A Prospective Study of Gluten Transfer Through Kissing in Celiac-Discordant Couples - PubMed
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- #Celiac Disease
- #Gluten Exposure
- The study investigates gluten transfer via kissing in couples where one partner has celiac disease and the other does not.
- Non-celiac partners consumed a gluten load (10 crackers with 590 mg gluten) and then kissed the celiac partner after either a 5-minute wait or after drinking 4 oz of water.
- Gluten was detectable in the non-celiac partner's saliva but was minimal in the celiac partner's saliva (<5 ppm to 153.9 ppm).
- Only 2 out of 20 exposures exceeded 20 ppm gluten, and no samples exceeded this level if water was consumed before kissing.
- Conclusions indicate no significant risk of gluten transfer through kissing, especially with water consumption, which can reduce patient anxiety and dietary burden.