# How soon after eating gluten can I kiss my girlfriend? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019 "2022-02-07T02:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/21 "2022-02-07T23:38:19Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Who does that? Yeah, who brushes their teeth every time they have a bite of food? Most people do that a couple times a day. Personally, I like to brush right before bed, not after supper. My mouth gets drier at night, and I like to start the night as clean as possible. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/22 "2022-02-08T00:46:53Z")
I would expect that rinsing your mouth out with water and washing off your lips would be enough. Even the rinsing might be overkill for a small peck and low-gluten food without crumbs, but it’s easy. And, if you want to replace the water with something that would also freshen your breath, I’m sure your partner wouldn’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/23 "2022-02-08T01:25:49Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Let’s see if I’m reading this right. You’re not reading this right. The OP has nothing whatsoever to do with garlic bread or flaming hot chips, and I have no idea where you’re getting the idea that it does. If you’re this bad at understanding what this thread is about, I invite you to cease participation in it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/24 "2022-02-08T11:20:55Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I will say the people I know who do have celiac disease (two…so anecdotal) have told me that, while those people are nuts, it has had a benefit for them because so many restaurants and foods now label items as gluten free and, there are now more food/dining options for them. I would be surprised if anyone with the most severe form of celiac disease would risk eating gluten free food from a restaurant kitchen that also prepares food containing gluten. If mere traces of gluten on someone’s lips can trigger a reaction, then surely all the food prepared in a kitchen where flour products like bread and pasta are prepared would be a risk of cross contamination as well. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/25 "2022-02-08T13:29:32Z")
When I worked in a restaurant the chefs had particular pans they’d use for people with fish or nut allergies. Those pans never, ever were used to cook things with nuts or fish. I have no idea if they do the same for gluten but they might. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/26 "2022-02-08T15:41:13Z")
Most of the restaurants we’ve gone to will prepare the GF menu in a different area in the kitchen. I assume they use different pots and pans. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/27 "2022-02-08T17:59:31Z")
Nitpick: it’s just “celiac disease,” not “celiac’s.” I think you are confusing it with Crohn’s, which is also an inflammatory bowel issue. ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019/28 "2022-02-09T04:03:28Z")
I have coeliac disease, and I’m pretty strict - “used in a factory with gluten” - pass. But not that strict, there has to be a lower limit which won’t trigger a reaction, surely that’s below it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-eating-gluten-can-i-kiss-my-girlfriend/959019.md?page=1)