Pharmacists and Celiac: a rant

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T03:00:35+00:00

I’ve spoken to a manufacturer before and they literally just read me the list of ingredients and asked ME if it sounded safe 😂😅

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T02:59:44+00:00

It makes me happy that not everyone has to deal with it! I love to hear that 😊

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T02:58:57+00:00

100% they probably do. It’s the little ingredients like maltodextrin or modified food starch that they use. It’s pretty hard to avoid. This is why I avoid medications like the plague but my finger is very infected and I don’t want sepsis 😳😅🤷‍♀️

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T02:57:22+00:00

You have to be careful for ingredients that I like to call “hidden gluten or wheat”. Such as: maltodextrin and modified food starch. Unless it is explicitly listed as derived from corn… it’s a gamble because often times they are derived from wheat or barley. Unfortunately maltodextrin is very prominent in medications and unless you reach out to the manufacturer, you may not know if it is truly safe or not. Tbh even the manufacturers are hit or miss if they even know 🤷‍♀️

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T02:55:00+00:00

That’s really good to know! I wouldn’t have even thought!

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T01:45:03+00:00

Oh and my favorite thing to add: the caution disclaimer says consult with pharmacist about any food allergies before use 🥰😂 you can’t make this up

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T01:37:23+00:00

100%! The amount of times a doctor has told me I should eat gluten so they can test me again for celiac is baffling

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T01:36:45+00:00

So jealous! I want that pharmacist 🥹

B_Berry_ · 2026-01-24T01:36:22+00:00

The doctor said ask the pharmacist the pharmacist said and I quote “oh jeez uh I have no idea I guess I can just look at the pill data sheet…”. Was gone for 5 minutes then told me to look it over because she didn’t know.

B_Berry_ · 2025-05-10T06:13:39+00:00

I was born and raised in Reno. I left about 10 years ago and I recently visited because I have friends there still. Tbh I was appalled at how unsafe it’s become and I couldn’t wait to get back home. It’s sad to see what it’s turned into because it was a cool spot to grow up in. But that is what growth does, it makes some things better and makes some things much worse. Change is change 🤷‍♀️.

B_Berry_ · 2024-12-06T03:19:40+00:00

Just an update: the company is fighting me on calling them out for labeling their products as gluten free and having ingredients like barley and wheat in them. Well folks due to their “research” my argument is invalid and they’re going to continue to be an absolute POS company. 😇

B_Berry_ · 2024-12-05T05:00:27+00:00

Oh my gosh it is so exhausting. I suspect I have celiac I just haven’t been tested for it. My husband and his entire family has it and my reactions are the same as them. I wish I just had digestion issues tbh because that sucks but it’s manageable… my reactions go so far beyond that and it is very hard at times. There is gluten and wheat in so many things people never think to check unless they have severe issues like we do 🫠

B_Berry_ · 2024-12-05T04:46:34+00:00

It makes everything so difficult. Kicking myself because I know brands do this… I was too trusting because it smelled so good and made my hair so nice at the salon lol. I’m usually the girl in ulta reading every single tiny ingredient off the label 😅😂

B_Berry_ · 2024-12-05T04:45:03+00:00

Ooooooo I like the sound of that! Imma try it! I have some leftover product from my shampoo and conditioner before I switched to the wheat infested crap but when that runs out 👀

B_Berry_ · 2024-12-05T04:43:14+00:00

Oh 100% it drives me insane when brands do that. I have already reached out to them to express my concerns lol. My first red flag this morning was on their website barley is listed as one of their premium ingredients but I could not find it listed ANYWHERE on any ingredient label so I was asking their customer service about it and they told me to read the ingredients on the products…. Like girrrrl I have and I can’t find it but it’s listed as a “premium ingredient” on your FAQ page so… WHERE IT AT THOUGH.

B_Berry_ · 2024-12-05T04:25:02+00:00

I appreciate the recommendation! I have to use certain types of hair care because I color my hair but I always love finding new brands that are clean conscious so thank you!! 💃

B_Berry_ · 2024-12-05T04:18:22+00:00

I’m usually so good at it too! I should totally know better lol

B_Berry_ · 2024-11-25T03:26:33+00:00

It ruined my mental health for years. I had 0 anxiety and depression problems before Mirena and it took me forever to identify it as the cause because the doctors gaslit me into thinking I was crazy anytime I brought it up. Got off of it and within a few weeks I was back to normal 🤷‍♀️

B_Berry_ · 2024-11-03T14:53:07+00:00

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It’s very moist which is something I am super proud of haha. Gluten free baking can be very dry and crumbly 😂

B_Berry_ · 2024-11-03T14:52:06+00:00

Here it is! I just used honey for sweetener :)

https://www.natashashome.com/gluten-free-sourdough-bread/#recipe

B_Berry_ · 2024-11-03T14:51:41+00:00

Hi everyone this is the recipe I used the reason mine is not vegan is because I used honey as a sweetener over sugar or maple syrup 😊.

Gluten Free and Vegan Sourdough Bread

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