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Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 16:55:54 2026 As a practicing Irish Catholic recently diagnosed with Celiac disease, I've been told to avoid anything with gluten in it to keep this auto immune digestive disease from interfering with my quality of life to say the least. So in receiving Holy Communion, are those communion wafers gluten free? Should their be two lines at communion time, one for a gluten free Body Of Christ and one for a consecrated host containing gluten? I asked the priest & didn't know. I asked my doctor and she too didnt know saying that no one ever ask me that, but she'd try to find out. She said it sounds like it could be a Larry David style comedy routine material depicting two lines at communion. The mystery continues.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun Aug 16 17:19:50 2026, in response to Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 16:55:54 2026.* Interesting. I don't think you should receive communion.
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Sun Aug 16 17:48:25 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by LuchAAA on Sun Aug 16 17:19:50 2026.* Why not?
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by AlM* on Sun Aug 16 17:50:39 2026, in response to Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 16:55:54 2026.* Put the phrase are Communion hosts gluten free into Google and you will get a lot of useful information. The answer is that zero gluten is NOT available but very low gluten hosts are allowed but have to be specially ordered by the church. There is also the possibility of taking wine only. Obviously either option involves special arrangements and requires the cooperation of your parish's pastor. But it's a known issue so if you have a decent pastor something can be arranged.
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun Aug 16 18:06:23 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 17:48:25 2026.* Years ago when I lowered my carb intake and posted about it here, the topic of gluten-free communion wafers was discussed. I did ask clergy members about it and they weren't gluten-free. Others said the same.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Sun Aug 16 19:01:47 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by AlM on Sun Aug 16 17:50:39 2026.* It may be a known issue but not a big issue since appx only 1% of the population have celiac disease. I doubt that any "special arrangements" can be made for me or amy other celiac patents since the "decent pastor" may not have any control of or be aware of the host supplier's manufacturing process.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun Aug 16 19:47:56 2026, in response to Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 16:55:54 2026.* If they're made from flour and water, they will have gluten.
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Posted by BILLBKLYN* on Sun Aug 16 23:38:41 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Aug 16 19:47:56 2026.* Jesus is the Pillsbury Dough Boy!
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by terRAPIN station* on Mon Aug 17 01:21:01 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 19:01:47 2026.* If true, then that is a sorry state of affairs.
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Mon Aug 17 04:37:37 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 19:01:47 2026.* Well, communion wafers usually have 1.9 micrograms of gluten each, and the very low limit of consumption of gluten to cause an autoimmune reaction would be 5,000 times that (about 10 milligrams or 10,000 micrograms). But your pastor should be aware of such numbers.
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Mon Aug 17 08:50:40 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 17 04:37:37 2026.* When I was diagnosed with celiac, one of the first things I was told to do is buy a new toaster. The cross contamination factor is supposed to be very strong inasmuch as the crumbs from gluten laden toasted bread could contaminate gluten free bread, thus provoking a reaction. Ive been fairly lucky for just having mild autoimmune reactions so far. The disease affects different people at different degrees. Some overly sensitive folks when eat any form of gluten wind up in the nearest ER with severe stomach cramps coupled with explosive diarrhea.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Mon Aug 17 08:57:38 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by terRAPIN station on Mon Aug 17 01:21:01 2026.* I agree. But catering to the needs of appx 1% of the population apparently is not economically feasible. As an example, my local Walmart has about 1% of its foodstuffs gluten free, consistent with the afflicted population. Gluten free markets are out there, but very hard to find, at least in SW Pennsylvania.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Mitch45* on Mon Aug 17 10:08:29 2026, in response to Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 16:55:54 2026.* Of course! Gluten free, cholesterol free, sugar free, fat free...
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Posted by AlM* on Mon Aug 17 11:21:56 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 19:01:47 2026.* Here's how a decent pastor can help: - One of the articles that comes out high up in the search I cited says that it is possible to order very low gluten hosts. - And as I mentioned the pastor could also give you permission to take communion as wine only.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Mon Aug 17 11:29:49 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 17 11:21:56 2026.* "...to take communion as wine only." I've never seen that.
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris* on Mon Aug 17 12:40:11 2026, in response to Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 16 16:55:54 2026.* Is that extremely small amount or wafer host an issue for people with that? I'm not trying to be snide, I am really wondering. I don't know anything about gluten free. A host is such a small thing
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by AlM* on Mon Aug 17 12:48:10 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Aug 17 11:29:49 2026.* I've never seen it either, and it obviously requires permission. But it's allowed. One specific link Decree of Cardinal Ratzinger
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Mon Aug 17 13:11:52 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Aug 17 12:40:11 2026.* I know you are not being snide. But like I said in a prior post, when the endoscopy results came back and confirmed I had celiac, one of the first things I was advised to do was to get a new toaster. The risk of cross contamination from leftover crumbs of regular wheat & gluten bread would be enough to trigger an adverse reaction to oversensitive folks. Thankfully that didn't happen to me. Meanwhile, the gluten free beer out there is an acquired taste, to say the least.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by Fisk Ave Jim* on Mon Aug 17 13:17:32 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by AlM on Mon Aug 17 12:48:10 2026.* Thanks for the links. Since my priest didn't know about gluten free hosts like he had no clue. I forgot to ask if they are ordered thru the dioceses' office (and not the individual parish), which may have an idea. My guess is they are.
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Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?
Posted by New Flyer #857* on Mon Aug 17 15:40:48 2026, in response to Re: Is The Body of Christ Gluten Free?, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Aug 17 13:17:32 2026.* The same religious goods stores there are for regular hosts also have low-gluten and gluten-free (the gluten-free not allowed in the Catholic Church and interestingly marked as such on the products shown in that link).
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