Gluten and nut intolerance

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hiya, found out today I have a gluten and nut intolerance. Any suggestions on foods would be greatly appreciated. This only just started as my face swells up so I have to avoid them. Thanks Jo x

sollyn23l2

Think whole foods... vegetables, fruit, meat. I eat a ton of rice. Corn tortillas for tacos. You'll have to get used to carefully reading ingredients lists and avoiding anything with wheat, barley, or rye. Shopping takes a long time, but you'll get used to it and it will get easier.

AnnPT77

Maybe you already know this, but I recently learned from gluten intolerant friends that some surprising foods contain small amounts of gluten, because of how they're processed. This might not matter in the case of mild sensitivity, because the residual amounts are small, but could matter if very sensitive.

One example is coffee: My understanding is that some coffee roasters use a starch to keep oily coffee beans from sticking to conveyors in some types of roasting processes, and the starches can contain gluten. A small amount of gluten residue is in the coffee beans. Other coffee roasters uses processes that don't require the starch. (We talked with a couple of local roasters about this.)

Again, maybe you already know this, but with nut allergies a thing to watch for on restaurant menus is things that contain pesto. Most kinds of pesto use nuts of some type. (A few use seeds you might not be sensitive to, like pumpkin or sunflower.) Gluten free baked goods often contain almond flour, though not always. A few may even use some hazelnut or walnut flour, or oil if you're also sensitive to the nut oils.

This will require a lot of label-reading at first, as Sollyn says. I hope you're able to work your way through it and settle on tasty things you're able to eat.

vinib

Welcome to the gluten free lifestyle!
I say lifestyle because for me it really was a big change, and stopped me from eating out at all for a while. You’ll be surprised with how prevalent gluten is in most things and what really helped me was good analysis apps and spending hours reading the ingredients on everything I bought.
Use the barcode scanner on MyFitnessPal and that will give you fast insights so you can make better choices while at the supermarket.
Will take a few months to get used to it then you’ll be happier and feel much better!
cooking at home and meal prepping will really help, and watch sauces - you’ll be surprised where it’s hiding.
are you coeliac or gluten intolerant?
if not coeliac you’ll be able to minimise it and still function, if coeliac you’ll need to really start analysing everything you consume.

I also found timing helped heaps, keeping semi full meant I wasn’t getting to the craving stage so could stick to it much easier.

You will feel better soon, the adjustment will be hard but it will be worth it!