Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Hello All.. I had a nasty reaction to something I ate this weekend, and have been trying to track the culprit down! The only " unusual " thing I ate this weekend were some of the new " dark chocolate peanut m & m's " ! As far as I can tell from the label on the package, they should be fine, but I am sure that they are the problem. I have tried and tried to get through online to ask about the GF status of them, but their site is down. Has anyone else contacted them about these? Thanks.... C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I haven't, but I do know some people who dont' digest peanuts well...could that be it? Do you normally handle peanuts ok?cyebel wrote: Hello All..I had a nasty reaction to something I ate this weekend, and have been trying to track the culprit down! The only "unusual" thing I ate this weekend were some of the new "dark chocolate peanut m & m's"! As far as I can tell from the label on the package, they should be fine, but I am sure that they are the problem. I have tried and tried to get through online to ask about the GF status of them, but their site is down. Has anyone else contacted them about these? Thanks....C__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 C, We have never reacted to regular or peanut M & M's but last Jan. 2004 when they produced those funny black and white ones we had reactions to those, we have also learned to avoid the Valentine's pink and white ones. None of those packages had anything on the ingredient list that we would be suspicious either. We just stick to the standard one's and stay away from any holiday or promotional ones. I can't imagine why those would cause us special problems but they do. Cari > >Reply-To: SillyYaks >To: SillyYaks >Subject: New m & m's Product...GF? >Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:46:18 -0000 > > >Hello All.. > >I had a nasty reaction to something I ate this weekend, and have been >trying to track the culprit down! The only " unusual " thing I ate >this weekend were some of the new " dark chocolate peanut m & m's " ! As >far as I can tell from the label on the package, they should be fine, >but I am sure that they are the problem. I have tried and tried to >get through online to ask about the GF status of them, but their site >is down. Has anyone else contacted them about these? > >Thanks.... >C > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Thanks.. I will definitely be avoiding anything other than the usual ones!! Peanut or plain m & m's never bother me, so I wasn't all that worried about these ones, because there seems to be nothing on the label that would cause a problem! Ugh. I finally got through on Mars's website and I will post any response that they send to me on this topic. Thanks... C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 My almost 3 year old celiac daughter gets a terrible reaction to m & m's. I was using them for potty training and she was having horrible diareaha. Someone mentioned that the dye could be a problem. > > Thanks.. > > I will definitely be avoiding anything other than the usual ones!! > Peanut or plain m & m's never bother me, so I wasn't all that worried > about these ones, because there seems to be nothing on the label that > would cause a problem! > > Ugh. > > I finally got through on Mars's website and I will post any response > that they send to me on this topic. > > Thanks... > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 My almost-two-year-old (who is also " pobby " trained almost!) eats regular m & m's with no difficulty (that's what we used as incentive, too). He didn't get any of the ones that I seem to have reacted to, because he isn't allowed to have any nuts yet. It would have been interesting to see if he reacted too, because he is very sensitive to gluten (I consider him my " little litmus test " ! ). I don't think that it would be the dye...I am thinking that it is more of a cross- contamination issue probably. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 After I had been GF for a few months, I had difficulty with anything chocolate. Gave me diahrea and headaches, made me feel awful. My kids did not experience this but I have a close friend who is Celiac and she also had to cut out chocolate. She finally convinced me to do it and I did feel better. I slowly added it back in about 6 months later. I don't know the reason why it affected me that way but it doesn't anymore. I ate enough chocolate on Easter Sunday to make Willy Wonka look like an amateur! :-) Cari > >Reply-To: SillyYaks >To: SillyYaks >Subject: Re: New m & m's Product...GF? >Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:48:52 -0000 > > >My almost-two-year-old (who is also " pobby " trained almost!) eats >regular m & m's with no difficulty (that's what we used as incentive, >too). He didn't get any of the ones that I seem to have reacted to, >because he isn't allowed to have any nuts yet. It would have been >interesting to see if he reacted too, because he is very sensitive to >gluten (I consider him my " little litmus test " ! ). I don't think >that it would be the dye...I am thinking that it is more of a cross- >contamination issue probably. > >C > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 > > My almost-two-year-old (who is also " pobby " trained almost!) eats > regular m & m's with no difficulty (that's what we used as incentive, > too). He didn't get any of the ones that I seem to have reacted to, > because he isn't allowed to have any nuts yet. It would have been > interesting to see if he reacted too, because he is very sensitive to > gluten (I consider him my " little litmus test " ! ). I don't think > that it would be the dye...I am thinking that it is more of a cross- > contamination issue probably. > > C What would they be cross-contaminated with or from? I understand the 'crispy' M & M's are made on a separate line because of the different size of the center. We (1 adult celiac and 1 kid) eat all varieties of M & M's except the cripsy center without any reactions, including the holiday specials and Shrek special issue. Have you looked into the possibility that you may have other food allergies? When my little one kept reacting to gluten-free foods we kept looking into his diet and allergies until we food several other grains he reacts to - we eliminated those and no more gluten-like reactions. Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 mel1riches wrote: > > My almost 3 year old celiac daughter gets a terrible reaction to > m & m's. I was using them for potty training and she was having > horrible diareaha. Someone mentioned that the dye could be a problem. > My daughter 15 with diabetes and cealic disease cannot tolerant M & M'S at all. Makes her really sick so she simply passes them by. Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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