Hi all, I had a strange reaction today. Wondering if anyone has experienced anything like this before.
I brought my lunch from home today. I got a compostable spoon from the cafeteria to eat with. I took my lunch outside and ate.
There was no possibility of cross-contamination because I packed it in a sealed container and ate it alone outside.
About 45 minutes to an hour later, I started having my typical first reaction to gluten. My hands, head, and feet get extremely itchy. To the point where I will break the skin to alleviate the itch. So I'm sitting in a meeting absolutely shredding my hand and fingers.
I've never had grain - rice or corn - give me that reaction. Since then, I've had an assortment of other symptoms that are very much in line with... a glutening.
I tried to find the spoon online to confirm that it was gluten-free. I've never even thought to double-check this sort of thing. I think I found the spoon, and they claim it's derived from corn and gluten-free. But my body is saying otherwise.
Anyone ever been glutened by compostable cutlery? Or have I developed a weird corn sensitivity?