Gluten-safe kissing is important to talk about. If you’re sensitive to gluten, what happens when a kissable partner has eaten pizza or had a beer lately?  How careful do we need to be?  

Can we get “glutened” from kissing?

Several studies show that proteins from foods can linger in the mouth several hours after consumption.  Some mouths clear them faster than others.

Rules for Gluten-Safe Kissing

1. Check your own make-up, lipstick, chapstick, lotions, soaps and shampoos. 
2. Check your partner’s bathroom as well.
3. Kisses on the cheek are fine, as long as no saliva or obvious crumbs travel along.
4. Kissing kids on the mouth or gooey fingers can dose you with gluten if they just ate a PB&J or cookie.
5. The general consensus is that your partner should avoid gluten foods such as bread, pizza, beer, etc. on date night for at least an hour before kissing.

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