies have the facilities, expertise, and certifications to produce supplements at scale, making them attractive partners for brands that don’t have their own manufacturing capabilities. I doubt Forvia manufactures them directly, so it is hard to know if they are just doing clever marketing to a certain malabsorption crowd, or they actually have unique product.
    • Scott Adams
      Not sure if this is Celiac or just a gluten-free intolerance

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      That’s an interesting observation! The timing you mention does raise questions about the relationship between modern wheat varieties and the emergence of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS). Norman Borlaug’s work on high-yield, disease-resistant wheat during the Green Revolution significantly increased global food production, but it also led to changes in the composition of wheat, including higher gluten content to improve baking qualities. While NCGS was formally recognized as a condition in the 2010s (https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-10-13 and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820047/) , it’s important to note that the awareness and diagnosis of gluten-related disorders have evolved over time. Some researchers suggest that modern wheat breeding practices, along with changes in food processing and gut health, may contribute to the rise in gluten sensitivity. However, the exact mechanisms behind NCGS are still not fully understood, and it remains a debated topic in the scientific community. It’s also worth considering that increased awareness and improved diagnostic tools have played a role in identifying conditions like NCGS that may have existed but were previously unrecognized. The interplay between genetic, environmental, and dietary factors makes this a complex issue, and more research is needed to fully understand the connections.
    • Scott Adams
      Trader Joe's strikes again

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      Here is a recent reply to a Celiac.com email asking for comment about gluten contamination detected in their bakery products: You can read more about it in this thread:  
    • trents
      My Adult daughter is blaming me for her "possible" Celiac disease.

      By trents · Posted

      @Marie70, it is very important that your daughter not begin experimenting with eating gluten free until all testing for celiac disease is complete. Doing so will invalidate the testing. Normally, the testing involves two stages. The first stage is blood antibody testing as per the article linked by Scott above. As you can see from the article, there are a number of tests that can be ordered when diagnosing celiac disease but most physicians will not order a complete panel. At the very minimum, your daughter should request two antibody tests, "total IGA" and "tTG-IGA". The tTG-IGA is considered the centerpiece of celiac disease testing but if total IGA is low (i.e., if she is IGA deficient), this will result in an artificially low tTG-IGA score and possibly a false negative. Many general practitioners are not very knowledgeable about celiac disease testing so we have found we have to be a little assertive in order to get proper testing done. I don't know under the relational circumstances how much input you will have with your daughter about these things but I thought I'd pass the info on to you anyway. The second stage of celiac disease testing involves an endoscopy with biopsy of the small bowel lining which is then sent to a lab for microscopic analysis. This checks for damage to the small bowel lining and is confirmation if any of the blood antibody tests are positive. It is also considered to be the gold standard of celiac disease diagnosis. Again, should her antibody testing be positive, your daughter would still need to be consuming gluten until after the endoscopy/biopsy is complete.
    • Klsdurbin
      Did I outgrow celiac

      By Klsdurbin · Posted

      No!!! Celiacs disease does not go away. You can’t outgrow it, and if all proper diagnostic procedures (blood test and endoscopy) were followed when you were 8, it’s almost impossible to be mis-diagnosed.    stoms and reactions to gluten do change over time, but the fact you have celiacs does not.    I think that a lot of people misunderstand that the goal to managing your celiacs is to eventually test negative for celiacs. This does not mean it went away, it means that your gluten-free diet is working and you’re no longer producing the anti-bodies that will wreak havoc on your health.    if you can access the medical records from when you were 8 and have a GI doctor review them, I would highly recommend you do this. 
×
×
  • Create New...